When you read in English, you are likely to come across words or phrases that you don’t understand. Looking these up in a dictionary can be very time-consuming and frustrating, how ever. This makes it difficult to enjoy reading, and it is impractical as well, if you have to read pages at a time.
When you read in your native language, what do you do if you come across a word that you don’t know You may occasionally check with a dictionary, but most of the time you guess the meanings of unfamiliar words from the context. You can do the same when you read in English.
If you don’t know the word "euphemism" and you read it in the sentence, "Pass away is a euphemism for die." How do you figure out what it means without looking in a dictionary If you look at the other major words in the sentence--pass away and die--you see that they mean almost the same thing, but that pass away is an indirect or less harsh way of saying die. There f
A. you can't understand the exact meaning of an unfamiliar word according to its surrounding words
B. you can always guess the meanings of difficult words because of the context
C. you express yourself in an indirect and less harsh way sometimes
D. you can sometimes find clues to the meanings of unfamiliar words in their context
When you read in English, you are likely to come across words or phrases that you don’t understand. Looking these up in a dictionary can be very time-consuming and frustrating, how ever. This makes it difficult to enjoy reading, and it is impractical as well, if you have to read pages at a time.
When you read in your native language, what do you do if you come across a word that you don’t know You may occasionally check with a dictionary, but most of the time you guess the meanings of unfamiliar words from the context. You can do the same when you read in English.
If you don’t know the word "euphemism" and you read it in the sentence, "Pass away is a euphemism for die." How do you figure out what it means without looking in a dictionary If you look at the other major words in the sentence--pass away and die--you see that they mean almost the same thing, but that pass away is an indirect or less harsh way of saying die. There f
A. ready to be helpful and friendly to others
B. eager to take part in social activities
C. wanting very much to enjoy social life
D. willing to improve bad social conditions
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