An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 ) Hong Kong Adventure 2 An Unlucky Day!

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 )  Susan and her grandfather went to Cheung Chau today.  They had some good and bad experiences.  Susan wrote an to her friends Tom and Danny to tell them what happened. Let ’ s read it together.

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 )  Dear Tom and Danny,  Thank you for your help. We went to Cheung Chau on my grandpa's birthday. It was fun. But we had some unpleasant experiences. We wanted to go there in the morning. So I checked a ferry timetable from the Internet. It was incorrect! So we missed the ferry at 9 a.m.

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 ) On Cheung Chau, we found a nice restaurant next to the pier. The food was good. But the waiters were impolite and careless. We watched the parade in the afternoon. Children dressed as different kinds of people. But it was too crowded. A tall man stood in front of us. It was impossible to see. My grandpa was very disappointed.

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 )  Then, we went to Cheung Po Tsai Cave. Cheung Po Tsai was a pirate. People said that he rebuilt the cave and hid his treasures in it. Do you think the story is true?

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 )  Later at night, we went to see the bun-scrambling contest. The climbers went up to the top of the tower to get the lucky buns! It was very exciting but the bun tower looked a bit unsafe to climb up.

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 )  We returned to the pier after midnight. We were very tired. On the ferry, I gave my grandpa an unexpected gift! It was a bun keychain. He liked it a lot! Thank you for your ideas. Cheung Chau is a good place to travel. We were just unlucky to be there at the wrong time. Love, Susan

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 ) Prefix  Read again! This time, stop at the words starting with: un- in-in- im-im- dis- re-  These are prefixes. We put them in front of a word. They change the meaning of the words.

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 )  Dear Tom and Danny,  Thank you for your help. We went to Cheung Chau on my grandpa's birthday. It was fun. But we had some unpleasant experiences. We wanted to go there in the morning. So I checked a ferry timetable from the Internet. It was incorrect! So we missed the ferry at 9 am.

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 ) On Cheung Chau, we found a nice restaurant next to the pier. The food was good. But the waiters were impolite and careless. We watched the parade in the afternoon. Children dressed as different kinds of people. But it was too crowded. A tall man stood in front of us. It was impossible to see. My grandpa was very disappointed.

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 )  Then, we went to Cheung Po Tsai Cave. Cheung Po Tsai was a pirate. People said that he rebuilt the cave and hid his treasures in it. Do you think the story is true?

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 )  Later at night, we went to see the bun-scrambling contest. The climbers went up to the top of the tower to get the lucky buns! It was very exciting but the bun tower looked a bit unsafe to climb up.

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 )  We returned to the pier after midnight. We were very tired. On the ferry, I gave my grandpa an unexpected gift! It was a bun keychain. He liked it a lot! Thank you for your ideas. Cheung Chau is a good place to travel. We were just unlucky to be there at the wrong time. Love, Susan

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 ) un- changes a word to its opposite meaning un + happy= unhappy un + safe= unsafe un + healthy = unhealthy  not happy  not safe  not healthy

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 ) un- : Is it a prefix?  Not a real word. Un- is not a prefix. uncle unkind unlucky understand A real word. Un- is a prefix  Not a real word. Un- is not a prefix. A real word. Un- is a prefix. Try to remove un- from a word and see if it is still a real word.

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 ) Can you think of more words starting with the prefix un-? unsafe united   Talk to your classmates.  Write down as many un- words as you can.  Cross out the un- to see if it is still a real word. Un- is a prefix meaning not. Un- is not a prefix here. The word only starts with the letters un.

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 ) in- im-  have the meaning of ‘ opposite ’ or ‘ not ’ im+ possible= impossible (not possible) im + polite= impolite (rude, not polite) in + complete= incomplete (not complete) in + correct= incorrect (not right) in + expensive= inexpensive (not cheap)

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 ) in- im- : Are they prefixes?  Try to remove in- or im- from a word and see if it is still a real word.  Not a real word. In- is not a prefix. important incorrect invite internet A real word. In- is a prefix.  Not a real word. In- is not a prefix.

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 ) Can you think of more words starting with the prefix in- or im-? impolite important  Talk to your classmates. Write down as many im- and in- words as you can. Cross out the im- and in- to see if it is still a real word. Im- is a prefix meaning not. Im- is not a prefix here. The word only starts with the letters im.

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 ) dis- has the meaning of ‘opposite’ or ‘not’ dis+ agree= disagree (not agree) dis + appear = disappear (not be found) dis+ like= dislike (not like)

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 ) Try to remove dis- from a word and see if it is still a real word. distance disco  Talk to your classmates. Write down as many dis- words as you can. Cross out the dis- to see if it is still a real word.  Dis- is not a prefix in ‘distance’ and ‘disco’. The words only start with the letters dis.

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 ) Silly Writing Competition Use as many un-, in-, im- and dis- words as possible. David is an untidy boy. He is impolite. He eats a lot of unclean food. Some people dislike him. So he is unhappy. Let’s help him get out of such unhealthy habits. Number of Prefixed Words: 6 Write something about your classmate or an object.

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 ) re-  meaning ‘ back ’ or ‘ again ’ re-+ build= rebuild  build again re- + turn= return  go back re- + do= redo  do it again

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 ) re- : Is it a prefix? A real word. Re- is a prefix.  Not a real word. Re- is not a prefix. result recess recycle  Not a real word. Re- is not a prefix. Try to remove re- from a word and see if it is still a real word.

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 ) Can you think of more words starting with re-? Talk to your classmates. Write down as many re- words as you can. Cross out the re- to see if it is still a real word.

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 ) Sorting Game Drag and drop the words using your mouse re- meaning ‘back’ re- meaning ‘again’ returnredo replay restartrewrite rebuildrewind reread repayretreat recyclererunrename reuse reopen replace

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 ) un- in-in- im-im- dis- re-  Let ’ s find out  more about  the magic of words!