Period Two: Word power

able agree appear lead novel

regular respect

Read the following words and

answer the questions with them.

1.You can’t 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 don’t 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. Wang’s occupation?

(respectable)

(He is a novelist.)

6. You can’t 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, you’ll 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.

Prefix Example Meaning

anti- anti-cloning

dis- disappear

in-

im-

il-

ir-

incorrect

impossible

illegal

rresponsible

against, opposed to

not , opposite of

not without

Prefix Example Meaning

pre- preview

pro- pro-cloning

un- unfair

re recreate

early before

in favor of,

supporting

not opposite of

again

Try to guess what a word means by looking at its suffix.

Suffix Examples Meaning

-able comfortable

-full cheerful

-ist scientist

worthy of, able to be

full of, characterized by

someone who does something

Suffix Examples Meaning

-less hopeless

-ment agreement

-ness dryness

without

indicate a state

or condition

indicate a state, quality or character

Let’s fill in the blanks with what we

learned just now.

disrespect hopeless illegal

uncertain understandable

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 don’t seem to care that they are

destroying the environment. Sometimes

I think we’re fighting a _________battle

against people who just don’t listen. I

know scientists have worked hard to

achieve scientific breakthroughs but it’s

___________whether they’ll ever

succeed totally.

hopeless

uncertain

Although it’s _______________ that

they want to advance technology, I

think some things are best left the way

they are.

understandable

Work in groups and try to give

more examples with prefixes and

suffixes and write them down.

Competition

Can you name some organs of our body?Can you name some organs of our body?

lung

bladder

liver

large

intestines

stomach

heart

smallintestines

gallbladder

spleen

diaphragm

1. I control the rest of the organs.

2. I remove waste products from the blood and produce urine.

3. I help to clean the blood and can re-grow itself.

4. I pass the blood around the body.

5. I use the oxygen we breathe.

kidney

heart

lung

brain

liver

Read the following passage comparing your body to your school life. Complete it using the names of the organs above.

oxygen

digest

urine

security

guard

undesirable

element

氧气

消化 分类 摘要

尿

安全

守卫 , 护卫队

不需要 , 不受欢迎的

要素 , 元素

Think of the body like a school. At the top of the school is the headmaster, known as the (1) _______. This is the organ that controls the rest of the organs, just like the headmaster controls the school. After this comes the (2) ________. It is like a teacher. This organ passes the blood around the body so it can run well. This is similar to the knowledge a teacher gives to students. Next is the (3) _______, which is the student. This organ is the only one that can re-grow itself. It helps to clean the blood.

Complete the following passage using the names of the organs above:

brain

heart

liver

This is like knowledge students get from teachers. Students always grow with newly found knowledge. The (4) _________are the organs of the body that use the oxygen we breathe. Think of the oxygen as the life you lead at school. The (5) ____________ is very useful as it stores the food we eat until we can digest it properly. This is similar to the learning process. We store the information until we need to use it. So this organ is like a notebook. The (6) ___________are the organs that remove waste products from the blood and produce urine.

lungs

stomach

kidneys

They are like the cleaners, repairmen and security guards who look after your school. The last major organ is the bladder. This is the organ that removes our waste. Not all the information you get at school is kept. The undesirable elements are removed. Now you can see how similar your school life is to your body and you can look after them both.

Of all the organs, which do you think is the most important? Why?

Revise what we learned in

this class and prepare for

the checking.

Homework: