Gerund and Infinitives - Lesson 27 - English Grammar (with captions)

TOPIC: A brief review of what gerunds and infinitives are, followed by a study of gerunds and infinitives as direct objects (the object of a verb). Special attention is given to the verbs TRY, STOP, FORGET, and REMEMBER and how their meanings change depending on whether they are followed by a gerund or an infinitive.

This version HAS CAPTIONS (subtitles). For the version with NO CAPTIONS, use link below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U35oL5hX7m8


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TEACHERS: Related teaching ideas are posted on my WordPress blog. See below.
For TRY and STOP:
http://englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com/2010/08/30/trying-to-learn-confusing-combinations-more-activities-for-gerunds-and-infinitives/
For FORGET and REMEMBER: http://englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com/2010/08/27/activities-worth-remembering-classroom-ideas-for-teaching-gerunds-and-infinitives/
For TRY, STOP, FORGET, and REMEMBER: http://englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com/2009/09/07/workaholics-an-exercise-to-practice-gerunds-and-infinitives/

Music acknowledgments:
"Houze" by XtremeWebz (www.extremewebz.com) retrieved from
http://www.flashkit.com/loops/Techno-Dance/Club/_Houz-XtremeWe-6553/
"Jakub6" by Jakub Koter retrieved from
http://www.flashkit.com/loops/Pop-Rock/Pop/Jakub6-Jakub_Ko-181/

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