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I can use compounds correctly.
1 SPEAKING Look at the photos. What do they have in common? Which is the most spectacular, in your opinion?
2 VOCABULARY Match the nouns below with the photos in exercise 1. Some nouns go with more than one photo.
Compound nouns
flood lights
football pitch
main road
mountain range
safety net
sea shore
swimming pool
tennis court
tennis player
tower block
3 🎧1.24 PRONUNCIATION Listen and repeat the compound nouns from exercise 2. Which word is stressed: the first or second?
LEARN THIS! Compound nouns
a Compound nouns are nouns formed from two words.
1 noun + noun (bathroom, safety barrier)
2 -ing form + noun (dining room, recording studio)
3 adjective + noun (wet room, whiteboard)
b We usually write compound nouns as two words, but sometimes as one word (whiteboard) or with a hyphen (make-up). Check in a dictionary.
c The stress is usually on the first word.
4 Read the Learn this! box. Then look at the compound nouns in exercise 2. Underline at least one example of each type (1, 2 and 3). Which type has the most examples?
5 Work in pairs. Match the words in A and B to form sports venues, using a dictionary to help you. Find three more sports venues in exercise 2.
A athletics basketball bowling boxing climbing
dance golf ice weights
B alley course court ring rink
room studio track wall
LEARN THIS! Compound adjectives
a Compound adjectives are adjectives formed from two words.
well-known half-eaten record-breaking wind-powered
b We usually write compound adjectives with a hyphen.
c Sometimes, compound adjectives have more than two words (state-of-the-art).
6 VOCABULARY Work in pairs. Read the Learn this! box.
Decide which sports venues from exercises 2 and 5 you are likely to describe with these compound adjectives.
Compound adjectives
25-metre
400-metre
air-conditioned
brightly lit
eight-lane
full-sized
open-air
solar-heated
soundproof
well-equipped
7 🎧1.25 Listen to four students arguing in favour of a new facility for their school. Match the facilities below (a-d) with the speakers (1-4).
a a state-of-the-art recording studio
b a well-equipped art and design studio
c a high-speed Wi-Fi network
d an all-weather football pitch
