Do you know who he is?Liu Xiang.What is he so famous for?He was the first Asian to win the gold medal for the men’s 110-metre hurdles in the Olympic Games.What is required to be a sportsperson like him?1. Working hard.2. Training well.3. .... ...

hard working

well trained

That is to say he must be…

Focus on these words

110-metre hard-working

sportsperson well-trained

1. Do you know the meanings of the underlined words?

2. How are the words made?

110-metre (n.)—

hard-working (adj.)—

sportsperson (n.)—

well-trained (adj.)—

110 (num.) +

meter (n.)

hard (adv.) +

working (v-ing)

sports (n.) +

person (n.)

well (adv.) +

trained (v-ed)

A compound word is made when two or more than two words are joined together to form a new word.

We can create new words by puttingtwo or more words together.

Study the words they have listed. And find out:

How are the words formed?

Go through page 26 to understand the formation rules of compound adjectives and compound nouns.

Terms to be used

abbreviation Complete form

Examples

adj. adjective warm, big,

n. noun bag, hand

v-ing verb-ing going, lasting

v-ed verb-ed known, trained

adv. adverb hard, well

To form compound adjectives

Formation Compound (adj.)

adj.+n.+-ed

adv.+v-ing

warm-hearted, cold-bloodedeasy-going, ordinary-looking

hard-working, long-lasting

tax-free, world-famous

air-conditioned, man-made

soft-boiled, clear-cut

well-educated, well-paid

adj.+v-ing

n.+adj.

n.+v-ed

adj.+ v-ed

adv.+ v-ed

To form compound nouns

Formation Compound (n.)

n.+n.

n.+v-ing

handbag, bookmark, website, motherland, daydream

sightseeing, window-shopping, housekeeping,

How about the meanings of the compound words?

hand-bag: a small bag carried on a person’s hand;long-lasting:

tea-cup:

three-day: lasting for three days;

sightseeing:

that can last for a long time;

a cup that contains tea;

the activity of seeing sights as a tourist. …

Match the words in column A with the ones in column B to form new words:

A

1. black

2. broad

3. every

4. bed

5. blue

6. suit

B

a. room

b. eyed

c. cast

d. case

e. where

f. board

A

7. radio

8. bus

9. reading

10. passer

11. play

12. over

13. news

B

g. ground

h. throw

i. driver

j. by

k. paper

l. active

m. room

Put the following into English:

1. 项链

2. 雨衣

3. 男朋友

4. 书店

5. 地震

6. 消防队员

necklace

raincoat

boyfriend

bookstore

earthquake

firefighter

7 ．气象员

8 ．金鱼

9 ．说英语的

10 ．握手

11 ．电影制片人

12 ．水面下的

13 ．伐木工

weatherman

goldfish

English-speaking

handshake

film-maker

underwater

woodcutter

Question

When you come across unfamiliar words, do you often use the knowledge of word formation to guess the meaning of the new word?

If so, let’s do the following exercise on .

mouth-watering well-known happy-go-lucky brand new suitcaseoutgoing sightseeingDear Li Su,Guess what? I finally booked my trip to Greece! I am staying in a (1) __________hotel in the city center. I think it will be very convenient. Although I am traveling alone, I think I will make new friends easily because I am pretty (2) ________. I have not made a travel plan because I am fairly (3) _____________ and like to

brand new

outgoing

happy-go-lucky

take my time (4) __________. Greece will be so interesting. I am looking forward to seeing all the (5) __________ ancient buildings and trying the (6) ______________ food. Well, I have to finish packing my (7) _______. I promise to send you a postcard from Athens.Yours friend,Yang Jie

sightseeing

well-knownmouth-watering

suitcase

Olympic sports and events:

Answers:

Part A: a (3)

b (2)

c (1)

d (4)

Part B:Track and field events

Gymnastics Water sports

javelin throw

asymmetric bars

100 m freestyle

20 km race walk

100 m sprint

discus throw

balance beam

floor exercise

horizontal bar

200 m butterfly

platform dive

springboard dive

Part B:

Track and field events

Gymnastics Water sports

high jump

long jump

marathon

relay race

parallel bar

individual all-round

rings

uneven bars

water polo

100 m backstroke

100 m butterfly

200 m freestyle

convenient: adj. 合适的，方便的，便利的明天你方便给我一个答复吗？Will it be convenient for you to give me a reply tomorrow?

如果方便的话请帮我到邮局取个包裹。

If (it is) convenient, please fetch me the parcel from the post office.

Will you be convenient to give me a reply tomorrow? 错

If you are convenient, please fetch me… 错

convenience n. at your convenience 在你方便的时候 if it suits one’s convenience 如果对某人方便的话 在你方便时来看我。 Come to see me at your convenience. 如果你方便的话我们明天研究这个问题。

Let’s look into the matter tomorrow, if

it suits your convenience.

fairly: adv. 公平地 ; 相当地 (rather may be used with too and comparatives;

fairly cannot be used in this way.) 相当地 , 适度地 (rather 可与 too 和比较级连用 ;fairly 则不可 .)

This is a fairly easy book. (perhaps suitable.).

This is a rather easy book. (suggesting “ too easy”, unsuitable.)

He wants a large car, not small, but not very large.

I’m feeling rather better today.

fairly

[2007 全国Ⅱ ]

After two years’ research, we now have a ____ better understanding of the disease. A. very B. far

C. fairly D. quite

come up with

1. think out (an answer ， an idea), find (a solution) 想出办法，答案

当时太紧张了，他没能想出答案。Being greatly nervous, he couldn’t come

up with an answer at the moment.

我问我的助手有没有想出好的计划。I asked my assistant whether he had come

up with a very good plan.

2. =catch up with 赶上

比较 : come up 走近 , 被提出 ( 被考虑 )

他走近我并问我昨天是否在会上提出了一个好的计划。He came up to me and asked if a good plan had come up at yesterday’s meeting.He came up to me and asked if they had come up with a good plan at yesterday’s meeting.

1. come______ 偶遇2. come______ 塌陷 , 下跌3. come _____ 出版，长出4. come ______ 苏醒5. come ______ 回想6. come_____ _____ 想出 , 提出7. come ______ 被想出 , 提出8. come_____ 导致 , 发生

acrossdownoutto

backup withup

about

[2007 江苏 ]

— Have you ______ some new ideas?

— Yeah. I’ll tell you later.

A. come about B. come into

C. come up with D. come out with

Play a game Group competition:You’ll be given 22 pictures related to the

Olympics. (3 possibilities: a person, a kind of sports event, something.)

Choose pairs of students from each group to join in the game, each group will have 5 chances in turn.

One of the two students turn back, and guess what is shown on the picture according to what your partner had described.

You can choose the number of pictures.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Attention!

You mustn’t tell theexact answerto your partner.

Fencing

Deng Yaping

Pierre de Coubertin

Kong Linghui

shooting

Weightlifting

Gymnastics

Olympic flag

Liu Xiang

High jump

Skating

Olympic torch

Tian Liang

Boxing

Jordon

Basketball

Yao Ming

Badminton

Gold medal

Volleyball

Swimming

Samaranch

Homework

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