Освітні: Практикувати правильне використання герундія та інфінітива після певних дієслів; розширювати словниковий запас, пов’язаний з дорожніми витратами та покупками.
Розвиток: Покращувати розмовні навички через дебати та ігри; розвивати критичне мислення щодо фінансової грамотності під час перебування за кордоном.
Соціокультурні: Обговорювати розумні звички витрачання коштів та культурні відмінності у покупках.
I. Introduction & Warm-up
1. Review of Previous Topic
- Quick fire questions: “What was the most important thing we learned last time?”
- Recall 3-5 verbs that were studied in the previous session.
2. Meme Work: “The Tourist Trap”
- Teacher shows a meme
- Task: Students must “voice” the meme using the target grammar.
- Example: “I decided to buy this rock for $50 because the seller promised to give me luck.”
II. Grammar Practice (Gerund vs. Infinitive)
3. Categorization: “Stand up / Sit down”
- The teacher calls out a verb.
- Stand up if the verb is followed by an Infinitive (e.g., want, hope, decide).
- Stay seated if the verb is followed by a Gerund (e.g., enjoy, avoid, suggest).
4. Tricky Words & Meaning
- Discussion: Which verbs change meaning? (Remember, Stop)
5. Library Book Exercise
III. Interactive Games
6. Tic-Tac-Toe (Noughts and Crosses) – making sentences
7. SB p. 79, Ex. [Number]
8. Error Correction (Pair Work)
Check the sentences. If a sentence is correct, put a tick (V). If it is wrong, correct the mistake.
- I am planning to visit the local market to buy some souvenirs tomorrow.
- My friend suggested to go to the duty-free shop before our flight.
- You should avoid carrying too much cash when you travel abroad.
- I don’t mind paying a bit more for a high-quality leather bag.
- We decided taking a taxi to the shopping mall because it was raining.
- Don’t forget to buy some sunscreen when you get to the beach.
- I really enjoy to walk around old European streets and looking at shop windows.
- The shop assistant offered to help me find the right size of the jacket.
- You must stop to spend all your money on things you don’t actually need!
- I hope seeing the famous Christmas markets in Vienna this winter.
Keys (Ключі):
- Correct (V) (plan + to-inf)
- Wrong $\rightarrow$ suggested going (suggest + gerund)
- Correct (V) (avoid + gerund)
- Correct (V) (don’t mind + gerund)
- Wrong $\rightarrow$ decided to take (decide + to-inf)
- Correct (V) (forget + to-inf — пам’ятати про майбутню дію)
- Wrong $\rightarrow$ enjoy walking (enjoy + gerund)
- Correct (V) (offer + to-inf)
- Wrong $\rightarrow$ stop spending (stop + gerund — припинити процес)
- Wrong $\rightarrow$ hope to see (hope + to-inf)
IV. Application & Production
9. Online Game (If the lights are on/Internet is stable) – ?
10. The Dice Game: A Traveler’s Financial Guide
11. Picture Description
- Students must describe the pictures using at least two Infinitives and two Gerunds.
V. Assessment & Closure
12. Independent Work (Mini-test)
- A short 5-minute worksheet: “Fill in the correct form of the verb.”
- Open the brackets (Infinitive or Gerund)
- I decided __________ (study) harder for my English test.
- She enjoys __________ (experiment) with new recipes in the kitchen.
- We hope __________ (finish) the project by Friday.
- He avoids __________ (talk) to strangers.
- They managed __________ (solve) the problem without help.
- I can’t stand __________ (wait) in long queues.
- She promised __________ (call) me but forgot __________ (do) it.
- He kept __________ (interrupt) the teacher during the lesson.
- I would like __________ (travel) abroad next year.
- She stopped __________ (drink) coffee because it made her nervous.
- Do you mind __________ (help) me with these heavy shopping bags?
Answers (Ключі):
- to study (decide + to-inf)
2 experimenting (enjoy + gerund)
3 to finish (hope + to-inf)
4 talking (avoid + gerund)
5 to solve (manage + to-inf)
6 waiting (can’t stand + gerund)
7 to call / to do (promise + to-inf / forget + to-inf)
8 interrupting (keep + gerund)
9 to travel (would like + to-inf)
10 drinking (stop + gerund — кинути звичку)
11 helping (mind + gerund)
13. Reflection: “The Suitcase”
- (What new rule or word did I learn today?)
- (What mistake will I stop making?)
- How do I feel about my progress? (Rate from 1 to 10).
- Evaluation
Homework
- WB p. 78, Ex. 4 (Grammar reinforcement). Use suno and make a song

