SPELLING VOCABULARY

d _ s_ u _ t _ o_ 1) not interesting or
exciting
_m_l_ 2) to walk slowly in a free
and relaxed way
q_e_u_o_s 3) complaining in an
annoyed way
_m_e_i_u_ 4) having or showing the
proud and unpleasant attitude of
someone who gives orders and
expects other people to obey them
SPELLING VOCABULARY
_l_n_ 6) not interesting or exciting
c_e_i_ 7) source of honor
_i_h - _a_d_d 8) not having or
showing any interest in the rights,
opinions, or feelings of another people
d_s_r_e_ 9) not likely to be seen or
noticed by many people
_e_e_i_r_t_ 10) to become worse as
time passes
Guide Questions:
1.What do you notice about
the underlined words?
2.What do you call a word
derived from a verb?
3. What name do we give to
a verbal ending in –ing
used as a noun?
Students Should
Not Be Allowed to
Bring Mobile
Phones to School
In recent times, many people
appears to be owning mobile
phones across the globe. Now
mobile phones are not just for
calling, but you can now text, take
and send pictures, record videos,
access the internet, play games
and much more.
The variety of functions has
increased dramatically. They
have also become a lot cheaper.
Thus more and more young
people now own a mobile. So
should they be allowed to bring
them to school?
Mobile phones can cause a
distraction in education. They
can disturb teachers and
students. For example, if you
were working hard on a piece of
work, concentrating hard, and a
person's phone rings, it disrupts
the whole class.
You may become side-tracked
or the teacher may be
interrupted during speaking to
the class. Thus teaching would
be constantly disrupted if this
kept happening. Thus education
standards would deteriorate.
Looking then at long term effects, if
this was happening every day, you
would be wasting five minutes a
day, so nearly half an hour a week,
and so that would be over ten
hours a year of disruption. Also,
mobile phones provide a large
temptation to cheat in tests.
They can communicate to almost
anywhere and anyone in the
world. Because they are small,
students can quietly and
discreetly send a text and it can
go unnoticed. You got to school to
learn, not to waste time playing
games or cheating in tests.
Research has proven that
using a mobile phone can put
the owner at risk of long term
health damage. Mobile
phones have radiation in them
which they send out which
can destroy or damage cells.
Thus a student who uses a mobile
phone regularly is at risk of health
damage. With the increase in
ownership of mobiles, there is
increased usage and so the
students are putting themselves at
risk more and more of health
damage.
Also younger students may not
be properly educated on phone
usage. Most phones nowadays
have internet access on them.
Students can access sites
which they should not see, like
pornography.
Guide Questions:
1.What do you notice
about the underlined
words?
2.What name do we give
to a verbal ending in –
ing used as a noun?
3.How is it used in each
 Gerunds
word ending in –ing that is
formed from a verb and that
functions as a NOUN specifically
a subject, subjective
complement, an object of the
preposition, a direct object, and
an appositive.
GERUND as subject
Using a mobile phone
can put the owner at
risk of long term health
damage.
GERUND as direct object

Many students
keep updating
their status on
social media.
 GERUND as subjective
complement
One factor that
mobile phones can
provide temptation
is cheating in test.
GERUND as object of the
preposition
The teacher may
be interrupted
during speaking
to the class.
 GERUND as appositive

The variety of functions

of mobile phones,
calling, texting, playing
games and more, are
remarkable.
DRILLS!!!
!
 Directions: On ½ crosswise, identify the
gerunds and their uses in the sentence.

DO 1.Marvin likes jumping on the

SC trampoline.
2.Kim’s main interest is working with
S computers.
3.Riding a roller coaster scares my little
A brother.
4.A philanthropist, giving financial
OP assistance to the poor, is a noble
S 6. Helping a friend is an
automatic yes in your book.
DO 7. He dislikes doing
DO homework.
DO 8. Are you tired of studying?
SC 9. She hates going out at
night.
10.My least favorite chore is
Directions: Identify the uses of the
underlined gerund in the sentences.
1.She loves reading English and French novels
at home.
2.Reading grammar and literature is Anna’s
favorite hobby.
3.Karla’s main interest is working with laptop
computers and tablets.
4.John got ticket for watching movies at
Robinson’s Mall.
5.Their support and assistance, helping the
poor in the society, is a shared
responsibility.
6.Doctors and nurses generally advised
their patients drinking a glass of
water for rehydration.
7.Her mother encouraged us eating
healthy food all the time for long life.
8.One of his classmates began learning
Spanish and English languages.
9.He loves cooking Italian pasta and
macaroni at night.
10.Lee Jung Suk is visiting Philippines
for his world tour concert.
DO IT YOURSELF!
The students will answer
Task 13-B: Give it a Try on
page 256.
 TRY HARDER!
irections: Convert the following verbs to gerund and
onstruct them into sentences (two sentences each wo
ccording to the uses of gerund. Write it in a ½ crossw
1.sell
2.bake
3.write
4.send
5.talk
DELVING DEEPER
Read and study the sentences. (p. 272)
1.I heard of Marlon’s having an advocacy to
connect deeply with others.
2.I was not surprised to hear of his travelling
to Kenya as a volunteer worker.
3.Because of my being busy, I was not able
to send him off.
4.What is the impact of Marlon’s going away?
5.We are very certain of his being
appreciated by the community.
Guide Questions:
1.What word introduces the
underlined phrase?
2.What do you call this phrase?
3. What word comes before the
gerund in each sentence?
What is the function of the
noun or pronoun in relation to
 GERUNDIAL PHRASE
•Includes the gerund plus
any modifiers and
complements
•Always functions as a
noun
I can’t accept them ignoring me.
OBJECT GERUND PHRASE
PRONOUN

Marlon’s having an
POSSESSIVE
avocacy
GERUND PHRASE
TRY!
Answer page 273 of your
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