Diaries and Journal Entres

English FAL Gerunds

1. JournalsJournals
Diaries
&
Diary of……..
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2. Diary Entries
Do you “Journal” or “Keep a Diary”
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3. Diary or Journal Entries
•Thesetwowords—diaryandjournal—areoftenusedinterchangeably,butthereisa
differencebetweenthetwo.
•Adiaryissomethingthatismorelikelytobeusedeverydaytorecordspecific
thingsthathappenedonaspecificday.Itcanbeusedtorecordfeelings,moods,
andemotions.
•Adiarycanalsotrackdatatohelpyoumakeanimportantdiscovery.Forinstance,
writinginafooddiarymighthelpyouuncoverthesourceofyourmigraine
headaches.Trackingyourexercisehabitsmayhelpyoumakeaconnection
betweenyourmoodandwhetherornotyouwerephysicallyactivethatday.
Journal Entries
The contents of a journal,
on the other hand, aren't
necessarily constrained
by the dates on a
calendar. Journals can
include random thoughts,
lists, ideas, pictures,
doodles, memories, song
lyrics, and anything else
that comes to mind.
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4. Differences
Diary of……..
June12,2017marksthe75thanniversaryofAnneFrank’sfirstdiaryentry.Fordecadesafterher
untimelydeathin1945inaGermandeathcamp,herpoignantwords—writtenbetween1942and
1944,whilesheandherfamilyhidfromtheNazisinanAmsterdamattic—havetouchedthelivesof
millionsreadersofallagesandaroundtheworld.
"It’sutterlyimpossibleformetobuildmylifeonafoundationofchaos,
sufferinganddeath,"FrankwroteonJuly15,1944.
"Iseetheworldbeingslowlytransformedintoawilderness,Ihearthe
approachingthunderthat,oneday,willdestroyustoo,Ifeelthe
sufferingofmillions.Andyet,whenIlookupatthesky,Isomehowfeel
thateverythingwillchangeforthebetter,thatthiscrueltytooshallend,
thatpeaceandtranquillitywillreturnoncemore."
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5. Gerund, the Verb who wanted to be
a Noun
Gerundsare
-ing
forms of verbs, but they are not part of
any verb tense. Instead, they are used as Nouns.
Noun: “A noun is a word that refers to a thing (book), a
person (Betty Crocker), an animal (cat), a place (Omaha), a
quality (softness), an idea (justice)”
Example
•The gerund is a verb which is used as if it were a
noun
•Since it is a verb, it does not use an adjective, nor
preceded by (an) article, but it can be modified by
an adverb.
•A verbal noun is a noun formed from a verb;
some verbal nouns end in -ing.
Verb+ ing = a “Nouny”Gerund
•Write= Writing quickly
•Sleep= Sleeping quietly
•Hide = Hiding inconspicuously
•Can you think of any other examples
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6. Example
Lets Find the Gerund
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Althoughheisfamoustoday,RudolphNureyev’sbirthonatraininRussia
wasamodestbeginning.
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Nureyevbeganhisgreatcareerbydancingwithamateurgroups.
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Oneofhisskillswasleapinglikeagazelle.
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LeavingMoscowchangedNureyev’scareerforever.
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ThedanceworldinLondon,Paris,andNewYorkcompetedinpraisinghis
performances.
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AtrecitalsinwhichNureyevdanced,theorchestrawasoftendrownedout
bywildcheering.
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Watchinghisimpossiblyhighleapswasanunforgettableexperience.
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Hisdancingisknowntoeveryone.
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DrivinginacrowdedcitywasanewexperienceforNicolás.
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Shecouldnotstophummingthattune.
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7. Excercise
•Split into groups of 3-4
•Read and use the excerpts from Anne Franks Diary
•Answer the Questions about Gerunds
•In your groups discuss how Anne Frank must have felt.
•On the paper provided write a 5 sentence Diary Entry as Anne Frank using 2-3
Gerunds.Exercise Q1
July 8th 1942: “At three o’clock (Hello had left but was supposed to come back
later), the doorbell rang. I didn’t hear it, since I was out on the balcony, lazily
reading in the sun. A little while later Margot appeared in the kitchen doorway
looking very agitated. “Father has received a call-up notice from the SS,” she
whispered. “Mother has gone to see Mr. van Daan” (Mr. van Daanis Father’s
business partner and a good friend.) I was stunned. A call-up: everyone knows
what that means. Visions of concentration camps and lonely cells raced through
my head. How could we let Father go to such a fate? “Of course he’s not going,”
declared Margot as we waited for Mother in the living room. “Mother’s gone to
Mr. van Daanto ask whether we can move to our hiding place tomorrow. The
van Daansare going with us. There will be seven of us altogether.” Silence. We
couldn’t speak. The thought of Father off visiting someone in the Jewish
Hospital and completely unaware of what was happening, the long wait for
Mother, the heat, the suspense –all this reduced us to silence.”
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8. Exercise Q2
October9th1942:“TodayIhavenothingbutdismalanddepressingnewsto
report.OurmanyJewishfriendsandacquaintancesarebeingtakenawayin
droves.TheGestapoistreatingthemveryroughlyandtransportingthemincattle
carstoWesterbork,thebigcampinDrenthetowhichthey’resendingalltheJews.
Mieptoldusaboutsomeonewho’dmanagedtoescapefromthere.Itmustbe
terribleinWesterbork.Thepeoplegetalmostnothingtoeat,muchlesstodrink,as
waterisavailableonlyonehouraday,andthere’sonlyonetoiletandsinkfor
severalthousandpeople.Menandwomensleepinthesameroom,andwomen
andchildrenoftenhavetheirheadsshaved.Escapeisalmostimpossible;many
peoplelookJewish,andthey’rebrandedbytheirshornheads.Ifit’sthatbadin
Holland,whatmustitbelikeinthosefarawayanduncivilisedplaceswherethe
Germansaresendingthem?Weassumethatmostofthemarebeingmurdered.
TheEnglishradiosaysthey’rebeinggassed.Perhapsthat’sthequickestwayto
die.Ifeelterrible.Miep’saccountsofthesehorrorsaresoheartrending…Fine
specimensofhumanity,thoseGermans,andtothinkI’mactuallyoneofthem!No,
that’snottrue,Hitlertookawayournationalitylongago.Andbesides,thereareno
greaterenemiesonearththantheGermansandJews.”
Exercise Q3
How must she have felt?
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9. Exercise Q3
How must she have felt?
What would you write?
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10. Bibliography
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lessons/gerunds/gerunds-form-and-use-1
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W ikipedia, 2021. The Diary of a Young Girl. [Online]
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