9Aunit5Studyskills

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 skyblue. B Read the sentences below. G uess 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, busesand other means of transportpeople whom you know 4. It was Sunday, so there were many pedestrians walking along Orange Street. _ _5. The fruit was no longer fresh. It was starting to go rotten, and the whole house smelt bad. _people who are walkingin the street not fresh Exercises I. 根 据 句 意 猜 单 词 意 思 。1. If you agree, write “Yes”; if you dissent, write “No”. _2. Although Jane and Lisa are very close friends, they are very different. Jane spends a lot of money to buy things while Lisa loves to economize. _3. H e replied quickly. But after he considered the problem more carefully, he felt that it was not right to make such a hasty decision. _disagree save moneyquick Homework Master the skills of guessing a words meaning in practice.