Preposition (In/For/About, Etc.) + -Ing
PREPOSITION (IN/FOR/ABOUT, ETC.) + -ING
Practice English with your teacher
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- What was your favorite subject in school and why?
학교에서 가장 좋아했던 과목은 무엇이고 그 이유는 무엇인가요? - Do you think the education system in Korea is effective?
한국의 교육 제도가 효과적이라고 생각하시나요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
A. If a preposition (in/for/about etc.) is followed by a verb, the verb ends in ~ing.
For example:Are you interested in working for us?
I'm not very good at learning languages.
She must be fed up with studying.
What are the advantages of having a car?
This knife is only for cutting bread.
How about playing tennis tomorrow?
I bought a new bicycle instead of going away on holiday.
Carol went to work in spite of feeling ill.You can also say 'interested in somebody (do)ing .....', fed up with you (do)ing...' etc.:
* I'm fed up with you telling me what to do.B. Note the use of the following prepositions + ~ing:
before ~ing and after ~ing:Examples:
Before going out, I phoned Sarah. (not 'Before to go out')
What did you do after leaving school?You can also say 'Before I went out ...' and '... after you left school'.
by ~ing (to say bow something happens):Example:
The burglars got into the house by breaking a window and climbing in.You can improve your English by reading more.
She made herself ill by not eating properly.without ~ing:
I ran ten kilometer without stopping.
They climbed through the window without anybody seeing them. (or ... without being seen.)
She needs to work without people disturbing her. (or ... without being disturbed.)
It's nice to go on holiday without having to worry about money.C. To ~ingTo is often part of the infinitive (to do/to see etc.):
We decided to go out.
Would you like to play tennis?But to is also a preposition (like in/for/about/from etc.). For example:
We drove from London to Edinburgh.
I prefer tea to coffee.
Are you looking forward to the weekend?If a preposition is followed by a verb, the verb ends in ~ing; (in doing/about going
etc. So, when to is a preposition and it is followed by a verb, you must say to ~ing:
I prefer driving to travelling by train. (not 'to travel')
Are you looking forward to seeing Ann again? (not 'looking forward to see')
Dialogue Practice
Practice the dialogue with your teacher.
선생님과 대화를 연습해 보세요.
Christian: Are you busy Peter?
Peter: Not as of the moment?
Christian: Are you interested in playing tennis
Peter: Sure, I'd love to play with you.
Christian: Let's go!
Comprehension Check
Answer the questions about what you read.
읽은 내용에 대한 질문에 답해 보세요.
Exercise 1:Complete the sentences so that they mean the same as the sentence(s) in brackets.1. (I don't intend to lend you any money.)
I have no intention of _________________.
2. (Helen has a good memory for names.)
Helen is good at _____________________.
3. (Mark won't pass the exam. He has no chance.)
Mark has no chance of _____________________.
4. (Did you get into trouble because you were late?)
Did you get into trouble for __________________.
5. (We didn't eat at home. We went to a restaurant instead.)
Instead of ______________________________.Exercise 2:Complete the sentences using by ~ing. Use one of the following (with the verb
in the correct form):
borrow too much money break a window drive too fast
put some posters up on the walls stand on a chair turn a key1. I was able to reach the top shelf _______________________.
2. You start the engine of a car _______________________.
3. Kevin got himself into financial difficulty _____________________.
4. You can put people's lives in danger _______________________.
5. We made the room look nicer _______________________.
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
"enter"는 타동사이므로 "to"를 쓰지 않습니다.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- What was the most surprising thing you learned about preposition (in/for/about, etc.) + -ing from this passage?
이 지문에서 preposition (in/for/about, etc.) + -ing에 대해 가장 놀라웠던 점은 무엇인가요? - How does the topic of preposition (in/for/about, etc.) + -ing affect your daily life?
preposition (in/for/about, etc.) + -ing 주제가 당신의 일상에 어떻게 영향을 미치나요? - Do you agree with the main argument presented in the reading? Why or why not?
읽기 자료에 제시된 주요 주장에 동의하시나요? 왜 그런가요, 왜 아닌가요? - If you could share one idea from this lesson with a friend, what would it be?
이 수업에서 친구에게 공유하고 싶은 한 가지 아이디어는 무엇인가요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: PREPOSITION (IN/FOR/ABOUT, ETC.) + -ING
Level: Low Intermediate (L.I)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!