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I Enjoy Taking Photos: verb + -ing
Students practise verb + -ing after like, enjoy and hate to talk about technology, then write about how they use it.
Verb ing · Technology
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Plan at a glance
Aims
- Use verb + -ing accurately
- Learn and use 16 words and phrases in 2 sets: Devices and the internet, Things we do with technology
- Read for detail: Less screen time
- Writing task: Me and technology
Stages · 45 min
- 5 minLead-in: Pairs talk about technology and share ideas with the class.
- 5 minVocabulary: Ex. 1
- 5 minLanguage focus: Go through the grammar notes together and check understanding.
- 15 minControlled practice: Ex. 2–4
- 5 minReading: Ex. 5
- 10 minWriting: Ex. 6
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Download all (ZIP, 2 PDFs)Grammar notes
verb + -ing
- After enjoy, finish, don't mind and stop, use the -ing form: I enjoy taking photos. I've finished uploading them.
- Not: I enjoy to take photos. / I finished to upload them.
- After like, love, hate and start, the -ing form is very common: I love chatting online. I started making videos last year.
Spelling
- Most verbs: add -ing — play → playing, check → checking.
- Verbs with -e: drop the e — make → making, use → using, write → writing.
- Short verbs with one vowel + one consonant: double the consonant — chat → chatting, shop → shopping, sit → sitting.
Study tips
- Make a list: three things you enjoy doing online, two things you hate doing, one thing you don't mind doing.
- Learn enjoy, finish and don't mind together: they always take -ing.
Glossary
- Devices and the internet9 items
- Things we do with technology7 items
Complete the exercises, then check your answers.
1
Technology
Choose the correct word or phrase.
- a
My ___ is light and small, so I carry it in my bag every day.
- b
The film isn't on my phone yet. I need to ___ it first.
- c
I took some great photos on holiday. I'm going to ___ them to my website tonight.
- d
Your battery is at 2%! You need to ___.
- e
Please don't ___ during dinner. Talk to us!
- f
Your ___ must have eight letters and one number, and you mustn't tell it to anyone.
- g
I see my grandma on a ___ every Sunday. We can see each other's faces on the screen.
2
verb + -ing
Choose the correct word.
- a
I enjoy ___ photos of nature.
- b
My brother loves ___ video games online.
- c
Have you finished ___ your homework?
- d
I don't mind ___ for the download. I'm not in a hurry.
- e
My dad hates ___ on video calls. He prefers the phone.
- f
Please stop ___ your phone at dinner!
- g
I started ___ my photos online last year.
- h
Do you like ___ films on your laptop?
3
Spelling the -ing form
Choose the correct spelling.
- a
I love ___ (chat) with my friends online.
- b
I enjoy ___ (make) short videos.
- c
She hates ___ (shop) online.
- d
He doesn't mind ___ (sit) at his computer all day.
- e
We finished ___ (write) the email at six.
- f
I like ___ (use) my new laptop.
4
Find the mistake
One sentence has a mistake. Choose the correct sentence.
- a
Choose the correct sentence.
- b
Choose the correct sentence.
- c
Choose the correct sentence.
- d
Choose the correct sentence.
- e
Choose the correct sentence.
- f
Choose the correct sentence.
- g
Choose the correct sentence.
- h
Choose the correct sentence.
- i
Choose the correct sentence.
- j
Choose the correct sentence.
- k
Choose the correct sentence.
5
Read: Less screen time
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer.
Hi, I'm Kenji. I'm 24 and I love technology. I really enjoy taking photos, and every evening I upload them to my website. I also like making short videos about food. But last month I looked at the screen time on my phone: six hours a day! So I started a new plan. Now I stop checking my phone at nine o'clock every evening, and I charge my phone in the kitchen, not next to my bed. At first it was hard. I wanted to read my messages all the time! But now I don't mind waiting until the morning. I sleep better, and I've started reading books again. On Sundays I have a video call with my parents in Japan. That's the only time I use my laptop at the weekend.
- a
What does Kenji enjoy doing?
- b
What did Kenji see last month?
- c
When does Kenji stop checking his phone now?
- d
Where does he charge his phone now?
- e
What does Kenji do on Sundays?
6
Write: Me and technology
Write about how you use technology.
How do you use technology? (6–8 sentences) What do you enjoy doing online? What do you hate doing? What don't you mind doing? When do you stop checking your phone? Use verb + -ing. Word box: laptop · download · upload · photo · charge your phone · check your phone · search for · video call · online · password Example: I enjoy watching films on my laptop. I hate typing long passwords! I don't mind waiting for a download.
Suggested minimum: 40 words
0 words · aim for at least 40
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- Step UpAnswer the lesson's questions to climb to the top.
- Pair UpMatch the lesson's words to their meanings against the clock.
- SnapA word and a meaning: do they go together? Answer fast.
- Quiz BoardTeams choose questions worth 100 to 500 points.
- Retro arcadeWord Invaders, Word Snake, Word Maze and Word Crossing: classic arcade games with the lesson's words.
Glossary
The 16 words and phrases this lesson teaches, in 2 sets.
Devices and the internet
- laptop
- a small computer you can carry
- online
- on the internet
- password
- secret letters and numbers you need to open an account
- photo
- a picture from a camera or phone
- video call
- a phone call where you can see the other person
- battery
- it gives power to a phone or a laptop
- computer
- a machine for writing, games and the internet
- screen
- the flat part of a phone, laptop or TV where you see pictures
- website
- a place on the internet with information
Things we do with technology
- download
- to copy something from the internet to your phone or computer
- upload
- to send a file from your phone or computer to the internet
- charge your phone
- to put power into your phone
- check your phone
- to look at your phone quickly, for example for messages
- search for
- to try to find something, for example on the internet
- chat
- to talk in a friendly way, often online
- play games
- to have fun with games, for example on a phone
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