Unit one, Lesson three

Hello Dear students!!!!

Grammar topic of our week is : COMPOUND NOUNS AND THEIR PLURAL

So, here, I inserted several activities using them.

First, please watch this video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD5_yQJms_c and learn the given in it definitions.

Activity nr. 1
In your notebooks join two parts of a compound words and write their plurals, I inserted a picture with the rule and another one with exercise:
The rule:)

and the picture to practice the rule:)

Don't forget to write the plural of the found noun...!!!!!!

Activity nr. 2
In your notebook please write only the plural of the found words and the completed text from this exercise.

·         Match the words in box A with the words in box B to form compound words. Ten match them with the definitions.

A -

Back    cross     guest     guide     hitch     over    rail     sight    sign      suit

B -

Book     case      hike     house      night      pack     post        road        roads      seeing

a   a) Book that gives information about a place ________________________.

b   b)  Bag with a handle for carrying clothe, etc.________________________

c       C)Place where two roads meet and cross each other.__________________

d   d) Get free rides by standing next to the road._______________________

   e)Tracks that trains travel on.________________________

f  f)  Bag that you carry on your back.______________________

g   g) Sign by the road that gives information._______________________

    h) During the night and until the morning.________________________

i)   i)  Small, cheap hotel.________________________

j   k) Visiting interesting places____________________

·         Now, use the compound words to complete the text:

Alice Springs – Australia

Next week I’m going to a fantastic journey: across Australia! I’m flying to Darwin, in the north of the country, and I’m going to stay (1) _______________ there. My (2) ______________ says it’s quite an interesting city, so I think I’ll spend the morning doing some (3) ________________. I love travelling by train, so then I’m going to take the new (4) _____________________ to Alice Springs, right in the middle of the country.

I’ll find a hotel or (5) ________________ for the night and the next day I’m going to (6) ____________________ down the main road. I’m taking all my things in a (7) _________________ so that I don’t have to carry a heavy (8) ________________ in y hand. About 200 kilometres south of Alice Springs I’ll reach a (9) __________________ where there’s a (10) _____________ that says ‘Uluru 247 km’. Uluru is also known as ‘Ayers Rocks’- one of the most amazing sights in the word.

Adapted from Complete PET by Cambridge press

Activity nr 3

On the blog please write 5 compound nouns that you know, write their plurals and provide their definitions..
For those who do not remember any compound words you may choose from the following list http://www.havefunteaching.com/worksheets/phonics/compound-words/compound-word-list.pdf

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