Remember + -ing (Gerund) or Remember + To (Infinitive)?

You are going to practise 

1. Remember + -ing (gerund) for remembering past actions.
2. Remember to + Infinitive for reminders (= remembering that you need to do something).

1. Remember + -ing (gerund) for remembering past actions.

Speak
The past
What can you remember doing when you were young, last summer / at the weekend?
Look at the presentation and make sentences about the pictures.

Remember + Gerund from David Mainwood

Discuss
Do you know the difference between these structures?

1. Remember + -ing (gerund) - I remember locking the door
2. Remember to + Infinitive - I remembered to lock the door

2. Remember to + Infinitive for reminding (remembering that you need to do something).

Discuss

• Do you sometimes forget you need to do things?
• What do you often forget to do?
• How do you remember to do things?
• What are the most important things we should remember to do?

Look at the questions below.
Match the questions with the answers. 
Can you think of any other important things we should remember to do?







Speak
Look at the presentation and answer the questions for each picture.

Remember + to (infinitive) from David Mainwood

3. Practise
Can you remember the difference?

1. Remember + -ing (gerund) for talking about the past / memories.
2. Remember to + Infinitive for reminding.

Do the exercise

More
Read

• What are the top 10 things people forget to do?

Find out here http://listverse.com/2012/10/27/top-10-everyday-things-we-forget/ 



Listen

• Look at these song titles. Do you know them?
• What are the songs about?
• What are they "remembering"?

Jeff Beck and Imelda May - "Remember (walking in the sand)"

Shakira - "I Can't Remember To Forget You"

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Gerund or Infinitive?

You are going to practise some verbs which are followed by another verb in gerund or infinitive.





1) Discuss
Look at these verbs.
Are they followed by a gerund or infinitive?

2) Speak
Look at the list of verbs in the presentation and make sentences using a gerund or an infinitive after each verb.
Example - I can't stand driving in the city.

Infinitive or Gerund? from David Mainwood

3) Practise
Do the exercise

4) Write
Write some sentences using the verbs above which are true for you.
Example - I detest eating prunes.
I'm just a poor EFL teacher. I can't afford to buy new shoes.






5) Practise
Here are 5 songs with gerunds and infinitives in the titles.
How many do you know? Can you think of any more songs with a gerund or an infinitive in the title?

I Promise To Try

I Can't Stand Losing You

Imagine (having no possesions...)

Learn to Fly

I Want To Break Free

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