This lesson focuses on the form and function of gerunds and infinitives. Through a variety of writing and speaking exercises, students learn when to choose a gerund or infinitive and when either choice is possible. 

Gerunds & Infinitives

In this lesson, students read two stories that use gerunds and infinitives in context. They answer comprehension questions and write sentences about themselves using gerunds and infinitives.

Gerund & Infinitive Stories

In this lesson, students discuss the importance of winning (and losing) in competitions. They practice using gerunds and infinitives to talk about participating in competitions, and they learn common idioms and expressions with the word “win.”

Winning

In this lesson, students read a short biography about Ayrton Senna, a famous Brazilian race car driver. Students learn new vocabulary and practice adverbs of time.



Ayrton Senna

Students learn to use ​_should_​, ​_ought to_​, and ​_had better_​ in affirmative sentences, negative sentences, and questions. Tasks include speaking practice. 

Modals of Advice

In this lesson, students discuss why passwords are important, how to create strong ones, and the future of password technology. They also practice using the modal verb _should_ to give advice about password use.

Passwords

In this resource, students read posters about digital resilience and learn useful vocabulary. The readings cover privacy settings, strong passwords, responsible social media use, and screen time balance. An assessment task is included.

Digital Resilience

This mid-course assessment for Ellii Up P focuses on content from the first half of the course, including gerunds and infinitives, modals of advice, and reading comprehension.

Mid-Course Assessment

Students practice expressing opinions in spoken English. They also practice responding to opinions and asking for opinions.  Includes listening practice and an assessment task.

Expressing an Opinion

In this comprehensive lesson, students review and practice different types of prepositions such as time, place, direction, and method. They will see all the prepositions listed with examples, and then they will complete various practice exercises.

Prepositions

Low Int - High Int

How to Talk about Likes & Dislikes

Fifty common verb collocations are introduced in this lesson. Students will learn and practice multiple collocations for each verb separately before trying mixed exercises.

Verb Collocations

In this lesson, students read about routines and how they simplify our lives and add meaning to mundane activities. They practice describing their own routines using verb collocations, and they discuss strategies for sticking to our routines.

Routines

In this lesson, students learn to reproduce the /ju/ sound (as in “cute”). They practice writing and producing the sound through various tasks and compare /ju/ and /ʌ/ (e.g., cute/cut). Includes a pronunciation diagram and audio.

Please note that we use the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent sounds on our site. This lesson is based on the typical North American pronunciation of /ju/ (also known as “long U”). Pronunciation of this sound may differ by country and/or region. Lessons on /ʌ/ as in “cut” (short U) and /u/ as in “coot” are also available. 

/ju/

This final assessment for Ellii Up P focuses on content from the second half of the course, including prepositions, expressing an opinion, verb collocations, describing routines, and the /ju/ sound.

Final Assessment 

Low-intermediate students build expressive range using gerunds, infinitives, and modal verbs of advice. Learners also practice expanded prepositions and common verb collocations and practice reading about routines and digital resilience.