Lesson 3: Moving Across and Between

Let's explore words that carry you "across" places, people, and ideas! The prefix trans- is your ticket to understanding actions that move from one point to another.

Key Words

🧠Memory Trick

• To transact a deal, the business partners had to transfer the patient needing a blood transfusion and transmit the medical files across the country.

📝Example Usage

• In order to transact business with the new company, they had to sign a contract.
• The patient's condition improved immediately after the blood transfusion.

Ready to get "between" the lines? Words with the prefix inter- describe what happens between people, things, and moments.

Key Words

🧠Memory Trick

• During a brief interval, the intermittent static started to interfere with the interactive game at the point where the virtual roads intersect.

📝Example Usage

• The new educational game is very interactive, responding to every click the user makes.
• The coach told the parents not to interfere with his decisions during the game.
• The streets Pine and Oak intersect at the town square.