B2 Vocabulary

FIRST

5B Verb patterns jumble

Aim B2
FIRST Vocabulary
to practise recognising common -ing and infinitive verb
patterns in context
5B Verb patterns jumble
Activity type
My parents used to
ordering sentences and then discussing them go to piano lessons.
make me

Classroom dynamics I attempt to go

to one new country
every year.
pairwork
through tough times
I admire people for going
Time taken without complaining.

25 minutes
My new job involves meeting with clients.

Preparation
You will need a copy of the activity sheet for each pair, my clients during
I tend to meet
lunch.
cut into cards.

having
Procedure I don’t feel like my hair cut.

1 Put students into pairs and give each pair a copy of the
cards. Tell them to put the cards face down in front of My diet requires me to have five meals a day.
them.
2 Explain that when you say ‘Go!’, students should turn the task from the very
I recommend starting
over all the cards and spread them out on the desk. beginning.
Together, they will then need to put all the sentences
back together. The first pair to do this wins. My job requires me to start work at nine o’clock.
3 Say ‘Go!’ loudly. When one pair has finished, check the
answers to ensure they are all correct. If not, the activity PHOTOCOPIABLE © Pearson Education Limited 2020 21

should continue.
4 Go through the correct answers, so that the whole class
can check.
5 Students should now discuss the sentences in their pairs
by saying if they are true for them or not.

Answer key
My parents used to make me go to piano lessons.
I attempt to go to one new country every year.
I admire people for going through tough times without
complaining.
My new job involves meeting with clients.
I tend to meet my clients during lunch.
I don’t feel like having my hair cut.
My diet requires me to have five meals a day.
I recommend starting the task from the very beginning.
My job requires me to start work at nine o’clock.

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