LESSON INFINITIVE & BARE INFINITIVE LESSON INFINITIVE & BARE INFINITIVE Extra periods 1&2 Class 11 Preparing date 01/10/07 Teaching date 07/10/07 A Aims By the end of the lesson, student will be able[.]
LESSON: INFINITIVE & BARE INFINITIVE Extra periods: 1&2 Class: 11 Preparing date: 01/10/07 Teaching date: 07/10/07 A Aims: By the end of the lesson, student will be able to: _ understand how to use the Infinitive & Bare Infinitive correctly & appropriately _ know how to the exercises accurately & quickly B Approach & Teaching aids: _ Grammar translation method + Teacher presents the forms & examples as well as explanation in the hand – outs + Students listen, follow in the hand – outs and take notes Then they the exercises in pairs and write down after the teacher’s feedback _ Exercise book, hand –outs, blackboard, chalk C Content: I Infinitive: The purpose or intention of an action: Ex: I learn English to get a well – paid job Subject of a sentence: Ex: To speak English fluently is difficult _ It’s difficult to speak English fluently Subject complement: The important thing is to learn hard Object of a verb: (see in the handout) Ex: My family decided to stay at home last weekend Object of an adjective: (see in the handout) Ex: I’m glad to see you again Object complement: (see in the handout) Ex: She advised me to study hard Replacing a relative clause: Ex: I have a lot of work to do( Which I have to do) After Wh_ words (not Why): Ex: I don’t know how to use a computer After indefinite pronouns: (someone, everybody, something, etc.) Ex: I need someone to help me 10 Some expressions: a …too + adj + (for O) + to infinitive Ex: This tea is too hot for me to drink b …adj + enough + (for O) + to infinitive Ex: My sister is old enough to get married II Bare infinitive: After modal verbs( may, can, must, should, etc.) Ex: I must go home After some expressions (had better, would rather, used to) Ex: You’d better stay at home 3 After the objects of some verbs: (see in the handout) Ex: The film makes me cry After the objects of some perceptive verbs (see, smell, watch, feel, hear, etc.) Ex: I saw her cross the street (# I saw her crossing the street.) D Exercises: I Complete the following sentences using a suitable verb in the infinitive form: I came home by the taxi I don’t have enough the energy _ I didn’t have enough time the newspaper today “Would you like something to _?” “Yes, please A cup of coffee” We need a bag these things in There will be a meeting next week _ the problem I wish we had enough money a new car I need some new clothes I haven’t got anything nice They’ve just passed the exams They are having a party _ I can’t all this work alone I need someone _me 10 I saw Jane at the party but we didn’t have chance to each other II Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form: the infinitive or bare infinitive: He made us (do) it all over again He will be able to (swim) very soon I want (see) the house where Shakespeare was born He wouldn’t let his boy (play) with matches You seem (know) this area very well _ Yes, I used (live) here she is expected (arrive) in a few hours Will you help me (move) the bookcase? Would you like (go) _ now or shall we (wait) _till the end? III Choose the best answer: It is the directions a you too kind to give me b you very kind to give me c very kind of you to give me d very kind of you give me I consider it my affair _ the newcomers in my class a to help b help c helped d helping These employees are made overtime a to work b work c working d worked The teacher never lets us out when a to go / explains b go / explaining c going / to explain d gone / explained Whenever I see an action film, I feel my heart _ strongly a to thump b thump c thumping d thumped The manager had some letters to sign a that he had to sign b for signing c so that he sign d which are for signing I think he is _ our business a not reliable enough to be informed b not enough reliable to be informed c not reliable enough being informed d not reliable enough for being informed He advised me _ the facts before I made a decision the job a considering / to accept b consider / accepting c consider / accept d to consider / to accept 10 It is a nice surprise _ you here a see b to see c seeing d seen 11 They have they cannot find time _ a such many things to that / for going out b such many things for doing that / going out c so many things for doing that / go out d so many things to that / to go out 12 Loyalty one of the important qualities for true friendship a is considered be b considers being c considers to be d is considered to be 13 It is impossible such a difficult thing without any help a to b c doing d done 14 Look! Do you see an insect _ on your foot a to crawl b crawl c crawling d crawled 15 Those tourists were _ their journey a enough tired to continue b too tired to continue c very tired that they could not continue d too tired for continuing 16 Did you notice someone the room last night a enter b to enter c entering d entered 17 There _mutual understanding between friends a must be b must to be c must d be 18 The health authorities now know bird flu a to deal with b deal with c how to deal with d dealing with 19 The Pikes has a painter all the windows of their house a to paint b paint c painting d painted 20 The teacher recommended us _ those books because they have some knowledge that is necessary for us a reading / get b to read / get c to read/ to get d read / getting 21 We did not have the essay so we asked the teacher for a delay a time enough for writing b time enough to write c enough time for writing d enough time to write 22 They did not let us _ the lecture because we had not got a member card a to attend b attend c attending d attended 23 The guards were watching a shoplifter _ along the shop window a go b to go c went d gone 24 The company was made _ 100,000 USD in taxes a pay b to pay c paying d paid 25 His doctor advised him _, but he found it impossible his habit a stopped smoking / quit b to stop to smoke / quitting c stopping smoking / for quitting d to stop smoking / to quit