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DURACIÓN
ÁREA: INGLÉS TEMA: GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES 30
EN DÍAS:

GRADO: DECIMO

Primera etapa: PUNTO DE PARTIDA Y DE LLEGADA

Actividades Starting point
1. Do you know what an infinitive is?
2. Do you know what a gerund is?
3. Read the following questions and answer them using full sentences, not just one word:
a. What are some things you enjoy doing every day? How about every week?
b. What do you always avoid doing until the last minute?
c. What is something you plan to do soon?
d. What is something you started to do, but did not finish?

1. Reconoce los diferentes usos de los "gerunds" y los "infinitives".

Competencia
2. Produce oraciones en forma afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa usando los "gerunds" y los
a Desarrollar
"infinitives".
3. Realiza una presentación acerca de alguien usando los "gerunds" y los "infinitives".
DBA: 2, 5, 6, 7

. Segunda etapa: INVESTIGACIÓN

Research
Actividades Read the following information about gerunds and infinitives and take notes on your notebook about
it: What are gerunds? What are infinitives? When do we use gerunds? When do we use infinitives?
When can we use both?

Gerunds

A gerund is a noun made from a verb that names an activity rather than a person or thing. To make
a gerund, you add "-ing" to the verb. Using a gerund suggests that you are referring to real activities
or experiences.

Example:
In the sentence "I swim every day", the word "swim" is a verb.

In the sentence "I like swimming", the word "swimming" is a noun.

Therefore, "swimming" is a gerund.

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We use gerunds
 After certain verbs – I enjoy singing
 After prepositions - I drank a cup of coffee before leaving
 As the subject or object of a sentence – Swimming is good exercise

Gerunds can be made negative by adding "not."

Examples:
 He enjoys not working.
 The best thing for your health is not smoking.

Here are some of the most common verbs that are usually followed by the gerund:
enjoy I enjoyed living in Bogota
discuss We discussed going on a trip together
dislike I dislike waiting for buses
finish We have finished preparing for the meeting
suggest He suggested staying at the hotel
recommend They recommended meeting earlier
keep He kept working, although he felt ill
avoid She avoided talking to her teacher

Infinitives
An infinitive is the basic form of the verb + "to". The infinitive form of "learn" is "to learn." Using an
infinitive often suggests that you are talking about potential or possible activities or experiences.

Examples:
"I want to swim."
"The goal is to win."
We use 'to' + infinitive:
 After certain verbs- We decided to leave
 After many adjectives - It's difficult to get up early
 To show purpose - I came to Medellin to study

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Infinitives can be made negative by adding "not."

Examples:
 I decided not to go.
 The most important thing is not to give up.

here are some common verbs followed by 'to' and the infinitive:
agree She agreed to give a presentation to her classmates
ask* I asked to leave early / I asked him to leave early
decide We decided to go out for lunch
help* He helped to clean the house / he helped me to clean the house
plan She plans to buy a new car next year
hope I hope to pass the exam
learn They are learning to sing
want* I want to come to the party / I want you to come to the party
would like* I would like to see her tonight / I would like you to see her tonight
promise We promised to be on time
*We can use an object before the infinitive with these verbs.

There are some verbs that can be followed by either an infinitive or a gerund, and there will be
virtually no difference in the meaning of the two sentences, such as: attempt, begin, continue, hate,
like, love, neglect, prefer, regret, stand and start.

Example:
I like to play basketball in the park. I like playing basketball in the park.
I love to eat ice cream. I love eating ice cream.

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Here is a table with verbs that can be followed by gerunds or infinitives

Now it is time to take some notes about the previous information. Organize it and then discuss the
topic with your teacher. If you prefer, you can also look for information about this topic from other
sources.

Information adapted and taken from:

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/gerunds-and-infinitives.html
http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/part_1.htm
http://www.really-learn-english.com/gerunds-and-infinitives.html
https://www.teach-this.com/resources/grammar/gerunds-infinitives

Recursos Dictionary
adicionales Helpful links:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyr5WhdXoE8

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGbHSzTpeHc

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Tercera Etapa: DESARROLLO DE LA HABILIDAD

Actividades Skill development
1. Ask some of your classmates to tell you about the following things. Write their answers on your
notebook and then report them to your teacher. Try to use an infinitive or a gerund to report their
answer.
Example:
Juan told me he wants to study languages.
Diana said that she is not very good at cooking.
Tell me about…
a. …something you want to do in the future.
b. …something you are not very good at doing.
c. …something you would like to learn to do.
d. …something you love doing at the weekend.
e. …something you would like to do in the evening
f. …something you need to do tomorrow.
g. …something you enjoy doing on vacation.
h. …something you don’t like watching on TV.
i. …something you’re afraid of doing.
j. …something you plan on doing today.

2. Now complete these sentences with information about yourself. Pay attention to the verb and use
gerunds and infinitives correctly.
a. At home, I enjoy playing videogames
b. Next year, I hope __________________
c. On Sunday mornings, I like ___________________
d. I am really good at ______________________
e: I want to stop _____________________
f. I would like to learn ____________________
g. When I was younger I wanted ________________
h. I recently decided ___________________

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3. Read the following text and highlight the gerunds and infinitives you find. Also, look at the verbs
that come before them.
A TERRIFIC COOK

Do you see how slim I am? It’s not on purpose and it’s not my
nature either; there’s a good reason for me keeping in shape:
Mom. She’s a disaster in the kitchen, and besides being unable to
fry an egg properly, she always causes accidents. I can’t keep
track of all the times the kitchen was on fire (4? 5?) because of
something weird she decided to do, despite of our advice to keep
out of the kitchen – especially the stove.

She doesn’t pay attention to our advice and we have to eat what
she prepares – or at least we eat what we can – so we live
constantly on an undesired diet.

The last time she tried to prepare roast beef the result was a burning kitchen; Dad could barely save
the family and extinguish the fire. When she goes to the kitchen, we start fearing for our lives (and
stomachs) and thinking of a sickness, we’ll fake in order to avoid the “result”.

Despite the bad cook we have at home, our house is always full of guests for lunch and dinner. I
suspect they come just to have fun watching the disasters. And – of course – they want to be the
first to tell our friends what her latest calamity was like.

Mark true (T) or false (F) according to the text.

a. The girl’s mother is a terrific cook. ( )
b. The girl’s mom tends to cause accidents in the kitchen. ( )
c. The girl’s mother knows how to cook. ( )
d. The girl’s mom gave up cooking. ( )
e. The family asks the woman to stop cooking. ( )
f. The woman keeps cooking and doesn’t listen to her family. ( )
g. They have to eat what she cooks. ( )
h. She set fire in the kitchen more than once. ( )
i. They have guests because they appreciate her food. ( )

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Duolingo Work on the following Duolingo units to get 200 experience points every week. Try to advance as
much as you can in the classroom and remember to report your progress to your teacher.

Cuarta etapa: RELACION

Relating
Actividades

1. Think and choose a person in your life that inspires you (a family member, a friend, a famous
person)
2. Talk about the things this person does, likes, prefers, believes, enjoys, etc. Write about it in
your notebook. Use gerunds and infinitives correctly.
3. Prepare a short presentation where you talk about all the previous things. Use a digital visual
aid like a PowerPoint or a Prezi presentation. The main objective is that you try to speak as
much as you can about this person without reading the information from your notebook.
4. Present it to your teacher and the classmates at your table.

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