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八年级上册
Word Power
滨海县第一初级中学 郭凤娟
Learning aims of this lesson
By the end of this lesson, we will be able to:
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Learn prefixes un-, in-, im- and form adjective opposites.
Improve word discrimination and teamwork in group tasks.
Link vocabulary to real life and use English actively.
自学自练展素养
Free Talk
What do you think of these DIY works? Use adjectives to describe them.
messy
tidy
Is “messy” the opposite of “tidy”?
Is there another way to form a word with the opposite meaning?
untidy
自学自练展素养
Read and change
Andrew is crazy about DIY. At first ,he thought he was not lucky because he always made some mistakes.
He did not do any correct DIY jobs.For example, he wanted to put up a picture on the wall, but he hit a water pipe and filled the room with water.
Then he bought many books about DIY and took an online DIY course.Now, no DIY job is not possible for him to finish.
unlucky
impossible
incorrect
研学随练展收获
lucky
correct
possible
unlucky
incorrect
impossible
在此输入内容,确保信息清晰简洁,便于观众快速理解。文字应简明扼要,突出重点,搭配合适的字体和配色,提升可读性。
prefixes(前缀)
Opposites (反义词)
A prefix is a letter or a group of letters that we add to the front of a word to form a new word.
What is a prefix?
Work out the rule
研学随练展收获
Work out the rule
“un-”, “im-”, “in-”
lucky
correct
possible
unlucky
incorrect
impossible
研学随练展收获
Examples:
研学随练展收获
For most of the adjectives, we add “un-” to make it opposite.
friendly
happy
comfortable
fair
important
unfriendly
unhappy
uncomfortable
unfair
unimportant
tidy
able
sure
lucky
usual
untidy
unable
unsure
unlucky
unusual
More examples
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研学随练展收获
But some adjectives are special. We should add “in-” before them to make the opposite meaning.
expensive
correct
complete
active
direct
inexpensive
incorrect
incomplete
inactive
indirect
If the adjective begins with
“p”, we usually add “im-”
before it.
polite
possible
patient
perfect
impolite
impossible
impatient
imperfect
But:
pleasant
popular
unpleasant
More examples
unpopular
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检学综练展成效
uninteresting
unable
inactive
inexpensive
unsure
unfriendly
impatient
imperfect
检学综练展成效
After watching the words and say the opposite meaning quickly
polite
possible
active
correct
tidy
unusual
important
friendly
direct
perfect
patient
sure
Play a game
检学综练展成效
unusual
incorrect
untidy
impossible
impatient
检学综练展成效
词汇运用
1. Itˈs ____________ (usual) to see snow in June. Itˈs usually hot.
2. Donˈt believe him. What he told you is ____________ (correct).
3. Itˈs ____________ (possible) for us to finish the work within hours. It’s too hard.
4. It started raining right after I hung my clothes outside.
How ____________ (luck)!
5.If someone doesnˈt show good manners (举止) to others, he is ____________ (polite).
6.My homework is ____________ (complete) because I forgot to do the last two Maths problems.
Practice
unusual
incorrect
impossible
unlucky
impolite
incomplete
检学综练展成效
My cousin Andrew is crazy about DIY. But I am _____________ (interested) in DIY because I am _____________(confident) of myself. I am a little __________(patient) and _________ (willing) to try new things. However, Andrew sets a good example for me. At first, Andrew made some mistakes so his DIY jobs were _________(correct). But he didn’t lose heart. He bought many books about DIY and took an online DIY course. Now he knows his way around all kinds of DIY. No DIY job seems _________ (possible) to him. With his encouragement, I decide to try food making. I follow the instructions from an online video when making a fruit salad. But when I finish, I am ________ (happy) to find that it looks terrible. But I don’t give up. I get the ideas from my mum. I shouldn’t leave the fresh apple in the air for a long time. So I try a second time. This time everything seems ________(usual) and perfect. I find DIY fun and interesting!
uninterested
unconfident
impatient
unwilling
incorrect
unhappy
impossible
unusual
Add the correct prefixes to the words and finish Suzy’s DIY story.
Read and complete
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Choose to do
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Must do
Homework
1. Copy the adjectives and their opposite forms with prefixes;
2. Write 3 sentences about your daily life using words with “un-”, “in-”, or “im-”.
Find 5 more adjectives with these prefixes from your reading materials, note their meanings, and share them in the next class.
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