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actor

teacher

typist

student

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assistant

act

teach

type

study

assist

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Suffix: a letter or a group of letters added at the end of a word to make another word

Shortly(简言之 ): a word +suffix=a new word

Word formation

What is suffix used for?

actor

teacher

typist

student

9+er,or,ant,ent,ist+er,or,ant,ent,ist

assistant

act

teach

type

study

assist

waiter

worker manager

sculptor

sailor

singer

accountant

servant

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composer

dependent

inventor

Noun noun More examples

art artist gardener

technician

librarian

physicist

farmer pianist

music musician

photograph photographer

Adjective noun More examples

special specialist socialist

dentistelectric electrician

+ist,ian,er+ist,ian,er

+ist,ian+ist,ian

actor

actress

• waiter

• host

• actor

• prince

• waitress

• hostess

• actress

• princess

Supplement(补充 ) 1

cooker or cook?

Cook uses cooker to cook.

judgejudge or judger?

playwright or playwrighter?

Shakespeare

A person who writes plays(戏剧 )

playwright

Let’s guess!

Let’s guess!

Let’s guess!

Let’s guess!

An is a person who produces works of art, especially painting or drawings.

artistartist11

An is a person who travels in a spacecraft.

An is a person who travels in a spacecraft.

astronautastronaut22

A ___________is a person whose job is filling ,cleaning and taking out teeth ,and fitting artificial teeth.

A ___________is a person whose job is filling ,cleaning and taking out teeth ,and fitting artificial teeth.

dentistdentist33

Thomas Edison was one of the most important ________________ in history .He invented 1,000 things.

Thomas Edison was one of the most important ________________ in history .He invented 1,000 things.

inventorinventor

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A is a person who plays the piano, especially very well.

A is a person who plays the piano, especially very well.

pianistpianist55

The is looking up the information of the book I want to borrow in a computer.

The is looking up the information of the book I want to borrow in a computer.

librarianlibrarian66

A is a person who makes sculptures( 雕塑 /雕刻 )

A is a person who makes sculptures( 雕塑 /雕刻 )

sculptorsculptor

77

An is a person whose job is to install ,operate, repair electrical equipment

An is a person whose job is to install ,operate, repair electrical equipment

electricianelectrician88

Rule: remember the word on the paper and act it out(表演出来 ). Other students just guess: what is he/she?

What kind of job would you What kind of job would you like to have? Why?like to have? Why?

I would like to be a/an ___________________ because ______________________________.

I’ d like to be a librarian I’ d like to be a librarian because I love reading because I love reading books. It’s usually very books. It’s usually very quiet and peaceful in the quiet and peaceful in the library, with a variety of library, with a variety of books on different subjects.books on different subjects.

• Anything is possible. Anything is possible. 一切皆有可能。一切皆有可能。• Business makes a man as well as tries Business makes a man as well as tries him. him. 事业可以考验人，也可以造就人。事业可以考验人，也可以造就人。

~er, ~or, ~ant, ~ent, ~ist, ~ian, ~ess

Suffixes Examples More words

verb

+er teach

+or act

+ant assist

+ent study

+ist type

teacher

actor

assistant

student

typist

composer, thinker, player, writer

sailor, editor, inventor, governor

servant

dependent

Suffixes Examples More words

noun

+ist art

+ian music

+er photograph

Adjec-

tive

+ist special

+ian electric

artist

musician

photographer

specialist

electrician

physicist, scientist

historian, technician

(1) teacher

(2)actor

(3) electrician

(4) artist

(5) photographer

(6) musician

Look at the pictures and give explanations to the new words

A principle

A composer

A sculptor

An accountant

is a person who is in charge of a university , college or school.

is a person who writes music.

is a person who has the talent of making solid objects representing people or animals out of stone, wood, day, etc.

is a person whose job is to keep and check financial accounts

Job wordsJob words

composercomposer dealerdealer

sculptorsculptor

the artsthe arts

educationeducation

businessbusiness

accountantaccountant

musicianmusician

professorprofessor principalprincipal librarianlibrarian

managermanager

Qualities of being a good teacher, an accountant…

Homework 1. Remember the words learned

2. Preview Grammar and usage

Do you know any other jobs?