An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 ) Hong Kong Adventure 2 An Unlucky Day!

An Unlucky Day (Hong Kong Adventure 2 )

Hong Kong Adventure 2An Unlucky Day!


Susan and her grandfather went to Cheung Chau today.

They had some good and bad experiences.

Susan wrote an email to her friends Tom and Danny to tell them what happened. Let’s read it together.


Dear Tom and Danny,

Thank you for your help. We went to

Cheung Chau on my grandpa's birthday. It

was fun. But we had some unpleasant

experiences. We wanted to go there in the morning. So I checked a ferry timetable from the Internet. It was incorrect! So we missed the ferry at 9 a.m.


On Cheung Chau, we found a nice restaurant next to the pier. The food was good. But the waiters were impolite and careless.

We watched the parade in the afternoon. Children dressed as different kinds of people. But it was too crowded. A tall man stood in front of us. It was impossible to see. My grandpa was very disappointed.


Then, we went to Cheung Po Tsai Cave. Cheung Po Tsai was a pirate. People said that he rebuilt the cave and hid his treasures in it. Do you think the story is true?


Later at night, we went to see the bun-scrambling contest. The climbers went up to the top of the tower to get the lucky buns! It was very exciting but the bun tower looked a bit unsafe to climb up.


We returned to the pier after midnight. We were very tired. On the ferry, I gave my grandpa an unexpected gift! It was a bun keychain. He liked it a lot!

Thank you for your ideas. Cheung Chau is a good place to travel. We were just unlucky to be there at the wrong time.

Love,

Susan


Prefix

Read again! This time, stop at the words starting with:

un-

in-

im-

dis-

re- These are prefixes. We put them in front of a

word. They change the meaning of the words.


Dear Tom and Danny,

Thank you for your help. We went to Cheung

Chau on my grandpa's birthday. It was fun. But

we had some unpleasant experiences.

We wanted to go there in the morning. So I checked a ferry timetable from the Internet. It was incorrect! So we missed the ferry at 9 am.


On Cheung Chau, we found a nice restaurant next to the pier. The food was good. But the waiters were impolite and careless.

We watched the parade in the afternoon. Children dressed as different kinds of

people. But it was too crowded. A tall man

stood in front of us. It was impossible to see. My grandpa was very disappointed.


Then, we went to Cheung Po Tsai Cave. Cheung Po Tsai was a pirate. People said that he rebuilt the cave and hid his treasures in it. Do you think the story is true?


Later at night, we went to see the bun-scrambling contest. The climbers went up to the top of the tower to get the lucky buns! It was very exciting but the bun tower looked a bit unsafe to climb up.


We returned to the pier after midnight. We were very tired. On the ferry, I gave my grandpa an unexpected gift! It was a bun keychain. He liked it a lot!

Thank you for your ideas. Cheung Chau is a good place to travel. We were just unlucky to be there at the wrong time.

Love,

Susan


un- changes a word to its opposite meaning

un + happy= unhappy

un + safe = unsafe

un + healthy= unhealthy

not happy

not safe

not healthy


un- : Is it a prefix?

Not a real word. Un- is not a prefix.

uncle

unkind

unlucky

understand

A real word. Un- is a prefix

Not a real word. Un- is not a prefix.

A real word. Un- is a prefix.

Try to remove un- from a word and see if it is still a real word.


Can you think of more words starting with the prefix un-?

unsafe united

Talk to your classmates. Write down as many un- words as you can.Cross out the un- to see if it is still a real word.

Un- is a prefix meaning not.

Un- is not a prefix here. The word only starts with the letters un.


in- im- have the meaning of ‘opposite’ or ‘not’

im + possible

= impossible (not possible)

im + polite

= impolite (rude, not polite)

in + complete= incomplete (not complete)

in + correct = incorrect (not right)

in + expensive= inexpensive (not cheap)


in- im- : Are they prefixes? Try to remove in- or im- from a word

and see if it is still a real word.

Not a real word. In- is not a prefix.

important

incorrect

invite

internet

A real word. In- is a prefix. Not a real word. In- is not a prefix. Not a real word. In- is not a prefix.


Can you think of more words starting with the prefix in- or im-?

impolite importan

t

Talk to your classmates. Write down as many im- and in- words as you can.

Cross out the im- and in- to see if it is still a real word.

Im- is a prefix meaning not.

Im- is not a prefix here. The word only starts with the letters im.


dis- has the meaning of ‘opposite’ or

‘not’dis +

agree= disagree (not agree)

dis + appear

= disappear (not be found)

dis

+ like = dislike (not like)


Try to remove dis- from a word and see if it is still a real word.

distance disco

Talk to your classmates. Write down as many dis- words as you can.

Cross out the dis- to see if it is still a real word.

Dis- is not a prefix in ‘distance’ and ‘disco’. The words only start with the letters dis.


Silly Writing Competition

Use as many un-, in-, im- and dis-

words as possible.

David is an untidy boy. He is impolite. He eats a lot of unclean food. Some people

dislike him. So he is unhappy. Let’s help

him get out of such unhealthy habits.

Number of Prefixed Words: 6

Write something about your class

mate or an object.


re- meaning ‘back’ or ‘again’

re- + build = rebuild build again

re- + turn = return go back

re- + do = redo do it again


re- : Is it a prefix?

A real word. Re- is a prefix.

Not a real word. Re- is not a prefix.result

recess

recycle

Not a real word.

Re- is not a prefix.

Try to remove re- from a word and see if it is still a real word.


Can you think of more words starting with re-?

Talk to your classmates. Write down as many re- words as you can.

Cross out the re- to see if it is still a real word.


Sorting GameDrag and drop the words using your mouse

re-meaning ‘back’

re-meaning ‘again’

return redo

replay

restart rewrite

rebuild

rewind

reread

repayretreat

recycle rerun renamereuse

reopen

replace


un- in-im-

dis-

re-

Let’s find out Let’s find out

more about more about

the magic of the magic of words!words!

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cheung chau

susan slide

cheung po tsai cave

bun tower

ferry timetable

bunscrambling contest

bun keychain

different kinds of people