the last class. Let's have a dictation.

Ask three students to come to the front to have the dictation. The dictation words are as follows:

contemporary, delightful, gallery, scene, traditional, imitate, aspect, ordinary, reality, style, observe, painter, get tired of, aim to do, develop an interest

Step II Grammar 1

1. The -ing form and the infinitive

T: In sentences, verbs may be followed by the -ing or to do form as their objects. Can you find out in what cases they have these forms?

Ss: Such verbs as put off, give up, be fond of, enjoy, finish, practice, advise, allow, permit etc. should be followed by the -ing form as their objects; while decide, plan, attempt, pretend, agree, refuse, hope, aim etc. must be followed by the to do form as their objects.

T: Good! Let's read the sentences in Activity 1 on page 35 and do the exercise.

A few minutes later, check the answers with the whole class.

2. Models

T: Let's read some more sentences with -ing form and to do form as objects. Look at the screen and read the sentences.

Show the following on the screen.

1. The artist finished drawing a horse in five minutes.

2. Excuse me for being late.

3. They succeeded in crossing the river in a small boat.

4. I can't stand being laughed at.

5. He hopes to have more of his paintings published.

6. The engineer decided to design a new machine.

7. He promised to help me with my maths.

8. He refused to accept the gifts.

3. Activities

Let the students do Activities 2, 3 and 4 on pages 35 ＆ 36. Then check the answers.

Step III Grammar 2