Guess the Meaning of Words (ppt)课件

1、Guessing the wordsGuessing the wordsGuessing the wordsGuessing the wordsGuessing the wordsGuessing the words Discussion: What would you do if you were him at that time?Guessing the wordsGuessing the words Yes, because he is clever enough to use the relations between words to make himself understood

2、at last.Guessing the wordsGuessing the wordsHow do you deal with the new words or phrases that you meet while reading?Ignore them and continue readingLook them up in the dictionaryGuess the meaning Guessing The WordsHow to Guessthe Meaning of WordsGuessing The Words Yet, shopkeepers may have to spen

3、d extra hours to deal with problems, such as shoplifters, who always take away things from the shop without paying for them. What does the word “shoplifter” mean? A thief A thief B. A guide in a shopB. A guide in a shop C. the owner of a shopC. the owner of a shop D. A porter (D. A porter (搬运工搬运工) )

4、Example 1(description 描述描述)Guessing The Words The new tax law supersedes, or replaces, the law that was in effect last year. A. supervise B. review C. take the place of D. start to enforceExample 2replacesGuessing The Words3. Those new comers were not used to the life in the suburbs which was so dif

5、ferent from that inside the city. A.town B. capital C. country D. houseExample 3 ( from NMET)the cityAntonym（反义词）（反义词）Guessing the wordsGuessing the words Use synonym（同义词）（同义词）Context Clues Use Antonym（反义词）（反义词）Context Clues Use definition/ example/description clues (定义或解释说明定义或解释说明) Use common sense

6、/related information clues (常识、生活经验常识、生活经验 ) Use grammar and punctuation（标标点）点） clues To guess the words correctly we can use the context (上下文，语境上下文，语境) clues:Guessing The Words1. Please do the Exercises in class -Guess the meaning of the underlined words: on your papers (P1-2) in 10 minutes.2. Then

7、 check your answers with your group members if you have finished.3. Share with each other why you choose the answers if you have different opinions . Guessing The WordsLets check some exercises together !Guessing The WordsUsing synonym(同义词同义词)Context Clues1. The football player was penalized for his

8、 rudeness and the punishment was a good lesson for him.A. called B. praisedC. paid D. punishedGuessing The Words2. He replied quickly, but after he considered the problem more carefully, he regretted having made such a hasty decision. A. careful B. hard C. good D. quickUsing synonym(同义词同义词)Context C

9、luesGuessing The WordsUsing Antonym(反义词反义词) Context Clues1.He had been getting better but during the night his condition deteriorated. A. became better B. got worse C. stayed the same D. did not changeWith the help of words like: unlike, but however, while, instead, on the contrary, in contrast, on

10、the other hand.etc.butGuessing The Words(2007 广东广东)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 things to happen. 48. The phrase bringing the error to the clerks attention (in para. 5)

11、means_.A. telling the truth to the clerkB. offering advice to the clerkC. asking the clerk to be more attentive D. reminding the clerk of the charged itemUsing Antonym(反义词反义词) Context ClueschargedGuessing The WordsUsing Definition(定义定义) Mark Twain was not the authors real name; it was a pseudonym.A.

12、 a pen nameB. a true nameC. his family nameGuessing The WordsUsing description (描述描述) 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 everydayB. the food that people eat in their mealsC. the places

13、 where people can have dinner/eatD. the people who serve in a restaurantGuessing The Words1. 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. cleverUsing common sense/related Information (常识、生活经验）常识、生活经验）Guessing The Words 2.

14、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 booksB. A piece of adviceC. A kind of medicineD. A kind of animalsGuessing the wordsGuessing t

15、he wordsUsing causes and effects relations (因果关系因果关系)With the help of conjunctions like: because, as，since，for，so，thus，as a result，instead，therefore. etc.Guessing The Words “But,” said Kim, “ I feel that since you are my superior(领导领导,上司上司), it would be presumptuous of me to tell you what to do.” Fu

16、ll of respect B. too confident and rude C. Lacking in experience D. too shy and quietA. Using causes and effects relations sinceGuessing The Words1 . 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 role

17、s as housewives and mothers. A. well-educated B. poorly-educatedC. taught D. poorUse grammar and punctuation cluesGuessing The Words2 . 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.

18、 newspapers Use grammar and punctuation(标点）标点） cluesGuessing The Words Use synonym（同义词）（同义词）Context Clues Use Antonym（反义词）（反义词）Context Clues Use definition/ example/description clues (定义或解释说明定义或解释说明) Use common sense/related information clues (常识、生活经验常识、生活经验 ) Use grammar and punctuation（标标点）点） clue

19、s How to guess the words correctly by using the context clues:AllGuessing The WordsPractice (on P3)No. 1 (2007 广东)Lets do more exercises !Guessing The Words(2007 广东广东)1. Indeed, any serious student of antique should spend as much time as possible visiting palaces, stately homes and museums to see so

20、me of the finest examples of clocks from the past. The underlined phrase stately homes means:nA. state-owned houses nB. houses in very good conditionnC. grand houses open to the public nD. houses where statesmen meet regularly AllGuessing The Words 2. The plant is often pruned so that it remains onl

21、y 60-90 centimeters high. Pruning is important because it encourages the growth of tender shoots, or young leaves. It is from these shoots that the best tea is got. Regular cutting of the plants Frequent watering Regular use of chemicalsA. Growing the plants high in the mountainExamples from NMETAll

22、Guessing The Words 3. “The safety issue is a big one,” says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he was not alone in his worries. On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns, and the same question was always asked: what about crime? But when college officials always gave the same answer “ Thats not a problem here.” Mahoney be