didactic unit 13 ? session 2 - Englishmiradordelgenil

DIDACTIC UNIT 13 - SESSION 2 SESSION 2
A)
1-Specific aim /objective: to revise and practise infinitives and gerunds,
forms and functions; to revise and practise 'used to', 'be used to', 'get
used to', their uses and differences; some verbs + inf/gerund and their
change of meaning; to learn specific vocabulary related to the topic.
2- Contents: revision of the above grammatical items; inferring rules from
examples and practice; vocabulary work on home and housing. B) Main focus: GRAMMAR -1 + VOCABULARY C) Development and procedure:
1. Warm-up and homework correction: general questions to set students in
the mood; then homework of previous day is checked and commented on orally
(WhC). *
2. Anticipated Problem-Grammar Presentation: revision of uses and forms of
infinitives and gerunds, and pronunciation; 'used to', 'be used to', 'get
used to' - meaning and uses; remind them of their pronunciation too; uses
of some verbs +inf/-ing and the change of meaning operated; examples are
written on the board - students must understand their uses and functions,
and get pronunciation right
Teacher goes through explanations with students (WhC). 3. Practice:
Activity 1. Students are told to explain the uses of either form in
sentences (ex. 1) (PW).Now, in ex. 2, they must complete each sentence with
right form of verbs in brackets (PW).
Some verbs with either inf or -ing: ex. 1 (awareness raising and
explanation) and 2 (sentence completion and practise (PW)
'Used to', 'be used to', 'get used to': explanation of uses (Activity 5)
and practice (Activity 6) text completion with verbs learnt) (PW)
WhC grouping variation is used for correction in plenary mini-sessions.
Word work: vocabulary about the home. Students match words in box with
definitions (Activity 7), and complete sentences with those words
(Activity 8) (PW; WhC for check-up).
Homework: students are asked to write eight questions containing inf/-ing;
they will ask them to their partners in the following class.
D) Assessment & Evaluation:
Formative: teacher's direct observation; monitoring students' work in class
as they perform the activities. Teacher takes it down in his class diary
and in students' progress record. This will help him to re-arrange his
teaching planning.
Self-evaluation of students in last 5 minutes: reflection of what they have
done, what they have learnt difficulties they have experienced in doing
tasks. It is advisable to record them in their diaries (learner's diary).
E) Materials and resources needed:
Copies of exercises from several updated textbooks, pp. 3, 4 and 5 of block
of tasks and activities. They also cater for diversity: different blocks
are provided for extra practice, reinforcement and remedial work (weak
students) and extension activities (for the more able) if needed.
GRAMMAR
1. Why is the infinitive or gerund used in each sentence? Match each
sentence to an explanation a-f above a. I don't mind watching football
b. It's simple to make
c. They went to the shops to buy a present
d. They're mad about dancing
e. Breaking things on purpose is stupid
f. Shall we go swimming this afternoon?
g. It's boring to sit at home all day
h. Sitting at home all day is boring
i. He just carried on singing
j. He went cycling at the weekend 2. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb
a. Do you want to go (shop) tomorrow?
b. I think (do) this exercise is useful
c. It isn't easy (get) every question right
d. He's really into (draw) comics
e. Are you thinking of (go) to the party?
f. He opened the bow (see) what was inside
g. After (finish) her work, she went out
h. I'm really pleased (meet) you
i. (Surf) the Internet can become addictive
j. I enjoy (listen) to all types of music GRAMMAR
3. Which action happened first?
He remembered o lock the door when he went out. (remember or lock?)
He remembered that he had to lock the door and then he did it -
remember first,
lock second
a. Heather stopped smoking when she was twenty. (stop or smoke?)
b. Louise regretted shouting at Frank (regret or shout?)
c. I remember travelling by ferry (remember or travel?)
d. We regret to inform passengers that the flight will not leave on time
(regret or inform?)
e. When I went to school I stopped to buy the newspaper (stop or buy?)
f. She remembered meeting Steve at school (remember or meet?)
g. She finally stopped crying (stop or cry?) 4. Complete each sentence with the information given
He was tired of doing his homework. He stopped.
He stopped doing his homework
a. I went to Brazil in 1997. I remember this.
I remember__________.
b. We regret this news. The gym is going to close
We regret__________.
c. It's OK, I remembered. I turned off the oven
It's OK, I remembered__________.
d. Caroline was a bad student. She regrets this now
Caroline regrets__________.
e. To was reading. He got tired, so he stopped
Tom stopped__________. GRAMMAR
5. Choose the correct alternative in each sentence. Then match each
sentence to the correct explanation (b, c or d) above
a) I can't get used to be/being in this town
b) When we were young, we used to laugh/laughing at everything
c) People are used to pay/paying with euros now
d) Did you use to sing/singing in a choir?
e) Jill got used to walk/walking to work
f) Is he used to speak/speaking Russian yet?
g) They didn't use to have/having running water in their house
6. Complete the text with the correct form of these verbs Jack used to_______on a small island in Scotland, so he was used
to_______up with the cold. When he was sixteen, he and his family moved to
Rome. Jack found it difficult to get used to_______Italian. He wasn't used
to_______so any people either. He got used to_______good Italian food b ut
he often thought about the island and how he used to_______on his father's
boat every weekend. He wondered if he was ever going to be used to his
time in such a big city. At moments like that he was so sad that he used
to_______.
[pic] 7. Work in pairs. Look at the words in the box and find:
a) Three words that go with table
b) Three works that go with room
c) three things that you sit on
d) three items of furniture that are for keeping things inside them
e) Three things that cover the floor
f) A place where you wash your hands or the dishes Look the words up and check your answers. Find the main stress in each
word. Look at the compound nouns with table and room. Does the stress come on the
first or the second word? 8. Complete each sentence with a word from 1
a) When we have friends round for a meal we always eat in the__________
b) He's quite short and he's got a bad back so he doesn't like sitting on
a __________
c) He didn't put the clothes in the wardrobe. He folded them and put them
in the__________
d) Before they went into the house, they wiped their feet on
the__________
e) Come and stay with us! We've got a __________where you can sleep
f) I love lying on the__________watching the TV, with a nice warm drink
on the __________next to me
g) Most people keep their alarm clock on their__________
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Infinitives and Gerunds I Look at these sentences
1. Could it be that the English don't like sharing?
2. Socializing seems difficult to many people.
3. It isn't difficult to get on with the English
4. People o walking in the afternoons
5. The closest equivalent is sitting in the garden
6. You go to the garden to get fresh air
7. It is easy to understand why the English spend more time indoors
8. The English are so interested in buying their own houses
Do use the infinitive or the gerund
a. Immediately after adjectives?
b. As the subject/object of a sentence?
c. To explain why somebody does something?
d. With go, talking a out a physical activity?
e. After a verb of liking or disliking?
f. After prepositions? k. [pic] Infinitives and Gerunds II
Look at these sentences 1. Everyone wants to have a house with a garden
2. They come across friends and start to chat
3. DIY shops started opening in the 1970s
4. Remember to watch out for the rain
5. If you've ever been to England, you may remember hearing this
expression
Do the words in bold follow with the infinitive or the gerund? If both are
possible, do they mean the same thing? Used to, be used to and get used to Look at these sentences
Spain people are used to going out
It can be difficult to get used to living in such a damp climate
Being able to vote in England used to depend on whether you owned land
The English usually spend a lot of tie indoors Match each sentence to an explanation
It describes a present habit
It describes a past habit, something that no longer happens
It describes the situation when something is familiar and normal
It describes the process when something becomes more familiar and normal spend speak cry eat live put meet sail Wardrobe settee bedside cupboard living spare stool
dining
carpet dining rug coffee chest of drawers armchair mat
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