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People with red hair are better at dealing with pain than blondes or brunettes. It’s dangerous to wake a sleepwalker. You’ll probably feel more tired after a lie-in. Taking aspirin reduces your chances of having a heart attack. Wearing high heels damages your knees and back. Oranges provide the best source of vitamin C. If you eat after 8p.m, you’ll put on weight. Myth or fact? Decide in pairs. myth myth fact myth fact fact fact
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People with red hair are better at dealing with pain than blondes or brunettes. after prepositions Why do we use the ing here? This is called ‘the gerund’
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Taking aspirin reduces your chances of having a heart attack. Beginning of sentences | Subject
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We also use the gerund [-ing]: after certain verbs: avoid, can’t stand, consider, don’t mind, enjoy, love, imagine, involve, risk.
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It’s dangerous to wake a sleepwalker. after adjectives Why do we use the ‘to+wake’ here? This is called ‘the infinitive’
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We use the infinitive [[to]+verb]: To express the objective of an action:
Some redheads dye their hair to avoid jokes about ‘carrot-tops’.
After certain verbs:
agree, allow, appear, attempt, encourage, expect, force, help, persuade, plan, promise.
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Attention!!! We also use the infinitive after let, make, must, can, might but without to. You must do your homework.
You can’t arrive late.
I’ll make you stay after class. Student’s book page 51 ex. 3.
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I used to sleep eight hours a night, now I only sleep six. I’m still getting used to this! I have a sleep-in everyday. I’m used to doing this every afternoon. Student’s book page 51 exercises 6 + 7.