Period Two: Word power -By Laura,Read the following words and answer the questions with them.,You cant find your pen. What happened to your pen?,(It disappeared.),2. You want to get the book on the top shelf , but you are not tall enough. Do you think you will be able to reach the book? 3. The two groups dont agree with each other. They argued fiercely. So what is the problem between them called?,(I am unable to do so.),(Disagreement.),4. Many people respect Mr. Li and think he is a good man. He helps people out and is a good citizen and friend. So can you find a word to describe Mr. Li? 5. Mr. Wang has published several books. He loves his job writing novels. So what is Mr. Wangs occupation?,(respectable),(He is a novelist.),6. You cant find the order of the numbers in a group of members. So can you find a word to describe the order of the numbers?,(It is irregular.),(They are misleading.),7. Some ads say that if you take their pills, youll be healthy, look younger, become smarter and sleep better. What can you say about these ads?,Work in pairs and try to guess what a word means by looking at its prefix.,against, opposed to,not , opposite of,not without,early before,in favor of, supporting,not opposite of,again,Guess the meaning of the following words 1.anti-desertification /anti-body /antifreeze 2.disagree /dislike /discourage disadvantage /disagreement disable /dishonest /dishonorable 3.inaccurate /illogical /immobile/ irregular 4.non-cloned /non-stop/ non-smoker,5.prewar /precondition /prehistoric preschool/ predetermine /prepaid 6.pro-European 7.rewrite /recycle /reapply 8.unclear/ unable /uncertain unlock /unfold 9.misbehave/mistake/misunderstand/ misapply/mislead,Try to guess what a word means by looking at its suffix.,worthy of, able to be,full of, characterized by,someone who does something,without,indicate a state or condition,indicate a state, quality or character,1.comfortable /changeable/countable /understandable/respectable 2.cheerful/sorrowful/forgetful /handful/mouthful 3.artist/novelist/socialist/communist 4.careless/meaningless/selfless/treeless 5.amusement/agreement 6.carelessness/blindness/silliness,Lets fill in the blanks with what we learned just now.,I think cutting down trees should be made _and tighter laws should be introduced. So many people are showing their _ for nature;,illegal,disrespect,they dont seem to care that they are destroying the environment. Sometimes I think were fighting a _battle against people who just dont listen. I know scientists have worked hard to achieve scientific breakthroughs but its _whether theyll ever succeed totally.,hopeless,uncertain,Although its _ that they want to advance technology, I think some things are best left the way they are.,understandable,Some other prefixes that are used widely in English.,automaker automobile automatic,bilingual bilateral,downhill downstairs downwards,everlasting evergreen evermore,halfway half-brother half-pay,full-color full-page full-size,hand-made hand-picked hand-wash,postgraduate post-industrial,overeat oversleep overwork,Suffixes that are commonly used are as follows.,Name more parts of your body.,throat,gallbladder,stomach,liver,heart,lung,trachea,large intestine,Fill in the blanks with the names of body parts . Think of the body like a school. At the top of the school is the headmaster, known as the _. This is the organ that controls the rest of the organs, just like the headmaster controls the school. After this comes the _.,brain,heart,Revise what we learned in this class and prepare for the checking.,Homework:,Bye-bye!,