Unit 12 Essential Question What some essential things

Our objectives for today are: Share with classmates our last vacation experiences Analize and

To do list: Collect the cartoon Sign pending classwork Presentations

Group discussion questions: When was the last time you went on vacation? Where did

Rank the order of importance for doing these things when going on vacation •

Let’s talk about the use of Gerunds. Speaking the language is very important because

There are three instances in which you will need Gerunds 1. SUBJECTS: Speaking the

2. AFTER love, hate, like, dislike, can’t stand, enjoy, prefer I love buying handicrafts.

Verbs Followed by a Gerund They enjoyed working on the boat. admit advise appreciate

3. AFTER PREPOSITIONS: in, before, after, to, about, of 3. 1 V. + prep

A Gerund acts like a Noun www. off 2 class. com

Groupwork activity Write 5 sentences for each “use of Gerunds” grammar rule. 1. As

HOMEWORK Workbook p. 89 -91 Self-study CD-ROM Lesson A Reading Listening Signatures Portfolio

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Unit 12 Essential Question What some essential things to keep in mind when going on vacation? Deadline: Saturday 20 th, 2016 by midnight.

Our objectives for today are: Share with classmates our last vacation experiences Analize and practice the use of Gerunds

To do list: Collect the cartoon Sign pending classwork Presentations

Group discussion questions: When was the last time you went on vacation? Where did you go? What did you do there? Did you bring any souvenirs?

Rank the order of importance for doing these things when going on vacation • • • Buying handicrafts Speaking a foreign language Seeing wildlife Visiting landmarks Volunteering Trying local food Share with your classmates: - The most important thing to do - The least important thing to do

Let’s talk about the use of Gerunds. Speaking the language is very important because you will need to communicate with native speakers.

There are three instances in which you will need Gerunds 1. SUBJECTS: Speaking the language is very important because you will need to communicate with native speakers.

2. AFTER love, hate, like, dislike, can’t stand, enjoy, prefer I love buying handicrafts.

Verbs Followed by a Gerund They enjoyed working on the boat. admit advise appreciate avoid can't help complete consider delay deny detest dislike enjoy escape excuse finish forbid get through have imagine mind miss permit postpone practice quit recall report resent resist resume risk spend (time) suggest tolerate waste (time)

3. AFTER PREPOSITIONS: in, before, after, to, about, of 3. 1 V. + prep (dream of, think about): Example: I dream of travelling to Egypt. 3. 2 Adj. + prep. (interested in, worried about): Example: I am insterested in going to las Vegas. 3. 3 Any other combination: Example: I will call you after arriving to Rome.

A Gerund acts like a Noun www. off 2 class. com

Groupwork activity Write 5 sentences for each “use of Gerunds” grammar rule. 1. As Subjects 2. After some specific verbs 3. After verb + preposition 4. After adj. + preposition

HOMEWORK Workbook p. 89 -91 Self-study CD-ROM Lesson A Reading Listening Signatures Portfolio