Teacher's Corner: Gerunds and Infinitives

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This four-part collection gives students meaningful practice with gerunds and infinitives in real-world contexts. Activities explore unusual jobs, professional gaming, future planning, and travel advice while building reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills.

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Students explore unusual careers and use infinitive phrases to discuss professional goals and needs.

Students examine professional gaming and practice choosing gerunds or infinitives in context.

Students practice infinitives while discussing future goals and the steps needed to achieve them.

Students plan a trip and use gerunds and infinitives to give and respond to travel advice.

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