english_9_lm_draft

Group 2. [ε] Eddy and Eli are best friends forever.
Many peasants are ready to fill the land.
It’s festive weather for a picnic on the meadow
Group 3. [æ] The captain is a bachelor.
The land map was accurate.
He brought ham and apples,
Group 4. [a] The office staff waited at the lobby.
She won a carpet at the lottery.
The doll had a lovely locket.
He offered us sardines with olives.
Task 13. Enjoying My Passion
People engage in different activities to keep them involved in the
community and at the same time help others. Do you do this, too?
DRAFT
2. Some activities that make me happy are doing volunteer work and
pursuing my career.
3. I am confident in saying that I am well-adapted and prepared to succeed
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and be involved in the
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community.
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4. I enjoyed volunteering at the Parish Rest House, making beds, cleaning
windows, and mopping floors.
a. Directions: Read the sentences below and answer the questions that follow.
1. Studying and excelling in many extra-curricular programs and my church
youth group have given me many opportunities to improve my school as
well as help the community.
5. My passion, helping people, gives me satisfaction.
Processing:
1. What do you notice about the underlined words?
2. What do you call a word derived from a verb?
3. What name do we give to a verbal ending in –ing used as a noun?
4. How is a gerund used in each sentence?
KEY POINTS
A gerund is usually defined as a word ending in –ing that is formed
from a verb and that functions as a noun specifically used as a subject, a
subjective complement, an object of a preposition, a direct object, and an
appositive.
Examples:
Subject: Exercising is good for our health.
Subjective complement: Lyka’s favorite exercise is jogging.
Object of a preposition: Merla keeps herself in good shape by
dancing.
Direct object: Lester does boxing in the gym twice a week.
Appositive: My only exercise, walking, is not taxing.