Expansion Activities

Fundamentals of English Grammar, 3rd Edition

Chapter 13: Gerunds and Infinitives

Activity: Talk It Over Using Gerunds and Infinitives

Materials needed: Copies of the board game provided for each small group. Each group also
needs a marker for each player (a nickel, a dime, a pencil eraser, a button, etc.), and each group
needs a coin to flip.

Description: This is a guided-speaking activity with conversation prompts. The prompts

encourage use of gerunds and infinitives following a main verb. Students can play in groups of
three or four, using a coin to flip. You can use heads moves one and tails moves two, or to create
more competition, heads moves one and tails moves three.

Students should use the questions as prompts, and rather artificially, speak with a few full
sentences in order to practice the use of gerunds and infinitives. However, beyond that,
encourage students to converse freely about the questions, asking each other questions for more
details.

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 Expansion Activities
Fundamentals of English Grammar, 3rd Edition
Chapter 13: Gerunds and Infinitives

Activity: Talk It Over Using Gerunds and Infinitives

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What do you enjoy What will you What do you What is something
doing in your free never stop doing? sometimes put off you promised your
time?   doing?  mother to do? 

What would you Have you ever What is something What are thinking
like to learn to do? forgotten to do special you really about doing next
something want to do before summer?
 important? you die?

What?

Why do you believe What are you What chores were What are you
or not believe in nervous about you responsible for doing in the future
ghosts? doing in your doing when you that you are excited
 future?  were a child?  about? 

Do you ever feel to What do you think What do you think Do you have
shy to do you are too young you are too old to enough time to do
something? to do? do? what you need to
Explain. 

do in your life?
Explain.

Are you What are you good What topics are What do you hate
considering any job at doing? you interested in doing?
or career changes?  reading about?
Explain.  


What is something When and where is What do you need

END you cant wait to the last place you to do to succeed in
do? went sightseeing? school?

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