How to guess word meaning from context.ppt

1、Guess the Meaning of Words from context clues,How do you deal with the new words or phrases that you meet while reading?,Ignore them and continue reading,Look them up in the dictionary,Guess the meaning,How ?,Yet, shopkeepers may have to spend extra hours to deal with problems, such as shoplifters,

2、who always take away things from the shop without paying for them. ,What does the word “shoplifter” mean?,A thief B. A guide in a shop C. the owner of a shop D. A porter (搬運(yùn)工),Example 1,(description 描述),The new tax law supersedes, or replaces, the law that was in effect last year. A. supervise B. re

3、view C. take the place of D. start to enforce,Example 2,replaces,synonym（同義詞）,3. Those new comers were not used to the life in the suburbs which was so different from that inside the city. A.town B. capital C. country D. house,Example 3 ( from NMET),the city,Antonym （反義詞）,Use synonym（同義詞）Context Clu

4、es Use Antonym（反義詞）Context Clues Use definition/ example/description clues (定義或解釋說明) Use common sense/related information clues (常識、生活經(jīng)驗(yàn) ) Use grammar and punctuation（標(biāo)點(diǎn)） clues,To guess the words correctly we can use the context (上下文，語境) clues:,Please do the Exercises in class - Guess the meaning of

5、 the underlined words:,Practise Now!,Lets check some exercises together !,Using synonym(同義詞)Context Clues,1. The football player was penalized for his rudeness and the punishment was a good lesson for him. A. called B. praised C. paid D. punished,2. He replied quickly, but after he considered the pr

6、oblem more carefully, he regretted having made such a hasty decision. A. careful B. hard C. good D. quick,Using synonym(同義詞)Context Clues,Using Antonym(反義詞) Context Clues,1.He had been getting better but during the night his condition deteriorated. A. became better B. got worse C. stayed the same D.

7、 did not change,With the help of words like: unlike, but however, while, instead, on the contrary, in contrast, on the other hand.etc.,but,2. In the first case, where we dont tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. . In contrast, bringing the error to the clerks attention causes different t

8、hings to happen. 48. The phrase bringing the error to the clerks attention (in para. 5) means_. A. telling the truth to the clerk B. offering advice to the clerk C. asking the clerk to be more attentive D. reminding the clerk of the charged item,Using Antonym(反義詞) Context Clues,Using Definition(定義),

9、Mark Twain was not the authors real name; it was a pseudonym.,A. a pen name B. a true name C. his family name,Using description (描述),Before long, many dinners stayed open around the clock. In other words, people were able to eat in a dinner at any time.,A. the meals that people have everyday B. the

10、food that people eat in their meals C. the places where people can have dinner/eat D. the people who serve in a restaurant,1. He is a resolute man. Once he makes up his mind to do something, he wont give it up halfway. A. strange B. firm C. kind D. clever,Using common sense/related Information (常識、生

11、活經(jīng)驗(yàn)）,2. When a doctor performs an operation on a patient, he usually gives an anaesthetic to make him unconscious, because he does not want his patient to feel pain or to know what is happening to him. A. A kind of books B. A piece of advice C. A kind of medicine D. A kind of animals,Using causes an

12、d effects relations (因果關(guān)系),With the help of conjunctions like: because, as，since，for，so，thus，as a result，instead，therefore. etc.,“But,” said Kim, “ I feel that since you are my superior(領(lǐng)導(dǎo),上司), it would be presumptuous of me to tell you what to do.” Full of respect B. too confident and rude C. Lacki

13、ng in experience D. too shy and quiet,Using causes and effects relations,since,1 . Most women in Ghana -the educated and illiterate, the urban and rural, the young and old- work to earn an income in addition to maintaining their roles as housewives and mothers. A. well-educated B. poorly-educated C.

14、 taught D. poor,Use grammar and punctuation clues,2 . You can take any of the periodicals: The World of English, Foreign Language Teaching in Schools, or English Learning. A. dictionaries B. story-books C. magazines D. newspapers,Use grammar and punctuation(標(biāo)點(diǎn)） clues,Use synonym（同義詞）Context Clues Use Antonym（反義詞）Context Clues Use defini