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Read about a hotel. Why is it famous? start learning
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The hotel is famous because many celebrities have lived in it, such as Madonna, Arthur C Clarke and Jack Kerouac.
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To say the movie is bad is an understatement. start learning
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a statement that is not strong enough to express how good, bad, impressive, etc. something really is
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a large area inside the entrance of a public building
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an occasion when someone takes photographs or makes a film
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prefix: de-, ir-, im-, non-, un- meaning: negatives/opposites/reverse start learning
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example: degenerate, irreplaceable, immortalised, non-conformity, unfortunately meaning: negatives/opposites/reverse; We use: de-, ir-, im-, un- with adjectives and adverbs; non-: nouns, adjectives
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example: understatement, overexposed meaning: size or degree; We use: under-, over-: nouns, adjectives, verbs
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example: maladministration, misbehaviour meaning: wrong or bad; We use: mal-, mis-: verbs, abstract nouns, adjectives
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meaning: time (before or after) start learning
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example: pre-dates, post-war meaning: time (before or after); We use: pre-, post-: adjectives
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meaning: attitude or opinion (for or against) start learning
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example: proactive, anti-establishment meaning: attitude or opinion (for or against); We use: pro-, anti-: nouns and adjectives
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When we add a prefix to the root word, the spelling of the root word usually changes. One statement about prefixes is true. Correct the false statements. start learning
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F When we add a prefix to the root word, the spelling of the root word doesn't usually change.
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We cannot add more than one prefix at a time to root words. start learning
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F We can add more than one prefix at a time to root words, e.g. uninhabitable.
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Learning to recognise prefixes helps us to build our vocabulary and guess unknown words. start learning
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T Learning to recognise prefixes helps us to build our vocabulary and guess unknown words.
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There are rules that tell us which prefixes we can add to each root word. start learning
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F There are no rules that tell us which prefixes we can add to each root word.
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a place that is (?)known to most tourists because it's (?)exposed in the media Complete the words by adding prefixes start learning
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a place that is unknown to most tourists because it's underexposed in the media
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a hotel, restaurant, bar or café that looks (?)descript but is (?)rated start learning
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a hotel, restaurant, bar or café that looks non-descript but is underrated
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a hotel, restaurant, bar or café that you think is (?)attractive and a bit (?)rated start learning
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a hotel, restaurant, bar or café that you think is unattractive and a bit overrated
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a building that is (?)inhabitable because it was (?)managed in the past start learning
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a building that is uninhabitable because it was mismanaged in the past
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a threatened habitat that is (?)replaceable, but (?)possible to save threaten: to be likely to harm or destroy something; Illegal hunting threatens the survival of the white rhino. start learning
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a threatened habitat that is irreplaceable, but impossible to save
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She was a supermodel when miniskirts first became fashionable. Underline two prefixes in each sentence. start learning
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Camping in sub-zero temperatures, the team soon learnt to cooperate. start learning
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I became bilingual by interacting with French speakers from an early age. start learning
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I'm semi-retired now, but I outlasted many younger men in this business. start learning
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interchangeable, intercontinental start learning
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meaning: bigger/greater than something else
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meaning: more/more powerful/larger
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a hero who has amazing powers start learning
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grow too big for some of your clothes start learning
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a secondary plot that isn't the main story start learning
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two people who founded a business together start learning
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a small bar, or drinks in a small fridge, in your hotel room start learning
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