Step1: Brainstorming
Everyone knows that Liu Xiang was the first Asian to win the gold medal in the men’s 110-mere hurdles. Can you think of any words to describe him?
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He is a hard-working sportsperson. He is a well-trained athlete.
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Please analyze the part of each part of the words on the blackboard
hard-working (adj.)：hard(adv.)
working (v-ing)
sportsperson (n.): sports(n.)
perso n (n.)
well-trained (adj.): well(adv.)
trained (v-ed)
We can create new words by putting two or more words together, can you think about words that are created this way?
Step 2: Compound words
1. A compound word is made w hen two words are joined together to form a new word. Read the dialogue on page 26 and use your own words to define the compound words.
