CHAPTER THREE

8-1 English words are made up of different parts. These parts are called syllables. Words have one or more syllables.

8-2 A1 Practise these words. 1one syllable: hitcasebrainsolve 2two syllables: harmfulancientfamousmoment 3three syllables: finallycharacternewspaperskeleton 4four syllables: educationexperimentresponsiblemotorcyclist

8-3 A2 Say these words. Write the number of syllables in the brackets. The first one has been done for you. 1pollution ( ) 2bus( ) 3collect( ) 4kangaroo ( ) 5footprint ( ) 6electronic ( ) 7own ( ) 8television ( ) 9calculator ( ) 10exist ( )

A3 Look at the syllables below. Make them into words as in the examples. Show each syllable with a hyphen (-) syllable:own 2 syllables:car-toon 3 syllables:de-ci-sion

8-5 When you add -s to some verbs, you do not add a syllable, for example, look – looks. However, when you add -s or -es to some other verbs, you add a syllable. You must pronounce this added syllable when you speak. enclose = en-close (2 syllables) encloses = en-clo-ses (3 syllables)

B1 Read the following aloud use — uses 2mix — mixes 3wash — washes 4catch — catches 5cross — crosses 6change — changes 7enclose — encloses

B2 Say these words. Pay special attention to the number of syllables arrive — arrives 2wish — wishes 3brush — brushes 4choose — chooses 5watch — watches 6live — lives 7fix — fixes 8practise — practises 9teach — teaches 10die — dies

C Read these words. Write the number of syllables in the brackets abacus ( ) 2exist ( ) 3gentle ( ) 4amusement ( ) 5language ( ) 6uses ( ) 7mixes ( ) 8washes ( ) 9runs ( ) 10flies ( )

I want to keep three things. These are my ____________, my _______________ and my _______________. I want to keep my _______________ because _______________. You are leaving for a foreign country, and you can only keep three things with you. Which three things do you want to keep and why? Tell the class about your choices and reasons. Use the sentence patterns below to help you.

A What is your favourite cartoon character? Tell your classmates about it and give some reasons. 2-1

2-2 B Work in pairs and tell your partner about your favourite cartoon character. S1Who is your favourite cartoon character? S2 I like the Monkey King best. S1 What do you know about him? S2 He is one of the characters from the famous story Journey to the West. Some people made it into a cartoon book. S1 Why do you like this character? S2 He is clever and brave. He can also fly and turn himself into many other things. S1 Yes, he has magic powers. S2 How about you? Which cartoon character do you like best? S1 I like...

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