Memory
1. Discuss the questions
on page 104 in groups
or pairs + share with
the class
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False Memories: what are they?
read the article and find examples
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Which is correct? Pick the one that sounds right
Then check the text to make sure
1. Do you remember too see/seeing a video of the
bus exploding?
2. Some people even went on to describe/describing
what happened in vivid detail
3. It just means we forget to send/sending a virthday
card on time.
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Verbs with two different meanings: ing vs infinitive
form
infinitive:
plan/want to do sth/
your responsibility
What's the difference?
ing:
forgot to phone him have a memory
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b. I'll never forget seeing that band play live f 2 Previous action
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; infinitive: stop an
3. a. Henry stopped to drink some coffee Ear sero:
b. Then he stopped driving because he still felt tired
ing: finish an action
or activity
infinitive:
so sth
4. a. After training, Billy went on to become famous aner sth
b. Billy went on practicing five hours a day even when
he was famous ing: continue
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5. a. He tried to recall her name, but couldn't
b. Why don’t you try using mnemonic tricks? That
might help you to remember names
infinitive: ing: experiment to se
make an effort to do if sth will work
sth difficult
needPronunciation: silent letters in connected speech
-What letter(s) are silent when they are read/said at a natural
speed in this sentence?
| remembered to set the alarm before | left
| remembered, to set the alarm before | left
-Read the other sentences from exercise B and find silent letters
-Listen and check.
-Why are they silent?
-Listen and repeat
needWhy are they silent?
1 a. | remembered to set the alarm [|
2 a. | forgot to phone for tickets [|
3 a. Heri stopped to drink some coffee
b. Then he stopped driving because he still felt tired
| remembered doing it [|
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Why are they silent?
‘ /d/ or /t/ follow each
1 a. | remembered to set the alarm other, the first sound
disappears
2 a. | forgotto phone for tickets
/t/ follows another /t/
you omit the first one
3 a. Heri stopped, to drink some coffee
.
b. Then he stopped driving because he still felt tired
oro /d/ follows another /d/
you omit the first one
need1. A team picks a verb from their card (for example, stop)
2. The question master reads a sentence/ question
"| heard she became a vegetarian six months ago"
3. The teams must produce a sentence with the chosen
verb + the same meaning. Use an ing or an infinitive.
"She stopped eating meat six months ago"
4. If correct, cross it out.
enedmore activities
http:/www.perfect-english-grammar.com/gerunds-and-infini
http:/www.perfect-english-grammar.com/gerunds-and-i
board game