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Word Power

Task one -- Learn some rules of word formation

Beethoven composer

Zhang Heng inventor seismograph [5saizmE^rB:f] n. 地震仪, 测震仪

Shakespeare Writer

director

sculptor journalist actor

Word formation composer writer inventor director actor sculptor journalist add suffix to form new words

Look at this form and pay attention to suffixes examples Noun +ess Waiter waitress Verb +er +or +ant +ent +ist teach teacher act actor assist assistant study student type typist Noun +ist +ian +er art artist music musician work worker special specialist electric electrician Adj +ist +ian

So, we can add _______ to verbs, nouns and adjectives to form__________. suffixes nouns Group work Try to collect as many nouns as possible ending with the following suffixes (write down) 1. -er -or -ist 2. -ian -ess

Task two -- Learn words about jobs

Brainstorming driver teacher doctor jobs ……? singer manager

driver photographer doctor cook conductor professor waiter magician] [ doctor cook conductor professor magician] waiter worker

manager Sculptor] headmaster composer accountant ] librarian

Job words composer dealer the arts education business accountant Group work Job words composer dealer the arts education business accountant sculptor musician principal librarian manager professor

Part A Page 46 Answers (1)teacher (2) actor (3) electrician (4) artist (5)photographer (6) musician

What kind of job would you like to have? why? Pair work What kind of job would you like to have? why? driver doctor teacher jobs ……? singer manager I would like to be a/an ___________because_________. I want to take up ___________so as to __________.

Task three -- learn to describe a person

Read the guideline on page 109 and answer the question: What basic information should be included when we describe people? age, appearance, character, details about their life, their achievements or success, influence on other people and what is special about them

Read the article on P109 and fill in the form. Basic information Miss Wang Age ..…. Appearance …… Character Achievements/ success Influence on other people

Look at Part B and write an article about Jiang Tianyi according to the interview notes.

Thank you