Grammar verb patterns: perfect infinitives and perfect -ing
Upper intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide and practice verb patterns in the context of leisure, relaxation and stress.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide practice of of adjectives in the context of stress
Procedure
T asks Ss about their recent leisure activities and whether they have ever felt stressed or needed to relax. Encourage them to use verbs in their responses.
T shares slides with sentences related to leisure, relaxation, and stress, using perfect infinitives and perfect -ing. For example: Perfect Infinitive: She's happy to have finished reading the book. Perfect -ing: They're excited about having been traveling around Europe.
Meaning: Explain the meaning of perfect infinitives and perfect -ing verb patterns, highlighting that they describe actions that happened before a certain point in time or event. Form: Break down the structure of each pattern, emphasizing the auxiliary verb "have" and the past participle (-ed or irregular verb form) used in both forms. Provide clear examples and allow students to ask questions. Content Checking Questions: Ask students questions to check their understanding of the meaning and form. For example: When do we use perfect infinitives? (To describe actions completed before a certain point in time or event) What is the structure of perfect infinitives? (Subject + have + past participle) Pronunciation Practice (10 minutes): Model and Repeat: Pronounce example sentences containing perfect infinitives and perfect -ing, emphasizing stress and intonation. Have students listen and repeat after you. Individual Practice: Provide sentences with gaps for students to complete using perfect infinitives or perfect -ing. They read the sentences aloud, focusing on correct pronunciation.
Interactive Practice (15 minutes): Activity 1: Sentence Completion - Display or distribute sentences related to leisure, relaxation, and stress, with gaps for students to complete using perfect infinitives or perfect -ing. They work individually or in pairs, then share their completed sentences with the class. Activity 2: Role-play - Assign pairs of students different scenarios related to leisure, relaxation, or stress. They create dialogues using perfect infinitives and perfect -ing. Encourage them to focus on pronunciation and natural language use.