1、,Guessing words,1.If you come across new words when reading, what will you do ?,Discussion (in groups),2. How do you usually guess the words?,1)Definition and explanation,A person who is skilled at making or repairing wooden objects is called a carpenter. His uncle is a zoologist, an expert who does

2、 research on animals. A biography is the story of a persons life written by another.,木匠,動(dòng)物學(xué)家,傳記,Key words：is, be called，be known as, be defined as,that is (to say), in other words，to put it another way,2) Common knowledge/experience When you throw a stone into queit water of a lake, you will watch a

3、 ripple spread in rings on the surface of water. Metal expands when heated and contracts when cooled. In the strong wind, the beggar shivered with the terrible cold.,wave,becomes larger,becomes smaller,trembled,Tips :we should read and know more about other subjects and different cultures,3)Guessing

4、 word from description and examples You can take any of the periodicals: Readers, Foreign Language Teaching in Schools, or English Learning. A. dictionaries B. story-books C. magazines D. newspapers The homeless people may have become jobless and then been unable to pay their rent and so no longer h

5、ave a roof over their heads. A. a cap B. a car C. a home D. a hat,4) Guessing word from Synonym and Antonym. 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 roles as housewives and mothers. The underlin

6、ed word “illiterate” in the passage means _. A. Repeated B. reiterated. C uneducated D. sick,The new tax law supersedes, or replaces, the law that was in effect last year.,replace,Though Toms face has been washed quite clean, his neck still remains grubby. 1.Jane was talking with others while Tom re

7、mained reticent all the time.,dirty,silent,Key words: and , or, however, but, while, instead, unlike, on the other hand.,Since I could not afford to buy the original painting, I bought a replica. An inexperienced eye could not tell the difference. Hes such a shrewd businessman that he loses no money

8、 in any trade. She wanted the hairdresser to trim her hair a bit because it was too long.,copy/fake,wise,cut,5) Guessing word from Cause and Result,Key words : since , sothat ,suchthat, because, so.,6) Word formation,英語(yǔ)中常見(jiàn)的前綴和后綴有： micro-（極微小的） microwave Microsoft re- （再，反復(fù)） rebuild rewrite redo in-（

9、不，非）inactive inexpensive non-（不，非） nonnatural nonsmoker nonstop -able（能的 ）acceptable -less（不，無(wú)） homeless,Mary, of course you are overweight. You eat too much junk food. Even worse , you exercise infrequently.,not often,A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience take an active part i

10、n his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they dont understand something, they say so. The word “audience” in the paragraph means _. A. students B. people who watch a play C. people who act on the stage D. people who listen to something,7）the new meanings of the familiar wo

11、rds,2.I want you to weigh his words carefully. He seems sincere .There is, however, something that doesnt quite ring true about him. to measure the mass to put pressure on a scale to think about D. to be important,In summary, we can guess the meaning of words in the following ways,1.Explanation and

12、definition 2.Common knowledge 3.Description and examples 4.Cause and result 5.Word formation 6.The context,Pick out your favorite fruit and finish the task in it, then you can get some points.,apples,bananas,pears,pineapples,lemons,oranges,Hamimelon,peaches,grapes,strawberries,mangoes,Game time !,Ar

13、chaeology is the study of the buried remains of ancient times, such as houses, pots, tools and weapons. A. 地理學(xué)B. 生態(tài)學(xué) C. 心理學(xué)D. 考古學(xué),15,Just for fun, they decided to try a very circuitous country road instead of the more direct highway. A. direct B. indirect C. straight,10,Jane is usually prompt for al

14、l her classes，but she arrived in the middle of her first class. Alate Bon time Cpleased,15,Tom saw an owl last night but it flew away when he got near A. a bird Ban animal Cthe sun,10,4. The official asked the man what his occupation was. The man told him that he worked as an engineer. A. work B. st

15、udy C. name D. interest,10,The offspring of a pair of birds leave the nest when they are big enough to fly Achildren Bancestors Cgenerations DMates,15,Please give me your recipe for this cake，so I can make it too Aa dish Bdirections for cooking Ca meal Ddirections to your house,15,Those new comers w

16、ere not used to the life in the suburbs which was so different from that inside the city. A. area B. capital C. countryside D. house,15,Before a baby learns to walk, it has to crawl on the floor Awalk on two feet Bfly Csit in a chair Dmove on the hands and knees,15,This small Christmas tree is made

17、of plasticIt is not a real treeIt is artificial A. beautiful B. not natural C. for a special holiday Din an art museum,10,“The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave,” says friend Pat Williams, “He wasnt a great actor or a great speaker. He was just Joe Everybody.” “He was just Joe Everybody.” means _

18、. A. Dave was famous B. Dave was ordinary C. Dave was showy D. Dave was shy 幻燈片 18,20,Passage 5 Although he often had the chance, Mr. Brown was never able to steal money from a customer. This would endangered his position at the bank, and he did not want to jeopardize his future. The word “jeopardize” means _ in this text. A. protect B. endanger C. continue D. stop,20,Unfamiliar word is to English reading what setback is to our life