广东省揭阳市第三中学人教版高中英语选修8课件：UNIT 1 A LAND OF DIVERSITY LEARNING ABOUT LANGUAGE（6） .ppt

1、人教课标高二 选修 8Unit 1Discovering useful words and expressions1.Complete the following chart with the new words from the text.Adjective Noun majorhardracedistinctmajorityhardshipracialdistinctionAdjective Noun Italian Korea PakistanDenmarkItaly Korean Pakistani Danish通过上面的表格的练习，我们可以发现词性的改变可以在其词根加上成分，单词的词

2、性就会改变。这就是我们要学到的“后缀”。A suffix is a particle,which is added to the end of a root.Suffixes do not change the meaning of the root,but its part of speech.e.g.lead(v.)leadership(n.)ill(adj.)illness(n.)Although each suffix has its own meaning,it cant be used separately without the root.However,some suffixe

3、s add new meanings to the newly formed words.e.g.meaning meaninglessthink thinker1.Suffixes used as a noun signifier VerbAdjectiveSuffixNounread-er readeract-oractor train-eetraineebuild-ingbuilding attend-ance attendanceVerbAdjectiveSuffixNounpunish-mentpunishmentinvent-tioninventionsick-nesssickne

4、ssspecial-istspecialisttrue-thtruth2.Suffixes used as an adjective signifier NounVerbSuffixAdjectivewind-ywindyhope-fulhopefuladventure-ousadventuroushero-ic(-ical)heroicnation-alnationalcare-lesscarelessNounVerbSuffixAdjectivetrouble-sometroublesomedepend-ent/-antdependentcomfort-able/-iblecomforta

5、ble,act,imagine,-ive/-tive/-ative/-itiveactive,imaginative,NounVerbSuffixAdjectivesecond-arysecondarychange-ablechangeableannoy-ingannoyingexcite-edexcited3.Suffixes used as a verb signifier AdjectiveNounSuffixVerbbroadfright-en broaden,frightensimple-fysimplifymodernize(-ise)modernizeComplete these

6、 sentences,using new words from the text.1.A _ country consists of a group of states.2.That is the biggest _ church I have ever seen.3.The _ of us voted for Mr.Red,who then became chairman of the committee.federal Catholic majority4.The _ of Education is one of the government departments.5.The econo

7、mic _ in recent years has created more job opportunities.6._ shaped like a boot lies in the south of Europe.7.We should draw a _ between right and wrong.MinistryboomItaly distinction8.To make the crossing from Shandong to the Northeast,our ancestors suffered all kinds of _.9.The people from South or North _ are called Koreans.10.Nobody knows who will be _ as president or vice president of this country.hardshipsKoreaelectedHomework Finish activity 3 on page 4.Finish activities 1-3 on page 48 on the workbook.Thank you!