7B

Happiness is...

...spending time with my family.

GERUNDS

Lesson 7B

USES OF THE GERUND (verb + -ing)

The gerund is the base form of the verb + ing. lt can be positive (e.g. going) or negative (e.g. not going)

Use the gerund:

1. as the subject or object of a sentence.
2. after some verbs, e.g.l ike, love, hate, enjoy, etc.
3. after prepositions.

Verbs + gerund:

Complete the sentences with a verb from the list in its right form.

be cookdo have make rain read talk tidy wake up work

1. enjoy 2. finish 3. go on (continue) 4. hate 5. like 6. love 7. (don’t) mind 8. spend (time) 9. start ** 10. stop 11. feel like

I enjoy _________ in bed .Have you finished _________ your room? I want to go on _________until I’m 60. I hate _________ late when I’m meeting someone. I like _________ breakfast in a café. I love _________ on a sunny morning. I don’t mind _________ the ironing. It’s quite relaxing. She spends hours _________ on the phone. It started _________ at 5:30 in the morning. Please stop _________ such a noise. I can’t think. I don’t feel like _________ today. Let’s go out for lunch.

Listen and check.

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PRACTICE - Verb + ing form.

Fill in the gaps with phrases from the list on the right

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• start going
• imagine living
• keeps going
• fancy going
• mind moving
• mind going
• consider seeing
• enjoy watching

PRACTICE

Sentences

Rules

GRAMMAR

EXA MPLE

Example:

1.

after another verb

USES OF THE GERUND

Example:

2.

after a preposition

EXA MPLE

Make sentences following the rules on the uses of the gerund

EXA MPLE

Example:

3.

used as a noun

(subject or object of a sentence

Verbs + gerund

Drag a verb to complete the sentences

cooking

I enjoy _____________ in bed. Have you finished _____________ your room? I want to go on _____________ until I'm 70. I hate _____________ late when I'm meeting someone. I like _____________ breakfast in a cafe. I love _____________ early on a sunny morning. I don't mind _____________ the ironing. It's quite relaxing. She spends hours _____________ on the phone. It started _____________ at 5:30 in the morning. Please stop _____________ such a noise. I can't think. I don't feel like _____________ today. Let's go out for lunch.

1. enjoy
2. finish
3. go on
4. hate
5. like *
6. love
7. mind
8. spend (time)
9. start*
10. stop*
11. feel like

tidying

doing

being

making

having

working

raining

reading

talking

waking up

Listen and check.

SPEAKING

Choose five things to talk about from the list below. In groups say why.

Something...

1. you don't mind doing in the house
2. you like doing with your family
3. you love doing in the summer
4. you don't feel like doing at weekends
5. you spend too much time doing
6. you dream of doing
7. you hate doing at work/school
8. you don't like doing alone
9. you are thinking of doing this weekend
10. you think you are very good (or very bad) at doing

HAPPINESS IS...

Illustrators Ralph Lazar and Lisa Swerling got the idea for Happiness is... while sitting together one day in a hot tub at their home in California. Lisa had just finished answering all her emails, and she said 'Happiness is having an empty inbox'. Ralph replied 'Happiness is getting into a hot tub'. They began to list things which made them happy, and illustrated them. Later they asked people on Facebook 'What makes you happy?' and Ralph drew and posted on Instagram the ones they liked best... https://www.instagram.com/the.official.happiness.is/

The Scientific Power of Music

1. How often do you listen to music?
2. Does listening to music make you happy?
3. Does it change your mood when you're sad?
4. Can music be addictive?

Watch the video and answer the following questions:

PRACTICE...

GERUND OR INFINITIVE?

Speaking PRACTICE

Grammar Exercise - Gerund or infintive

Complete the following exercise with gerund or infinitive forms of the indicated verbs.

Download and work on the word document on the right.