guessing-words-from-context-從上下文推測(cè)生詞的意思課件

1、Reading Skill: Guessing Meanings of Words from Context(Unit 7 and Unit 8, Book I)Synonym / definition cluesAntonym / contrast cluesExample cluesWord association and word classThis revision should be cumulative adding a bit to the total at a time, covering briefly all the work done so far in the tem.

2、A carrel is a small table with “walls” around three sides.The “honor system” demands that the student be honest in all areas of school work.I. Synonym / definition clues: (examples)I. Synonym / definition clues: punctuations such as commas, dashes, parenthesesdefinition words such as “be”, “mean”, “

3、refer to”, “that is”, “or”Clauses which provides additional information or explanationusually connected by but, while, as opposed to, on the other hand, unlike, however, while, nevertheless, despite, although, even though, etc e.g. Linda manages money judiciously while I manage money unwisely.judici

4、ously: wiselyII. Antonym / contrast cluesPlease do the “Practice” on P111 and P112Determine the meaning of each italicized word .resolutions2. budgetfigureheadB. b, a, aIII. Example clues: such as, including, for example, for instance, to illustrate. e.g. Phobias, such as fear of height, fear of wat

5、er, or fear of crowds, can be eliminated through conditioning.IV. Word association and word classe.g Mr. Johnsons paintings show his attention to geometric shapes of all kinds. The paintings contain circles, squares, triangles, pirrles, etc.Please do the “Practice” on P130Underline the example clues

6、 and write the meaning of the word .ancestrya leap yearamateurWrite the meaning of the underlined word.canesawridessipPlease note thatword-guessing is more used as a reading strategy than a vocabulary-building strategy;word-guessing can never replace dictionary because the former is never as reliabl

7、e as the latter in term of precision in meaning;word-guessing is inversely proportional to your required comprehension; that is, the more you would like to understand, the less you should use the word-guessing strategy;word-guessing does NOT work wonders for all kinds of reading. The section on falc

8、onry described fourteen classes of birds.Harold Bate, a British inventor, fuels his car with pigs manure. But any animal waste will do dogs, cats, goats, horses, and chickens.PracticeHe was surprised to find that the mummy had been wrapped in sheets of papyrus, the reed paper of ancient Egypt.The wo

9、rlds greatest violinistsamong them Yehudi Menuhim, Fritz Kreisler, Mischa Elman, and Jascha Heifetzhave used Stradivariuses.The other ingredients of bread are yeast, sugar, water, salt and fat.Though the oil killed thousands of birds as it floated ashore, the detergents used to clean the rocks and b

10、eaches destroyed many more creatures and upset the usual balance of marine life.We sometimes call Great Britain “Britannia” and the United States “Columbia,” and think of both as noble women. We also use masculine symbols in our personification of nations. For example, the Englishman was John Bull,

11、indicating strength.Every evening, some part of the British Commonwealth hears the chimes of Big Ben, largest of the bells in the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster.Then people became interested in keeping other reptiles like lizards and even alligators.In 1799, George Washington, in a letter

12、written only two days before his death, strongly urged the establishment of a military academy. Three years later, the United States Military Academy opened with an enrollment of ten cadets.Another phase of culture shock is homesickness. This is period when the foreigner misses his hometown back at

13、his native country.The “qwerty” keyboard, whose name comes from the first six letters on the boards second line, was set up by C. L. Sholes.A mammals third eyelid is a thin, movable film or membrane.For instances, New Orleans is known for its jambalaya, a spicy dish of rice, ham, shrimp, and tomatoe

14、s.The movement of his camel, the desert heat, and the chemicals in the pouch made the milk separate into curds and whey. The thick part, or curd, was the first cheese.The worm is a leecha bloodsucker.Before the Crusades, kings had existed, but their role was more or less that of a figurehead, a chie

15、f in name only, in the complicated feudal system.The horse has been mans friend since earliest times, as paintings on the walls of old caves and tombs show. A man on his steed became a symbol of power.And for hundreds of years the boats called balsas were the highest boats in the world.In those days

16、 Hollywood was like a magnet, drawing ambitious young men and women from all over the world.Word Formation: n. suf.- hood:state, nature, condition: nationhoodstatus, identity, rank, qualification: priesthooda group sharing a specified state or quality: neighborhooda period of time of being : childho

17、od Knighthood was an ideal in medieval Europe. I was less capable than he of telling truth from falsehood. Her widowhood condemns her to a lonely old age. His aunt is elected the representative of the whole sisterhood of nurses. state, nature, condition: friendshiprank, status, or office: leadership

18、art, skill, or craft: craftsmanshipa collective body: membership-ship: If your Lordship will give me time, I will produce the evidence. Marriage is based on comradeship.The Daily Echo has a readership of over ten million. horsemanship, swordsmanship, penmanshipstate: marriageplace: cottageamount: postageThe mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family. Fortunately, its voltage has no