Brainstorming questions:

Instructions: Below is a passage entitled, “Punctuality”. Before you read it, answer the questions below.

1. Is it always important to be on time?
2. Are you usually on time, in time or late? Why?
3. What do you think this passage is about?

Vocabulary : Word Formation: Conversion

To communicate in English effectively, it is important to know how the verb, the noun and the adjective forms of a word are used. Noun is a word that we use to name a person or something. Verb is a word that we use to describe an action and an adjective is a word that we use to modify or give additional information about the noun.

I. Noun to Verb

	Noun	Verb
1	advice	advise
2	report	report
3	examination	examine
4	revision	revise
5	repetition	repeat
6	production/produce	produce
7	clarification	clarify
8	maintenance	maintain

II. Adjective to Verb

No	Adjective	Verb
1	pronounceable	pronounce
2	maximum	maximize
3	sensitive	sensitize
4	reasonable	reason
5	definitional	define

III. Adjective to Noun

No	Adjective	Noun
1	dangerous	danger
2	childish	children
3	national	nationalization
4	confident	confidence
5	functional	function

Phrasal Verbs

Instructions: Find out the meaning the phrasal verb given in bold in each sentence below from a dictionary and write down its meaning in your notebook.

get ahead	get along	get around to	get away	get back
get back at	get back to	get behind	get on by	get down

1. Most government employees could not get on by their own  monthly  salary,  so  they  are  seen  running  here and there to get a par time job.
2. When the discussions in a meeting are boring and disorganized, I often prefer to get away as my anger grows faster and faster.
3. When I began to write my essay, no idea could come to my mind.  Nevertheless,  I  decided  to  get  along until essential ideas emerge.
4. I have the belief that he has  been  my  closest  and intimate friend but currently he is attempting to attack me in a hidden way. I did not want to take a revenge though it is easy to get back at him.
5. I have a plan to write his biography but due to time constraints,  I  have  not  yet  made  it  practical.  This year, however, after passing through different ups and downs, I got around to it.
6. Now, it is difficult to discuss the matter with you as I am busy with a variety of activities. Hopefully, I will get back to you next week.
7. We have given them repetitive supports but still they could not get behind their theses.
8. If you want to improve your  writing  skill,  the  first thing expected from you is to get ideas down on a sheet of paper as they are. It will be improved after continuous editing and reviewing.