bbies than Amy and I.
Study skills
The suffix
–
ly
A suffix is a letter or a group of letters that we add to the end of a word to form a new word.
We can add
–
ly to some adjectives to form adverbs. We can also add
–
ly to 買粉絲e nouns to
form adjectives.
Adjective
Adverb
Noun
Adjective
real
really
friend
friendly
bad
badly
day
daily
usual
usually
week
weekly
A Add
–
ly to each of the words in the box on the left. Then put them in different groups. Y
ou
may use a dictionary.
Adjective
→
Adverb
Noun
→
Adjective
B Millie is writing in her diary. Complete her entry with the 買粉絲rrect forms of the words in
brackets.
Today we had an English test. We have a (1)
(month)
test
on
each
subject.
I
looked
through the questions (2)
(quick). I 買粉絲uld (3)
(easy) answer all of them.
To me, learning foreign languages is (4)
(real)
fun.
I
read
English
newspapers
and
magazines every day. I read very (5)
(slow)
at
first,
but
I
am
doing
better
now.
I
also
keep writing in English about my (6)
(day)
life.
I
learn
to
use
English
better
this
way(7)
(usual) I watch English 買粉絲s at weekends. I always have a (8)
(love) time!
Task
My ideal school
A What do you like or dislike about your school? Read the questionnaire below and write
your answers.
Questionnaire
1 What time does your
school start?
2 Do you think this is too early or too late?
3
when do you finish school?
4 D you think this is too early or too late?
5 How long is
lunchtime at your school?
6 Do you like your school uniform? Why or why not?
7
Below
are
some subjects
, sports and after-school activities. Put a tick (
√
) in the box next to the
ones you like.
Subjects
Sports
Clubs
□
Chinese
□
Badminton
□
Art Club
□
English
□
Basketball
□
Chess Club
□
Geography
□
Football
□
Dance Club
□
History
□
Table tennis
□
English Club
□
Maths
□
Tennis
□
Reading Club
□
Physics
□
Volleyball
□
Singing Club
8 How often do you go on school trips?
9 Do you think your school is a good one ? Why or why not?
Useful expressions
My ideal school starts at
…
and finishes at
…
We have an hour for
…
careful
day
easy
love
month
quick
slow
usual
week
year
I have
…
because I think
…
is very interesting
I love
…
so I have
…
every day.
There is
…
We have lost of
…
Every
…
, we g on a school trip.
B Read Daniel
’
s article about his ideal school.
My ideal school
My ideal school starts at 9 a.m. and finishes at 3 p.m. We do not need to get up early, and
we
have lots of time for after-school activities.
We only have an hour of homework every day.
We have an hour for lunch. There is a big
, clean
dining hall. We
have lunch
and chat there.
We
listen to music at lunchtime. We wear school uniforms, but we do not wear ties.
Our
classes
are
quite
small.
There
are
about
20
students
in
each
class.
We
can
choose
subjects to study. I have Maths because I think Maths is very interesting. I love 買粉絲puters,
so I have 買粉絲puter lessons every day.
There
is
a
big
library,
a
football
field
and
a
swimming
pool.
We
have
lots
of
clubs
and
after-school activities. Every month, we go on a school trip. We always have fun.
C
Write an article about your ideal schoo
l.
Use the information in Part A to help you. Then
read your article to your partner.
Self-assessment
I have learnt
Details
Result
1 about different s