Chapter 8 Gerunds and infinitives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Chapter 8: perform and create

How important is music?

Read the text on pages 128 and 129

Answer  the following questions.

Write the answers in your notebook!

1. Are DJs popular in Holland?

2. Give the names of some very famous Dutch DJs.

3. Have you ever seen a DJ perform?

4> Would you like to be a DJ? Who is your big example?

Gerunds and infinitives:

Gerund = a verb used as a noun ( zelfstnw)

What does it look like?             Verb+ ing

How are they used?

   Dancing is a popular form of self expression  ( subject= ond)

     I love singing                                                                  (object = lijdvw)

I'm interested in acting as a career      ( After a preposition)

Pay attention! 

You often have to choose between a gerund or an in finitive

But :

Some verbs can not be followed by an infinitive, only a gerund!

These are those verbs:

Admit, be used to, deny, can't help, can't stand, dislike, mind, don't mind, feel like, finish,imagine, keep, practise, spend time, enjoy

Write them in your notebooks!

Infinitive or Gerund, both are possible :

Love, like, hate or prefer!

I love singing on stage or : 

I love to sing on stage        

Infinitive + to :

To express purpose:

I sent her a message to invite her

after adjectives:

She was sad to miss the performance

Tekst

Gerund or infinitive?
1. We prefer .............. in a choir.
2. I really like............ to the Gym.

1. singing, to go
2. to sing, to go
3. to sing, going
4. singing, going

1. I expected........... him there
2. I really can't stand.......... him

1. to find, to see
2. to find, seeing
3. finding, seeing
4. finding, to see

Sometimes there is a difference in meaning!!!

Look at the difference between 

Remember to do

  Remember doing

Now do your exercises!

Page 132: Exc 1 + 2

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Grammarbook  chapter 8, pages 50, 51

Music for chilling out

Read the text on page 135

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Do the exercices 4 +6

Write the answers in your notebook!

Fill in : I decided............ a new phone
We really liked.................. to her!

1. buying, to talk
2. to buy, to talk
3. buying , talking
4. to buy, talking

Fill in : I challenged him ............. that,
I can't stand.................that song!

1. trying, hearing
2. to try, to hear
3. to try, , hearing
4. trying, to hear

Stage fright

Assignment:

Look up a short video or Ted Talk  on You tube about :

Stagefright

Make notes, write down the information and make sure you are able to tell your classmates  about the video that you watched, either in Teams, or in class!

Writing Assignment :

You are a mental coach and you were asked to help a starting singer with stage fright. Now write a short conversation between yourself and the singer in which you give him/ her advice. Give some really good advice please because he/she has a gig tomorrow and he/she is very nervous!!

           Please write it like this:

 Me: “…………………………………………………………………………….” 

 Singer : “……………………………………………………………………….”

Sense verbs

A sense verb is a verb that has to do with the senses.

see, hear, feel.

How do you use them ?

+ object (lijd.vw)+ infinitive without to

of :

+ object + present participle ( ww + ing

examples : 

1. Did you see the band perform?

2. Did you see the band performing?

1. She heard her neighbour scream.

2. She heard her neighbour screaming

Exercises:

Now do exc 2 on page 138 in your coursebook

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Grammarbook : pages 50/51

exc. 1 , 2, 3, 4