JHS_Grammar_Verb_Infinitive

INFINITIVE VERB (suru koto)

不定詞（ふていし）：　～すること

FUN FACT: "What does 'green class' mean on shinkansens?" <answer below>

DEFINITION: This infinitive verb pattern is simply, 'to' + the regular form of the verb: 「to+動詞の原形」で「～すること」という意味を表す。 This particular grammar point is also often referred to as by its mathlish name: Subject + Verb + Infinitive (S + V + 不定詞)

NOTE: I've also combined one area from Grade 2 with one area from Grade 3 because they teach the same grammar point. See examples below for details.

EXAMPLES:

	GRADE 2	GRADE 3
SUNSHINE:	I want to go to the park	My father taught me how to play it.
NEW CROWN:	Eri wants to be an astronaut.	The place I want to visit is Korea.
NEW HORIZON:	2012: I want to use English in my future job.	2012: I want you to check my homework.
ONE WORLD:	I want to be a farmer.	My father tells me to work hard.
TOTAL ENGLISH:	I want to know about the 3Rs.	I asked my father to help me.

Are You Free On (grade 2): Students are divided into two teams and ask each other if they are free on a day to do something.

Bringo (grade 3): Students learn simple telephone conversation English and practice it via bingo.

Broken Telephone: Every row in the classroom forms a group, a metaphorical 'telephone cord'. The goal is for each group to race in order to verbally pass a word, phrase or sentence down their team's telephone cord and the last person must repeat it to one of the teachers. This game is sometimes called でんごうゲーム in Japanese.

Do You Want To (grade 2): A Halloween-themed activity using the phrases "Do you want to ~?" and "I want to ~."

Infinitive Nanny McPhee (grade 2): In this movie activity, the students get time off from the grueling textbook to watch a movie and pick out the infinitive rules Nanny McPhee teaches.

I Wanna Telephone (grade 2): Students practice using sub+verb+infinitive sentence while playing this whisper-down-the-alley syle game, でんごうゲーム in Japanese.

I Want to Get Away (grade 2): This activity uses Lenny Kravitz’s Fly Away as a warm-up to segment into a bingo interview game and finally a writing exercise.

I Want to Jump High Like Mario (grade 2): Students will pretend to be Doraemon and make sentences about wanting to be like another character that the students are familiar with.

Mario Wants Luigi To: A translation exercise, listening exercise & charades game practicing infinitives.

Occupations (grade 2): Students use their imaginations and share their dreams with the class. This is a 2 hour activity but can be used as one class (teachers will have to do some adjustments or pick & choose which activity to use).

PowerPoint Occupations (grade 2): Students learn the grammar point 'want to...' and 24 common occupations.

Summer Frolicking (grade 2): Students interview others to learn about their friends’ summer break activities.

Tell/Want Charades: Charades Game in which students practice sentences "Want 人 to" and "Told 人to."

Want Me to Janken (grade 2): Students race to translate sentences using the grammar pattern.

Want to Do (grade 2): This is a pair or team game where students make infinitive sentences in hopes to discover their friend(s) secret marker.

Want to Go to Saizeria (grade 2): Students think of reasons to complete the sentences.

Want to Pachinko (grade 2): Students play a true/false betting game by guessing the ALT's sentences, much like Englipedia's Mastermind game. This is a good review activity to practice reading infinitive sentences and Subordinate Conjunctions.

ANSWER: "It means '1st class'. The only difference between the 'green' and 'reserved' is the amount of leg space."

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