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1C Infinitives and Gerunds For Uses and Purposes

The document outlines procedures for using technological devices, focusing on the use of infinitives and gerunds to describe their purposes. It includes practice activities for students to engage with the material, such as listening exercises and sentence completion tasks. Additionally, it provides evaluation criteria for an assignment due on September 1, 2023.

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1C Infinitives and Gerunds For Uses and Purposes

The document outlines procedures for using technological devices, focusing on the use of infinitives and gerunds to describe their purposes. It includes practice activities for students to engage with the material, such as listening exercises and sentence completion tasks. Additionally, it provides evaluation criteria for an assignment due on September 1, 2023.

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Explain procedures for using technological devices (B1.1.

2)
(August 28 – September 01)

● Infinitives and gerunds for uses and purposes

Infinitives Gerunds
I use my cell phone to send messages. I use my cell phone for sending messages.
Some people use their cell phones to watch videos. Some people use their phones for watching videos.
People often use their cell phones to take photos. People often use their phones for taking photos.

● Practice activity 1. How do you use your smartphone? Listen and respond to the statements.

I use my smartphone… Often Sometimes Hardly ever Never

to send messages

for watching videos

to take photos

to post on social media sites

for doing school assignments

to send emails

to shop online

to check the weather

to read e-books

for listening to music

● Self-practice activity 2. Listen and practice.

o 1. Notice which syllable has the same stress.

Internet invention engineer


messages assignment DVD
digital computer recommend
o 2. Search for the meaning of words that are new to you.
● Practice activity 3. What do you know about this technology? Complete the sentences in
column A with information from column B. Use infinitives and gerunds. (More than one
combination is possible.

A B
1. Many people use tablet computers… look for criminals.
2. You can use your smartphone… perform dangerous tasks.
3. Engineers use 3-D printers… get directions.
4. People can use the internet… make car parts.
5. Companies sometimes use robots… make video calls.
6. The police use drones… learn languages.

Examples:
Many people use tablet computers to make video calls. (infinitives)
Many people use tablet computers for making video calls. (gerunds)
you can use your smartphone to learn languages
Engineers use 3D printers for making car parts
People can use internet to learn languages
Companies sometimes use robots for performing dangerous tasks
the police use drones for looking criminals

● Practice activity 4. What are these items used for? Write a sentence about each item using is
used, infinitives and gerunds, and the information in the box.

do boring jobs store and send data take and delete pho
write reports determine your exact location

Infinitives Gerunds
1. A computer is used to write Ac
reports. wri
2.
3.
4.
5.

Course activities adapted from:


Richards, J. C with J. Hull & S. Proctor (2017). Interchange 2. Student’s Book/Work Book/Presentation Plus. United
Kingdom: Cambridge University Press

Explain procedures for using technological devices (B1.1.2)


(August 28 – September 01)

● Infinitives and gerunds for uses and purposes

Infinitives Gerunds
I use my cell phone to send messages. I use my cell phone for sending messages.
Some people use their cell phones to watch videos. Some people use their phones for watching videos.
People often use their cell phones to take photos. People often use their phones for taking photos.

● Activity 1C: List uses for 4 of the following items:

a smartphone a pencil
a paper clip invisible tape
a webcam an old CD.

Examples:
You can use your smartphone for browsing the web.
You can use a pencil to poke small holes in sheets of paper.

You can use your paper clip to try to put documents together.

You can use your invisible tape to stick some things on the wall.

You can use your webcam for answering face time.

You can use your old CD for listening music or watching videos.

Activity Evaluation criteria Value


1C
● Write four sentences using items from the list.

● Use 2 infinitives and 2 gerunds. 20

● Upload by 10:20 hrs., Friday, September 01, 2023.

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