Unit1 grammarlop11

LESSON: INFINITIVE & BARE INFINITIVE
Extra periods: 1&2
Class: 11
Preparing date: 01/10/07
Teaching date: 07/10/07
A. Aims:
By the end of the lesson, student will be able to:
_ understand how to use the Infinitive & Bare Infinitive correctly & appropriately
_ know how to do the exercises accurately & quickly
B. Approach & Teaching aids:
_ Grammar translation method
+ Teacher presents the forms & examples as well as explanation in the hand – outs.
+ Students listen, follow in the hand – outs and take notes. Then they do the exercises in pairs
and write down after the teacher’s feedback.
_ Exercise book, hand –outs, blackboard, chalk.
C. Content:
I. Infinitive:
1. The purpose or intention of an action:
Ex: I learn English to get a well – paid job.
2. Subject of a sentence:
Ex: To speak English fluently is difficult.
_ It’s difficult to speak English fluently.
3. Subject complement:
The important thing is to learn hard.
4. Object of a verb: (see in the handout)
Ex: My family decided to stay at home last weekend.
5. Object of an adjective: (see in the handout)
Ex: I’m glad to see you again.
6. Object complement: (see in the handout)
Ex: She advised me to study hard.
7. Replacing a relative clause:

Ex: I have a lot of work to do( Which I have to do).
8. After Wh_ words (not Why):
Ex: I don’t know how to use a computer.
9. After indefinite pronouns: (someone, everybody, something, etc.)
Ex: I need someone to help me.
10. Some expressions:
a. …too + adj + (for O) + to infinitive.
Ex: This tea is too hot for me to drink
b. …adj + enough + (for O) + to infinitive.
Ex: My sister is old enough to get married.
II. Bare infinitive:
1. After modal verbs( may, can, must, should, etc.)
Ex: I must go home
2. After some expressions (had better, would rather, used to)
Ex: You’d better stay at home.


3. After the objects of some verbs: (see in the handout)
Ex: The film makes me cry.
4. After the objects of some perceptive verbs (see, smell, watch, feel, hear, etc.)
Ex: I saw her cross the street. (# I saw her crossing the street.)
D. Exercises:
I. Complete the following sentences using a suitable verb in the infinitive form:
1. I came home by the taxi. I don’t have enough the energy _______________.
2. I didn’t have enough time ____________ the newspaper today.
3. “Would you like something to _________?” “Yes, please. A cup of coffee”
4. We need a bag ______________ these things in.
5. There will be a meeting next week _______________ the problem.
6. I wish we had enough money ________________ a new car.
7. I need some new clothes. I haven’t got anything nice ____________.

8. They’ve just passed the exams. They are having a party _______________.
9. I can’t do all this work alone. I need someone _______________me.
10. I saw Jane at the party but we didn’t have chance __________to each other.
II. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form: the infinitive or bare infinitive:
1. He made us (do) ____________it all over again.
2. He will be able to (swim) ________ very soon.
3. I want (see) __________ the house where Shakespeare was born.
4. He wouldn’t let his boy (play) __________ with matches.
5. You seem (know) ________ this area very well. _ Yes, I used (live) ______ here.
6. she is expected (arrive) ____________ in a few hours.
7. Will you help me (move) __________ the bookcase?
8. Would you like (go) _________ now or shall we (wait) _________till the end?
III. Choose the best answer:
1. It is ______ the directions.
a. you too kind to give me
b. you very kind to give me
c. very kind of you to give me
d. very kind of you give me
2. I consider it my affair _____ the newcomers in my class.
a. to help
b. help
c. helped
d. helping
3. These employees are made ________ overtime.
a. to work
b. work
c. working
d. worked
4. The teacher never lets us ______ out when ______.
a. to go / explains

b. go / explaining
c. going / to explain
d. gone / explained
5. Whenever I see an action film, I feel my heart _______ strongly.
a. to thump
b. thump
c. thumping
d. thumped
7. The manager had some letters to sign.
a. that he had to sign
b. for signing
c. so that he sign
d. which are for signing
8. I think he is _________ our business.
a. not reliable enough to be informed
b. not enough reliable to be informed
c. not reliable enough being informed
d. not reliable enough for being informed
9. He advised me _____ the facts before I made a decision ______ the job.


a. considering / to accept
b. consider / accepting
c. consider / accept
d. to consider / to accept
10. It is a nice surprise _____ you here.
a. see
b. to see
c. seeing
d. seen

11. They have ______ they cannot find time _______.
a. such many things to do that / for going out.
b. such many things for doing that / going out
c. so many things for doing that / go out
d. so many things to do that / to go out
12. Loyalty ____ one of the important qualities for true friendship.
a. is considered be
b. considers being
c. considers to be
d. is considered to be
13. It is impossible ______ such a difficult thing without any help.
a. to do
b. do
c. doing
d. done
14. Look! Do you see an insect _____ on your foot.
a. to crawl
b. crawl
c. crawling
d. crawled
15. Those tourists were _____ their journey.
a. enough tired to continue
b. too tired to continue
c. very tired that they could not continue
d. too tired for continuing
16. Did you notice someone ______ the room last night.
a. enter
b. to enter
c. entering
d. entered

17. There _____mutual understanding between friends.
a. must be
b. must to be
c. must
d. be
18. The health authorities now know ______ bird flu.
a. to deal with
b. deal with
c. how to deal with
d. dealing with
19. The Pikes has a painter ______ all the windows of their house.
a. to paint
b. paint
c. painting
d.
painted
20. The teacher recommended us _____ those books because they have some knowledge that is
necessary for us ______.
a. reading / get
b. to read / get
c. to read/ to get
d. read / getting
21. We did not have ____ the essay so we asked the teacher for a delay.
a. time enough for writing
b. time enough to write
c. enough time for writing
d. enough time to write
22. They did not let us _____ the lecture because we had not got a member card.
a. to attend
b. attend

c. attending
d. attended
23. The guards were watching a shoplifter _____ along the shop window.
a. go
b. to go
c. went
d. gone
24. The company was made _______ 100,000 USD in taxes.
a. pay
b. to pay
c. paying
d. paid
25. His doctor advised him ___, but he found it impossible ____ his habit.
a. stopped smoking / quit
b. to stop to smoke / quitting
c. stopping smoking / for quitting
d. to stop smoking / to quit