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or on strips.
Compose dialogues using the picture. Teacher: What is Jill doing? Student: She is giving Nancy
flowers. T: Do you think Nancy is happy? S: Yes. T: Why? S: Because Jill gave her flowers. Or:
Nansy
gave flowers to her, not to Peter!
Try a drill like this:
Sl: Would you lend me your car? S2: I can't. I've already promised to lend if to Harry.
Sl: Would you lend me your textbook? S2: I can't. I've already promised to lend it to Judy. Or:
T: John bought some candy. Sl: Who did he buy it for? T: Himself. Sl: Oh, he bought it for himself.
The verbs "explain" (I explained the answer to her) and "open" (Open the door for me) do not accept
the movement rule.
Write the information in one sentence. Put the underlined part at the end of the sentence. Sometimes
you need "to." E.g. Tim lent sth to Sarah. It was his calculator.
Tim lent Sarah his calculator.
Brian sent a message. It was to his wife.
Brian sent a message to his wife.
1. I sold my bike. My brother bought it.
I___________________________________
2. The boss promised something to the workers — a pay rise.
The boss______________________________
3. Someone passed the sugar. Dave wanted it.
Someone _____________________________
4. Sam told the joke. He told all his friends.
Sam_________________________________
5. Jeremy gave some help. He helped his flatmate.
6. I wrote to my teacher. I wrote a le.tter of apology.
7. Sarah threw the ball. Kirstv caught it.
Key: 1. I sold my bike to my brother.
2. The boss promised a pay rise to the workers.
3. Someone passed the sugar to Dave.
4. Sam told the joke to all his friends.
5. Jeremy gave his flatmate some help.
6. I wrote my teacher a letter of apology.
7. Sarah threw the ball to Kirsty.