Verbs Followed by an Object and an Infinitive. E.g. Everyone expected her to win.

advise buy encourage instruct love prepare tell

allow challenge expect invite motivate promise urge
ask choose forbid lead order remind want
beg command force leave pay require warn
bring dare have let permit send
build direct hire like persuade teach
Note: Some of these verbs may be used without an object.

run away behave x2 misbehave do x2 roll teach participate join in

If anyone invites you _______English to minors I would advise you ______ fast!
Young children are especially difficult to teach. You can’t allow them _______too much but you

can’t expect them ________like adults either. Instead of leaving them _______

around on the floor, you need to teach them _________properly in class. You can’t

command them _______anything they don’t want to do. Instead you have to encourage
them_______ their best and urge them________. Songs and games might also
motivate them to ________.
Maximise do x2 use work study speak have a chat

Teenagers are difficult too, especially when their parents force

them ______English. Teaching
courses tell you _________class speaking time by using pair work. However if you permit

teenagers _______in pairs you might as well invite them ________a chat in Spanish.
(It doesn’t matter how much you beg them ________in English.) I forbid them

_______their mobiles in class but there’s always one phone that starts ringing. I’d love
them______ their homework but they always forget. I can remind them ten times or even
beg them _______it, but it doesn’t make a difference.
deal come up have do

Teaching English to minors requires

you ______ lots of patience and excellent organisation skills.
It challenges you _______with new ideas fast and prepares you ______with difficult
situations. Despite the challenges, it can be a rewarding experience. When your students finally start
speaking English well or get a good mark in an important English exam, it’s satisfying to know that you
taught them _______it.
Now it’s your turn. Choose 5 verbs and invent your own story.
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If anyone invites you to teach English to minors I would advise you to run away fast! Young children are
especially difficult to teach. You can’t allow them to misbehave too much but you can’t expect them to
behave like adults either. Instead of leaving them to roll around on the floor, you need to teach them to
behave properly in class. You can’t command them to do anything they don’t want to do. Instead you
have to encourage them to do their best and urge them to participate. Songs and games might also
motivate them to join in.

Teenagers are difficult too, especially when their parents force them to study English. Teaching courses
tell you to maximise class speaking time by using pair work. However, if you permit teenagers to work in
pairs you might as well invite them to have a chat in Spanish. (It doesn’t matter how much you beg them
to speak in English.) I forbid them to use their mobiles in class but there’s always one phone that starts
ringing. I’d love them to do their homework but they always forget. I can remind them ten times or even
beg them to do it, but it doesn’t make a difference.

Teaching English to minors requires you to have lots of patience and excellent organisation skills. It
challenges you to come up with new ideas fast and prepares you to deal with difficult situations. Despite
the challenges, it can be a rewarding experience. When your students finally start speaking English well or
get a good mark in an important English exam, it’s satisfying to know that you taught them how to do it.