DETAILED 4AS LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 9

I. OBJECTIVES

At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to;

a. give the meaning of infinitives;
b. identify the functions of infinitives; and
c. construct sentences using infinitives.

* Appreciate infinitives through performing differentiated tasks.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

A. Topic: Infinitives
B. Reference: A Journey Through Anglo-American Literature 9
pp. 295
Master English Grammar without Cracking Your Brain
pp. 48
www.ieltsbuddy.com/infinitives-exercises.html
C. Materials: PowerPoint presentation, LCD projector, activity sheets, printed texts,
chalk, blackboard, slate boards, markers

III. PROCEDURE
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENTS’ ACTIVITY

A.ACTIVITY

Good morning class!

Good morning sir.

How are you today?

We are fine sir.
That’s great! Today class, let’s have a game
entitled “PHOTOREAD ME!” But before
that, kindly get the emoticons I placed at the
back of your chairs to identify your group.
Those who got the same emoticon, stay
together. Each group must have a group
leader, material-specialist, note-taker,
overseer, and presenter (LMNOP).
(The students look for the emoticons)
(The teacher assigns their places)

Class, proceed now to your respective

groups quietly.
(The students proceed to their groups)

In this activity, your task is to form a

sentence by decoding the symbols, pictures,
numbers and letters which serve as your
clues. The group who gets or raises the
correct answer will get a point and the group
who got the most number of points will be
the winner. Is that clear?

Yes sir.
Okay let’s start.
(The teacher flashes the clues and let the
students do the activity)
Now class, let’s give a hand to the winning
group.

(The students give the winning group a round

of applause)

So, did you enjoy the game class?

Yes sir.

Okay. Based on the activity class, do you

have any idea about our topic today?

Sir!

Yes, ______.

Our topic today is infinitives sir.

Today class, we shall discuss infinitives.

Moreover, at the end of our lesson, you will
be able to give the meaning of infinitives,
identify the functions of infinitives,
construct sentences using infinitives and
appreciate infinitives through performing
differentiated tasks.

B. ANALYSIS

ON GIVING THE MEANING OF

INFINITIVES

So, let’s take a look at the sentences from

our activity earlier class.

1. To achieve his goal is not easy.

2. To read is not his usual activity.
3. Ali’s dream is to study abroad.
4. His hobby is to study.
5. His weakness, to write, is what he is
practicing for.
6. His ambition, to study abroad, will now
turn into reality.
7. He managed to get a slot for the course.
8. His teachers agreed to check his essays
for him.
9. He liked learning all subjects except to
learn English.
10. He was about to take the speaking test
but his teacher stopped him.

Class, let’s focus on the underlined words.

What are those underlined words class?
Kindly read.

To achieve, to read, to study, to write, to get, to

check, to learn and to take sir.
Okay very good. What is common among
those group of words class?
 The presence of “to” sir.
Yes very good. What are the words that
come with the word “to” class?

Achieve, read study, write, attend, check, learn

and take sir.

Okay very good. What part of speech do

these words belong?

Verbs sir.

That’s right. What is the form of these

verbs?
They are in their base form sir.

Great! These underlined words class are

infinitives. Based on that class, what then
are infinitives?
Infinitives are formed using ‘to’ plus the base
form of the verb sir.

Okay very good.

ON IDENTIFYING THE FUNCTIONS OF

INFINITIVES

This time class, let’s have another activity

which is called ‘STOP, READ, IDENTIFY!’
So, remain on your groups.
In this activity class, you go and stop in each
station, read the paragraph, focus on the
sentence/s with color/s and identify the
infinitives and also their functions. If you
hear the buzzer, move to the next station
without making noise. You move from one
station to another until all groups finish the
task. Is that clear?
Yes sir.

Okay, you have 5 minutes to do the task.

Start now.

Okay class, time is up. This time, let’s read

the paragraphs. I will read the first and third
paragraphs and you read the second and last
paragraphs. Is that clear?
(The students do the activity)

Okay, let’s start.

Yes sir.
 ALI’S STORY
Booking the school

Ali’s dream is to study abroad. To achieve his goal is not easy. He had many things to do.
Firstly, he needed to improve his English so he could take the International English Language
Testing System (IELTS) test. Unfortunately, Ali liked learning all subjects except to learn
English. So, this would not be much fun for him. His friend recommended attending a school
close to his house. Ali went to look and from what he could see, it seemed to be a good school.
He didn’t delay to register for the course. He managed to get a slot for the course because they
had a special price to offer. This was good because he could not afford to pay too much.

Studying

To read is not his usual activity. He had never read much in his life and he knew he was weak
in this area, so he practiced to read as much as he could. His weakness, to write, is what he
practiced for. So, he planned to practice writing as many essays as possible. His teachers
agreed to check these for him. As it turned out, Ali finally enjoyed to study English. Finally,
his hobby now is to study English.

Taking the test

Then came the time for Ali to take the test. He couldn’t stop worrying before the test. He was
about to take the speaking test but his teacher had recommended to do the task 2 first in
writing so he followed the instructions. He finished to write his task 2 after exactly 40 minutes
and then went on to task 1. The speaking test seemed going quite well even though he was
nervous.

The result

Then came the time for the result. He had expected to get a band 5.5 but he was surprised to
find out that he had been given a band 6. So, Ali could now go and study abroad. His
ambition, to study abroad, will now turn into reality.

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(The students continue to read)

Now, blue team, what sentence is highlighted

with blue color?
‘To achieve his goal is not easy.’

Okay, what is the infinitive in the sentence

class?
To achieve sir.

Okay that’s right. What is the function of the

infinitive ‘to achieve’ in that sentence?

It functions as subject sir.

Okay very good. So, infinitives function as a

subject. Next, yellow team. What sentence is
highlighted with yellow color?
‘His teacher agreed to check his essays for
him’ sir.

What is the infinitive in that sentence?

‘to check’ sir.
Great! What is the function of the infinitive in
that sentence?
‘Direct object’ sir.

Okay that’s right. This time, pink group.

Which among the sentences is highlighted
with pink color?
‘Ali’s dream is to study abroad’ sir.

What is the infinitive in the sentence?

‘to study’ sir.

What is the function of the infinitive ‘to study’
in that sentence?

Predicate nominative sir.

Okay very good. Next, red group. What

sentence is highlighted with red color?

He was about to take the speaking test but his

teacher stopped him.

What is the infinitive in the sentence?

‘to take’ sir.

Okay that’s correct. What word comes before

the infinitive to learn?

about sir.

What part of speech is the word about?

Preposition sir.

So, what then is the function of the infinitive

in the sentence?

Object of the preposition sir.

Okay very good. Lastly, green group. What

sentence is highlighted with green color?

‘His ambition, to study, will now turn into

reality’ sir.

Okay, what is the function of the infinitive ‘to

write’ in that sentence?
Appositive sir.

Why did you say so? It is placed and renames the subject ‘his
weakness’ sir.

Okay very good.

ON CONSTRUCTING SENTENCES USING
INFINITIVES

This time class, you construct sentences using

infinitives. I will give each group a verb and a
function and use it in a sentence. Is that clear?
Yes sir.

So, I have here cartolinas and markers for you

to use. You have 3 minutes to do the activity.

GROUP # VERBS FUNCTIONS

1 Graduate Appositive

2 Run Direct object

3 Cook Predicate
Nominative
4 Kill Subject

5 Perform Object of the

preposition
(The students do the activity)

Now class, present now your outputs. You can

now paste it on the board.
(The students present their output)
(The teacher processes students answer)

C.ABSTRACTION

What are infinitives again class?

Infinitives sir are formed using ‘to’ plus the
base form of the verb.

Okay very good. What are the functions of

infinitives class?
Infinitives function as subject, predicate
nominative, direct object, appositive and
object of the preposition sir.
Excellent!

D.APPLICATION

Since you already know how to use infinitives,

we will have another activity. This time, you
will work on the different activities to tap your
skills and potentials. I will group you
according to your ability. Those who are good
in singing, please stay in one side. Those who
are good in writing, stay here. Those who are
good in slogan making, assemble yourselves
there, and lastly those who are good in
dancing, stay together. So, proceed now to
your respective groups according to your
talents.
(The students proceed to their groups)
SMALL GROUP DIFFERENTIATED TASKS (SGDT)

GROUP TASK

SINGERS Sing a song which lyrics has infinitives.

Construct a paragraph about preserving the
PEN PUSHERS environment using the different functions of
infinitives.
ARTISTS Make a slogan about preserving the
environment using infinitives containing 10-
12 words.
BODY MOVERS Through a dance, interpret a song which
lyrics contains infinitives.

So, this is now your task.

( The teacher gives the activity to the

students)

Class, your performance will be graded using

rubrics which are attached to your activity
cards. You are given 5-7 minutes to prepare
and to present your activity. Is that clear?
Yes sir.

Okay start and work now without making too

much noise.
(The students do the activity)

Now class, it’s time to present your

output/performance.
(The students present or perform)

IV.EVALUATION

I.DIRECTIONS: Read carefully the following sentences. Identify the infinitives and its
function. Write your answer on the space provided for.

__________1. His purpose, to win, is what matters.

__________2. I was about to retreat when my father arrived.
__________3. To die is our common destiny.
__________4. Do you want to rest?
__________5. The team’s desire is to win the championship game.

II.DIRECTIONS: Construct sentences using infinitives using the following verbs and
functions.

VERBS FUNCTIONS
Learn Subject
Dance Appositive
Play Predicate Nominative
Eat Direct Object
Write Object of the preposition
V.ASSIGNMENT

A.FOLLOW UP

DIRECTIONS: Construct sentences using the following infinitives with their functions.

VERB FUNCTION
Speak Subject
Buy Predicate Nominative
Wash Appositive
Clean Direct object
Demonstrate Object of the preposition

B.ADVANCE

What are the uses of Infinitives?