What are context clues for CRUISING The average age at which babies begin walking is about 12 months while 11 months is the average age for cruising Once he feels reasonably comfortable moving along a piece of furniture he will gradually hold on more loosely sometimes forgetting to hold o ID: 271394
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Context CluesSlide2
What are context clues for CRUISING?
The average age at which babies begin walking is about 12 months, while 11 months is the average age for
cruising
. Once he feels reasonably comfortable moving along a piece of furniture, he will gradually hold on more loosely, sometimes forgetting to hold on at all.” (From First Year of Life, by Robert L. Krakoff) .Slide3
Why should we use context clues?
In college/university you read long essays with lots of unknown words
It’s too time-consuming to always use a dictionary
NOT using a dictionary every time: helps you improve reading comprehension and speedhelps you make logical connections between sentenceshelps you infer meaningSlide4
Look for words with similar meaning
(in context)
EXAMPLE:
Tuesday is always the worst day—it’s the day the drudgery and boredom start all over again. What does drudgery mean?Drudgery means boring and tiring work.Slide5
Look for synonyms
EXAMPLE:
At the age of five or six children no longer easily notice the difference between sounds
uttered at home and words spoken in public. What does utter mean? How do you know?Utter and speak are synonyms. (Note parallel structure to help you realize the connection!)Slide6
Signaling Similarity
What are words that signal similarity?
likewise, similarly,
by the same token, in the same wayEXAMPLE: The author maintained that a low-fat diet was healthier than a high-fat diet. Similarly, he said that eating a lot of vegetables and fruits improves one’s energy level. What is the synonym for maintain?Similarly is the signal.Slide7
Look for antonyns
EXAMPLE:
The child comes to school curious about everything, but if the teachers cannot capture his interest, he may quickly become
indifferent. What is the antonym for indifferent?Curious and indifferent are antonyms.Slide8
Look for words showing contrast
What are words that signal contrast?
not, but, however,
although, on the other hand, on the contrary, in contrast, nevertheless, despiteEXAMPLE: Carlos was ravenous, but his girlfriend wasn’t even hungry, so they compromised and decided to wait for an hour to go out for dinner.
What is the signal?
“but”
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Look for adverbs
What adverbs are signals that can help you?
barely, merely, hardly,
rarely, never, and onlyEXAMPLE: The jejune assignments that teachers give rarely lead to exciting student essays.What is the signal word?
“rarely”
Does this help you figure out what jejune means?Slide10
Look for words with negative prefixes
What are negative prefixes?
un, in,
im, il, ir, non, a, and disEXAMPLE: “Sotopo thrust
out his hand to grasp
Adriaan
by the hand, but the Dutch boy was frightened by the
unexpected
movement and drew away.”
(From
Noverbal
Communication: The Unspoken Dialogue,
by
Judee
Burgoon
)
Can you use “un
expected movement of the hand”…to help you figure out what t
hrust
means?Slide11