144 Unit 10 | 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 20 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’ ‘having this quality’ ‘not having this quality’ Examples to hope hopeful respect respectful to comfort comfortable fashion fashionable to help helpless care careless Which suffixes can be used with the words below? Example: meaning meaningful/meaningless a success b enjoy c use d prefer e forget f colour g suit h harm 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 21 a b The Paralympics You’ll be familiar with the Olympic Games, but have you heard of the Paralympic Games? These 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 can be paraplegic, blind or have had limbs amputated, but they are all (1) (skill) sportspeople who are competing for gold medals. These (2) (fear) competitors take part in a wide range of disciplines, from badminton and football to wheelchair basketball and canoeing – the list is (3) (end). Sometimes assistance is needed. For example, blind (4) (run) have a ‘buddy’ who runs alongside them, connected by a short piece of rope attached to the wrist. 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 it 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. They celebrate diversity and show that differences can be strengths. 0 disabled 5 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 The suffix -ful is spelt with only one l, unlike the word full. Find out if and how your favourite sport is represented at the Paralympics. Share your findings in class. SPEAKING 22 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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