Gerunds and Infinitives recap + listening

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Good afternoon

- Goal

- Recap grammar gerund infinitives

- Quiz questions

- Listening

- Exercises

- Reading

- homework

Your goal

• I can use Gerund and infinitive 
• I can follow changes of subject in a formal discussion about things I know a lot about.

Gerund and infinitive,
What do you remember?

Gerund

- Een gerund eindigt op "-ing" 

- Functioneert als zelfstandig naamwoord in een zin. 

- Vertegenwoordigt een actie, activiteit.

- Kan onderwerp van een zin zijn.

- Kan lijdend voorwerp of meewerkend voorwerp zijn.

Example

1. Swimming is a fun activity. (ondw)

2. I enjoy reading books. (lijd vw)

3. His favourite hobby is playing the guitar. (aanvulling van het ww)

Explanation

In deze voorbeelden zijn 'swimming', 'reading', en 'playing' gerunds, omdat het allemaal ook zelfstandig naamwoorden zijn. 

Met Gerunds kunnen we over acties of activiteiten praten alsof het dingen of concepten zijn.

To infinitive

- The infinitive is the most basic form of a verb, such as "to run," "to eat," "to sing."

- Is used as nouns, adjectives, adverbs or a a verb form

Example --> She needs to practice her piano skills regularly.

I love ''swimming'' in the ocean.

1. infinitive
2. gerund

He decided ............. all night for the exam.

1. to study
2. studying

.......... is her passion, and she does it every day.

1. to sing
2. singing

Now listening

Before listening,

Guess which language you think you see.

Discuss with your neighbour.

Which languages do you think?

1. ....
2. ....
3. ....
4. ....
5. ....
6. ....

Answer

1. .... Spanish

2. .... Russian

3. .... Italian

4. .... Farsi (persian)

5. .... Japanese

6. .... Swedish

What do you think the meaning is?

Which languages would you like to learn and why?

Discuss in English with your neighbours

You are about to listen to a conversation 

Read exercise 36 (page 60) first so you will be able to answer the questions during listening.

Answers

1 False

2 Not mentioned

3 False

4 True

5 True

6 False

7 Not mentioned

What now?

                               Reading about your digital footprint

What is a digital footprint?

How long do you think your digital footprint is?

1. It creates a permanent record
2. It depends on the website you visit
3. The record never lasts for more than a year

Who can see or use data from my digital footprint?

1. Your digital footprint is potentially visible to anyone
2. It is visible to government professionals but they need special permission
3. Only non-commercial organisations have access to your data

Your friend regrets posting a picture and wants it taken down. Is that possible and how?

1. Yes, it is very easy to take down a photo
2. Yes, you can trace everyone who has seen your photo and delete it from their account
3. No, you can deleto your version but others may already have a copy

Discuss with your neighbours.

When teenagers realize their whole life is online and accessible to everyone. Is that okay?

Homework

F: 36 and 38

G:41 + 43

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