Technological map of the lesson №34

Main part
Informative: The goal of this step is to activated and consolidate students’ knowledge
Activity 1. Choose an appropriate word

Parallelism Parallelism is the balance between two or more similar words, phrases or clauses. It is used to balance nouns with nouns, prepositional phrases with prepositional phrases, infinitives with infinitives and etc.: My mother likes cooking and reading.( correct ) My mother likes cooking and to read. .(incorrect ) She played basketball, had a shower and went to school. .( correct ) 8She played basketball, had a shower and gone to school. .( incorrect ) Parallelism is also called parallel structure. It improves writing style and readability.

1. I prefer jogging to run/running
2. I prefer to jog rather than run/ running.
3. She writes both novels and poems/ poetic.
4. I would rather have listened to him than ignore/ ignored.
5. My son can play the piano, trumpet and play the violin/the violin.
6. As we get older we become wiser and the wisest/wiser.
7. Public transit, such as buses or a train/trains ,can help reduce air pollution.
8. The task was challenging and different/ differently from what we used to practice.
Answer key : 1 running 2 run 3 poems 4 ignored 5 violin 6 wiser 7 trains 8 different
Interactive : The goal of this step is to consolidate the students’ gained and become active
Activity 2. Choose the right parallel structure.
1. a. The doctor advised me to sleep early, eat healthy food and exercise regularly.
b. The doctor advised me to sleep early, eat healthy food and to exercise regularly.
2. a. She was known for her beauty and generous.
b. She was known for her beauty and generosity.
3. a. Complaints were made by teachers and administrators also.
b. Complaints were made by teachers and administrators.
4. a. To learn is understanding the world.
b. To learn is to understand the world.
5. a. She likes baseball and running.
b. She likes playing baseball and running.
6. a. For dinner we would like lamb chops and to fry potato.
b. For dinner we would like lamb chops and fried potato.
7. a. My friends never judge me by my words or what I did.
b. My friends never judge me by my words or my actions