3 NEGATIVE PREFIXES 1. Which prefix do you use with these adjectives? Put

them in the correct column.

ambitious friendly honest imaginative

kind mature organized patient reliable

responsible selfish sensitive sociable tidy

un-/dis-

im-/ir-/in-

2. Listen and check. Which ofthe new adjectives

has a positive meaning?

Cover the columns. Test yourself.

False friends

Some words in English are very similar to words in other

languages, but have different meanings.

Sensible looks very similar to sensible in Spanish and

French, but in fact in English it means someone who has

common sense and is practical. The Spanish / French

word sensible translates as sensitive in English (to

describe a person who is easily hurt).

Sympathetic does not mean the same as sympatycznyin

Polish or sempatik in Turkish (which mean nice, friendly).

In English, sympathetic means a person who understands

other people's feelings, e. g. My best friend was very

sympathetic when I failed my exam last week.

my family isn't large. besides my parents i have an elder sister whose name is irina. she is 19 and she is a student of the institute. she  can play the piano  very well but she  can't speak english  as her friend can.

i am masha. i am 13 and i am a student of the secondary school. i am not very tall but i am not short either. i  like  skating and reading. but i  can't play chess  as my father can.

my mother's name is inna vasilievna. she is 39 and she is a nurse in our hospital. my mother is very pretty and kind. she  can draw very well  but she  can't play the piano  as my granny and my older sister.

my father's name is ivan petrovich. he is 42 and he is a driver in the same hospital. my father is very strong and strict. he  can play chess  but he  can't draw  as well as our mother can.

our granny doesn't live with us, but she lives not far from our house so i  often come to see  her on sundays.

we are a friendly family and we try to get along with each other and try  to discuss  our problems and to solve them  together.

моя семья небольшая. кроме моих родителей у меня есть старшая сестра, чье имя ирина. ей 19, и она учится в институте. она хорошо умеет играть на пианино,но не умеет говорить по- как ее подруга.

я маша. мне 13 лет,   и я учусь в средней школе. я не высокая, но я не маленькая. я люблю кататься на коньках и читать. но я не умею играю в шахматы как мой отец. мою маму зовут инна васильевна. ей 39 лет, и она работает медсестрой в нашей больнице. моя мама красивая и добрая. она умеет хорошо рисовать, но не умеет играть на пианино как моя бабушка и моя старшая сестра. моего отца зовут иван петрович. ему   42 года, и он работает водителем в той же больнице. мой отец сильный и строгий. он умеет играть в шахматы, но не умеет так хорошо рисовать как мама.

наша бабушка не живет вместе с нами, но она живет не далеко от нашего дома, поэтому я часто прихожу к ней по воскресеньям.  мы дружная семья, и мы стараемся ладить друг с другом, мы обсуждаем наши проблемы и стараемся решить их вместе.

эти слова используются в качестве вводных слов.обычно они используются в аргументированных письмах.

used-past simpleincreased-past simple  increasing-present continiousdominate-present simplemade-past simple 

a - have been

b - have not had. saw 

a - was

b - left. came. have found/