W20 EN 2G1 U5 les3


Week 20,
Lesson 3


Listening skills
Vocabulary
Grammar: Gerund
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Week 20,
Lesson 3


Listening skills
Vocabulary
Grammar: Gerund

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My goals

After this lesson I improved my listening skills

After this lesson I mastered Vocabulary 5.4

After this lesson I can use gerunds

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Let's start with an instruction
about the gerund

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Gerunds (1/4)
Gerunds are verbs made into nouns. Why?

1. to use it as a subject
2. to use it as a direct object after verbs of feeling and phase
3. to use it after prepositions
4. to use it after set expressions

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Gerunds (2/4)

1. as a subject:
Singing is fun.
Having a friend like you is great.

2. after verbs of feeling and phase
I love travelling.
They stopped seeing each other.


3. after prepositions (voorzetzels)
I am fond of dancing.
there is no poiint in waiting.

4. after expressions (uitdrukkingen)
It's no use trying it again.
I look forward to meering you.

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Gerunds (3/4)
Forming the gerund
Normally verb+ing: singing/waiting/meeting/seeing

Just like you do in the present continuous!
But, yes, as there are exceptions in spelling in the continuous the same expections apply to the gerund>

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Gerunds (4/4)

  1. verbs of 1 syllable ending in consonant-vowel-consonant > double the last consonant > stopping
2. verbs ending in consonant+e> drop the "e" > making
3. verbs of 2 syllalbles anding in "el" > double "l"> travelling

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Listening, Vocab and Grammar
Listening: eDition 29+30
Vocab: eDition 31+32
Grammar: eDition 33

Done in eDition? Return to this LessonUp lesson

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Look back

Have I improved my listening skills?

Have I mastered Vocabulary 5.4?

Can I use gerunds?

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Look forward
Next week is a short week of only two lesson: 
new grammar (relative pronouns), 
phrases/speaking skills and listening skills

study Vocab 5.4 and Phrases 5.4

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