Gerunds and Infinitives ESL Lesson Plans
Gerunds and infinitives, taught level by level from A1 to C1. Each plan is a complete 60-minute lesson with its own handouts and answer key.
One topic, every level
These plans take gerunds and infinitives from the first encounter at A1 through to C1, where the same forms are used for effect rather than for basic meaning. Each is written on the framework that suits the stage learners are at, so the method changes as the level does.
Every plan stands on its own: take the one that matches your class and teach it tomorrow. Read down the list to see how the topic develops if you teach the same learners over a year.
Gerunds and Infinitives plans
Like, Love, Hate and Don't Mind + -ing (A1)
Grammar: Like, Love, Hate and Don't Mind + -ing.
Verb + -ing or Verb + To (enjoy, finish (A2)
Grammar: Verb + -ing or Verb + To (enjoy, finish, decide, hope) and the Infinitive of Purpose.
Gerunds as Subjects and after Prepositions (B1)
Grammar: Gerunds as Subjects and after Prepositions; Make, Let and Want Someone to Do.
Verbs that Change Meaning (B2)
Grammar: Verbs that Change Meaning (remember, forget, stop, try, regret, go on + -ing or to).
Complex Verb Patterns (C1)
Grammar: Complex Verb Patterns (object + -ing, possessive + gerund, sense verbs, it's no use / worth -ing).
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