Revision: Using Infinitives

—— By Sissy Zhu

1. 作表语

An English teacher teaches children English.

An English teacher’s job is children English.to teach

A policeman makes our city a safe place.

A policeman’s job is to make our city a safe place.

Peter

Pair work

cook food for peopleput out firemake sick people bettergrow crops and vegetablesplay basketballhelp make sick people betterfly a aeroplanecatch fishlook after people’s teethreceive money and give money in a blank

A: What’s your dream?B: My dream is to be a/an…A: What does a ____ do?B: A ____’s job is to …

a cooka firemana doctora farmera basketball playera nursea pilota fishermana dentista bank clerk

Let’s discuss how we can improve our English.

Let’s discuss ______________ our English.how to improve

Peter asked me when he could attend the English lecture.

Peter asked me when ____ _________ the English lecture.

Peter told me if he should join the English club.

Peter wanted to know where he can buy the English newspapers.

Peter tried to decide whom he can write the English letter to.

Peter tried to decide ______ ___ ______ the English letter to.

Peter wanted to know _______________________________. where to buy the English newspapers

Peter told me ________________________________. whether to join the English club

to attend

whom to write

2. 作主语

is to improve his English not easy, ,

It

To improve his English

.

is not easy to improve his English.

Tips:

1. is, to read English in the morning, important, it

2. useful, to keep an English diary, is, it

3. It is necessary to ________________________________.

4. It is essential ___________________________.

5. ___________ to join the English club.

6. ____________ read the English newspaper.

It is important to read English in the morning.

It is useful to keep an English diary.

write English letters to pen friends

to listen to the English radio

It is helpful

It is wise to

(给笔友写英文信）

（听英语广播）

（有帮助的）

（明智的）

3. 作宾语

I __________________________________________. (promise, write English letters to pen friends )

I decide ________ (listen) to the English radio .

I _______________ (decide, read) the English newspapers.

________________________________________.(promise, not, fall asleep in the English class )

to listen

decide to read

promise to write English letters to pen friends.

I promise not to fall asleep in the English class

In order to improve my English, I decide to

attend the English lecture.do more English exercise.join the English club.listen to the English radio.read the English newspapers.write English letters to my pen friend.…

A report

watch so many cartoons.be late for school.fall asleep in class.…

I promise not to

Peter usually gets up at 7:20. It takes him 20 minutes to get to school, so he is often late to attend the English class. His handwriting is poor because he always writes so fast. After school, he usually plays computer games from 5:30 to 11:30, so he can’t finish the English exercise in time.

Alice is careless, so she often makes so many mistakes in exercise. She often misses the English lecture because she likes watching cartoons. She can’t communicate with the foreigners freely because she always feels nervous.

Peter usually gets up at 7:20. It takes him 20 minutes to get to school, so he is often late to attend the English class.

His handwriting is poor because he always writes so fast.

After school, he usually plays computer games from 5:30 to 11:30, so he can’t finish the English exercise in time.

I will advise Peter to get up early.

I will advise Peter not to get up so late.

I will tell Peter to write more slowly.

I will tell Peter not to write so fast.

I will let Peter finish homework in time.

I will let Peter not play so much computer games.

4. 作宾语补足语

She often misses the English lectures because she likes watching cartoons.

She can’t communicate with the foreigners freely because she always feels nervous.

Alice is careless, so she often makes so many mistakes in exercise.

I will make Alice attend the English lectures.

I will make Alice not watch so many cartoons.

I will ask Alice not to be careless.

I will ask Alice to be more careful.

I will encourage Alice not to be nervous.

I will encourage Alice to join in the English club.

4. 作宾语补足语

telllet

make

advise

see

watch

hearhave

teach

allow

invite

order

(不省略 to)

___ sb. to do sth.(省略 to)

_____ sb. do sth.

Classification

Exercise III

1. Peter’s mother asks Peter ______ up at 6:30 every morning.A. get B. getting C. to get D. got

2. Peter’s father tells Peter ______ too much time playing video games.A. to not spend B. not to spendC. don’t spend D. doesn’t spend

3. Peter’s teacher lets Peter ______ English letters to pen friends.A. write B. writing C. to write D. writes

4. Peter’s headmaster makes Peter ______ in the English club.A. joins B. joining C. to join D. join

5. I hear Peter _______ the English radio every night. A. to listen B. to listen to

C. listen to D. listening to

C

B

A

D

C

I am careful ________ ____ get a good mark in the exams.

I was so careless that I couldn’t pass the exams.

I was _____ careless ____ pass the exams.

The listening was so fast that I can’t hear it clearly.

The listening was ____ _____ ___ _____ it clearly.

I am so careful that I can get a good mark in the exams.

5. 作状语（结果）

too to

enough to

too fast to hear

The reading is so easy that I can understand it.

The reading is ______ _______ ____ ___________ it.easy enough to understand

I listen to the English radio

5. 作状语（目的）

I read the English newspapers

I write English letters to pen friends

so that I can improve my listening.

so that I can improve my reading.

so that I can improve my listening.

so that I can improve my

so that I will not be poor

I listen to the English radio in order to

= so as to

improve my listening.

so that I will not be poor at writing.

in order to

so as toreading.

at writing. in order not to

so as not to

1.Peter used to get up so late that he couldn’t attend the

English class.

Peter used to get up ___ ____ ___ ______ the English class.

2. Now Peter works so hard that he make great progress.

Now Peter works ____ _______ __ _____ great progress.

3. Peter joins the English club so that he can improve his

speaking.

Peter joins the English club ___ ______ to improve his

speaking.

4. Peter often talks to foreigners so that he will not be

nervous any more.

Peter often talks to foreigners ___ ______ ___ ____ ____

nervous any more.

Exercise IV

too late to attend

hard enough to make

in order

in order not to be

so as

so as not to be

6. 作定语I need to prepare lessons.

I need to check your homework.

I need to attend meetings.

I have lessons to prepare.

I have your homework to check.

I have to attend.meetings

You need to do some English exercises.

You have some English exercises to do.

You need to attend an English lecture.You have an English lecture to attend.

• 1. Review your notes.

• 2. Finish the exercises on the worksheet.

• 3. Write six sentences about How to improve my English.