1. What can you infer about these pictures. Who has the power
What can you infer about these pictures? Who has the power? How do you know? 1. 2.

2. What is the author not directly telling his/her audience/reader?
Learning Goals
To know what inferences are.
To understand how the author provides clues for the reader in order for them to make inferences.
To be able to be able to explain the reasons for their inferences by referring back to the reading text.
Inferences; To infer;
Explain; Text

3. Inferences; To infer; Explain; Text Complete the work sheet.
To understand how the author provides clues for the reader in order for them to make inferences. To be able to be able to explain the reasons for their inferences by referring back to the reading text.
Complete the work sheet.
Sue took a very deep breath and blew out the candles.
E.g.
• People blow out candles on birthday cakes,
• She took a deep breath so there must be lots of
candles,
• The more candles on a cake, the older you are…
• Sue is blowing out the candles on her birthday cake.
She is older than ten.
Inferences; To infer;
Explain; Text

4. Should I use –ing or the infinitive?
To know what gerunds and infinitives are.
To understand how to use gerunds and infinitives in a sentence.
To be able to differentiate between gerunds and infinitives when writing a sentence.
Gerunds;
Infinitives; Verbs

5. Gerunds; Conventions; Describe; Target Audience
Gerunds: Form and Use (#1) Gerunds are -ing forms of verbs, but they are not part of any verb tense. Instead, they are used as nouns. Notice that
1. Most gerunds are the -ing form (base form + -ing) of a verb .   2. Gerunds may be affirmative or negative. Negatives are formed by putting not before the -ing form.
Gerunds may be used exactly as nouns are used. Their most common uses are
1. as subjects;   2. as objects of verbs and prepositions;   
3. as subject complements.
Unit 51 and 52
Gerunds; Conventions; Describe; Target Audience

6. Gerunds; Conventions; Describe; Target Audience
To understand how to use gerunds and infinitives in a sentence.
Examples:
Subjects
Swimming is excellent exercise.
Drinking too much coffee gives him a headache.
Eating too quickly gave him an upset stomach.
Not [DO] his homework caused him to fail the test.
Not [HAVE] an answering machine causes him to miss many calls.
Gerunds; Conventions; Describe; Target Audience

7. Gerunds; Conventions; Describe; Target Audience
To understand how to use gerunds and infinitives in a sentence.
Examples:
Objects
He dislikes doing homework.
The manager suggested having our meeting away from the office.
He proposed meeting in a restaurant.
I look forward to [SEE] you soon.
She's worried about missing her bus.
Are you tired of studying?
She's depressed about not [PASS]the test.
He's nervous because of not [BE] on time.
He's tired from not [GET] enough sleep.
Gerunds; Conventions; Describe; Target Audience