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Guía didáctica: Communicative Grammar III
Once you complete the exercise above take a look at the section “Grammar Presentation”. Here you will
see the structures of sentences that use gerunds as subjects and objects. In addition, read the section
“Grammar Notes” for further explanation and examples.
In order to check your understanding of what you read in “Grammar Notes” do the exercises in the sections
“Focused Practice” and “Communication Practice”. Be sure to look for the meaning of the expressions
“turns me off” and “hang out with.”
I’m sure you will find this part is easy to understand. It’s time to go to the next topic.
7.2. Gerunds after Prepositions
To begin this topic you need to do the “Before you read” activity. Then read the information on the website
of the “Student Council”. Do the “After you read” activity. Keep in mind that the words in bold letters are
related to the grammatical structures to be studied. The following exercise will help you understand this
article:
Exercise:
What school is the student council from?
_______________________________________________________________
What is the student council concerned about?
_______________________________________________________________
What does the student council want other students to do?
_______________________________________________________________
Where and when is the next meeting?
_______________________________________________________________
I hope it is not difficult. Now compare the words in bold letters with the structures presented in the charts
in the “Grammar Presentation” section in your textbook. For a better explanation of these structures
read the “Grammar Notes” section. By reading this section you will learn about the use of gerunds after
prepositions.
After a comprehensive reading of the sections mentioned above you are ready to do the exercises in the
“Focused Practice” and “Communication Practice” sections in your textbook. These activities will surely
help you understand this topic and prepare you for your exams.
Let’s continue with the next topic.
7.3 Infinitives after Certain Verbs
Here the focus is on the use of infinitives after certain verbs.
We will start by reading a letter to a newspaper advice column Ask Annie. You can find this letter in the
“Grammar in Context” section in your textbook. Do the activities “Before you Read” and “After you Read”
in your textbook.
How were the activities? I hope you didn’t have any problems.
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