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verbs followed by to infinitive or-ing forms

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FLIPPED LEARNING

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FUNWORK BEFORE CLASS

Watch the video and take notes.
Read the information on verb patterns in MyGrammarLab (Units 45 & 46)

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mYGRAMMARLAB

worksheet

Virtual Campus: Worksheet 'Verbs followed by to infinitive or -ing'

discussion

Is there anything you can’t stand doing in your work or studies?

Have you ever imagined living in a peaceful and inclusive world?

Is there anything that you sometimes forget to do in the morning?

What level of English do you hope to have in five years’ time?

Do you think goverments around the world will manage to meet SDG 16 targets?

Have you ever considered working as a human rights defender or trade unionist? Why (not)?

sensitisation

Fortunately, I avoided to crash / crashing into the car in front.
I will no longer continue to be / being responsible for your expenses.
I worked until after midnight. I drank coffee to try to keep / keeping awake.
I need a new hobby. I think I’ll try to swim / swimming.
My boss promised to give / giving me a day off next week.
I dislike watching / to watch football.
Please don’t start to cry / crying!
Why did he refuse to speak / speaking to you?

sensitisation to groups 1 & 2

Do you enjoy ____________ (meet) people from another country?
He finally decided ____________ (take) the bus.
He refused ____________ (help) his students.
He suggested ____________ (go) to the cinema.
I can’t afford ____________ (go) on holiday this summer.
I chose ____________ (not go) to the concert.
I don’t fancy ____________ (go) out this evening?
I don’t mind ____________ (lend) you a hand with your homework.
I miss ____________ (go) swimming at weekends.

10. I wish you wouldn’t keep ____________ (interrupt). 11. The car appears ____________ (have) broken down. 12. Tom agreed ____________ (meet) us outside the faculty.

sensitisation to groups 1 & 2

Do you enjoy meeting people from another country?
He finally decided to take the bus.
He refused to help his students.
He suggested going to the cinema.
I can’t afford to go on holiday this summer.
I chose not to go to the concert.
I don’t fancy going out this evening?
I don’t mind lending you a hand with your homework.
I miss going swimming at weekends.

10. I wish you wouldn’t keep interrupting. 11. The car appears to have broken down. 12. Tom agreed to meet us outside the faculty.

group 1

III. Other verbs followed by prepositions: look forward to, insist on, keep on, approve of, ask about, agree on. Also adjectives + preposition: be keen on, get/be used to. Examples: I look forward to travelling to Aberdeen. I'm now used to driving on the right-hand side of the road.

admit, consider, deny, describe, imagine, suggest, recommend

fancy, feel like, can't stand, detest, don't mind, enjoy

Ino

group 2

need, want, prefer, would, like, expect

advise, allow, ask, expect, forbid, force, permit, persuade, teach, tell, warn

group 3

sensitisation to group 4

1. I forgot to buy coffee. 2. I’ll never forget taking my son to school for the first time. 3. Remember to close the windows before going out. 4. I remember closing the door. 5. “I’m always late.” “Why don’t you try waking up earlier?” 6. I tried to wake up early, but I couldn’t. 7. I regret not buying the house 8. I regret to inform you that I have failed. 9. Suddenly everyone stopped talking. 10. On my way home, I stopped to buy something to drink.

group 4

VERBS OF PERCEPTION

-ing verbs suggest that one pays attention to events or actions that are already going on. Infinitives usually refer to complete events/actions which are seen/heard from the beginning to the end.

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FURTHER PRACTICE

Key

1. eating 2. listening 3. reading 4. not to go 5. tidying/to tidy 6. shouting 7. putting 8. smoking 9. to take 10. seeing 11. going 12. to buy 13. hearing 14. to sign 15. upsetting 16. to play/playing 17. singing/to sing 18. getting up/to get up

19. making20. moving 21. to pay/paying 22. to have 23. waiting 24. using 25. to carry 26. to feed 27. taking 28. to tell 29. to turn 30. to sell 31. give 32. talking 33. jumping 34. walking 35. explode

speaking practice

Tell a partner two things that … a. you always try to remember to do before you go to bed. b. you’ll never forget seeing. c. you’ve tried to learn to do but you couldn’t. d. you can try doing if your car/computer won’t start. e. you remember doing on your first day at university. f. you shouldn’t forget to do before you go on holiday. g. you should stop doing. h. you saw someone do/doing. i. You heard someone say/saying.

13.advice & references

References:

Oxenden, C. and C. Latham-Koenig. 2001. English File Upper Intermediate. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Mumford, S. “An experiment with Verse” Lesson Share, Onestopenglish.com (http://www.onestopenglish.com/searchResults.aspx?keywords=an+experiment+with+verse&x=0&y=0)Accessed 29 November 2011.
Swan, Michael. 1995. Practical English Usage. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Vince, Michael. 2003. First Certificate Language Practice. Oxford: Macmillan.

Advice

Build up a table with the different verbs studied in this unit or make a mindmap.
Have a look at the websites that you can find on Campus Virtual.
Check the meaning in a good dictionary.

Punto III

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FUNWORK & CONSOLIDATION

ASSESSMENT

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