Unit 4:

Al things
high - tech
Miss Karen Pavez
EFL Teacher - MA TEFL
October 5th
Outline
- Reading comprehension activity.
- Vocabulary related to compound
nouns.
- This month’s news.
Reading comprehension
Pre - reading activity

Architecture old and new

www.menti.com

and add the code 63 10 96 0

Answer the following questions:

1. When did the station open?

2. Where can you travel to from St Pancras?
3. When was the original station built?
4. What was special about the glass roof?

Go again to www.menti.com and enter

the code
56 07 47
and write your answers
Compound nouns
Some nouns consist of more than one word. These are compound nouns.
Compound nouns can be formed in different ways. The most common way is to
put two nouns together (noun + noun); other common types are adjective + noun
and verb + noun.

Here are some examples:

Dictionary entries
Look at the dictionary entries. Read
the words and their meaning.

Practice their pronunciation.

Activity
After reading the dictionary entries answer the following questions:

1. Why do people take aspirin?

2. Where do you find the words “Here Lies James Barlow - RIP?
3. What can you do if you want to listen to music without disturbing
other people?
4. What are the different lights on a car?
5. What is the first thing you read in a newspaper?
6. Where are the headquarters of the United Nations?
7. Are you making headway in English?
 Let’s practice
Put the one word in each box to form 3
compound nouns.
Agency Room Man
1. dining/ waiting/ changing ______________.
2. _______________ lights/ warden/ jam. Store Traffic Hair Paper
3. Antique/ second-hand/ shoe _____________. Eye
4. Spider/ post/ chair _______________.
5. _______________ brush/ dresser/ cut.
6. News/ travel/ estate ________________.
7. ______________ brows/ glasses/ witness.
8. Wrapping/ toilet/ wall _________________.
Evaluation &
Guides
This is the end of unit number 4
All things high tech