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Gerunds
B1 level

Description

In this lesson, students will be able to understand and use gerunds in various contexts, as subjects, objects, and after prepositions.

Materials

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Main Aims

  • By the end of the lesson, students will be able to understand and use gerunds in various contexts.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To improve students' ability to identify and use gerunds in speaking and writing.
  • To practice pronunciation of gerunds and related sentence structures.

Procedure

Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

Show pictures of activities/hobbies to the students. Ask them to name the activities and discuss.

Test #1 (8-10 minutes) • Asess students' current understanding of gerunds.

T will provide a short text with blanks where students need to fill in with the correct gerund form of provided verbs.

Teach (15-20 minutes) • Clarifying the usage of gerunds

T will present a PPT showing some sentences and then will explain the use of gerunds in each sentence. The form will be highlighted with color-coding. Pronunciation will be highlighted using IPA.

Test #2 (8-10 minutes) • Check students' understanding and use of gerunds were clarified.

T will provide a set of 8 sentences with blank spaces for students to fill in with the correct gerund forms.

Freer practice (13-15 minutes) • That Ss are able to use gerunds freely and when to use them.

T will ask Ss to write a short paragraph, no more than 40 words about their favorite activities or hobbies using at least three gerunds.

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