Module4 unit2 wordpower.pptVIP

Read the following dialogue: A: Did you know that Liu Xiang was the first Asian to win a gold medal for the men’s 110-metre hurdles in the Olympic Games? B: Yes! Everyone knows that he is a very hard-working sportsperson. He is a well-trained winner. * Questions: Do you know the meanings of the italicized words? Do you know how the words are made? 110-metre(n.) hard-working (adj.) sportsperson (n.) well-trained (adj.) 110(num.) meter (n.) hard (adv.) working (v-ing) sports (n.) Person (n.) well (adv.) trained (V-ed) A compound word is made when two or more than two words are joined together to form a new word. Group work: Divide the students into groups of four. Ask them to think about other words that are created this way. Have students study the words they have listed. Ask: How are the words formed? Go through page 26 to understand the formation rules of compound adjectives and compound nouns. To form compound adjectives: adv.+ v-ed adj.+ v-ed n.+v-ed n.+adj. adv.+v-ing adj.+v-ing adj.+n.+-ed Compound (adj.) Formation warm-hearted, cold-blooded easy-going, ordinary-looking hard-working, long-lasting tax-free, world-famous air-conditioned, man-made soft-boiled, clear-cut well-educated, well-paid To form compound nouns: n.+v-ing n.+n. Compound (n.) Formation handbag, bookmark, website, motherland sightseeing, window-shopping, housekeeping, day-dreaming Match the words in column A with the ones in column B to form new words: A 1.black 2.broad 3.every 4.bed 5.blue 6.suit B a. room b. eyed c. cast d. case e. where f. board f. c. e. a. b. d. A 7.radio 8.bus 9.reading 10.passer 11.play 12.over 13.news l. i. m. j. g. h. k. B g. ground h. throw driver j. by k. paper l. active m. room Ask the students to translate the words into Chinese. Explain that some English words are derived from the combination of two different words, for example: hand-bag: a small bag carried on a person’s hand; long-lasting: that can last f