word morphology

designdesign erdesign ing

buildbuild ingbuild er

nationnation al

inter nation al

windowwindow less

endend less

PublishPublish erPublish ingPublish ed

seefore seefore see able

un fore see able

networknationwidesometimes

roundabouts

carbon emissions rush-hour traffic left-turn lane public librariesPop culture

Words are like mosaics

NOUNS

NO

UN

S• A noun is any word that names a

person, place, thing, quality or idea.

• There are many different kinds of nouns: proper, concrete, countable, collective.

• Usually takes one of two roles in a sentence, either that of the subject or an object of the sentence.

• They tend to come in only two forms, singular and plural.

• Nouns make up the basic building blocks of sentences

Small piecesCoulored glassDecorative artInterior decorationMosaic illustrations

Cultural and spiritual significanceLarge floor mosaicsComputer aided designThe earliest known examples

A far more prestigious art form

The earliest examples of Christian basilicas

The capital of the Western Roman Empire

EXERCISES• HBJ Language 7

• Windows to Culture I

• Grammar for Reading Comprehension

Inspirational Mosaic Illustrations

READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS:

• SKIMMING: Find out the topic and text organization. Read everything quickly.

• SCANNING:Find specific information quickly. Don’t read everything.

3 Phases: Pre – Reading- Post

• PRE Reading- Previewing- Skimming- Scanning

SKIMM

ING

Identify

• Cognates

• Typographic changes

• Repeated words

• Numbers (dates, quantities)

• Dictionary words

• Glossary

SCANN

ING

• Identify:

SCANN

ING

• Identify:– Milano

SCANN

ING

• Identify:– Milano

– 4th century

–

SCANN

ING

• Identify:– Milano

– 4th century

– Mesopotamia

–

SCANN

ING

• Identify:– Milano

– 4th century

– Mesopotamia

– CAD

SCANN

ING

• Identify:– Milano

– 4th century

– Mesopotamia

– CAD

– Emperor Justinian

SCANN

ING

• Identify:– Milano

– 4th century

– Mesopotamia

– CAD

– Emperor Justinian

– Adobe Photoshop

SCANN

ING

• Identify:– Milano

– 4th century

– Mesopotamia

– CAD

– Emperor Justinian

– Adobe Photoshop

– Tesserare

SCANN

ING

• Identify:– Milano

– 4th century

– Mesopotamia

– CAD

– Emperor Justinian

– Adobe Photoshop

– tesserare

– 3rd century BC