FOCUS ON GRAMMAR, Third Edition, Level 3

Internet Activity Student Worksheet

UNIT 28: GERUNDS AFTER PREPOSITIONS

What Problems Are You Interested In Solving?
WEB ACTIVITY: Search the web for information about community action groups.

WEB ADDRESS:
http://www.pps.org/tcb/highlights.htm

PART ONE

1. Work with a partner or small group. Go to the website. Click on one of the projects involving
teenagers. Each group should choose a different project.

(Remember: Just look at the site to get information for this exercise; do not give personal
information or credit card information anywhere in the website.)

2. Read about teenagers who are taking action to improve their community. Scan the text to
find answers to the following questions. In your answers, use verbs + prepositions that are
followed by gerunds.
Example:
The teens in Chicago are working on converting a vacant lot into a meeting place.

a. What is the project? What are the teens working on doing?

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b. How did the project get started? What are the teens involved in doing?

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c. Who was responsible for starting the program?

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d. What goes on as part of this program? What can people look forward to doing now?

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e. How has the project changed the community? What has the group succeeded in doing?

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Focus on Grammar, Third Edition, Level 3 Internet Activity Student Worksheet, Unit 28
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Internet Activity Student Worksheet

PART TWO

Change partners or work with a group of students who read about different programs. Tell your
classmates about the program you read about. As you describe the program, use phrases with
verbs + prepositions followed by gerunds.

The teens are interested in . . .

The teens were excited about . . .
Some people objected to . . .
People were tired of . . .
The community can now look forward to . . .
The organizers are responsible for . . .
People are happy about . . .
Example:
I read about Casita Don Pedro. A group of teenagers had an idea for turning a vacant lot
into a meeting place. They wanted to put up a statue. The city objected to having a
statue of a Puerto Rican independence leader. That didn't stop the teens from achieving
their goal . . .

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