1、Lesson 11 English WordsWords to noteAbsurdity 11; centrifugal 5; centripetal 13; decadent 8; defunct 14; dwindle 1; frugal 2; genteel 10; hinterland 12; jaunty 3; manipulate 6; sordid 9; thriving 4; versatile 7Understanding the textPart A: Table completionReasonsExamples1. English borrows words from
2、 other languages.ketchup form Chinese and sofa from Arabic2. Influential individuals create words which may be accepted into the language.Shakespeare: excellent, lonely, hurry Isaac Newton: centrifugalSir Thomas More: exact3. New forms of words are created through the use of prefixes and suffixes.di
3、sbelieve, invisible, impossible4. Existing words may be joined together to form compounds.airport, seashore, wristwatchNamesExamples of Words Created by the IndividualJeremy BenthaminternationalSir Thomas ElyotexhaustGeorge Bernard ShawsupermanThomas CarlyleenvironmentWilliam ShakespearedwindlePart
4、B: Sentence completion1. there are at least eight ways of expressing negation using prefixes.2. two different word forms may mean same thing, e.g. flammable and inflammable.3. for priceless.4. four uses of the suffix-dous.5. form verbs from adjectives.Developing your skills Part A: Language originsS
5、ino-Tibetan FamilyChinesePutonghua Cantonese EnglishIndo-European FamilyGermanDutch English Part B: Recognising text structure: further practiceparagraph a before paragraph 3 and paragraph b after paragraph 6Part C: Creating timelines: further practice1290 1365 1565 1700 1769 TodayExtending your vocabularyPart B: SuffixesItemChange in Word ClassNew Meaningadjective nounverb nounverb/noun nounverb/noun nounverb/noun nounExpanding your creativity
