Practice

CHAIN GAME:
In my free time, I enjoy playing the guitar.
In my free time, I enjoy playing the guitar and watching TV.
In my free time, I enjoy playing the guitar, watching TV and listening to music
In my free time, I enjoy playing the guitar, watching TV, listening to music and reading books
I- Presentation:
1. Formation of the gerund:
2. Functions of the gerund:
Ex1: Draining swamps is necessary to reclaim land.
Ex2: Conservation also includes searching for alternative fuels.
Ex3: Conservation is the safeguarding and preservation of natural resources.
Ex4: Farmers can protect their land by growing different crops.
Ex2: I don’t like their coming here.
Ex3: - He gave up smoking
- Do you mind giving me a hand
- He tries to avoid making mistakes.
Ex4: - She is busy doing her homework.
- It is not worth saying about that.
3. Positions of the gerund:
Ex1: The draining of swamps is very important here.
Ex5: - I can’t help laughing
- She can’t stand doing the same things every day.
Note:
1. You can use the infinitive or the gerund with like, love, hate, dislike. (I like doing chores. Or I like to do chores)
2. Remember: - TO- INFINITIVE refers to the present or future; -ING refers to the past
Ex: Remember to post my letter
Ex: I remember posting your letter
3. Try: - TO- INFINITIVE: (make an effort)
Try+ V_ing: (experiment)
Ex: I try to understand
Ex: Try holding your breath for more than one minute.
4. Stop: - TO- INFINITIVE: (purpose) ; Stop V_ing: (cancel)
Ex: We stopped to buy a newspaper.
Ex: Stop shouting
II- Practice: Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses:
1. He is good at and things.
2. Could you please stop so much noise.
3. these swamps helps to destroy the mosquitoes’ bleeding
4. Does your job involve a lot of people?
5. Don’t you remember this film at the local cinema last year?
6. If you use a shower, try and avoid water on the floor.
7. Have you finished your hair?
8. Why do you keep on at me like that?
9. They had to postpone away because their son was ill.
10. deserts is one of the way of land
(learn) ....
learning
(understand) ...
understanding
(make)...
making
(meet) ...
meeting
(see) ...
seeing
(splash) ...
splashing
(wash) ....
washing
(look) ...
looking
(go) ...
going
(Drain) ...
Draining
(Irrigate) ...
Irrigating
(reclaim) ....
reclaiming
III- Production: Transformation writing
1. The children like to walk in the rain.

2. I’d like you to help me to put the chairs away.

3. He thinks it is easy to learn English.

4. It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush- hour.

-> The children enjoyed ...........................................
-> The children enjoyed walking in the rain
-> Would you mind helping me to put the chair away
-> Would you mind ...................................................
-> He thinks learning ................................................
-> He thinks learning English is easy
-> It’s better to avoid traveling during rush- hour
-> It’s better to avoid ................................................
IV- Consolidation: Write sentences about yourself. Use the infinitive or the gerund
1. I enjoy .....................................................................
2. I don’t mind ............................................................
3. I can’t stand ...........................................................
4. I love .......................................................................
5. Next weekend, I plan .............................................
6. Next year, I want ....................................................
7. After class, I need ..................................................
V- Homework:
- Learn by heart the uses (function & positions) of the gerund
- Finish the exercise above
- Prepare the next lesson