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- Greg Malivuk
- http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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- Homework: p. 98 exercise 10 - Write sentences about yourself.
- 1 I like to cook outside but I like (or prefer) my wife to cook every day.
- 2 I expect to earn a lot of money but I expect my brother to pay my bills.
- 3 I have asked to study abroad and I’ve asked my friend to go with me.
- 4 I need to wash my clothes but I need my mom to buy detergent.
- 5 I have arranged to go to the party and I have arranged for my assistant to cancel my appointments.
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- p. 107 (on the board) - Tell your partners about things you enjoy doing, things you enjoy not doing, and things you don’t enjoy doing in your free time.
- What do you enjoy doing?
- What do you enjoy not doing?
- What don’t you enjoy doing?
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- Gerunds can also include affirmative/negative, active/passive, and simple/perfect information.
- (It is very uncommon to use continuous gerunds, because “being doing” sounds bad.)
- I enjoy not being interrupted while I read. - negative passive
- I enjoy not having been interrupted while I read. - negative perfect passive
- (I wasn’t interrupted, and I enjoyed that.)
- I’m happy about having passed the exam. - (affirmative) perfect (active)
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- p. 109 exercise 2 - Complete these sentences with gerund phrases that include the same information as the original sentence.
- 1 I like being asked for my suggestions about ways to improve my language skills.
- 2 Your teacher really appreciates your being / having been so careful with this homework.
- 3 Mary suspected John of planning to contact Charlie’s old girlfriend.
- 4 The teacher didn’t plan on the students’ forgetting / having forgotten the grammar rules completely.
- 5 I think that John is diappointed about not being / having been selected for the scholarship.
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- p. 110 exercise 3 - Ask your partner questions to find this information.
- 1 What do you enjoy doing on the weekend? / What do you enjoy not doing on the weekend?
- 2 What do you hate doing? / What don’t you mind other people doing?
- 3 What do you like giving to other people? / What do you like other people giving to you?
- 4 What does attending college typically require doing / having done?
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- Homework: p. 111 exercise 4 - Underline the gerund and identify the person who does that action.
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