Week 38: Reading & gerund/to infinitive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

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Week 38	18/9 - 22/9	Skill practice + gerund / to infinitive
Week 39	25/9 - 29/9	Activity week
Week 40	2/10 - 6/10	Test theme 1 + reading prep
Week 41	9/10 - 13/10	Lots of reading
Week 42	16/10 - 20/10	Autumn break
Week 43	23/10 - 27/10	Lots of reading
Week 44	30/10 - 3/11	Testweek -> reading

Planners	5 min
Harry Potter	10 min
Chatting	5 min
Checking homework	20 min

Time for chatting! 

if you had to choose 1 movie/show to watch for the rest of your life, which one would it be? 

Let's check your homework! 

Work: E

Study: F & G

Describe the word: fluently

Which one is the odd one out?
Bilingual - literally - sign language - fluently

Make a sentence using the word: blame

Make a sentence using the word: exception

Gerund and to+infinitive

I am watching a video

They decided to start a business

Gerund

I love playing video games / I don't like doing my homework

A verb becomes a noun

Can you tell me what that means? 

These are not the same!

I like watching movies.

I hate running.

I prefer walking over cycling.

These are not the same!

I am watching a movie.

I am running.

We are walking to the city centre instead of cycling. 

Keep an eye on these verbs:

Love

Like/dislike

Hate

Fancy

Envy 

Enjoy

Discuss 

Finish

mind

Suggest

Recommend 

Keep

Avoid

To + infinitive 

What is the infinitive? 

I want to volunteer at the community centre.

To + infinitive

To + hele werkwoord

(to dance, to laugh, to talk, to work) 

Pay attention to: 

want, promise, decide, plan, hope, ask, refuse, expect

How do I study this? 

Know what gerund and to infintive is and which verbs match with that. 

Read the green pages from the book 

Practice: 

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/gerunds-and-infinitives-exercise-1.html

I get a reading text and questions 

Which order do I use? 

Your step by step guide 

Step 1: skim it 

Step 2: read the question and the answers, know your options

Step 3: Scan the text / read it 

Step 4: Form your answer and compare it to the options 

Question: What can we send in according to this text? 

A. Footage of music performances in London

B. Photoshopped pictures of touristy things in London 

C. Scary ghost stories taking place in London

Signal words

Important for every skill

Which of these do you know 

already? 

Signal words give direction like the indicators of a car

The directions 

Conclude 

Comparison 

Listing 

Cause -> origin

Contrast 

The directions 

Conclude -> concluderen, vaak op het einde 

Comparison -> vergelijken 

Listing -> opsomming

Cause, origin -> uitleggen  

Contrast -> tegenstelling 

To conclude 

Listing

Comparison

Cause and origin

Contrast

As a result

Secondly

Although

After all 

Likewise

Due to

Therefore

This shows that

However

To conclude 

After all 

This shows that 

Listing 

Secondly 

Furthermore 

Comparison

Likewise 

Hardly

Cause & origin

As a result

Due to 

Therefore 

Contrast

Although

However

Why do I tell you this? 

Sometimes the questions revolve around signal words and it it tricky if you don't know them. 

Also these words really add some spice to your vocabulary.

Homework next week

Work: G

Study: All words chapter 1