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5 SPEAKING 6 VOCABULARY & PRONUNCIATION

compound nouns, word stress
a W rite the nam es o f people, things, or places in as many
o f the circles as you can.
P Compound nouns
We often put two nouns together, where the first noun
b In groups, talk about your people, things, and places.
describes the second one, e.g., an album cover (= the
Explain why you adm ire them.
cover of an album), the subway map (= the map of the
subway). Compound nouns can be two words, e.g., tourist
attraction or one word, e.g., website.

a M atch a noun from colum n A with a noun from
a fam ous dead
p erson (who) you colum n B to m ake com pound nouns.
adm ire
A B
soccer picture

speed case
sun hall
a fam ous living town field
person (that)
you adm ire book mate

class glasses
profile camera

b 5 32))) Listen and check. W hich three are w ritten
a n iconic as one word? W hich noun is usually stressed more
lan d m ark (that) in compound nouns? Practice saying the compound
you really like
nouns in a w ith the right stress.

c In pairs, try to answ er all the questions in th re e
m in u te s w ith compound nouns from Files 1-10.

COMPOUND NOUNS RACE
a cou ntry
w hose d esign you 1 What kind of job do you have if you only work 20 hours
adm ire a week?
2 What do you need to have before you can get on a plane?
3 What might you have to pay if you park in a bus lane?
4 What should you put on when you get into a car?
5 What do you call a long line of cars that can't move?
6 What do you need to book if you want to play tennis
an everyday object
(that) you own th a t with someone?
you th in k h as a 7 Where do people go if they want to watch a
beautiful design basketball or handball game?
8 What do you call the noise a phone
makes?
9 What kind of books or movies are about the
future, and often outer space?
an object 10 What do you call a school that is paid for
(that) you would by the government?
lik e to own th a t you
th in k h a s a beautiful 11 If you are in an elevator and you press 2,
design where do you want to go to?
12 What device do you use when you want
to transfer files from one computer to
another?

a DVD cover,
movie poster, or 7 5 33))) SONG Greatest Love of All
book cover (that)
you th in k h as
a g rea t design
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