Part of Speech

Gerund 1
Grammar and Vocabulary Ⅱ
October 18, 2011
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Let’s begin with small
conversation
Do you have any plans for this
weekend? What do you feel like doing?
 What do you want to enjoy doing in this
fall?
 What are you looking forward to doing
next week?
 What course do you enjoy studying this
semester?
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feel like –ing(~したい気分である)
I feel like staying nestled at home today.
今日は家でゴロゴロしていたい。
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enjoy –ing(~を楽しむ)
I enjoyed looking at the paintings. 絵を鑑賞した。
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look forward to –ing(~を楽しみに待つ)
I've been looking forward to working with you.
一緒に仕事ができることを楽しみにしていました。
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Gerund

Verbal noun which has exactly the
same form as the present participle:
running, speaking, working, etc.
 It can be used in the following ways:
(a) as subject of a sentence:
Fishing is a lot of fun.
(b) as complement of a verb:
My hobby is painting.
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(c) after prepositions:
He is interested in collecting stamps.
(d) after certain verbs:
He kept talking.
(e) in noun compounds:
living room, driving license,
swimming pool
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-ing形に慣れよう!
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WEB教材にチャレンジ!
Exercise 1
(1) My parents are proud of my
(be/being/am) honest.
⇒ being
(2) Do you mind my (smoke/smoking/to
smoke) here?
⇒ smoking
(3) Harry finished (play/playing/to play)
the tune.
⇒ playing
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(4) Don't be afraid of (speak/speaking/to
speak) to strangers.
⇒ speaking
(5) We are looking forward to
(see/seeing/to see) you soon.
⇒ seeing
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Exercise 2
(1) 他人の悪口を言うのは良くない。
Speaking [others ill good not of is].
⇒ Speaking ill of others is not good.
(2) 音楽を聴くのは好きですか?
Do [music listening to like you]?
⇒ Do you like listening to music?
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(3) 叔父は3年前にとうとう禁煙した。
My uncle [three years ago finally
smoking up gave].
⇒ My uncle finally gave up smoking
three years ago.
(4) (私は)昨日、手紙を投函するのを忘れて
いた。
I [yesterday a letter post forgot to].
⇒ I forgot to post a letter yesterday.
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(5) パーティに招待してくださってありがとう
ございます。
Thank [the party inviting for you us to].
⇒ Thank you for inviting us to the
party.
(6) 彼らはテニスをするのが得意だ。
They [tennis playing good at are].
⇒ They are good at playing tennis.
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(7) 容疑者はお金を盗んだことを否定した。
The suspect [the money stealing
denied].
⇒ The suspect denied stealing the
money.
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51.1(WEB Exercise)
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avoid
stop
enjoy
consider
finish
go on
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mind
keep
put off
imagine
give up
risk
Grammar Challenge
Need + verb-ing
 Sometimes it's useful to talk about
fixing or improving things, but without
saying who is going to do it. To do this,
we can use need + verb-ing.
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/lear
ningenglish/radio/specials/1536_gram
challenge8/
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51.4
Use your own ideas to complete these
sentences. Use –ing.
1. She’s a very interesting person. I
always enjoy ____________.
2. I’m afraid there aren’t any chairs. I
hope you don’t mind ____________.
3. It was a beautiful day, so I
suggested ____________.
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4. It was very funny. I couldn’t stop
____________.
5. My car isn’t very reliable. It keeps
____________.
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複合語
boxing glove
 smoking-room
 visiting card
 writing pad
 dining room
 a sleeping baby vs. a sleeping car
 a walking dictionary vs. a walking
stick
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See you next week!
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