Adjective – forming suffixes
– ous,- able,- ible, - y, - ive - ful, - al
a) noun + ful useful; beautiful
noun +ous dangerous; famous
noun + al musical; classical
b) verb + able readable; verb + ible incredible
verb + y sleepy; verb + ive attractive ; affirmative
1. Point out the suffixes in these adjectives and translate them:
fruitful, happy, frosty, musical, political, wonderful, busy, easy, rickety, rueful, ruddy, porous, portable, potty, reflective.
2. Translate these words:
cultural, gladly, newspaper, skater, player, central, famous, busy, incredible, powerful, eatable, faithful, probable, vertical, cheerful, explosive, visible, guilty, accusative, reflexive, harmful, sinful, effective.
3. Make up sentences with words from ex. 2.
4. Make up adjectives from these words:
fashion, pain, intention, crime, eat, change, response, deceit, chivalry.
5. Make up sentences using words from ex. 4.
Read this text and translate it in the written form
I moved into this flat a few weeks ago, and I’m really enjoying living here. There’s only one bedroom, and at the moment my sister is staying with me because she’s looking for a job.
I work in advertising. It is hard work, and the hours are really long, but I like it. And it’s well paid. The office is really relaxed. No one wears a suit or a tie.
The only thing I don’t like about this flat is one of the neighbors, Mrs. Snell, I think her name is. She is really strange. She never speaks to anyone. I always say hello to her, and ‘Are you all right?’, and ‘what a lovely day today!’, but she never says a word. Maybe she doesn’t like young people?
I had a party a few days ago. It really wasn’t very noise. About ten of us were here until 11.00 and then we went out to a club. When I saw Mrs. Snell the next day, I said I hoped there wasn’t too much noise, but as usual she didn’t say anything. Funny lady.
This evening my sister and I are going to visit a friend of ours who’s in hospital, and then we’re going out for a Chinese meal
Make questions and try to retell the text
Future Simple Tense
| + | I will phone you tonight |
| - | I won’t phone you tonight |
| ? | Will I phone you tonight? |
1. Answer the questions:
1. Why will you have to get up early tomorrow? 2. How long will you take if you go to the office by bus? 3. What will you do if you have to give a talk? 4. What will you have to do if you get a bad mark for dictation? 5. What will you have to do if you get ill? 6. What will you do after you graduate? 7. When will you be able to give a talk on the book you’re reading? 8. When will you be able to play a game of chess with me?
2. Ask questions to the italicized words:
1. It will take you two hours to get there. (1)