Verb + Preposition + -Ing
VERB + PREPOSITION + -ING
Practice English with your teacher
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- If you could go back to one moment in your past, when would it be?
과거의 한 순간으로 돌아갈 수 있다면 언제로 가시겠어요? - Have you ever made a decision that you later wished you could change?
나중에 바꾸고 싶었던 결정을 한 적이 있나요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
A. Many verbs have the structure verb + preposition (in/for/about etc.) + object.For example:
verb + preposition + object
We talked about the problem.
You must apologize for what you said.If the object is another verb, it ends in ~ing:
verb + preposition + ~ing (object)
We talked going to America.
She apologized for not telling the truth.Here are some more verbs with this structure:
succeed (in)
Have you succeeded in finding a job yet?
insist (on)
They insisted on paying for the meal.
think (of)
I'm thinking of buying a house.
dream (of)
I wouldn't dream of asking them for money.
approve(of)
She doesn't approve of gambling.
decide (against)
We have decided against moving to London.
feel (like)
Do you feel like going out tonight?
look forward (to)
I'm looking forward to meeting her.We say 'apologize to somebody for...':
* She apologized to me for not telling the truth. (not 'she apologized me')B. With some of the verbs in A, you can use the structure verb + preposition +
somebody + ~ing:
verb + preposition somebody + ~ing
She doesn't approve of me gambling.
We are all looking forward to Liz coming home.C. The following verbs can have the structure verb + object + preposition + ~ing:
verb + object + preposition + ~ing
congratulate (on)
I congratulated Ann on passing the exam.
accuse (of)
They accused me of telling lies.
suspect (of)
Nobody suspected the man of being a spy.
prevent (from)
What prevented him from coming to see us?
stop (from*)
The police stopped everyone from leaving the building.
thank (for)I forgot to thank them for helping me.
forgive (for)
Please forgive me for not writing to you.
warn (against)
They warned us against buying the car.You can also say 'stop somebody doing' (without from). So you can say:
* You can't stop me doing what I want. or ... stop me from doing what I want.Some of these verbs are often used in the passive. For example:
* I was accused of telling lies.
* The man was suspected of being a spy.
* We were warned against buying the car.
Dialogue Practice
Practice the dialogue with your teacher.
선생님과 대화를 연습해 보세요.
Sharon: What will you do this coming weekend?
Peter: I will go skiing this weekend.
Sharon: Can I come with you?
Peter: Only if you뭠l enjoy skiing with my friends.
Sharon: Of course I will. I met them already and they were nice.
Peter: We will go skiing, making snowman, snowball fighting and many more!
Sharon: Sounds like fun. Count me in!
Comprehension Check
Answer the questions about what you read.
읽은 내용에 대한 질문에 답해 보세요.
GAP FILL EXERCISEComplete each sentence using only one word.1. I feel lazy. I don't feel like -------- any work.
2. I wanted to go out alone but Joe insisted on --------- with me.
3. I'm fed up with my job. I'm thinking of ----------- something else.
4. We have decided against ----------- a new car because we can't really afford it.
5. I hope you write to me soon. I'm looking forward to ---------- from you.GAP FILL EXERCISEComplete the sentences using a preposition + one of the following verbs
(in the correct form):
cause escape go help interrupt live play solve spend walk1. It took us a long time but we finally succeeded --------- the problem.
2. I've always dreamed ---------------- in a small house by the sea.
3. The driver of the other car accused me ------------- the accident.
4. There was a fence around the lawn to stop people ----------- on the grass.
5. Forgive me --- you but may I ask you something? GAP FILL EXERCISEComplete the sentences so that they mean the same as the sentence(s) in brackets.1. (Why is it useful to have a car?)
What are the advantages of _having a car_?
2. (I don't intend to lend you any money.)
I have no intention of ---
3. (Helen has a good memory for names.)
Helen is good at ---
4. (Mark won't pass the exam. He has no chance.)
Mark has no chance of ---
5. (Did you get into trouble because you were late?)
Did you get into trouble for ---
6. (We didn't eat at home. We went to a restaurant instead.)
Instead of ---
7. (Tom thinks that working is better than doing nothing.)
Tom prefers working to ---
8. (They got married. They didn't tell any of their friends.)
They got married without ---
9. (Our team played well but we lost the game.)
Our team lost the game in spite of ---
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
"tell"은 간접목적어 앞에 "to"를 쓰지 않습니다. tell + 사람 + 내용.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- Do you think Laura made the right choice by traveling instead of going to college right away?
로라가 대학에 바로 가지 않고 여행한 것이 올바른 선택이었다고 생각하시나요? - Is it more important to have financial security or to follow your passion?
경제적 안정과 열정을 따르는 것 중 어느 것이 더 중요한가요? - Would you give up your career for your spouse like Rachel did? Why or why not?
레이첼처럼 배우자를 위해 직업을 포기하시겠어요? 이유는요? - If you could give advice to your younger self, what would you say?
어린 시절의 자신에게 조언할 수 있다면 무엇을 말하시겠어요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: VERB + PREPOSITION + -ING
Level: Low Intermediate (L.I)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!