English 1 Intermediate – Class 4

Today’s Agenda 1.Notices & Attendance 2.Humanitas Survey 3.Guessing Vocabulary from Context 4.Chapter 1 – Sociology: Home and the Homeless

NOTICES

Attendance Monitoring

If you are absent and ask someone to sign in for you: You will be marked absent for that class and the next class that you attend. If you sign in for someone else: You will be marked absent for that class, even though you were there.

Lateness If you are late to class I will tell you. You should write ‘Late’ or ‘L’ next to your name when you sign in. If you don’t do this, I will know!

Book Quiz Friday 26 th September

Office Hours Tuesday 09:00-10:30 Wednesday 10:30 – 12:00

HUMANITAS SURVEY

GUESSING FROM CONTEXT

If You Can Read This Sign… Then You’re OK To Drive!

“The situation or setting where something happens – which can be used to help explain it” Context

Synonym Antonym Explanation Example Context Clues

Synonym A word with the same meaning is used in the sentence. E.G. “My opponent's argument is fallacious, misleading – plain wrong”

Antonym The use of words with the opposite meaning reveals the meaning of the unknown word. E.G. “ Although some men are loquacious, others hardly talk at all. ”

Explanation The unknown word is explained in the same sentence or in the following sentence. E.G. “ The patient is so somnolent that she requires medication to help her stay awake for more than a short time”

Example Specific examples are given to define the term. E.G. “ Celestial bodies, such as the sun, moon, and stars, are governed by predictable laws.”

SOCIOLOGY: HOME AND THE HOMELESS Chapter 1 - Pg. 3

GROUP DISCUSSION Pg. 2

HOME & TRAVEL Pg. 3-4: Main Ideas & Close Reading Questions

Homework Pg. 5-7 Guessing from context, Using the Dictionary and Synonyms.