Weather has a powerful effect on the physical world. It also affects people’s personalities. How do we know about the effects of weather on people? We know from biometeorologists. These scientists are weather researchers. They study human health and emotions in response to atmospheric conditions.

In the chart provided, write the part of speech of each underlined word as it is used in the following paragraph.

Problems with Pronunciation

Unit 6

Phonetic Symbols Where do we find them? The Importance of Learning

the Phonetic Symbols

A. Phonetics

Two or more syllables

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B. Word Stress

Why /ə/ is important?

Look at the words in section C.

Where does schwa appear?

Hint: Stress

C. Schwa /ə/

See how the four letters (o, a, u, and i) are pronounced in section D.

D Key letters and Sounds

E. Silent Letters and Short Syllables

6.1 You will need to use your dictionary to do it.

6.2 Circle the odd word out.

6.3 Which syllable has the main stress?

Remember the stress symbol

ˈ6.4 Silent Letters?

Exercises

Classroom Language

Unit 7

• Highlighter

• Photocopier

• Electrical outlet

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Important Verbs

• Turn up

• Look up

• Borrow

• Plug in

A Equipment

• The meaning of a word

What does ….. mean?

• The pronunciation of a word

How do you pronounce …..?

• The spelling of a word

How do you spell …..?

• Usage

How do you use ….. In a sentence?

• The difference

What’s the difference between ….. and …..?

C Questions about Vocabulary

Prefixes

Unit 8

Adjectives Verbs

lock

unlock

pack

unpack

dressed

undressed

happy

unhappy

friendly unfriendly

able unable

employed unemployed

reasonable unreasonable

A Prefixes give a negative meaning un----

ir---

Irresponsible

irregular

________

in---

invisible

incorrect

im---

impolite

impatient

Impossible

_____________

il---

illegible

illegal

Adjectives Verbs

dislikedisagreedisappeareddisabledisconnect

dishonest

disabled

dis---

mis--- (badly or incorrectly)

misunderstand

misread

misspell

re… (again)

redo

reopen

retake

over (too much)

overeat

oversleep

overcharge

Verb Prefixes with Specific Meanings