viernes, 16 de diciembre de 2011

SESIÓN 15 DE DICIEMBRE


ADJETIVOS + PREPOSICIÓN
Detrás de TO BE es frecuente encontrar adjetivos acompañados de una preposición + un nombre, un pronombre o un gerundio. Por ejemplo:
-          He is afraid of dogs
-          I am worried about her.
-          We are tired of working.
Como esta preposición es la misma en cada caso, conviene saberlas de memoria. Para ello, estudia la siguiente lista:

-          afraid of
-          bad for
-          cruel to
-          disappointed in
-          disappointed with
-          excited about
-          good at
-          insulted by
-          interested in
-          involved in
-          late for
-          pleased with
-          proud of
-          satisfied with
-          surprised by
-          terrible at

  1. Match I to II to form correct sentences.

I
  1. She was surprised
  2. Tom’s good
  3. Joe’s always late
  4. He’s afraid
  5. Amy isn’t satisfied
  6. I’m very interested
  7. I’m worried


II
  1. at remembering names
  2. by the results of her exam
  3. about your poor health
  4. in British culture
  5. for school because he never wears a watch
  6. of large dogs
  7. with her job so she’s looking for a new one.

  1. Complete the sentences with a suitable preposition below.
at              about              by                   for                  in                    with                                        to                        of
  1. I hate people who are cruel ………. animals.
  2. We are so proud ……. Tom. He’s the first student from our school to win a maths competition.
  3. We’re excited ………. the trip to London. We can’t wait!
  4. Anne’s very busy. She’s involved …… many activities.
  5. I’m not pleased ……. your work. You can do much better.
  6. Don’t read in the dark. It’s bad …. for your eyes.
  7. Tina is terrible ……. cooking. Everything she makes tastes awful.
  8. We were insulted …… his impolite behaviour.

SUFIJOS PARA FORMAR NOMBRES
 Los sufijos son terminaciones que añadimos a algunas palabras para formar otras nuevas. Para formar nombres a partir de verbos usamos ment, tion, sion y er, or.
Agree             agreement
Invite              invitation
Conclude       conclusion
Run                runner
Sail                 sailor
Otros sufijos para formar nombres son ity, ship, ness y ence/ance, que añadimos a adjetivos, a otros nombres y a algunos verbos.
Personal         personality
Friend                        friendly
Happy                        happiness
Intelligent       intelligence
Appear                      appearance

    1. Form nouns adding the appropriate suffixes to the following words:
-          appoint
-          appear
-          converse
-          curious
-          member
-          wait
-          dark
-          important



    1. Complete the sentences by adding suitable suffixes to the words below.
imagine                      friend             argue              lead                 differ              assist               happy             possible
1)      We had an ……………….. about which film to watch.
2)      I had no idea what Steve looked like, so I used my ……………………
3)      If you need ……………………………., please call 911.
4)      You can find …………………… on your own – you don’t need a boyfriend or girlfriend to make you feel good.
5)      Your brother is a natural …………………… Everyone admires him.
6)      There’s a …………………… that it will rain, so take an umbrella.
7)      I don’t see the ………………… between the photos. They look exactly the same.
8)      Our …………………. is very important to me. We’re always there for each other.
SUFIJOS PARA FORMAR ADJETIVOS
Los sufijos ED e ING añadidos a verbos dan adjetivos. Los acabados en ED describen cómo se siente uno, y los que terminan en ING, lo que hace que uno se sienta así.
Amaze (sorprender) > Amazed (sorprendido)
                                   Amazing (sorprendente)
Bore
Embarrass
Interest
Shock
Algunos nombres toman los sufijos FUL y LESS y esto ayuda a saber el significado de los adjetivos, ya que FUL quiere decir “con” y LESS “sin”.
Care (cuidado) > Careful (cuidadoso)
                             Careless (descuidado)
Harm
Pain
Use

En cambio otros sólo admiten uno. Por ejemplo, existen PEACEFUL y HOMELESS, pero no PEACELESS o HOMEFUL.
Por último, con los sufijos OUS, AL, ABLE e IVE añadidos a algunos nombres y verbos, también formamos adjetivos.
Danger > Dangerous
Nation
Predict
Attract

  1. Choose the correct answer.
a)      The boys were shocked / shocking when they found out that Maribel was a girl.
b)      Are you pleased / pleasing with the presents you got?
c)      I don’t find gossip very interested / interesting.
d)     I’ve got some fascinated / fascinating news for you.
e)      I’m bored / boring. Let’s do something fun!

  1. Add the suffix FUL or LESS to the nouns in brackets to complete the sentences below.
a)      This machine is ……………… (USE) because it doesn’t work.
b)      John has never been in an accident. He’s a very ……………….. (CARE) driver.
c)      Thank you for your assistance. You’ve been very …………………. (HELP).
d)     Sri Lanka is usually a tranquil, ………………………… (PEACE) place.
e)      Nothing can help us. The situation is …………………………… (HOPE).

  1. Complete the following sentences by a adding a suitable suffix (OUS; AL; ABLE; IVE) to the words in brackets to form adjectives.
a)      I guessed the ending of the story because it was so ………………………… (PREDICT)
b)      You look very ……………………………….. (ATTRACT) in that dress.
c)      What is the ………………………….. (ORIGIN) meaning of that word?
d)     It’s ………………………….. (DANGER) to climb mountains without the right equipment.
e)      I think his story is quite ………………………. (BELIEVE).
f)       John does well in art lessons because he’s very …………………………. (CREATIVE).
g)      Many celebrities live in ……………………….. (LUXURY) houses.

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