Strategies of Guessing Words and Expressions高中英语阅读猜词策略.docVIP

Strategies of Guessing Words and Expressions in English Reading Step 1. Warming up Can you guess the meaning of the words? a fat cat when pigs fly Lucy married a man who owns a big company and has millions of dollars. He is really a fat cat. Peter is very lazy and he never does his homework. He can go to a university when pigs fly. If you meet new words when reading, what will you do? 高考大纲中关于阅读理解的要求 要求考生读懂书、报、杂志中关于一般性话题的短文以及公告、说明、广告等，并能从中获取相关信息。考生应能： 　１、理解主旨要义； 　２、理解文中具体信息； 　３、根据上下文推断生词的词义； 　４、作出判断和推理； 　５、理解文章的基本结构； 　６、理解作者的意图、观点和态度。 Step 2. Guess and discuss 1. Anthropology is the scientific study of man. 2. Do you have any strong opinion on co-educational or single-sex schools? 3. Mr. White loves to talk, his wife is also as loquacious as him. 4. I could see nothing because the light was too faint. 5. He had been getting better. However, during the night his condition deteriorated. 6. Doctors believe that smoking cigarettes is detrimental to your health. They also regard drinking as harmful. 7. On the farm they mainly raise poultry, such as chickens, ducks and geese, for their eggs and meat. 8. Birds fly with their wings, and they pick up their foods, and then eat them with their beaks and they use their claws for tearing, seizing, pulling or holding objects. Step 3. Presentation. 1. Anthropology is the scientific study of man. Tip 1: 定义描述法：根据定义或释义猜测词义。 Key words: 1) 2) 3) Exercise1 1. It will be very hard but very brittle — that is, it will break easily. 2. The herdsman , who looks after sheep, earns about 650 Yuan a year. 3. He is a resolute man, once he sets up a goal, he will not give it up easily. 4. He was a prestidigitator who entertained the children by pulling rabbits out of hats, swallowing fire, and other similar tricks. 2. Do you have any strong opinion on co-educatio