Practice gerunds to talk about plans
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| Do you know how to talk about plans in English? |
| Welcome to Three Step English by EnglishClass101.com. In this lesson, you will practice talking about plans in English. |
| Let’s look at the main dialogue. |
| Steve is speaking with Emily about their plans later. |
| Alright! Right now, we’re thinking of meeting up at Main Street Pizza on Saturday at 8:00 p.m. |
| Ah, sorry, I can’t make it by 8. Is it okay if I join a little later? |
| First, Steve introduces the basic idea of the plan by saying, |
| We were thinking of meeting up |
| and then he gives explicit details about the invitation at Main Street Pizza on Saturday at 8 p.m. |
| Here, 'meeting up' is the gerund phrase used as the object of the preposition 'of', and 'at Main Street Pizza' specifies the location. Let's practice this grammar point in the lesson. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| We're thinking of |
| up at Main Street Pizza. |
| We're thinking of |
| up at Main Street Pizza. |
| meeting |
| meeting |
| We're thinking of meeting up at Main Street Pizza. |
| We're thinking of meeting up at Main Street Pizza. |
| [Explanation] |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| We're thinking of |
| bowling at the mall. |
| We're thinking of |
| bowling at the mall. |
| going |
| going |
| We're thinking of going bowling at the mall. |
| We're thinking of going bowling at the mall. |
| [Explanation] |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| We were thinking of |
| lunch at Green Burger. |
| We were thinking of |
| lunch at Green Burger. |
| having |
| having |
| We were thinking of having lunch at Green Burger. |
| We were thinking of having lunch at Green Burger. |
| [Explanation] |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| We're thinking of, seeing or to see, a movie at Union Cinema. |
| We're thinking of, seeing or to see, a movie at Union Cinema. |
| seeing |
| seeing |
| We're thinking of seeing a movie at Union Cinema. |
| We're thinking of seeing a movie at Union Cinema. |
| "Seeing" is used here because... |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| We're thinking of, getting or got, coffee at Flask Coffee. |
| We're thinking of, getting or got, coffee at Flask Coffee. |
| getting |
| getting |
| We're thinking of getting coffee at Flask Coffee. |
| We're thinking of getting coffee at Flask Coffee. |
| "Getting" is used here because... |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| We're |
| We're thinking |
| We're thinking of |
| We're thinking of swimming |
| We're thinking of swimming at |
| We're thinking of swimming at the lake. |
| We're thinking of swimming at the lake. |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| We're |
| We're thinking |
| We're thinking of |
| We're thinking of hiking |
| We're thinking of hiking at |
| We're thinking of hiking at Yosemite. |
| We're thinking of hiking at Yosemite. |
| Listen to what I say. Which verb will go in the blank space? |
| We're thinking of…at the mall. |
| Listen one more time. |
| We're thinking of…at the mall. |
| Can you figure out what they are going to do? |
| Meeting up. |
| "We're thinking of meeting up at the mall." |
| How about this? |
| We're thinking of…lunch |
| Listen one more time. |
| We're thinking of…lunch |
| Can you figure out what they are going to do? |
| Getting. |
| We're thinking of getting lunch. |
| Next... |
| We're thinking of…on the trail |
| One more time. |
| We're thinking of…on the trail |
| Can you figure out what they are going to do? |
| Hiking. |
| We're thinking of hiking on the trail. |
| Next... |
| We're thinking of…to the museum. |
| One more time. |
| We're thinking of…to the museum. |
| Can you figure out what they are going to do? |
| Going. |
| We're thinking of going to the museum. |
| And... |
| We're thinking of…in the river. |
| One more time. |
| We're thinking of…in the river. |
| Can you figure out what they are going to do? |
| Swimming. |
| We're thinking of swimming in the river. |
| Listen to what I say. Which verb is being used? |
| We're thinking of meeting up at the mall. |
| One more time. |
| We're thinking of meeting up at the mall. |
| Can you figure out the dictionary form of the verb? |
| meet |
| meet |
| How about this sentence? |
| We're thinking of getting lunch |
| One more time. |
| We're thinking of getting lunch |
| Can you figure out the dictionary form of the verb? |
| get |
| get |
| Next... |
| We're thinking of hiking on the trail |
| One more time. |
| We're thinking of hiking on the trail |
| Can you figure out the dictionary form of the verb? |
| hike |
| hike |
| Next... |
| We're thinking of going to the museum. |
| One more time. |
| We're thinking of going to the museum. |
| Can you figure out the dictionary form of the verb? |
| go |
| go |
| And... |
| We're thinking of swimming in the river. |
| One more time. |
| We're thinking of swimming in the river. |
| Can you figure out the dictionary form of the verb? |
| swim |
| swim |
| In this lesson, you've practiced talking about plans in English. Thanks for watching! I'm Alisha and I will see you on EnglishClass101.com. |
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