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98 Unit 07 | The story of my life Adjectives ending in -ful , -able and -less You can use the suffixes -ful , -able and -less to make a range of adjectives from verbs and nouns. Study the information in the box and do the task below. LANGUAGE 24 Suffix -ful -able -less Function verb to adjective noun to adjective verb to adjective noun to adjective verb to adjective noun to adjective Meaning ‘having this quality’ ‘as much as can fit’ ‘having this quality’ ‘not having this quality’ Examples to hope hope ful spoon spoon ful to comfort comfort able fashion fashion able to help help less child child less Which suffixes can be used with the words below? Sometimes more than one is possible. Example: meaning meaning ful /meaning less a success b enjoy c use d prefer e forget f colour g suit h care What sports events for disabled people do you know about? Talk in class. Read the text about the Paralympic Games. Some words are missing. Change the word in brackets to form the missing word for each gap (1–9). Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. LANGUAGE IN USE 25 a M p. 42 b The Paralympics The Paralympic Games take place in the same year as the Olympic Games and are an international sports event for athletes who are (0) (able) in some way. Participants may be paraplegic, blind or have had limbs amputated, but all are (1) (skill) sportsmen and women who are competing for gold medals. These (2) (fear) competitors take part in a wide range of disciplines from badminton to football, from wheelchair basketball to canoeing – the list is (3) (end) . Sometimes assistance is needed; for example, blind (4) (run) have a ‘buddy’ attached by the wrist with a short piece of rope who runs with them. Some cycling competitions would be (5) (suit) for blind athletes, so tandems are used with a sighted partner who rides at the front. One sport which is exclusive to the Paralympics is goalball. Goalball involves two teams of blind and visually impaired (6) (play) on an indoor court. The object is to throw a heavy ball filled with bells into the opposing team’s net while the other team tries to block its progress with their bodies. In the weight- lifting contest the (7) (power) competitors are able to lift up to an amazing 100 kg or more. The Paralympic Games provide non-stop (8) (act) , and they are without doubt an (9) (forget) experience for the athletes taking part. 0 disabled 5 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 Make a list of the differences between Paralympic disciplines and ‘regular’ Olympic ones. 26 The suffix -ful is spelt with only one l , unlike the word full . Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv