U2Wordpower.ppt

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. Focus on these words 110-metre hard-working sportsperson well-trained Terms to be used 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. Homework Find more information about compound words and other ways to form new words. High jump Skating Olympic torch Tian Liang Boxing Jordon Basketball Yao Ming Badminton Gold medal Volleyball Swimming * That is to say he must be… Do you know the meanings of the underlined words? 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 putting two or more words together. Competition Now you’re divided into four groups and discuss about other words that are created this way . Now you can recommend one classmate to represent your group. Come to the front and list as many compound words as possible in 2 minutes. 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. hard, well adverb adv. known, trained verb-ed v-ed going, lasting verb-ing v-ing bag, hand noun n. warm, big, adjective adj. Examples C