INTRODUCTION
Senior Adults - 2025
JULY, 21ST
Do you think it’s possible to be friends with
friendship someone very different from you? Why (not)?
Have you ever fallen out with a close friend?
What happened, and did you make up?
Is it possible to remain close friends with
someone you don’t see very often? How?
Should friends always tell each other the truth,
even if it’s hurtful? Why?
Would you rather have one best friend or ten
good friends?
If a friend betrayed your trust once, would you
forgive them? Why or why not?
WHAT DO YOU THINK
IS IMPORTANT IN A
BEST FRIEND?
Take a look at the highlighted verbs:
What kind of words follow them?
SB: p. 4
VERB PATTERNS
WE CAN USE GERUNDS OR TO + INFINITIVE
AFTER CERTAIN TYPES OF WORD.
GERUND (ING) TO + INFINITIVE
after the verbs in the list
after the verbs in the list
VERB PATTERNS
WE CAN ALSO USE THE INFINITIVE
(WITHOUT TO) IN THE FOLLOWING CASES:
INFINITIVE
VERB PATTERNS
WE CAN USE EITHER GERUNDS OR TO +
INFINITIVE AFTER THE SAME VERBS.
BUT SOMETIMES, THE
THE MEANING IS THE MEANING IS DIFFERENT:
SAME AFTER
PREFERENCE VERBS
(LOVE - LIKE - HATE -
PREFER) AND START -
BEGIN - CONTINUE
JULY, 23RD
time for a game
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let’s practice
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JULY, 28TH
Q&A Grab one card and complete
the question with the correct
form of the verb (gerund or
(to +) infinitive. Then, ask
your classmate the question.
TRUE OR FALSE
FINISH 3 OF THESE SENTENCES ABOUT YOUR CLASSMATE USING GERUNDS OR (TO +) INFINITIVE, AND THEY
WILL TELL YOU IF THEY ARE TRUE OR FALSE. IF THEY’RE FALSE, THEY’LL HAVE TO JUSTIFY THE ANSWER.
keep practicing
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People should get married before the age
of 30 or they risk ending up alone.
expressing
opinion
Emigrating shows a lack of loyalty to your
country.
People who don’t want children are selfish.
Going to university is a waste of time and
money for most people.
useful
expressions
LIFE EVENTS
I was born in a small town in the north of England and brought up by my grandparents after my parents
emigrated to Australia when I was a baby. I started school when I was five and grew up dreaming of
becoming a teacher. After I left school, I went to university in London, where I learned to drive and
eventually got my first job as a teaching assistant.
During my last year at university, I fell in love with a classmate. A year later, we got engaged, and shortly
after, we got married. We bought a flat together in the city and decided to settle down. By the time we
were thirty, we had started a family.
But life didn’t go as planned. We split up a few years later and eventually got divorced. After that, I
decided to move house and have a change of career. I quit my job and decided to start a business – a
small bookshop café.
A few years later, my grandfather passed away, and I inherited his house in the countryside. That’s when
I decided to leave the city and live a quieter life. I met someone new, and now we’re thinking about
buying a house together. My daughter just left home to go to university, and I recently became a
grandparent, which feels amazing.
Next year, I’ll be 65 and plan to retire. Life hasn’t always been easy, but it’s certainly been full of
surprises.
vocabulary practice
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THANK YOU
