Vocabulary: Negative prefixes and body parts

ECPE CHALLENGE, Unit 4 Workbook, Vocabulary activities 7, 8 and 9

Activity 7 

Parts of the body: chin, heel, jaw, spine thigh, vein

Problems: ailment, choking, fracture, rash, stiff, neck, tumor

Solutions: heal, immune system, plaster, recuperation, remedy, vaccination

Activity 8 NEGATIVE PREFIXES

1. Show = display (δείχνω)
2. Disorder= chaos (χάος, έλλειψη τάξης)
3. Mislead= give the wrong impression (παραπλανώ)
4. Misconception= a mistaken idea (λανθασμένη αντίληψη, ιδέα)
5. Malnourished= underfed (υποσιτισμένος)
6. Disembark= get off (αποβιβάζομαι)
7. Mislay= lose or forget where you put sth (τοποθετώ σε άλλη θέση, ξεχνώ πού το έβαλα)
8. Discount= a reduced price (έκπτωση)
9. Mispronounce = say sth wrongly (προφέρω ή λέω κάτι λάθος)
10. Mishandle= deal with sth badly (διαχειρίζομαι κάτι λάθος) 

Remember: mis= indicates a mistake / mal= indicates sth bad / dis= the opposite of sth else

Activity 9 METAPHORICAL USES OF THE BODY PARTS

1. Get out of hand = get out of control (Common expression: The situation got out of hand)
2. Head in the right direction = walk towards somewhere
3. Put your feet up= relax and enjoy
4. Have my hands full OR have my plate full= be very busy, have lots to do
5. Keep my head= keep cool, never lose temper or control, always be calm and ready to act
6. Have the cheek (συνήθως: μάγουλο, αλλά εδώ: θράσος) = have the nerve to say sth rude (mischievous= naughty, boisterous)
7. Hand sth down to the next generation= pass it on, give it to your descendants
8. The foot of the mountain = lower parts of the mountain (πρόποδες)
9. Foot the bill= pay the bill (πληρώνω τον λογαριασμό)
10. I’ve got to hand it to you= hats off to you= I give you the credit of doing good work