1、Guessing the meaning of a word from the context,Study skills,To learn some methods to guess the meaning ofa word from the context. 2. To learn to use the methods.,Learning goals:,Lead-in,The award music was written by Tan Dun, a world-famous composer.,formation,context,kntekst,语境; 上下文,构成,the person
2、who writes music,Q1: Where was Tan Dun born?,He was born in,上下文猜词法 1. 定义法线索 Definition Clues,Clue words mean, be called,the capital city.,central Hunan.,It means Changsha.,When he was young, he was fond of music. And he was called a music-lover by his classmates.,liked/loved,defnn,省会,be named, be, ,
3、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 talked the curriculum, we refer to the students course of study at school.,Guess,kndkt,grklt,krkjlm,attribut
4、ive clause 定语从句,售票员,农业,课程,apposition 同位语,apposition 同位语,Have a try,1. The glass is very hard but also very brittle. It means it can break easily. A. 刺耳的 B. 不易弯的 C. 易碎的 D. 明亮的2. The purpose was to catch “ringers”, students who take tests for others.A. 替考者 B. 小偷 C. 作弊 D. 违纪者,n.,Q2: When he was young,
5、what did he use to make music?,He made music with common objects like stones and paper,上下文猜词法 2. 举例法线索 Example Clues,He likes the sounds without being processed, especially the sounds of the rushing water and the blowing wind.,Clue words ,加工、处理, including water.,.,v.,for example, such as, include,li
6、ke, including, especially,Our Christmas dinner includes poultry for the main course, such as chicken, turkey, duck and so on.2. I appreciate what you have done for me very much. For example, after the mid-term exam, youcomforted me, encouraged me and helped me with my study.,be grateful 感激,禽肉,pltri,
7、pri:iet,v.,Have a try,Clue words that is (to say), in other words,His dream is to make music without boundaries.That is to say, he hopes that there will be nodividing line between Chinese and Western music.,上下文猜词法 3. 同义法线索 Synonym Clues,Q3: Tan Dun has successfully brought Chinese and Western music
8、together. Whats his dream?,bring together,snnm,asas,the same as,that is,/in other words,Mother was tall, fat and middle-aged. The principal of the school was an older woman, almost as plump as mother, and much shorter.,The underlined word “plump” means _.,fat,Have a try,Yes. Some talents are innate
9、while most of themare learned.,上下文猜词法 4. 反义法线索 Antonym Clues,Q4: Does Tan Dun have a real gift for music?,Clue words while,net,天生的,ntnm,though, yet, instead of, rather than, unlike,(习得的),but, however,To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan. Unlike them, in China,
10、 girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or whiter. “Get a tan” means _ in Chinese.,晒黑,Have a try,People think highly of him because he is anoutstanding mucisian.,上下文猜词法 5. 常识法线索 Common sense Clues,Q5: Since Tan Dun has so many great achievements inmusic, what do people think of him?,G
11、uess according to the common sense,excellent,nfrns,推理,experience, inference ,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.,nsetk,a kind of medicine,Have
12、 a try,object,Guess,There are many objects in the box, such as books, pens, coins and many hair clips. 2. My object is to become a writer. This is my goal of life. 3. In grammar, “books” are the object of “read” in the phrase “read books”. 4. Some people objected to building the new airport here whi
13、le others agreed.,词性+meaning+why,bdekt,n.,things,goal /aim,宾语,disagreed,n.,n.,v.,object to (doing) sth.,Boys VS Girls,Competition,Congratulations!,10,He is guilty, that is (to say) he has done something against the law.2. He had been getting better but during the nighthis condition deteriorated.,be
14、guilty =,get worse,真题比拼,5 2,dtriret,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 behaviorthat they see on television.,52,牧羊人,epd,emjuleit,Go to Tans concert,Today I went to Tan Duns concert.On the way, I
15、 saw the white clouds sailing across theazure 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 c
16、an talked to, though I had no close friends at the new school. The concert was really wonderful. I enjoyed it a lot.,(r),pdestrin,kwentns,blue,warm/hot,行人,transport,the persons sb.knows,vi:kl,Challenge yourself！,trpkl,词性+meaning+why,a.,a.,n.,n.,n.,Homework,Try to use these methods to guess the meanings of the words next time!,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,