9A unit5 Study skills.pptVIP

Unit 5 Art world Study skills Objectives To guess the meaning of a word from the context. When we read, sometimes we can guess the meaning of a new word from the context. If a new word appears in a sentence, the sentence itself might give the meaning of the word. When we look at the words before and after the new word, it is possible to find its meaning. Guessing the meaning of a word from the context The teachers question was a real riddle, a very difficult question to understand. In the sentence above, a very difficult question to understand explains the meaning of the word riddle. A Underline the meaning of the word in bold in each sentence. 1. The conductor, the person who sold and cheeked tickets on the bus, got very angry and told him to get off. 2. She decided to study agriculture, the science of farming, at university. 3. When we talk about the curriculum, we refer to the students course of study at school. If the sentence does not define the word, first, try to determine the words part of speech. Then look at the way other words are used in the sentence, as this might give a due to the meaning of the new word. I sat on the green grass watching the white clouds sailing across the azure sky. In the sentence above, azure is the colour of the sky—blue. B Read the sentences below. Guess the meaning of the words in bold. 1. I do not like pop music. I prefer blues instead. _______________ 2. Vehicles such as cars and buses are not allowed on this road. __________ __________________________ 3. I have few close friends, but many acquaintances at school that I like to talk to. ________________________ a kind of music cars, buses and other means of transport people whom you know 4. It was Sunday, so there were many pedestrians walking along Orange Street. _______________________ ____________ 5. The fruit was no longer fresh. I