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    Understanding Vocabulary in Context

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    This document discusses strategies for understanding new vocabulary words from context clues when reading in a second language. It advises against looking up every unknown word, as this interrupts the reading flow and makes it hard to remember words. Instead, readers should try to guess word meanings based on context clues, which helps with active thinking and memory. The document outlines different types of context clues, such as definition, example, comparison, contrast, and referent clues. Readers are given exercises to practice guessing word meanings without using a dictionary based solely on surrounding context.

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    This document discusses strategies for understanding new vocabulary words from context clues when reading in a second language. It advises against looking up every unknown word, as this interrupts the reading flow and makes it hard to remember words. Instead, readers should try to guess word meanings based on context clues, which helps with active thinking and memory. The document outlines different types of context clues, such as definition, example, comparison, contrast, and referent clues. Readers are given exercises to practice guessing word meanings without using a dictionary based solely on surrounding context.

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    This document discusses strategies for understanding new vocabulary words from context clues when reading in a second language. It advises against looking up every unknown word, as this interrupts the reading flow and makes it hard to remember words. Instead, readers should try to guess word meanings based on context clues, which helps with active thinking and memory. The document outlines different types of context clues, such as definition, example, comparison, contrast, and referent clues. Readers are given exercises to practice guessing word meanings without using a dictionary based solely on surrounding context.

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    Understanding Vocabulary in Context VS2.

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    Learning Centre

    UNDERSTANDING VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT

    If English is your second language, when you read, you may find many words
    you dont understand. It is not good to look up every new word in the dictionary. If
    you look up every word, your reading is interrupted. You lose track of the ideas.
    Also, you do not remember the new words. When you read them again, you often
    just have to look them up again in the dictionary.

    A better way to read is to guess what most of the new words mean. This is a
    natural way to learn language. You may not guess the exact meaning the first
    time you see a new word, but you can get a general meaning. When you see the
    word again in other situations (contexts), you can improve your understanding of
    the word. When you guess the meaning of the word, you think actively. This
    helps you to remember the word.

    When you want to guess a words meaning, it helps if you know what part of
    speech it is. Is it a noun, a verb, an adjective or an adverb? You need to know
    the words function in the sentence. If you find that difficult, you should do the
    Learning Centre Handout VS6.10 Word Forms Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives and
    Adverbs before you work on this handout.

    This handout gives you some strategies for guessing the meaning of words from
    their contexts. When you guess the meanings of words, you are like a detective.
    You need clues to help you solve the mystery. This handout shows you how to
    use the following kinds of clues:

    Your knowledge of the world


    Punctuation clues
    Definition clues
    Example clues
    Comparison clues
    Contrast clues
    Referent clues

    As you work through the exercises in this handout, do not use a dictionary.
    Guess the meanings from the contexts.

    J. Robinson/
    2010

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    Contrast Clues
    With contrast clues, you use the opposite of known information to figure out the
    meaning of an unknown word. Connecting words like however, yet, on the other
    hand, instead of, but, while and although are used to show that meanings are
    opposite. Look at this example:

    Although some old people abhor change, most of them enjoy new things
    and experiences.

    In this sentence the word although shows that there is some opposite meaning in
    the two parts of the sentence. Both parts are about old people and their attitudes
    to change. The opposite meaning must be between abhor and enjoy. Abhor
    probably means the opposite of enjoy. So, abhor probably means dislike.

    Exercise 7: Contrast Clues

    Use contrast clues to guess the meanings of the underlined words. When youve
    finished, discuss your answers with your tutor.

    1. Many of the elderly who go to programs at Centennial House are highly


    stimulated. On the other hand, old people who stay home all the time are usually
    bored.

    To be stimulated means to encourage something to grow, develop, or become


    active.

    2. Alzheimers disease is a common problem in old age, but many old people
    continue to have healthy minds.

    Alzheimer s disease is a progressive disease that destroys memory and other


    important mental functions.

    3. While many people live in rest homes, others still live on their own or with
    their families.

    A rest home is olds people home, a residential institution where old or frail people are
    cared for.

    4. Many old people stay home in inclement weather, yet they go out walking on
    nice days.

    J. Robinson/
    2010

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    Inclement weather is unpleasant weather, which is stormy, rainy, or snowy
    weather.

    5. Instead of vegetating at home, lots of old people are very active in the
    community.

    To vegetate is live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way.


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    J. Robinson/
    2010

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    2010

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