The objective of this lesson is to learn the concept of “compound words” in English, such as the word “flatmates”.This lesson contains a short video, the transcription of the dialogue, a language focus chart and a multiple-choice comprehension test.
Video lesson 1:00, comprehension test 5:00
| Episode 2: | In the flat |
| Tim: | Alice this is my cousin Michal – our new flatmate. He’s really missing his friends. |
| Alice: | Oh, Michal let me take your mind off that…So, where are you from? |
| Michal: | From near Warsaw – the Polish capital. |
| Alice: | Oh, what do you do? |
| Michal: | I’m a guide tourist. |
| Alice: | So interesting! Why are you visiting London? |
| Michal: | To improve my English. |
| Alice: | Oh, well, why not come out with us now? Then we can cheer you up and you can practise your English at the same time. |
When compound words have spaces between them they are called open compound nouns: child care, work day, and time saver.
When compound words are joined with no space they are called closed compound words: skateboard, football and airport.
When compound words are joined by a hyphen they are called hyphenated compound words. well-respected (adjective), son-in-law (noun), and life-size (adjective).
Sometimes the same two words can be used to make different compounds:
Clean and up:
Noun: The oil spill cleanup was expensive.
Phrasal verb: We should clean up our room.
Full and time:
Noun: She worked the full time permitted.
Adjective: They all worked full-time.
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