LanguageinUse1 Find more examples of each use of hyphens in the passageWeare alldying.2Rewritethephrases using compoundadjectives3 Rewrite the sentences using It's what /how...that..4 Rewritethe sentences using It is / was not just that ... but.5Readtheexplanationsofthewords.Answerthequestions6TranslatetheparagraphsintoChinese.7TranslatetheparagraphsintoEnglish
Language in Use 1 Find more examples of each use of hyphens in the passage We are all dying. 2 Rewrite the phrases using compound adjectives 3 Rewrite the sentences using It’s what / how . that . 4 Rewrite the sentences using It is / was not just that . but . 5 Read the explanations of the words. Answer the questions. 6 Translate the paragraphs into Chinese. 7 Translate the paragraphs into English
LanguageinUse1 Look at the sentences from the passages.But most people were either looking to continue theirstudies, or to make a living with a white-collar job in abank ...After all, we never quite know when the hooded,scythe-carrying, bringer-of-the-last-breath might come-a-calling.The novel that you want to write, the trip to the GrandCanyon you've always planned to take, your mind's-evedream-iob, the West End play you want to direct - youhaveto dothemnow.More
1 Look at the sentences from the passages. But most people were either looking to continue their studies, or to make a living with a white-collar job in a bank . After all, we never quite know when the hooded, scythe-carrying, bringer-of-the-last-breath might come-acalling. The novel that you want to write, the trip to the Grand Canyon you've always planned to take, your mind's-eye dream-job, the West End play you want to direct – you have to do them now. Language in Use
LanguageinUseCompound words are usually connected by hyphensThe hyphens can be used in different ways. Theseinclude:incompoundadjectives,suchas white-collar jobincompoundnouns,suchasdream-job.in longer phrases, when the writer wants to drawattention to the individual words, such as bringer-ofthe-last-breath. This use is not common in everydayEnglish.More
Language in Use Compound words are usually connected by hyphens. The hyphens can be used in different ways. These include: •in compound adjectives, such as white-collar job •in compound nouns, such as dream-job •in longer phrases, when the writer wants to draw attention to the individual words, such as bringer-ofthe-last-breath. This use is not common in everyday English
1LanguageinUseFind more examples of each use of hyphens in thepassage We are all dying .I've double- and triple-checked it. (compound verb)budding crypt-kickers (compound noun)a rear-view_mirror (compound adjective)the once-a-year holiday to Florida or Spain (compoundadjective)back-burner stuff(compoundadjective)standing at the corner of the Co-op (compound noun)a sepia-coloured relative that no one can put a name to(compoundadjective)End
Find more examples of each use of hyphens in the passage We are all dying . • I’ve double- and triple-checked it. (compound verb) • budding crypt-kickers (compound noun) • a rear-view mirror (compound adjective) • the once-a-year holiday to Florida or Spain (compound adjective) • back-burner stuff (compound adjective) • standing at the corner of the Co-op (compound noun) • a sepia-coloured relative that no one can put a name to (compound adjective) Language in Use
LanguageinUse2 Rewrite the phrases using compound adjectives1 a party which is held late at nighta late-night party2 a library which is well stockeda well-stocked library3aprofessorwhoisworldfamousaworld-famousprofessor4 some advice which is well timedsomewell-timed adviceMore
2 Rewrite the phrases using compound adjectives. 1 a party which is held late at night a late-night party 2 a library which is well stocked a well-stocked library 3 a professor who is world famous a world-famous professor 4 some advice which is well timed some well-timed advice Language in Use
LanguageinUse5 a population which is growing rapidlya rapidly-growing population6aneconomy whichis based onfreemarketafree-market economy7 a boat trip which lasts forhalf an hourahalf-hour boattripEnd
5 a population which is growing rapidly a rapidly-growing population 6 an economy which is based on free market a free-market economy 7 a boat trip which lasts for half an hour a half-hour boat trip Language in Use
LanguageinUse3 Look at the sentence.Where our lives may lead is determined by the thingswe do with our time and the way we invest it.You can rewrite it likethis:It's just what we do with our time, how we invest it,that determines where our lives may lead.More
3 Look at the sentence. Where our lives may lead is determined by the things we do with our time and the way we invest it. You can rewrite it like this: It’s just what we do with our time, how we invest it, that determines where our lives may lead. Language in Use
LanguageinUseRewrite the sentences using It's what/ how ... that ...1 What other people think of us is determined by how webehave.It's how we behave that determines what other peoplethink of us2 What sort of job we are going to end up doing is usuallydetermined by our character.It's what ourcharacter is that usually determines whatsort of job wearegoing to endup doingMore
Rewrite the sentences using It’s what / how . that . 1 What other people think of us is determined by how we behave. It’s how we behave that determines what other people think of us. 2 What sort of job we are going to end up doing is usually determined by our character. It’s what our character is that usually determines what sort of job we are going to end up doing. Language in Use
LanguageinUse3 What we do as a career isn't always determined by themarks we get at universityIt isn't always what marks we get at university thatdetermine what we doas a career.4 How we react to life's problems is often determined byour childhood experiencesIt isoftenwhat weexperienced in ourchildhood thatdetermines how wereactto life'sproblems5 When we die is determined by our genetic clock, andthe changes we make to it.It'swhat our genetic clock is and what changes wemaketo itthat determine when wedieEnd
3 What we do as a career isn’t always determined by the marks we get at university. It isn’t always what marks we get at university that determine what we do as a career. 4 How we react to life’s problems is often determined by our childhood experiences. It is often what we experienced in our childhood that determines how we react to life’s problems. 5 When we die is determined by our genetic clock, and the changes we make to it. It’s what our genetic clock is and what changes we make to it that determine when we die. Language in Use
LanguageinUse4 Look at the sentence.Not only did they crawl into such an obvious trap, italso seemed as if they couldn't be bothered to crawl outagain.You can rewrite it like this:It wasn't just that they crawled into such an obvioustrap, but it seemed as if they couldn't be bothered tocrawl out again.More
4 Look at the sentence. Not only did they crawl into such an obvious trap, it also seemed as if they couldn’t be bothered to crawl out again. You can rewrite it like this: It wasn’t just that they crawled into such an obvious trap, but it seemed as if they couldn’t be bothered to crawl out again. Language in Use