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Unit 5 Art world Study skills
Language Goal
能通过上下文猜测词义。
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Free Talk
Do you often read English newspapers or novels? If there's a new word that you don't know, what do you do? Do you look it up in the dictionary or guess its meaning?
school hall
9 a.m.
local
country music
guitars
Part A3
1 p.m.
playing
playground
drums
Sunshine Theatre
serious
value
When we read, sometimes we can guess the meaning of a new word from the context.
Guessing the meaning of a 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.
The teacher's 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.
Listen and choose
A. jazz B. classical music C. country music
A. 6:50 p.m. B. 7 a.m. C. 7 p.m.
A. Sunshine Theatre B. Starlight Theatre
C. Moonlight Theatre
4. A. gate B. back C. front
Kind of concert 1. .
Time 2. At .
Place 3. At .
Where to meet 4. At the of the theatre
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Sandy: Would you like to go to a concert tonight, Janice?
Janice: Of course. What kind of concert is it?
Sandy: It’s a classical music concert.
Janice: Great! I love classical music. When does it start?
Sandy: At 7 p.m.
Janice: And where is it held?
Sandy: At Sunshine Theatre.
Janice: OK. Shall we meet at the gate of the theatre?
Sandy: All right. I’ll see you there at 6:50. Bye.
Part B
Underline the meaning of the word in bold in each sentence.
A
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1 The conductor, the person who sold and checked 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.
Pair work
A: Would you like to go to a concert with me, …?
B: Of course. What kind of concert is it?
A: It is …
B: Great! I love ... When will it begin?
A: …
B: OK. Shall we meet at ...?
A: All right. I’ll see you there at ... Bye.
Underline the meaning of the word in red.
The conductor, the person who sold and checked tickets on the bus, got angry and told him to get off.
Practice
She decided to study agriculture, the science of farming, at university.
When we talk about the curriculum, we refer to the students’ course of study at school.
The herdsman, who look after sheep,
earns about 650 yuan a year.
__________
She decided to study agriculture, the
science of farming, at university. ( )
A.科学 B.种田 C.农业 D.农场
根据上下文猜测
—所下定义(definition)
牧羊人
C
The film is too dull, that is, it won’t
arouse(激发) our interest at all. __________
There is little furniture in the room. For
example, there is no TV set, no desk,no
chair.There is only a bed on the floor. ( )
A.电器 B. 高档设施 C.家具
根据上下文猜测
—所作解释 (explanation)
表解释的词通常有:for example, such as,
that is(即), that is to say, in other words等
C
枯燥乏味的
In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office or by royal people such as the kings or queens. ( )
A.皇室的 B.富裕的
C.中产的 D.平民的
链接中考
A
All the members try to be in tomorrow’s competition. And everybody in the hotel
clears up and gets ready to leave. ( )
A.runs away B.picks up
C.packs up D.wakes up
根据上下文猜测
—所表关联(relationship)
顺承关系:相关词有 and, then等,
有时无关联词,上下文意义上存在顺承关系
C
I sat on the green grass watching the white clouds sailing across the azure sky.
What does the word in red mean?
1. Determine the
word’s part of
speech.
2. Look at the
way other
words are used
in the sentence.
an adjective to describe the sky
blue
He is guilty, that is (to say) he has done something against the law.
2. He had been getting better but during the night
his condition deteriorated.
be guilty =
get worse
真题比拼
5’× 2
[dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt]
有罪的
do sth. wrong
a.
v.
真题比拼
1. The shepherd, who looks after sheep, earns about 650 yuan a year.
2. Children often try to emulate or copy the behavior
that they see on television.
5’×2
牧羊人
[ˈʃepəd]
[ˈemjuleit]
1. I don’t like pop music. I prefer blues instead.
a kind of music
It is a kind of American pop music. It always tells sad stories.
2. I have few close friends, but many acquaintances at school that I like to talk to.
3. It was Sunday, so there were many pedestrians walking along Orange Street.
Guess the meaning of the words in bold.
someone you know but you are not close to
people who are walking in the street
Go to Tan’s concert
Today I went to Tan Dun’s concert.
On the way, I saw the white clouds sailing across the
azure sky. Though it was fine, I felt a little cold because
the noonday sun was not tropical. There were many
pedestrians who were walking on the road. Vehicles such
as cars and buses moved quickly, too.
At the theatre, I was glad to find some acquaintances
I can talked to, though I had no close friends at the new
school.
The concert was really wonderful. I enjoyed it a lot.
[ˈæʒə(r)]
[pəˈdestriən]
[əˈkweɪntəns]
blue
warm/hot
行人
transport
the persons sb.knows
[ˈvi:əkl]
Challenge yourself!
[ˈtrɒpɪkl]
词性+meaning+why
a.
a.
n.
n.
n.
context
Definition Clues
定义法线索
Antonym Clues
反义法线索
Synonym Clues
同义法线索
Common sense Clues
常识法线索
How to guess the meanings of words?
Example Clues
举例法线索
Summary
Sometimes, 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.
How can we understand a new word when reading?
When we look at the words before and after the new word, it is possible to find its meaning.
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Homework
Try to use these methods to guess
the meanings of the words next time!
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