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Chapter: 1 Section: 2 Exploring Language Lesson: 1 Working with words Copy the table below into your notebook, then go back to passage 1 about ‘ Trees’. Fill in the table with nouns which have similar endings. Add other words which you know to each column. Nouns ending in………………… …tion ..ment ..ion population environment production development malnutrition improvement ..ity million productivity erosion university session mobility ..th health wealth truth B) Now do the same with adjectives: Adjectives ending in ……….. …y healthy …ive …al productive agricultural …d/ed expected wealthy creative medical planted really active actual used .. uous poisonous generous continuous c)Use the words to make up questions to ask the rest of the class. Example1: erosion. Why is soil erosion not good? Because trees need water to grow. Example: 2 healthy. How can people stay healthy By using having balance diet. D) In the same reading passage we find the word ‘ firewood ‘. It is like other words such as ‘ policeman’ and ‘headache’. What do you notice about these words? We call them compound words. Can you complete the sentence? A compound word then, is a word which………………….. contains more than one word. Complete the following to make compound words you have already learned then make a quiz which include these words. Black… blackboard Bath… bathroom Egg… eggplant Scarce… scarecrow Bed… bedroom Arm… Armchair… skyline Cup… cupboard Sky… Example: blackboard. What is a blackboard made of? It is made of wood. E) We often use abbreviations to save time and space. The United Nations for example, is often called the UN. Please turn over is often written PTO. Work in pairs and write out what each abbreviation stands for. UN United Nations WHO World Health Organization VIP Very Important Person ARABSAT Arab Satellite SUDATEL Sudan Telecommunications a.m. In the morning p.m. In the evening m.p.h. Meter per hour UK United Kingdom USA United States of America.