UNIT 8: SOCIAL MEDIA
We use Gerund (V_ing form):
VOCABULARY
Lead-in: What is the easiest to stay connect
with the world?
1. Look at the logo below and guess the
name of each social application.
2. Discuss with friends. From the application
above, list out FIVE best uses for them
and answer the question below.
1 Are you using any social applications?
2 What are your socials?
3 What do you often use them for?
4 Do your family members use social applications?
5 Is using socials good or bad?
GERUND
3. Listen to audio and complete the
sentences. (L.012)
1 ______ outside in the summer makes me feel good.
My idea of happiness is ______ late and not ______ to
work.
2 I love ______ in bed.
I hate ______ to the airport early.
3 I’m ______ of ______ a new car.
He left me without ______ goodbye.
RULE:
 As the subject or object of a sentence.
e.g.: Painting is my hobby.
 After some verb (like, love, hate, enjoy, etc)
e.g.: I love using the Internet.
 After a preposition
e.g.: She is good at painting.
I can’t wait to get home after working all night.
4. Complete the sentences with a verb in
the list in the -ing form.
be do practice travel study
swim teach text renember
0 I really enjoy doing yoga. It makes me feel great!
1 One thing that always makes me happy is _______ in
the ocean.
2 You can’t learn to play a musical instrument well
without _______ regularly.
3 My mother’s very bad at _______ names.
4 _______ teenagers are very hard work.
5 My sister spends hours on the phone _______ her
friends.
6 I hate _______ the first to arrive at parties.
7 _______ by train is usually cheaper than by plane.
8 I’ll go on _______ for as long as I can – I love being a
student!
5. Correct the sentences by adding an -ing
form. Then listen and check. (L.013)
1 For me, go to tournaments is fun because it brings us
together as a team. _going_
2 You get so tired of lose because it makes it harder to
motivate yourself to stick to the training. _______
3 My social life’s gotten much better since join the team.
_______
4 To be honest, I’m not so sure the focus on win is the best
idea. _______
5 I love challenge myself to stay ahead. _______
6 I’m not interested in run if I know I won’t win! _______
6. Put the verbs in the -ing form or base
form.
0 I like listening to the radio in the mornings. (listen)
1 _______ Pilates is good for your health. (do)
2 We’ve decided _______ a vacation this year. (not take)
3 We won’t take the car. It’s impossible _______. (park)
4 I’m not very good at _______ maps. (read)
5 You can borrow the car if you promise _______ slowly.
(drive)
6 Has it stopped _______? (rain)
7 I don’t mind _______, but I don’t like _______ the
dishes. (cook, do)
8 I hate _______ early in the morning. (get up)
7. Listen and write the correct gerund.
(L.014)
Mason: So, what are you doing?
Mai: I'm _______ Japanese by _______ videos on Netflix.
Mason: That's interesting, but it must be difficult.
Mai: It is, but I can follow along by _______ the captions.
Mason: Oh, do you mean the English subtitles?
Mai: No, the captions. I hear it and read the Japanese text
simultaneously. By doing so, I can catch a lot.
Mason: That sounds like a good strategy. I should try that to
learn French.
Mai: Oh, you are _______ French?
Mason: Yes, but just by _______ some vocabulary apps on
my phone.
Mai: Well, you might learn more by _______ out some
videos online. There's lots on YouTube.
Mason: Or by _______ your Netflix account.
Mai: Not a chance. Nice try though.
Mason: Well, no one ever got anything by not _______.
Mai: True. I'll give you that.
TO-INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS
RULE:
We use To-infinitive:
 After some verb (want, need, would like, etc)
e.g.: I want to eat Hamburger now.
 After adjectives
e.g.: It’ll be nice to meet your parents.
 After question words (what, where, when, etc)
e.g.: Why did you go to the party? – To meet new people.
 To say why you do something.
e.g.: I came to this school to learn English.
8. Match the sentences halves.
Be ready _B_
1 Do we need ___
2 In some countries, it’s important ___
3 I know you’re tired, but try ___
4 We were late, so Tomo offered ___
5 It’s difficult ___
A to drive us to the train station.
B to show you passport at check in.
C not to forget people’s names in a big class.
D to dress correctly in public.
E to change our money at the airport?
F not to fall asleep during the movie!
9. Complete the sentences with an
affirmative or negative infinitive.
do not drive go have
learn look for not make meet
I’m planning to have a party next week.
0 A Hi, I’m Minh.
1 B I’m Rosaria. Nice _______________ you.
2 What do you want _______________ tonight?
3 I need _______________ to the store. I don’t have any
bread or milk.
4 Try _______________ a noise. Your father’s asleep.
5 I’d really like _______________ how to drive.
6 Be careful _______________ too fast on the way
home. The roads are icy.
7 He’s decided _______________ a new job.
10.Correct the mistake in the sentences.
1 I hope see you very soon, and I hope that you like my
mobile phone.
2 I want write about my life.
3 I like play computer games best.
4 You can get to my house taking the number 6 bus
5 I think it’s better to finish study before we go out.
6 Would you mind come with me to the shops?
11.Underline the correct verb to complete
each sentence.
1 We need making/ to make a cake, but we don’t know
how to do it.
2 Eating/To eat chocolate isn’t very good for you.
3 I need improving/ to improve the marks I get in maths.
Mine are terrible.
4 Watching/ To watch TV late at night make you tired the
next day.
5 I’m angry with my neighbour for playing/ to play music
late at night.
6 Passing/ To pass my exam is very important to me.
7 Jack didn’t want coming/ to come to my party.
8 Eating/ To eat with friends is really good fun.
9 My best friends spend all her free time going/ to go to
the shops with the new girl in our class.
10 Spending/ To spend a lot of time indoors is quite
boring.
V + GERUND; V + INFINITIVE
RULE:
In some special verbs can be used in both gerunds and
infinitives can be used
 Not change the verb meaning:
start, begin, continue, love, like, prefer.
e.g.: I like watching TV.
I like to watch TV.
 Change the verb meaning. Nowadays, TikTok has been more and more convenient as
stop users can both watch funny videos as well as update on the
 stop + V_ing: to stop the action forever. news. Some of them can’t resist (6) ___ the screen because
e.g.: I stop drinking coffee. of the addictiveness of TikTok. This is because the
 stop + to V: someone or something stops an activity to application is programmed to recommend users videos that
do something else, then continue. they would like on their next swipe. Moreover, people
e.g.: I stop to drink coffee. choosing (7) ___ TikTok in their free time is not really a wise
try choice, especially for the younger generation. Some videos
 try + V_ing: trying something as an experiment, on TikTok contain unsuitable and violent contents, which
especially as a possible solution to a problem, to see if make young people (8) ___ the videos they watch. Besides
it works or not. that, some young people stay up late at night using TikTok,
e.g.: I tried playing the new game and it was bad which can badly affect their health. So, what do we need (9)
like people said. ___ to use TikTok more wisely? Firstly, to avoid (10) ___ on
 try + to V: to make an effort to do something difficult. TikTok for too long, we should set a time limit for how long
e.g.: I tried to call her many times but there is no we can use the app and we must stop after the limit is up.
answer. Secondly, we should be aware of what we watch on TikTok.
It’s highly recommended that we watch appropriate
12.Complete the centences with gerund or content. If it is difficult to follow the guidelines, I suggest
infinitive. (11) ___ the app. It always the best solution to TikTok
addiction and instead, I advise us (12) ___ more productive
1. She decided (move) in another city. hobbies such as reading or meditation.”
 ________________________________________
1 A. creating B. to create C. creativity
2. I can’t wait try (wear) these new clothes. 2 A. to use B. using C. useful
 ________________________________________ 3 A. posted B. post C. posting
4 A. watching B. watch C. watched
3. I love (drink) a cup of tea in the early afternoon.
5 A. view B. viewing C. to view
 ________________________________________
6 A. look at B. looking at C. look
4. She refuses (listen) to her father. 7 A. To use B. Use C. Using
 ________________________________________ 8 A. imitate B. imitating C. imitated
9 A. to do B. doing C. does
5. Students want (get) good grades.
10 A. to stay B. staying C. stay
 ________________________________________
11 A. deleting B. to delete C. delete
6. Many drivers avoid (drive) in traffic. 12 A. take up B. to take up C. taking up
 ________________________________________

7. Do you feel like (eat) hamburgers?

 ________________________________________

8. My father stoped (smoke) cigarette when I was born.

 ________________________________________

9. The president wishes (end) the war.

 ________________________________________

10. I would love (see) that movie. I heard it’s really good.
 ________________________________________

13.Read the text. Choose the best answer to

fill in the blanks.
“TikTok is a short-form video hosting service which is
owned by ByteDance. It is a social media platform that
allows users (1) ___ short videos and share them online
with other people. Users can create videos by (2) ___ the
app's music and effects and (3) ___ them on their profile or
sending them to friends. This social media platform is now
increasingly becoming viral because many people prefer (4)
___ short-form videos to (5) ___ long videos on YouTube.