Dear shualine, Im writting to share my happiness with you. Ill marry Jack, a fat cat.And I love him so much that Ill leave him when pigs fly. Lucy Dear shualine, Im writting to share my happiness with you. Since Ill marry Jack, a fat cat.I love him so much that Ill leave him when pigs fly. Though Jack is a millionare,well just have a simple but warm wedding. How I wish you could attend my wedding! Lucy Dear shualine, Im writting to share my happiness with you. Ill marry Jack, a fat cat.And I love him so much that Ill leave him when pigs fly. Lucy What will you do? if you meet new words while reading? Pay no attention and continue reading. Look them up in the dictionary. Guess the meaning. How to guess the meaning of words context 上下文 Ex1Ex1. .Chinas first cosmonaut Yang Liwei landed safely this morning in the Shenzhou capsule in Inner Mongolia “cosmonaut” means _. A. astronantB. fireman C. FrogmanD. League member Ex2.Ex2.Rainforests are important for mopping up CO2 from the atmosphere and helping to slow globalwarming.(Beijing) The phrase “ mopping up” in the paragraph means_. A. cleaning up B. taking in C. wiping out D. giving out guessing the words according to _ common sense or experience 常识或经验 How to guess the meaning of words context 上下文 common sense share your answers with your group members ； then make a group decision about the right answers and 4 methods Ex3.The herdsman, who looks after sheep, earns about 6500 yuan a year. The word “herdsman” means_? A. The keeper of a group of animals. B. A man who sells sheep. C. A person who looks after and kill animals. D. A butcher 定语从句形式引出 Ex4.Ex4. The schools are reluctant to take time off even teachers with tickets for the England Argentina game had trouble getting the day off. The underlined word “reluctant” may probably mean_. A. kind B. unwilling C. free D. careless guessing the words meaning according to _ definition or explanation 定义或解释 某些生词的词义往往会在下文中得到解释或说明这些解释有时以 定义定语从句同位语的形式出现;有时用破折号括号冒号引号 等符号引出或圈定的内容表示出来;有时还用that is, or, that is to say, in other words等词语引出 The Indexmeasures a countrys achievements in three ways: life expectancy (how long people usually live), education and income .(必修三module2) “life expectancy” means . More details about method 2: 预期寿命，平均寿命 Ex5. Everyone else was tall and slim with short haircuts, while Joe Johannsen was short and stout, with long hair and a large belly. What does the underlinedWhat does the underlined “stout” means_. A. thin B. fat C. thick D. ugly 根据转折对比关系 “ I dont need a yes man. You never tell me what you think. You just smile as though everything is fine.” “But,” said Kim, “I feel that since you are my boss, it would be presumptuous of me to tell you what to do.” The word “presumptuous” is closest in meaning of_. A. full of respect B. too confident and rude C. lacking in experience D. too shy and quiet 根据因果关系 guessing the words meaning according to _ logical connectionlogical connection 逻辑关系 常见的表示逻辑关系的词有: (因果关系) since, because, for, so, thus, therefore, as aresult (转折对比关系的信号词)：but, yet, however, while, even though, though, unlike, instead (of), on the other hand, on the contrary, More details about method 3: Ex7. He is a resolute man. Once he makes up his mind to do something， he wont give it up halfway. The underlined”resolute” word means_. A.strong B. firm C. kind D. clever 举例说明 Ex8 When Andrea Peterson landed her first teaching job, she faced the daunting task ,such as creating a music program with almost no money for equipment or supplies in a climate where standard-based learning was the focus and music just provided a break for students and teachers. The underlined word “daunting”probably means _. A. discouraging B. interesting C. creative D. unbearable 举例说明 guessing the words meaning according to _ _ examplesexamples 举例 表示表示举例举例的信号词的信号词: : for example ，for instance，such as ，like，as-as，etc. More details about method 3: Ex9. When he reached the place with his army, he found an impassable river in front of him. What does the underlined word “an impassable river” probably mean? A.a river not to swim B.a river not to fish C.a river not to live in D.a river not to cross 词的派生 impass able Ex10.When men and women lived by hunting 50,000 years ago, how could they even begin to picture modern life? The underlined word” picture” means_. A. imagineB. write C. photographD. think 词的转化 guessing the words meaning according to _ word formationword formation 构词法 un-/ non-/dis-/ in-/ im-/il- inter- mini- re- super- pre- multi sub mis- co- Anti- 在之间 超级 不，非 极小的 反对 再，重复 一同，一起 先，前 误，恶 多 下，次，微 context 上下文 How to guess the meaning of words definition logic connection examples word formation common s