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118 People and places 09 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS What do you do when you see a word you don’t know? Do you: Read the webpage, then close your books. How much can you remember about Christopher’s story? Look at the highlighted words 1–6. Match the words with these explanations. Look at the highlighted words 1–8 in two more stories on p. 145. Try to guess what they mean and then check your ideas in a dictionary. Word formation. Look at your findings and complete rules a–e in the box. 34 35 36 a 37 38 a Independent learning: Guessing what words mean look the word up in a dictionary? ask your teacher? ask someone else in class? try to guess what the word means? http://www.favouritememories.com 1 Can you say which word is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb? How do you know? 2 Can you guess what the words mean? a brothers and sisters b got together in a group c the top part of your legs when you sit down d very clear and strong e the time when someone is very young f not common A suffix is a letter or group of letters added at the end of a word. The addition of a suffix often changes a word from one word class to another. a A word ending in -hood or -ance is usually a . b A word ending in -ise is usually a . c A word ending in -ed is usually the past form of a . d A word ending in -ic or -able is usually an . e A word ending in -ly is usually an . Find at least three more words ending in the suffixes above in your dictionary. 1969 – ‘One small step for man’ On 21 July 1969, millions of people around the world watched on television as man walked on the moon for the first time. Some of you sent your memories: I was only five years old, but I have a (1) vivid memory of that day in my (2) childhood . We all (3) gathered in front of the TV – my mum, dad and all my (4) siblings . I was the smallest boy, so I sat on my dad’s (5) lap . I remember he was (6) unusually quiet. Then when Neil Armstrong stood on the moon, I felt something wet on the top of my head. My father was crying. Christopher Click to read similar stories Home News Articles Chat Links b b Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv