Teacher Guide
Teach that in certain cases we use the gerund and in other cases we use the infinitive. Give some example verbs that are usually followed by one or the other. Explain that gerunds are often used when actions are real, fixed, or completed (e.g. I enjoy swimming), after prepositions of place and time, and to replace the object or subject of the sentence. Infinitives are often used when actions are unreal, abstract or future (e.g. She wants to go to Spain), after many adjectives and to show purpose.
10mins - Conversation: What do you consider to be the benefits of having a hobby? What types of hobbies do you have? Why do you like them? Do you think you will continue this hobby when you are an adult? If you could try a new hobby, what would you choose?
05mins - Review the Mica eLearning online homework. What topics were discussed? Was the homework easy, medium or difficult? Answer any questions the students may have.
10mins - Review: Phrasal verbs and linking expressions. Play 'Whose Line?': Write out (or use Mica flash cards) some common phrasal verbs that your students have been learning. Choose the ones that lend themselves to drama such as: break up, get out, give up, cut back, run into...etc. Give your students a scenario for them to create a scene and hand out 2 or 3 phrasal verb cards per student. Depending on their level and confidence, either have them look in advance at their cards or keep them a secret. Instruct them to act out a scene of their choice and at random times insert their phrasal verb into the dialogue. Some example scenarios: at a restaurant, at the moon landing, at a zoo, in a supermarket, at school on exam day, at a swimming race etc.
05mins- Review: Suffixes. Write the following subjects on the board: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Ecologist, Geologist, Mathematician, Physicist. Ask the students to change each word to a person (n) and an adjective. Ex: Astronomer, Astronomical.
10mins - Worksheet: 12 hobbies with phrasal verb practice
15mins - Test: 12 reading practice - part 1
05mins - Warm down: Goodbye, see you next time!
00mins - Homework: Complete the next section of the Mica eLearning online homework.
1) Read through the text before answering the questions to give yourself a sense of what it's about.
2) If you are unsure, try to work out which words are incorrect. Use process of elimination.
3) If you don't know the correct answer, make a guess.4) In this section, you will need to be familiar with collocations, phrasal verbs, linking words and vocabulary.
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