Listening / Speaking

| Some verbs are followed by either a gerund or an infinitive with no change in meaning. For example: love, hate, like, prefer, begin, start. • Begin enjoying/to enjoy the simple things in life. Remember+infinitive=Remember to do something • Remember to go to the bank. You have to pay the bills. Remember+gerund=Remember something that happened in the past. • I remember having more time for myself. Forget+infinitive=Forget to do something • Don’t forget to turn your cell phone off. Forget+gerund=Forget something that happened in the past • I’ll never forget seeing the mountains for the first time. • Don’t forget to buy some sugar • Tom’ll never forget flying over the Alps.

4. | PW. Put the verb into the correct form: "ing" or "to". (Sometimes either form is possible.) Generalize your version making appropriate corrections and compare it with your partner's.

Model:
• Can you remind me to buy/buying some coffee when we go out?
• I remember to see/seeing him for the first time. His hair was long.
1. He enjoys watching/to watch a football match on TV.
2. I remember to go/going there in my childhood.
3. Don’t worry, I remember to post/posting the letter.
4. Don’t forget to water/watering these flowers.
5. How old were you when you learned to drive/driving?
6. She prefers to live/living in the country.
7. How can I forget to visit/visiting Shusha in my youth?
8. He’ll be very disappointed. You know he expects to see/seeing you there.

5. | GW. Discuss the following questions in small groups and explain your answers.

♦ What do you notice about people when you first meet: their voices, their faces and hair, their clothes or anything else?
♦ How accurate are your first impressions of people?
♦ Have you ever been completely wrong about anyone?
♦ Do you have a good or bad memory? Why do you think so?
♦ What do you think about: “Those who forget the past will repeat it”?
♦ What are your best memories from previous school years? Try to give examples and tell your group about them.