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Unit 1
The gift of youth
Outline:
Vocabulary (nouns and adjectives) + TB pages 8-9
Grammar (gerund vs infinitive) + TB pages 14-15
Functions (asking and giving opinion) + TB 11
Writing (descriding a person) + TB 16-17
Reading (students textbook ) pages 12-13
Listening (students TB ) page 10
Ambition
Audacity
Energy
Creative
Youth
Active
Imagination
Rebellious
Strength
Nouns
Adjectives
1. Youth =>
..
2. humour =>
..
3. strength =>
..
4. vigour =>
.
5. law =>
.
6. audacity =>
.
7. enthusiasm =>
.
8. ambition =>
.
9. adventure =>
.
10. energy =>
.
Nouns
Adjectives
1. gift =>
.. gifted
2. passion =>
..
passionate
3. rebellion =>
..
rebellious
4. imagination =>
.
imaginative
5. creativity =>
.
creative
6. talent =>
.
talented
7. vitality =>
.
vital
8. innovation =>
.
innovative
9. tolerance =>
.
tolerant
10. competence =>
.
competent
adjectives
nouns
energy
1. energetic => ..
2. audacious =>..
audacity
3. strong => ..
strength
4. enthusiastic => .
enthusiasm
5. competent => .
competence
6. patient => .
reliability
7. reliable => .
flexibility
8. flexible =>.
9. responsible => .responsibility
10. sociable =>
. sociability
Independent
independence
nouns
Adjectives
1. optimism =>
..
optimistic
ability
2. .
=>
able
3. Vigour =>
..
vigorous
4. .
=>
Punctual
punctuality
5. Persuasion =>
.
persuasive
6. .
=>
Cooperative
cooperation
7. Adventure =>
.
adventurous
8. .
=>
Mature
maturity
9. Efficiency =>
.
efficient
10. self-confidence =>
.
Self-confident
11. . =>
Ambitious
ambition
12. autonomy =>
.
autonomous
on Mondays.
cheerful
personality.
vivid
frustrating
optimistic
angry
lonely
jubilated
joyful
desperate
optimistic
A. youth
2. Youth
B. force
3. Heterogeneous
C. issues
4. A vital
D. group
5. To have higher
E. critical
6. Equal
F. aspirations
7. To voice ones
G. citizens
8. To be constructively
H. about
9. The gifts of
I.
1- H
2- C
3- D
4- B
5- F
6- G
7- I
8- E
9- A
opinion
Gerunds vs infinitives
I expect to have the report done by Friday. [INFINITIVE]
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Gerunds
A gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding "-ing."
The gerund form of the verb:
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Gerunds
USE
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Gerunds
USE
I enjoy reading.
She dislikes playing badminton.
Have you finished working?
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Gerunds
Gerunds is used after a preposition
Example:
Before leaving the house, she checked all windows.
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Gerunds
Gerunds can be made negative by adding "not."
Examples:
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Gerunds
The gerund is often used after certain verbs.
Examples:
I dislike working after 5 pm.
We enjoy hiking.
She stopped working at 6 oclock.
She suggested going for a movie.
Farah keeps talking about her problems.
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Gerunds
Gerund is used after certain expressions
responsibility.
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Infinitives
Infinitives are the "to" form of the verb.
The infinitive form of:
He wants to go now.
They want to learn.
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Infinitives
Infinitives can be made negative by adding "not.
Examples:
I decided not to go.
The most important thing is not to give up.
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Infinitives
1)
a. Verb + infinitive
They hope to reach the party on time.
I want to try the new ice-cream flavour.
b. Adjective + infinitive
Im happy to hear you are well.
Shes delighted to see him.
c. Noun + infinitive
Ive got some homework to do.
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Infinitives
The infinitive is used:
2) To express a purpose
I got up early to do homework.
I have some letters to write.
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Infinitives
c) The infinitives can also follow certain nouns.
Nouns + infinitives
Its a high price to pay.
Its time to take a break.
He made a decision to take up extra subjects.
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consent
continue
dare
decide
deserve
detest
dislike
expect
fail
forget
get
happen
have
hesitate
hope
hurry
intend
leap
leave
like
long
love
mean
neglect
offer
ought
plan
prefer
prepare
proceed
promise
propose
refuse
remember
say
shoot
start
stop
strive
swear
threaten
try
use
wait
want
wish
choose
command
dare
direct
encourage
expect
forbid
force
have
hire
instruct
invite
lead
leave
let
like
love
motivate
order
pay
permit
persuade
prepare
promise
remind
require
send
teach
tell
urge
want
warn
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)
depend on
disapprove of
discourage from
dream about
feel like
forget about
insist on
object to
plan on
prevent
(someone) from
refrain from
succeed in
talk about
think about
worry about
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9.
Theres a lot of work ______ (do) in the new building.
10. Whats this for?
Its for _______ (cook) the vegetables.
11. I really love _____ (play) with the children.
12. ______ (swim) is a good form of exercise.
13. I cant stand _____ (do) the washing-up.
14. We managed ______ (pass) the exam by _____ (test) each other
every evening.
15. We were getting tired, so we stopped _____ (have) lunch.
16. I was surprised _______ (not hear) about the new baby.
Gerund or infinitive?
Q1 - I miss ____ in London.
live
living
to live
Q2 - I enjoyed ____ them again.
see
seeing
to see
Q3 - He avoided ____ them do it because he wanted to get home early.
help
helping
to help
Q4 - I promised ____ it by Friday.
do
doing
to do
Q5 - She's expected ____ the job.
get
getting
to get
Q6 - Would you like ____?
come
Giving
Well, I think ...
My reaction is that we
should ...
Agreeing
Disagreeing
2. A:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthefilm?
B:Ithink.......................
a. It good
b. The film great
c. Its very interesting
d. It useless
3. ................theboysarepolite.
a. I dont think
b. I dont
c. What do you
d. What your opinion
4. Eric:Ithinkourcityisveryhotatthemoment.
Giving opinion
Agreeing
Disagreeing
Iagree
Idisagree
Describing a person
Read and answer the question:
A: what does your father look like?
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Describing the
appearance
2 A: what is he like?
B: he is very kind and funny.
Describing the
personality
Extract from the text adjectives describing Brahims appearance & personality
My best friend
Brahim has been my intimate friend since we were in the primary school. He's a tall
and slim young man with tanned skin and curly dark hair. He has brown small eyes in an
oval shiny face. He always wears casual clothes in a very messy way.
Brahim is very outgoing. He is an extroverted person who loves having fun all the time.
He's got a great sense of humour, and he always makes me laugh. Brahim is a very
generous and sensitive person. However, he can be a little tense at times. For example,
when someone crosses him, he suddenly becomes very quarrelsome and wild.
Brahim is very keen on playing games, particularly soccer. During the weekends, he
spends hours either training his football team or watching matches on TV. In addition to
that, he enjoys singing and dancing, as well, and he is fond of listening to pop music in
particular. Everybody likes him for his modesty and sociability.
All in all, I'm satisfied to have such a good person like Brahim as a friend. I really enjoy
his company. I never feel bored or sad when I am with him. I'm sure we'll always be
intimate friends.
tall
slim,
young
oval-faced
dark-haired
small eyed
outgoing
extroverted
humorous
generous
sensitive
tense
quarrelsome
wild
modest
sociable
good
entertaining
friendly
example: