Spotlight PLUS12
14/2019Prefixes
A “prefix” is a
group of letters
placed at the
beginning
of a word to
change its
meaning. Our
text contains
a number of
verbs with
prefixes,
for example
“dismantle”,
“reassemble”,
“declutter” and
“unload”. Other
common verb
prefixes are
co-, inter-,
mis-, over-,
pre-, trans-
and under-.- Find the idioms
Take another look at the text on page 49. Find the idiomatic words and phrases
that can replace the highlighted expressions in the sentences below.A. Can you help me with those boxes, please? They’re too heavy for me.
.
B. I’m lost without my checklist, so I always make sure it is close enough to be
available at all times.
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C. We’ve made a good plan, so everyone involved should continue to follow
this plan and not change it.
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D. Start planning your move a long time before the actual day of the move.
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E. Getting professional help will save you a lot of worry.
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F. If you plan your move well, you have a chance of staying mentally stable!
!- Add a prefix
Complete the verbs in the sentences below with the correct prefixes from the
list.co- | de- | dis- | mis- | pre- | re-A. Don’t throw away those boxes!
We can use them the next
time we move house.
B. We’re taking the cooker with us,
but we need an electrician to
connect it first.
C. There’s a cooked meal in
that box. We can heat it up once
we arrive in the new house.D. The move went really smoothly
because everyone operated.
E. I told the removal men to carry
the piano upstairs, but they
understood me and took it
down to the basement.
F. Oh, dear! We forgot to frost
the refrigerator. The ice is going to
melt all over the place.Wortschatz
Moving house
On the previous double page, you practised language used when moving house.
Here are two more exercises connected to this topic.
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