B2.1 Word formation Some Safety tips for DIY weekend warriors
Here’s another word formation activity I’ve just put together. Didn’t I mention I’d set some up? Told you so!
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B2 Word formation Adverbs
This is a word formation activity to help learners of English understand how English words are formed. In this post, words are formed by changing an adjective (bad) to an adverb (badly). As you can see from these examples, we usually add -ly to the adjectives and maybe, we also make a small change. All…… Continue reading B2 Word formation Adverbs
C1 Word formation What’s it like to be an immigrant in London – An Irish student
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com What was it like to be an immigrant for the Irish student? I have adapted a text for the purpose of creating a word formation activity for Advanced levels (or also strong B2s). Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in capitals.
Negative prefixes for adjectives
What is it, un-, in-, dis- or im- for abashed? Eeeeks! There are some rules for word formation concerning adjectives such as ir- if the word begins with r like in responsible = irresponsible and im- for words that begin with a p or b like possible=impossible, or prudent=imprudent, but this sometimes needs some practice…… Continue reading Negative prefixes for adjectives
C2 Word formation: When No One Is Watching
Here’s another word formation activity based on a text that aims to capture readers’ interest for this thriller by Alyssa Cole. The text and picture is from Goodreads.com
Word formation: Son of Hamas
This week my C2 students will be writing a book review, so we’ll need to brush up a bit on some C2ish /si: tu:i ʃ/ vocabulary. So here’s a book review from Amazon, converted into a word formation activity, just to get started. Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue and…… Continue reading Word formation: Son of Hamas
C1/C2 What Doctors Won’t Do…
Use of English activities Image by Danilo Alvesd Unsplash Are you one of my type, meaning that you’d ditch the doctor unless you found yourself at death’s door or are you more of the hypochondriac type that literally lives surrounded by huge piles of medical prescriptions? Are you leery of medical treatments or do you…… Continue reading C1/C2 What Doctors Won’t Do…
C1/C2 Word formation ‘Cloning’
Dolly Image from Roslin Institute. The University of Edinburgh
C1 Word formation ‘Best Food for Illnesses’
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C1 Word formation ‘Sport Injury Prevention Tips’
Text adapted from Healtychildren.org