new read skills.pptVIP

The structure of the English exam Part 1. Part 2. Part 3 Reading skills 1.Word guessing skills 2.Skills of understanding long and difficult sentences 3.Paragraph reading skills 4.Reading skills at discourse level 1.Word guessing skills Guessing words from 1.context clues 2.your knowledge and experience 3.word formation Guessing words from context clues What is context? The sentence and paragraph in which a word occurs. A lot of words are converted to other meanings in certain contexts. How to decide the word from context? Use your knowledge of grammar Use your understanding of the author’s ideas Information provided by the context: 1). The flamingo is a beautiful water bird with pink or red feathers 1) He is very generous, for example, He often helps others, gives expensive presents to his friends and asks them to have dinner in restaurants. 2)She can play many kinds of musical instruments, such as the piano, violin, and guitar. 1)She had a wan look. She was so pale and weak that each of us was worried about her. To my joy, Mary gave me a cute teddy bear as my birthday gift, and Nancy also sent me a present, a lovely panda. Unlike his brother, Tim, a brave boy, Tom is quite timid. Guessing from other context clues 1). Mark got on the motorbike, I sat behind him on the pillion, and we drove away as quickly as possible. 2)Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for middle schools. It is a distraction to students during school, Some students even use phone messages to cheat during exams. It also gives teachers so much trouble. Some schools have tried to ban students from carrying mobile phones during school hours. Guessing words from your  knowledge and experience Word Formation Many English words have been formed by combining parts of older English, Greek, and Latin words. If you know the meanings of the word parts, you can often guess the meaning of an unfamiliar English word, parti