Gerunds and Infinitives- Storytelling Activity
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Verbs followed by to + infinitive and verb followed by verb with -ing cards to make stories out of, plus some more basic practice of those two common verb patterns
Lesson Plan Content:
Gerund and infinitive storytelling activity
Spread the cards face up across the table. Take turns continuing a story about “Kim” using one verb each time. You must use one card each time it’s your turn, but you can say other sentences if you want to or need to, for example to link between what your partner said and the card that you choose. Your teacher will tell you if you should use the story starter that you are given or if you should make up your own story starter, and when you should end (as quickly as possible, as quickly as possible when they tell you to, whenever you can find a smooth ending, after a minimum number of cards, or using as many cards as you can).
Before or after doing the storytelling task, put the words into these three columns:
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+ infinitive (“…to do”) |
+ verb with -ing (“… doing”) |
+ infinitive or verb with -ing (“… to do” and “…doing” both OK) |
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Cards to cut up, spread out on the table and put in order
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admit
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agree |
aim |
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arrange
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avoid |
begin |
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continue
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dare |
decide |
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demand
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fail |
fancy |
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fear
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forget
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go on |
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hate
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intend |
keep |
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look forward to
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manage
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need
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offer
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plan |
prepare |
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pretend
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promise |
recommend |
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refuse
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start |
stop |
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struggle
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suggest |
threaten |
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try
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want |
finish |
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