2. Word File Sentences Patterns Expansion Writing Practice

3. I. the suffix “-al” The suffix “-al” is added to nouns to form adjectives. aboriginal 原住民的 regional 地區的 additional 附加的 original 原先的 personal 個人的 national 國家的 continental 大陸 ( 性 ) 的 traditional 傳統的 professional 專業的

4. II. expressions related to language first/native language = mother tongue 母語 foreign language 外語 second language 第二語言 national/official language 官方語 world/international/universal language 世界通用的語言 Back

5. I. The Five Major Languages in the World III. The Tower of Babel II. Learn a Second Language Expansion IV.Let’s Learn to Speak Esperanto

6. 1.More people speak Chinese than any other language in the world. 2. English is second in the number of speakers and Russian third. 3. Chinese and English speakers combined amount to 25 percent of the world's population. Examples: I. The Five Major Languages in the World

7. The Five Major Languages in the World

8. 26 315 4 II. Learn a Second Language Check the answers. Back

9. Sentences with Coordinators

10. A coordinating conjunction connects words or groups of words used in the same way. You can join equally important words, phrases, or clauses with coordinating conjunctions or correlative conjunctions (pairs of conjunctions).

11. CoordinatorsExamples single word and,but,or,so 1. People from different cultures live and work together much more than before. 2. Today humans express themselves in over 6,000 different languages, but that is quickly changing. 3. This knowledge doesn't come in words from the mouths of their parents or the elders in their community.

12. CoordinatorsExamples pairsboth...and, not only...but also, as well as... 1. Knowing a major world language is often both important and essential. 2. Not only radio but also television gives people knowledge about the world. 3. Television as well as radio gives people knowledge about the world.

13. Exercise A: Combine each pair of the following sentences with a proper coordinator. He lives in New York. She lives in London. He lives in New York, and she lives in London.  1.

14. Exercise A: Combine each pair of the following sentences with a proper coordinator. My father never smokes. My father never drinks. My father never smokes or drinks.  2.

15. Exercise A: Combine each pair of the following sentences with a proper coordinator. The candy looked sweet. The candy actually tasted very sour. The candy looked sweet but actually tasted very sour.  3.

16. Exercise A: Combine each pair of the following sentences with a proper coordinator. He was tired. He went to bed earlier than usual. He was tired, so he went to bed earlier than usual.  4.

17. Exercise A: Combine each pair of the following sentences with a proper coordinator. She walked slowly. She walked carefully. She walked slowly and carefully.  5.

18. Exercise B: Make sentences with the coordinators given. not only...but also She turned on not only the light but also the radio.  1.

19. Exercise B: Make sentences with the coordinators given. so It was late, so he went home.  2.

20. Exercise B: Make sentences with the coordinators given. both...and He has been to both Greece and Italy.  3.

21. Exercise B: Make sentences with the coordinators given. as well as Polly as well as her sister was invited to the party.  4.

22. Exercise B: Make sentences with the coordinators given. but I have two sisters but I have no brothers.  5.