Unit 10: Living life to the fullest

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Unit 10

Unit 10

In this unit you will learn more about the prefix EN- and the suffix EN. Furthermore you will learn how to apply substitution,  ellipsis, contrast and consession, study words with similar meanings and practise with Cambridge Listening part 1 and Reading an Use of English parts 2 and 3.

Finish this sentence:
In order to live my life to the fullest I would
fully focus on/heavily invest in .....

Prefix en- (em-)

Suffix -en

Now, open your books

Do the Vocab exercises on pages 132 and 133 >> ex. 1-5

Page 134

Ex. 2+3

Listening

www.espressoenglish.net

Now, go to page 136

Let's have a look together at ex. 2

Then on your own: 

page 136: ex. 3 

page 137: ex. 2

page 139: Push yourself: ex. 1-3

Substition and ellipsis

Substitution and ellipsis are similar in many ways. Both enable the speaker to reduce what they are saying. 

• Ellipsis is simply leaving something out that is (usually) obvious. 

• Substitution involves using words such as do and so and not as a substitution of a part of a sentence.

Reducing sentences

1. reduced relative clauses.

        Reducing sentences

2. Omitting the second repetition of a verb, pronoun or clause.

I went to Spain on holiday and my best friend went to France.

She went to the office and she worked all day.

I would like to move to a larger house but I can’t afford to move to a larger house.

Repeating is ....

Reducing sentences

3. Shortening questions

A: Where [do you want to go] to ? 

[Do you want a] Coffee?

Contrast and concession

 

There are different linking words to connect opposing ideas.

A contrast and a concession are quite similar, yet not the same.

A concession is a form of contrast in the second part of a sentence which is surprising or unexpected for the reader or listener.

Despite the rain, we enjoyed the view.

Make 1, 2, 3 and 4 (grammar: substitution and ellipsis)  on page 134/135

Make 1, 2 and 3 (grammar: contrast and concession) on p. 138/139

Then continue working on your weektask  (so all grammar ex, use of english, reading, vocabulary and push yourself from the units as indicated in your studyplanner)