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Learning Plan for English 9

Intended for: 9-Daisy
Prepared by Jeremy Lois David

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
 Define verbals and gerunds
 Recognize gerund
 Create sentences using gerunds
 Identify different usage of gerunds
 Create essay, magazine, and brochure that talks about service using gerund
 Perform a jazz chant with the theme of service and include gerund
 Inculcate service to others

II. Subject Matter

Lesson: Gerunds
Value Infused:
Reference: Voyagers English for Junior High School by Redentor L. Lebantino
Materials: powerpoint, laptop, DLP

III. Procedure
1. Preparation/Daily Routine
 Greetings
 Checking of attendance, ID and uniform
 Cleaning the room and arranging the chairs

2. Lesson Proper
a. Motivation

Game: Act out these verbs: sing, jump, dance, cook, write, jump, etc

The first one who got all correct answers will be the winner.

These words are an example of verbs.

What is verb?
What is the function of the verb?
Verbs have 2 important functions:
1. Put stalled subjects into motion (also known as action words.)
Give an example!
2. Clarify the subjects in meaningful ways (state of being verbs)
What are those state of being verbs? Give example: am, is, was, were

Follow-up Questions:
Correct. However, not all verbs function as action word. We call this Verbals. We have three
kinds of verbals, the gerund, infinitive and participles.
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Look at the following sentences:

1.Reading helps you learn English.
2. Listening to music makes me happy.
3.Swimming is a good exercise.

Follow-up Questions:
 How is the underlined words used in the sentence? As subject! These words talk about
something/describe something in the sentence.

A Verbal that functions as NOUN is called?

 What part of speech can we use as our subject? Noun.

 Can you tell me, what a gerund is?
Based on our examples, GERUND is a verb used as a noun.
 How do we form gerund?
Verb + “ing”

• Run
Activity 1: • Drive
• Cook • Grow
• Talk • Shop
• Dance • Play
• Believe • hike

Activity 2:

Complete the sentences:

He likes ____________.
He gave up ___________.
She is interested in _________.
When the teacher came in the students, stopped ___________.
You should better avoid ______.
She keeps ______________.
I prevented them from _______.
I finished ___________.
My father hates _________.
That damaged house needs ____.
Would you mind _________?
She prefers ____________.

Gerunds as a NOUN can function not only as a subject in a sentence.

Now that we know that a GERUND can function as a NOUN.
You need to REMEMBER something:
A noun can be used in different ways in a sentence!
In a sentence, a noun can be the subject, direct object, object of preposition, subject
complement and appositive
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Gerund Phrase

• A gerund phrase consists of a gerund plus a modifier, object, and/or complement.

• Finding a needle in a haystack would be easier than what we're trying to do.

• Finding is the gerund in the italicized phrase.

• Needle is the direct object, and in a haystack is the prepositional phrase within the gerund
phrase.

Now the question is how do we use gerund?

Function of Gerund:

A gerund is a verb ending in –ing that is used as a noun, either as a noun such
as subject, subjective complement, object of a preposition, direct object, and
appositive.
Examples:
Subject: Serving your country is beneficial for everyone.
Subjective complement: My favorite task is teaching my younger sister.
Object of a preposition: You can help the community by sharing your time and
resources.
Direct object: Kim does cooking for the children at the orphanage.
Appositive: My only hobby, baking, is not boring.

Gerund as the subject of the sentence

Eating people is wrong.
Flying makes me nervous.
Brushing your teeth is important.
Smoking causes lung cancer.

THE GERUND Object of Preposition

She is good at painting.
She avoided him by walking on the opposite side of the road.
We arrived in Madrid after driving all night.
My father decided against postponing his trip to Hungary.
There's no point in waiting.
In spite of missing the train, we arrived on time.

Gerund as Direct Object

I enjoy cooking with my mom.
Mark likes playing on the team.
Francisco enjoys swimming more than spending time with his girlfriend Diana.
Sylina hates biting her fingernails.

Gerund as Appositive
The best form of exercise, walking, is also the least expensive.
Jogging, a sort of running, had become popular all over the city.
Her hobby, baking sweets, is a blessing to her family.
Subject Complement
My favorite hobby is gardening.
His hobby is playing computer games.
My least favorite chore is cleaning the bathroom.
His problem is not coming to class on time.
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Identify the
Activity 3:
gerunds and its
function.  Get a partner: Examine the sentences and identify how the gerund is
used in the paragraph above. Use the following choices.

A. Subject
B. Subjective complement
C. Object of Preposition
D. Direct Object
E. Appositive

 Work with your partner. Convert the following verbs to gerund and construct sentences
using its varied functions.
 Run, Buy, Sell, Ask, Wait, Beat, Sit, Let, See, Cook
 Describing a photo: Share a picture with your partner and talk about it using a gerund.
Example: I remember taking this picture. It was a weekend in July. My family was at
the beach. I remember asking my sister to take the picture quickly because the sun was in
my eyes. It was a beautiful, sunny day.

Activity 4:

My friend Bernardo liked to eat McDonald’s hamburgers. But he had a problem. He was
gaining weight. He decided to go on a diet. He stopped eating fast food and started
buying more fruit and vegetables. After a month, he had lost a few pounds. But he
wanted to lose more. I suggested joining a gym. Bernardo disliked exercising, but he
agreed to try it. Now he exercises every day and he looks better. He’s looking forward to
losing more weight.
My friend Bernardo liked _________________ (eat) McDonald’s hamburgers. But he
had a problem. He was gaining weight.. He decided _________________ (go) on a diet.
He stopped _________________ (eat) fast food and started _________________ (buy)
more fruit and vegetables. After a month, he had lost a few pounds. But he wanted to
lose more. I suggested _________________ (join) a gym. Bernardo disliked
_________________ (exercise), but he agreed _________________ (try) it. Now he
exercises every day and he looks better. He’s looking forward to _________________
(lose) more weight.

Checked by:

Ms. Cherry Santiago

Critic Teacher