Period 3 Grammar

Word Formation

All things in their being are good for something. 天生我才必有用。

Learning goals:

1. Review the words learnt in this unit.

2. Learn and master the usages of word formation.

3. Deal with the exercises for word formation.

Step 1 Leading-in

1. head+master black+board b

news+paper class+room clas

　He has a taste for sports. / The fish tastes delicious.

His hands are dirty. / He handed his pen on to me.

3. care+ -ful care+less care+

careless+ness careless + -ness care+ -less

Step 2 Thinking & Discussing

一、合成（compounding）

由 个或 词合成一个词，有的用连字符号"一"连接，有的直接写在一起，还有的由分开的两个词构成。常见的合成词由以下几种方式合成：

1.合成名词

well-being 福利 by-product副产品

good-for-nothing 无用之人

　commander-in-chief 总司令

2.合成形容词

构成方式 例词