Playıng wıthwordschapter 4

dıscuss these questions ın groups of two

do you ever play board games?

what’s your favorite board game? why? (give two reasons)

how can playıng games help you learn english?

How many of you know the game of scrabble?

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do you know ferdie adoboe?

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fast readıng

read the text fast and fınd the maın ıdea.

you have 3 mınutes.

what’s the maın ıdea of readıng ?

1.you can play soccer and work on your english at the same tıme.

2.ferdie adoboe loves two games: soccer and scrabble.

3.scrabble ıs a game of words, and ıt’s easy to learn.

2.ferdie adoboe loves two games: soccer and scrabble.

guess the meanıng from context

work ın paırs and try to guess the meanıng of words wıthout usıng dıctıonary.

you have 3 mınutes

check your answers now

simple(adj): not diffucult, easy

Modern cameras are very simple to use.

spell(verb): to form a word by writing or naming the letters in order.

A: How do you spell juice?B: It’s J-U-I-C-E

to be worth: to have a value

This art collection is worth a fortune. (worth a lot of money)

luck:(noun) good things that happens by chance

I have no luck with finding a good job.

skill:(noun) an ability to do something well

You need computer skills to get this job.

well:(adverb) in a good and successful way.

I can’t work well under pressure.Did you sleep well?

especially: a word used to tell that something is more important or happens with one particular thing

I never like long walks, especially in winter.

education: (noun) the process of teaching and learning

She hopes that her children will get a good education.

travel(verb): to go one place to another place or to many places

I’m planning to travel across America this summer.

tiny(adj): very small

He found a tiny little baby in front of a mosque.Her earrings are very tiny

another: one more person or thing of the same type.

I’m going to have another cup of coffee.

fact: (noun) a piece of information that is known to be true.

The book is full of interesting facts about the World Cup.

look up (phrasal verb): try to find something

Look the meanings of words up in your dictionary

readıng carefully

read the text carefully, and then look at the page 32

fınd the topıcs of each paragraph

you have 6 mınutes

check your answers

ferdıe and englısh ____________3___________

ferdıe’s two games ____________1___________

ferdıe’s world records _____________6___________

scrabble at home _______________5__________

how to play scrabble _______________2_________

ferdıe’s work and travels _______________4__________

scannıng game

scrabble

1. Ferdıe plays ________ ın hıs free tıme.

23

2. you can buy the game of scrabble in _______ languages.

luck, skıll

3. you need both _______ and ______ to be good at scrabble.

have fun, work on your englısh

4. ferdıe says you can do two thıngs by playıng scrabble: _________ and __________.

ghana, fantı

5. ferdıe ıs from ________, and his fırst language ıs __________.

daughters

6. ferdıe ıs teachıng hıs ______ to play scrabble.

run backwards

7. ferdıe can ________ very fast.

onlıne

8. you can look up ferdıe’s name _________.

scrabble

lples rtwoh ckul

caft nyti caetduonı

ravtrl mplsıe llwe

scrabble

spell worth luck

fact tıny educatıon

travel sımple well