Explore how money influences friendships and learn practical language for discussing spending, saving, and splitting costs.
Main objectives of this material
- Develop accurate control of verbs followed by the gerund, including high-frequency patterns such as enjoy doing, avoid doing, consider doing, put off doing, give up doing, and can't help doing.
- Strengthen reading and speaking skills by analysing the story of a career changer who learns a new skill one hour a day, and by discussing habits, decisions, procrastination, and personal goals.
- Learn and practise choosing between the -ing form and the to-infinitive after more than 35 common verbs, using patterns such as manage to do, afford to do, and refuse to do to talk about plans and intentions accurately.
What students are going to cover
In this lesson, students will explore how English combines one verb with another through the story of Daniel, an office worker who changes his career by practising graphic design for one hour every evening. They will discover the two key verb patterns - verb + gerund and verb + to-infinitive - by noticing examples in context, sorting them, and building the rule themselves. They will then move from controlled practice to personalised speaking, including a Truth or Lie game built on patterns such as I once managed to, I've given up, and I'm seriously considering. By the end of the lesson, learners will be able to choose the correct verb form automatically, describe their own habits and plans, and talk about decisions in natural, accurate English.
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