Unit 01 Leisure Activities Lesson 3 A Closer Look 2

Write a similar email to tell your friend about your free time, using the verbs of liking + gerunds or verbs of liking + to-infinitives. Swap your work with a partner and che[r]

A Aim: - Deal with the main grammar point(s) of the unit. B.Objectives:

- Use the lexical items related to the topic of leisure activities

- Pronounce words containing the clusters /br/ and /pr/ correctly in isolation and in

Watching TV Listening to

music Reading books

Verbs of liking

adore love

like, enjoy, fancy don’t mind

dislike, don’t like hate

detest

Degree VERBS OF LIKING

She likes making models Examples

likes making

Verb of liking GERUND

They love to read Harry Potter novel

Verb of likingTO-INFINITIVE

love to read

Verbs of liking + gerunds

Verbs of liking + to-infinitives

(general meaning) (specific

meaning)

on, in, into, at, onto, out, out of, under, with, of, down, up, within, without, off, beside, from, for, by…

He leaves without saying goodbye They earn their living by drawing

pictures.

Ex:

- To BE + accustomed to (quen với), afraid of (lo sợ, e sợ về), ashamed of (xấu hổ về), capable of

(có khả năng, có thể), bored with (chán với),

disappointed in/with (thất vọng về), fond of (thích về), hopeful of (hy vọng về), intent on (đeo đuổi, chăm về), interested in (quan tâm về),

opposed to (chống đối với), proud of (hãnh diện về), responsible for (có trách nhiệm về), sorry about (ân hận về), successful in (thành công trong), surprised at (ngạc nhiên về), tired from

(mệt nhọc vì), tired of (chán với), worried about

(lo lắng về).

- To be (get) + used to / accustomed to (quen với).

- To look forward to (trông mong, trông đợi).

- To look after = to take care of (trông nom, chăm sóc).

- I am interested in learning English.

- Police soon get accustomed to arresting

criminals.

- Are you capable of completing the work within an hour ?

- Eli Whitney is famous for inventing the

cotton gin.

- The driver was intent on passing the

other car.

- The treasurer is responsible for keeping

the books.

enjoy (thưởng thức), avoid (tránh), detest = hate

(ghét), miss (lỡ), postpone (trì hỗn), mind (bận tâm), suggest (gợi ý), feel like (cảm thấy thích),

dislike (khơng thích), like = love = fancy (thích),

consider (xem xét), keep [on] (giữ, bắt phải, tiếp tục),

finish (kết thúc), practise (luyện tập), admit (thú nhận), deny (từ chối), delay (hoãn lại), risk (liều),

appreciate (đánh giá cao, coi trọng), imagine (tưởng tượng), escape (tránh / thoát khỏi), intend (dự định),

neglect (xao lãng), quit (bỏ, từ bỏ), resist (chống lại),

recollect (nhớ lại, hồi tưởng), endure (chịu đựng), go + activity (go swimming / bicycling / hunting…),

mention (đề cập đến), propose (đề nghị), prefer

(thích hơn), spend (time/money) (dành th.gian, chi tiền)…

- I finished doing my homework.

- I always avoid making noise in class. - Have you finished writing the report ? - Anne practised playing the piano at an

early age.

- I don’t mind doing a lot of homework.

- He can’t stand working ten hours a day

- It’s no good (không tốt, chẳng đáng).

- It’s no use = what’s the use of …? (vơ ích, chẳng ích gì).

- can’t help, can’t resist (khơng thể không, không khỏi, không nhịn được).

- can’t bear, can’t stand (không thể chịu đựng)

4 After special phrases:

It’s no use talking to him.

I can’t stand his staying here any more. I can’t help laughing at his jokes.

What is the use of worrying about it?

- To be busy (bận).

- To be worth (xứng đáng)

5 After the following adjectives:

She is busy doing her homework. This book is worth reading.

Note: thường

Ex :

To Be + Adj + To infinitive

- To have difficulty / trouble / a hard time / problem (gặp khó khăn)…

- To have an easy time (gặp lúc thoải mái)

- To have fun (vui vẻ)….

6 After verbal phrases with “TO HAVE”:

- They have difficulty talking to each other.

- With all the traffic noise, Mr Packard had a hard time hearing the reporters’

questions.

- I'm having a very hard time finding a job.

- I've been having trouble checking my

e-mail.

7 After such verbs as:

Your hair is too long It needs cutting.

= It needs to be cut

The machines require cleaning.

= They require to be cleaned.

Ex:

- Need - Want

- Require

(mang nghĩa bị động: Cần được)

- There + to be (có).

- There is no (khơng có, khơng cịn cách gì).

- There is no point in = What’s the point of …(chẳng có lý gì).

- There is little (có ít, không)

8 After the following expression with “there + to be”:

There is talking in the next room.

There was much debating on the subject.

There's no cheating anymore.

There's no point in getting angry So I just smiled.

- A waste of money (lãng phí tiền).

- A waste of time (lãng phí thời gian).

9 After the following noun phrases: “a waste of money / time”:

It’s a waste of time reading that book It

is rubbish.

It’s a waste of money buying things you

don’t need.

1 Read the conversation in Getting Started again Underline verbs that are followed by a gerund.

M: Check out this book, Phuc ‘My Mini Guide to Dog Training’.

P: Sounds great! Max’ll like it too Last weekend we learnt some tricks I love to watch him It’s so much fun… Have you found your craft kit?

M: Yes, I’ve found this one It’s got everything: beads, stickers, wool, buttons… I don’t know, it’ll take all my savings.

P: But it’s right up your street! Nick, what’s that?

N: It’s a CD of Vietnamese folk songs I’ll listen to it tonight.

N: Ha ha, not sure about that But I think I’ll enjoy listening to the melodies.

P: Look at the language website I sent you It’ll help you learn Vietnamese more easily.

N: Yes, I liked reading Doraemon comics while I was learning Japanese.

P: Stop reading comics! I’ll bring you my favourite short story this Sunday when we play football.

2 Tick () the appropriate box Then listen to check

Verbs Followed by gerund only Followed by both gerund and to-infnitive

1 love 2 enjoy 3 detest 4 prefer 5 fancy

 



1 I love eating spicy food. I love to eat spicy food.

2 Jane enjoys running.

3 Phong detests doing DIY. 4 I prefer reading poetry.

I prefer to read poetry.

3 Write the correct form of the verbs

1 Mai enjoys (make) crafts, especially bracelets. 2 People in Britain love _

(watch) TV in their free time.

3 Do you fancy _ (skateboard) in the park this Sunday? 4 Nick likes (learn)

Vietnamese.

5 Ngoc hates _ (sit) at the computer for too long

making

watching / to watch

skateboarding

learning / to learn

4 Write sentences about what you like or don’t like doing in your free time, beginning with the following Then share what you have written with your partner

1 I adore _. 2 I love . 3 I fancy _. 4 I don’t mind _. 5 I don’t like . 6 I detest _

playing badminton. jogging in the park.

playing computer games.

helping you the homework. playing football.

making bread in the free time.

1 I adore _. 2 I love . 3 I fancy _. 4 I don’t mind _. 5 I don’t like . 6 I detest _ 4 Write sentences about what you like or don’t like doing in your free time, beginning with the following Then share what you have written with your partner

5 Look at the following email that Minh Duc wrote a new penfriend.

Hi, my name’s Duc.

How are you? This is what I like in my free time I often play video games or watch TV Or I go to the park and play football with my friends I enjoy this very much! I sometimes help my parents too If I have homework, I’ll try to finish it first before I anything else But I don’t like have lots of homework! I don’t mind to homework but I hate spend all evening on it! On Saturday or Sunday, I love eat out with my family The food is delicious!

What about you? Best,

a) There are six grammar mistakes in his email. Can you find and correct them?

Hi, my name’s Duc.

How are you? This is what I like in my free time I often play video games or watch TV Or I go to the park and play football with my friends I enjoy this very much! I sometimes help my parents too If I have homework, I’ll try to finish it first before I anything else But I don’t like have lots of homework! I don’t mind to homework but I hate spend all evening on it! On Saturday or Sunday, I love eat out with my family The food is delicious!

What about you? Best, (Duc )

doing / to

doing

having / to have doing

spending / to spend

Hi, my name’s Duc.

How are you? This is what I like doing (to do) in my

free time I often play video games or watch TV Or I go to the park and play football with my friends I

enjoy doing this very much! I sometimes help my

parents too If I have homework, I’ll try to finish it

first before I anything else But I don’t like having

(to have) lots of homework! I don’t mind doing

homework but I hate spending (to spend) all evening

on it! On Saturday or Sunday, I love eating (to eat)

out with my family The food is delicious! What about you?

b) Answer the questions

1 How many activities does Duc mention in his email?

The activities Duc mentions in his email are: playing video games, watching TV, going to the park, playing football, helping his parents, doing homework, and eating out with his family

2 Which two activities you think he enjoys the most?

6 Write a similar email to tell your friend about your free time, using the verbs of liking + gerunds or verbs of liking + to-infinitives Swap your work with a partner and check for mistakes

Hi Nam,

How are you? Long time not talk to you.

There is a new park in my neighbourhood so I start jogging in the park as a new leisure activity besides playing computer games, watching TV I enjoy playing computer games most, hihi However I also like to jog in the park I hate to help my sister her homework.

How about you? Best,

- Review the grammar structure:

Gerund or to-infinitive follow verbs of liking.

- Do exercises B 1, 2, 3, in workbook (page and 5)