Department of Education

Negros Occidental Region

CADIZ VIEJO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Cadiz City

LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 10

M1 L1 LP1 DATE:
The students should be able to:
1. Give the meaning of gerund
2. Identify the gerund and its uses in given sentences
I. OBJECTIVES 3. Use verbals in the form of gerunds in making observations about pictures shown
to them
4. Demonstrate ease in using gerunds to sentences depicting pictures with local
relevance
II. SUBJECT Topic: Gerund and Its Uses
MATTER Materials:
1. Worksheets
2. Illustrations
Reference1. K to 12 Curriculum Guide (May 2016) p. 206
2. A Journey through Anglo-American Literature Learner‘s Material for English
pp. 255-257
3. Interactive English pp.153-155
4. Online References
III. PROCEDURE
A. Activities 1. Motivation
PICTURE ANALYSIS
Students will be given some pictures and they will write on the board what they have
observed.

B. Analysis SPOT THE DIFFERENCES

 Analyse the underlined words in Set A and Set B. What can you say about the
words ending in -ing in set A? Set B?

Sample sentences will be given leading to the discussion of the different functions of a
gerund in a sentence as presented in the powerpoint.

C. Abstraction Teacher will ask the students the following question:

1. What is Gerund?
2. What are the five functions of gerund?
3. Give sentences using gerunds.
 D. Application PRACTICE ZONE
Underline the gerund in each sentence and give its use.

1. Helping a friend is an automatic yes in your book.

2. Individuals may even get mad for saying no to them.
3. Won‘t people see you as jerk in refusing to help them?
4. Her pastime, baking cakes, proved very lucrative.
5. Our art teacher encouraged experimenting on different colors.
6. She suggested going to museum.
7. The miser hated spending money.
8. Staying at home is her form of relaxation.
9. He is afraid of hurting your feelings.
10. Her par time job, encoding data, gave her extra money.
IV. EVALUATION Underline the gerund in the sentence and give its use. Write your answer on the spaces
provided before each number.

__________ 1. Soaking in a hot tub is relaxing after a long day at work.

__________ 2. Ellie loves playing in the sandbox.
__________ 3. Before mopping the floor, you must sweep it thoroughly.
__________ 4. Max became ill from eating too much ice cream at the party.
__________ 5. A major challenge was writing my persuasive essay on animal
communication.
__________ 6. I certainly dislike receiving calls from telephone solicitors.
__________ 7. The group‘s project was creating a butterfly garden.
__________ 8. I enjoy watching fireworks every 31st of December.
__________ 9. Making good grades requires time and effort.
__________ 10. Elena does not mind lending the money.
__________ 11. Listening to Bach‘s music helped the class understand his greatness.
__________ 12. My favourite sport, running, takes a great deal of effort.
__________ 13. Smoking costs a lot of money.
__________ 14. Paul avoids using chemicals on the vegetables he grows.
__________ 15. He remembered sending the fax.
V. ASSIGNMENT No assignmen given.

Prepared By: CHARISH MAE G. BAYOG

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