Ss: Yes.

T: OK. Today we will talk about suffixes which can make another word into a noun. We call them noun suffixes.

2. Introducing more noun suffixes.

T: Now please have a look at the screen. Here are some groups of verbs. Say their meanings, please.

(Ss say the meanings of the verbs.)

T:Good.What about their nouns?Can you tell me?

Ss:(say the nouns)

T:What is in common among these words?

Ss:Suffix "-ion","-tion","-sion" or "-ation" is added to the verb to make a noun.

T:Very good.So we can see "-ion","-tion","-sion" and "-ation" are some of the noun suffixes.Do you know more suffixes? Can you give me some examples?

S :Let me have a try. If I feel bad, that is to say,I have a feeling which is bad.If the word means right, that is to say the word have the meaning which is right. So we can see,"-ing" is also a noun suffix.

T:(writes "feel", "feeling", "mean" and "meaning" on the blackboard and underlines "-ing")Terrific job. Are there any other nouns with " -ing"?

Ss: Warning, finding etc.

3.Practice

Check exercise 1 on Page 4.Show the table on the screen and get the students to say the answers aloud in chorus so that everyone will be aware of the suffixes. If they have any questions,give further explanation.