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BOX: Prefixes and

suffixes
Prefixes

per- (through) ante- (before)
pre- (before) anti- (against)
re- (again, back) auto- (self)
sub- (under) co-, con-, com- (with)
super- (over, above) circum- (around)
trans- (across) dis- (not)
ab- (from) e-, ex- (out of)
non- (not) mis- (badly, wrongly)
inter- (between)
Suffixes
-er, -or (agent, doer) -able, -ible (able or deserving to
be)
-ism (name of system, -ic (having the property)
-ist (name of believer in -ify (to make )
-ment (result of action) -ise (bring into a specific state)

Proverbs

Learning and reviewing English proverbs.

Procedure: Write a well-known English proverb on the board (see
the box for some examples). Discuss its meaning, and compare it
with similar or contrasting proverbs from the students' own
culture.

Variation 1: Compare proverbs that appear to contradict one
another (2 and 3, for example in the BOX, or 9 and 10). Can the
students think of circumstances or stories, which might illustrate
the truth of either proverb?

Variation 2: From a list of ten or more proverbs, students choose
which they would adopt as a personal motto, or suggest as a motto

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