Word Formation-- Compounding

1. Word Formation--Compounding No. 1 High School Affiliated to East China Normal University --- By Zhang Lei

2. Excerpt from the text ‘body language’ • Debbie and Simon looked up as a well-dressed lady entered. The lady glanced at them both, then walked over to Debbie. Debbie greeted her cheerfully. well-dressed adjective 穿戴考究的 well+ pp

3. Complete sentences by choosing the right words. • well-paid B. well-preserved • C. well-educated D. well-developed • E. well-deserved F. well-received

4. Complete sentences by choosing the right words. 1. The skilled worker quitted the current job for the low salary and wanted to find a ________ job. 2. _________ people usually have good table manners and pay attention to the details of life. 3. Many parents scrambled for the _________ digital toy as their children’s Christmas gifts. 4. With the help of the local government, the ___________ historic building was opened to the public last week. 5. As an international city, Shanghai has a ____________ transport network. 6. Your __________ champion title is due to your constant hard work.

5. 1. The skilled worker quitted the current job for the low salary and wanted to find a ___________ job. well-paid

6. Well-educated 2. ____________ people usually have good table manners and pay attention to the details of life.

7. 3. Many parents scrambled for the _____________ digital toy as their children’s Christmas gifts. well-received

8. 4. With the help of the local government, the _____________ historic building was opened to the public last week. well-preserved

9. 5. As an international city, Shanghai has a ______________ transport network. well-developed

10. well-deserved 6. Your _____________ champion title is due to your constant hard work.

11. More examples: • His clinic is near the newly-built railway station. 2. Based on newly-released estimates for 2014, the new measure will show a significant jump in overall poverty.

12. More examples: 3. I bought some highly-recommendedbooks in the bookstore last week to kill the time. 4. The biggest problem of the company is the staff with ill-defined responsibilities.

13. Conclude the structure of the words in yellow • newly-built • newly-released • highly-recommended • ill-defined adv. + v.pp

14. Translation: newly-married well-informed 1. The __________________(新婚的） couple decided to spend their honeymoon in Maldives. 2. One _________________(消息非常灵通的）Chinese analyst revealed that the conflict could have been avoided.

15. Translation: highly-motivated ill-prepared 3. A sustainable and profitable business must have __________________ (积极性很高的）employees. 4. The ____________ (准备不周的） rescue attempt was launched three hours after the air crash.

16. Assignment: 1.He behaves like a _______ soldier. • well-training B. well-trained C. good-trained D. good-training 2. Most students are in favor of the ________ school uniforms. A. well-designed B. well-designing C. highly-designed D. highly-designing 3. A man's reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of _________ action. A. well-considered B. ill-considered C. well-considering D. ill-considering 4. Out of our expectation, when put on the market, his ___________ novels turned out a total failure. A. high-regarding B. high-regarded C. highly-regarded D. highly-regarding 5. The __________Italian colony of Libya rose in revolt in 1914. A. newly-built B. newly-occupied C. newly-building D. newly-occupying

17. Word Formation--Compounding Thank you!