UNIT 7A
1. READING AND LISTENING
You're going to meet your boyrfriend's/ girlfriend's parents for the first time. What is important TO DO and NOT TO DO?
Have you seen the film? What is it about?
2. GRAMMAR
USES OF THE INFINITIVE (WITH TO)
USES OF THE INFINITIVE (WITH TO)
THE RULES OF THE INFINITIVE WITH 'TO'
BE CAREFUL
The infinitive of purpose is only used to express a positive reason. If you want to express a negative reason, you have to use: in order not to / so as not to.
Eg. We took a taxi in order not to be late.
We decided to ask for directions so as not to get lost.
We took a taxi not to be late (IS INCORRECT)
- After adjectives. Eg. Nice to meet you / This exercise is easy to do.
- After certain verbs (See the list below)
- To say why you do something, it's called 'the infinitive of purpose'. Eg. WHy did you come to this school? To learn English.
BE CAREFUL
The infinitive of purpose is only used to express a positive reason. If you want to express a negative reason, you have to use: in order not to / so as not to.
Eg. We took a taxi in order not to be late.
We decided to ask for directions so as not to get lost.
We took a taxi not to be late (IS INCORRECT)
SOME VERBS + INFINITIVE
The negative infinitive is not to + verb: Eg. Try not to be late tomorrow. / Promise not to arrive late. |
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4. PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING
Why do people go to parties?
To have fun/ to enjoy/ to meet new people/ to relax NOT for to meet new people or for meet new people.
Why do people go to parties?
To have fun/ to enjoy/ to meet new people/ to relax NOT for to meet new people or for meet new people.
- Do you like going to parties? Why (not)?
- Do you like giving parties? Why (not)?
- When was the last time you went to a party or celebration? (a wedding, a birthday party, etc.)
- Whose party was it?
- What did you wear?
- What kind of music did they play?
- Did you dance?
- Did you meet anybody new?
- What did you have to eat and drink?
- Did you stay until the end?
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