Mr Vu Thanh Tung
Luc Ngan high school No 4
PRONUNCIATION
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west wet yellow use
wine whale young York
Practise reading aloud these sentences
1. We went for a walk in the woods near the railway.
2. We wore warm clothes and walked quickly
to keep warm.
3. At about twelve, we had veal sandwiches
and sweet white wine, and we watched TV.
4. Excuse me. Did you use to live in York?
5. Did you use to be a tutor at the University?
6. I read about Hugh in the newspaper yesterday.
GRAMMAR
Exercise 1: Complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate gerund of the verbs from the box.
Example:
He found that parking was difficult in that city.
1- I have no objection to _______ to your story again.
2- Touch your toes without _________ your knees!
3- You should be ashamed of yourself for_________ so badly.
4- I am looking forward to _________ you.
5- You can’t prevent him from ________ his own money.
6- Would you mind _________ for a moment?
7- In spite of __________ late, we arrived in time.
listening
bending
behaving
meeting
spending
waiting
starting
The gerund can be used in the following ways
As subject of sentence (in example)
As complement of a verb
After prepositions (in number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)
After certain verbs ( in number 6)
In noun compounds
The techniques of Exercise 2 are similar to those of Exercise 1
Teacher explains the uses of present participle in some of the sentences and help students with the structures
Exercise 2: Complete of the following sentence with an appropriate present participle of the verb from the box
Example :
I saw him ________ my house
-I saw him passing my house
1. She smelt something _______ and saw
smoke _________
2. If she catches you _______ her diary, she’ll be furious.
3. The found a tree _______ across the road.
4. I’m going ________ this afternoon.
5. He doesn’t spend much time ________
his lessons.
6. They wasted the whole afternoon _______ to repair the bike.
7. They spend a lot of money __________
the house.

burning
rising
reading
lying
shopping
preparing
trying
modernizing
Some of the uses of present participle
After verbs of sensation (see, hear, feel, smell, listen to, notice, watch)
After catch/ find/ leave+ O
After go/ come/ spend/ waste/ be busy
To replace a clause
Ex: He entered the room and saw a stranger.
 Entering the room, he saw a stranger.
Comments
The difference between gerund and present participle
Gerund: used as a noun equivalent
Present participle: more like a verb or an adjective
Exercise 3: Put the verb in brackets into the perfect gerund or perfect participle
**Example:
He was accused of _______ (desert) his ship two months ago.
_ He was accused of having deserted his ship two months ago.
Perfect Gerund and Perfect Participle
A perfect gerund / participle is used instead of a gerund/ participle when we want to emphasize the completion of the action
I object to him having made (make) private calls on the office phone.
 PERFECT GERUND
2. Having been (be) his own boss for such a long time, he found it hard to accept orders from another.
 PERFECT PARTICIPLE
3. They denied having been (be) there.
 PERFECT GERUND
4. Having tied (tie) one end of the rope to his bed, he threw the other end out of the window.
 PERFECT PARTICIPLE
5. Having read (read) the instruction, he snatched up the fire extinguisher.
 PERFECT PARTICIPLE
6. The children admitted having taken (take) the money.
 PERFECT GERUND
CONSOLIDATION
Scoring and rewarding
Asking students some questions about the similarities and the differences between gerund/ perfect gerund and participle/ perfect participle
HOMEWORK

Write 5 sentences using gerund and 5 sentences using participle
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR ATTENTION