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Word Fusion

Introduction: 

This is an activity for intermediate students to practise forming compound nouns. Students form compound nouns, complete the sentences with the missing words and answer another classmate’s questions.

Level: B1

Time: 45 minutes

Objectives:

  1. To combine different words to form compound nouns.
  2. To ask and answer questions containing the compound nouns in question.

Materials (Click on the worksheets below to download the PDF files):

  1. Word fusion Worksheet A or B, one per student.
  2. Word fusion Fast Finisher Worksheet, one per student.

Procedure:

  1. Elicit some common compound nouns from students and write them on the board e.g. jellyfish, board game, eyelid,
  2. Divide the class in half down the middle – one side As, the other side Bs – and hand out the worksheets accordingly.
  3. Individually, students combine the nouns from the table and complete the sentences 1-10 with the newly formed words.
  4. When the students have finished, they compare their answers with another classmate  from their group of As or Bs.
  5. Monitor and check their answers in their groups of A or B.
  6. When the students have finished, put the students into A / B pairs; in turns they ask and answer each other’s questions.
  7. Monitor and encourage students to use the nouns in their answers.
  8. At the end ask students to share three things they agree about with their partner.

Fast finishers: 

  1. Hand out the Word Fusion Fast Finisher Worksheet and in A / B pairs ask students to choose six compounds and complete the table.

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CAE examination? Beat frustration with thorough preparation

Introduction:

This is an activity for C1 students to practise word formation. Students change verbs into adjectives and create sentences true for BOTH them and their partner. The words for this exercise have been taken from the CAE exams (Reading and Use of English part 3) and they are examples of words my students tend to struggle with.

Level: C1

Time: 45 minutes

Objectives:

  1. To practise word formation.
  2. To create statements that are true for all the students working in pairs or small groups.

Materials:

  1. Worksheet CAE examination. Beat frustration with thorough preparation, one per student.

Procedure:

  1. Hand out a Worksheet CAE examination? Beat frustration with thorough preparation to each student.
  2. Individually, students use the words in the left-hand column to form adjectives, e.g. to avoid: (un) avoidable. Encourage students to provide examples of both negative and positive adjectives.
  3. When the students have finished, they compare their answers with a classmate.
  4. Monitor and check answers as a class.
  5. In their pairs, students now write sentences that are true for BOTH them and their classmate which guarantees plenty of discussion and recycling of vocabulary,g. Student A: I think the view out of our classroom window is outstanding? Student B: You must be kidding; the only outstanding thing about it is the lack of litter on the floor, unlike everywhere else in the city. The students continue until they find something they both agree is outstanding.
  6. When the students have finished, ask them to share the most interesting statements they came up with.

Fast finishers: 

  1. In pairs, students underline the common adjective suffixes, e.g. -able, etc. and come up with more examples of adjectives with the same suffixes.

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FCE Examination? Beat frustration with thorough preparation

Introduction: 

This is an activity for B2 students to practise word formation. Students change words into nouns, create questions for a classmate and answer another classmate’s questions. The words for this exercise have been taken from the FCE exams (Reading and Use of English part 3) and they are examples of words my students tend to struggle with.

Level: B2

Time: 45 minutes

Objectives:

  1. To practise word formation.
  2. To create and answer questions.

Materials:

  1. Worksheet A or B, one per student.

Procedure:

  1. Divide the class in half down the middle – one side As, the other side Bs – and hand out the worksheets accordingly.
  2. Individually, students use the words in the left-hand column to form nouns, e.g. to appear: appearance, brave: bravery.
  3. When the students have finished, they compare their answers with a partner from their group of As or Bs.
  4. Monitor and check their answers in their A or B groups.
  5. In their A or B pairs, students now write questions for their classmates using the nouns from the second column, e.g. Is physical appearance important to you?
  6. When the students have finished, put the students into A / B pairs; in turns they ask and answer each other’s questions.
  7. Monitor and encourage students to use the nouns from the second column in their answers.
  8. Ask students to share the most interesting questions they were asked by their partner.

Fast finishers: 

In A / B pairs, students underline the common noun suffixes, e.g. -ness, -ance, etc. and come up with more examples of nouns with the same suffixes.

Worksheet A and B

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