Work in pairs. What do these common abbreviations mean? Look up the ones you don't know in a dictionary - or ask another pair.

approx. approximately

c/o e.g. etc. esp. FBI GMT incl. info. intro. i.e. BST max. min. misc. No. N, S, E& W PTO Rd. RSVP St. VAT VIP vocab. Xmas 1st, 2nd & 3^rd

See the answers on page 22.

2. Say these numbers and sums aloud:

333

144 113 227 850, 000 5.75 1, 992 ⁷/₈ 1¹/₄ + 2²/₃ = 3.9167

4³/₄ – 2¹/₂ = 2.25

Write the numbers out in full. When you've finished, compare your answers with a partner.

4. Listen to and write down the numbers you hear (Activity 1, p 37), in figures not in words. Examples 1-6 are telephone and fax numbers, 7—12 are just numbers, 13-16 are times and 17-20 are prices. The first one is: 5180477.

Compare your answers with a partner. If necessary, listen again to check your answers.

Dictate some names, addresses and numbers to your partner.

Using prefixes -1

Work in pairs. Prefixes can be used with words to alter their meaning. Look at the verbs in italic. What are the differences in meaning?

1. I arranged all these papers tidily on my desk, now someone has rearranged them all.

2. She told him she never wanted to see him again. She expected him to react sensibly, but he threw himself on the ground and started crying. He overreacted as usual.

3. I estimated the work would take five minutes, but I underestimated how difficult it would be.

4. Which is worse: pre-holiday tension or post-holiday depression?

2. Add more examples to the lists below, using these root words:

appear build charge consider crowded dinner excited lunch marry pay prepared print read war

re rearrange rename repay………………………………………………...

pre- pre-Christmas pre-school ………………………………………………

post- post-war post-Christmas ………………………………………………...

over overdone overpriced ……………………………………………………

under underdone underestimate ……………………………………………….

Use the words in bold at the end of each line to form new words to fit in the spaces.

1. We were late because we underestimated how long the bus would take. estimate

2. Many buildings had to be.................after the earthquake in 1980. build

3. Most candidates suffer from............nerves, but some are........... exam confident

4. I queued for ages at the checkout - that supermarket really is.................. staff

5. Most employees feel that they are.................and.................. pay value

6. People who.................often become.................. eat weight

7. I.................the letter because the first draft was full of mistakes. write

8. He arrived late for work because he.................. sleep

Using prefixes - 2

Work in pairs. Prefixes can be used with words to alter their meaning. Look at the words in italic. What do they mean?

1. Sometimes it's a bit rude to interrupt someone in mid-sentence.

2. An optimist would say the glass was half-full, a pessimist would say it's half-empty.

3. My grandfather is emi-retired, but he still works part-time. He can choose his own working hours because he's self-employed.

2. Add more examples to the lists below, using these root words:

afraid air asleep automatic circle defence finished morning pity respect twenties

half- half-open half-eaten …………………………………………

semi- semi-permanent semi-detached ……………………………..

mid- mid-way mid-week …………………………………………

self- self-confident self-taught …………………………………...

Use the words in bold at the end of each line to form new words to fit in the spaces.

1. It's amazing she can swim so fast - you'd never know that she was self-taught. teach

2. Although he's in his.................he still plays football. fifty

3. These trainers were a real bargain, they were.................. price

4. It's very cold in the mountains in.................. winter

5. A cafeteria is a.................restaurant. service

6. If she wins this match, she'll be in the.................. final

7. A................. is just over 21 kilometres. marathon

8. Is it time for our.................break yet? afternoon

Answers to ex 1 on p 19

c/o – care of (on letters, etc. addressed to a person staying at sb else’s house), e.g. Mr Peter Brown, c/o Mme Marie Duval…

e.g. – for example, for instance

etc. – et cetera = and the rest = and so on = и так далее

esp. - especially

FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation = ФБР (Федеральное бюро расследований)

GMT – Greenwich Mean Time

incl. – including

info. – information

intro. – an introduction to sth, esp.to a piece of music or writing

i.e. – that is = то есть

BST – British Summer Time

max. – maximum

min. – minimum

misc. – miscellaneous [misə 'leiniə s] = разное

No. - number

N, S, E& W – north, south, east and west

PTO – (e.g. at the bottom of the page) please turn over

Rd. – (in street names) road

RSVP – (esp. on invitations) please reply (French ré pondez s’il vous plaî t)

St. - street

VAT – value added tax = НДС (налог на добавленную стоимость)

VIP – very important person

vocab. – vocabulary (a list of words with their meanings, esp. one that accompanies a textbook) Xmas – Christmas

1st, 2nd & 3^rd – first, second and third

4. Using prefixes - 3

Work in pairs. Prefixes can be used with words to change their meaning. Look at the words in italic. What do they mean?

1. Is 'the' the indefinite article or the definite article?

2. You'll certainly lose marks in the exam if your handwriting is illegible. And.untidyworkmay also lose marks.

3. Make sure the information you give is relevantto the question. Again, irrelevantinformation may lose you marks.

4. The children were told not to misbehavebut they disobeyedour instructions.

5. The students at the university called for a non-violent demonstration to express their disapproval of the government's education policy.

6. It took us ever such a long time to wrapyour present nicely but you've unwrappedit without even admiring the paper.

2. Add more examples to the lists below using these root words:

able accurate active agree button comfortable convenient credible direct experienced fair fold formal fortunate hear like necessary pack patient pleasant possible pronounce spell tolerant usual willing

Adjectives

un - unjust unkind unsatisfactory.......................................................................

in - inappropriate insincere...............................................................................

il - illegible illegal illiterate

ir - irregular irrelevant irresponsible

im- immature improbable immoral.................................................................

Verbs

un- unscrew undo untie..............................................................

dis - disappear disqualify ………………………………………….

mis- misunderstand misread ……………………………………..

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