SEMANA # 8 Del 09-13 OCTUBRE Subject: English III

Teacher’s Name: Edith Ayala Ramos Date:

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Purpose of the By the end of the third semester of English the student reads, writes, understands and
English III study exchanges information about him/herself and others according to the context and time he/she
program is situated.
Generic Competence 4. Listen, interprets and delivers relevant messages in different contexts using, codes and
appropriate tools.
Competence Communicating, implicating and collaborating with others (transversal axis for all subjects in the
communication disciplinary field as well as social sciences)
Component: Communication and interpersonal relationships. Integration of learning communities
Contextualization of learning communities through students' interests and academic
experiences.
Content Identified multiples uses of verbs ending with ing and be able to elaborate a survey deducing
the differences among verb in gerund and infinitive.
Specific content Expressing preferences and hobbies. (Verbs -ing / verbs in inf.).
Expected learning Students talk about what they like to do in their everyday context, they can also share their
outcome ideas to others about what they don’t like to do and make questions to find out that
information among other people. The student distinguishes and uses verbs followed by gerund
and verbs followed by infinitive in different contexts.
Evidence of learning Students elaborate and do a survey with their classmates about “The characters of the book
little princes what like to do, the questions should have a limitation of time (When) and place
(Where), therefore they write examples of the verbs followed by infinitive forms and the ones
followed by –ing forms.

“Geround: ING or Infinitive: TO”

We use the gerund (verbing)

1. Afther preposition and phrasal verbs. 2. As a subject of a sentence.
Preposition of time: at / in / on Smoking is dangerous for health.
Preposition of place: at / in / to Driving at night is dangerous.
3. After some verbs like:

1. Admit= 5. Enjoy= 9. Keep= 13. Miss= 17. Spend time=

2. Avoid= 6. Feel like= 10. Like= 14. Practice= 18. Stop=
3. Deny= 7. Finish= 11. Love= 15. Prefer= 19. Suggest=
4. dislike= 8. hate= 12. mind= 16. recommend= 20. Phrasal verb=

Note: The negative gerund = not + verbing

1. I’m not very good at remembering 3. I hate not being on time for things.
names. I don’t mind getting up early.
Kate’s given up smoking.
2. Driving at night is quite tiring.
Shopping is my favourite thing to do
at weekends.

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We use the infinitive (to)
1. After an adjective (nice, beautiful, old, new, red, blue)
2. To express a reason or propose
3. After some verbs like:
4. Afeter a object pronouns: (me / us/ her / him / them)

1. Can’t= 6. Forget= 11. Offer= 16. Remember= 21. Ask +

person=
2. Afford= 7. Help= 12.Plan= 17. Seem= 22. Tell +
person

3. Agree= 8. Hope= 13. Pretend= 18. Try= Him

Her
Them
Me
Us= nosotros
4. Decide= 9. Learn= 14. Promise= 19. Want=
5. expect 10. need= 15. Refuse= 20. Would like=

1. My flat is very easy to find.

2. Liam is saving money to buy a new car.
3. My sister has never learned to drive.
Try not to make a noise.

Note: The negative infinitive = not to + verb

The infinitive (to) or gerund (ing)with no difference in meaning

These common verbs can take either the infinitive or gerund with no difference in meaning.
1. Start It started to rain It started raining
2. Begin We must begin to rebuild that relationship. We must begin rebuilding
that relationship
3. continue And the ice continue to melt And the ice continue melting

Verb + person + infinitive with to

We also use infinitive with (to) after some verbs: ask, tell, want, would like + person.
Can you ask the managet to come?
She told him not to worry.
I want you to do this now.
We’d like you to come.

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 The infinitive without (to)
We use the infinitive without (to)
1. After most modal and auxiliary verbs.
2. After make and let.
1. I can’t drive.
2. We must hurry.
3. She always makes me laugh.
4. My parents didn’t let me go out last might.

Verbs that can take a gerund (ing) or an infinitive (to) but the meaning is different.
Try to be on time = make an effort to be on time
Try doing yoga= do it to see if you like it
Remember to phone him= don’t forget to do it
I remember meeting him years ago= I have a memory of it.

I. Rewrite the correct form:

1. It’s important for me __________________ time with my family.
Spending
To spend
2. ____________________ for a job can be complicated.
Appling
Apply

3. The manager asked me ____________________ anything.

Not saying
Not to say
4. My boss wants me _______________ work earlier.
Start
To start
5. We carried on working / to work until we finished.

II. Complete with a verb form the list in the correct form: TO / ING
do leave Not buy Commute lock
1. In the end I decided _______________ the shoes because they were very expensive.
2. Rob spends three hours _________________ to work and back every day.
3. I don’t mind ______ overtime during the week.
4. The manager let us ___ ___________ early on Fridays.
5. Did you remember _______________ the door?

TO: It Knows Ana, Ana knows its

I know Ana, Ana knows me They know Ana, Ana knows
He knows Ana, Ana Knows him Them
She knows Ana, Ana knows her We know Ana, Ana knows us.

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ING: At / in / on / to