7  UNIT Text B Rays of Hope in Rising Rudeness Reading Skills

 Finding out word meanings  5 context-based clues Synonyms Antonyms Definition or explanation Examples Root words, prefixes and suffixes  Practice  Assignment

1. Synonyms ( 同义词 ) With a lot of tough problems solved, the pilot was still calm, cool, and collective under pressure. As numerous accounts of cheating, lying and fraud crowd our newspaper pages and TV news, it seems that honesty is a rapidly vanishing value. Indicating words: similarly, as well as, both…and, likewise… words or phrases that are similar in meaning

2. Antonyms ( 反义词 ) Jane was talking with others Eliza remained reticent all the time. But are these reports exact do they exaggerate the situation? or while Connecting words: however, yet, on the other hand, instead of, but, while, although … words or phrases that have opposite meanings

3. Definition ( 定义 ) or explanation Jane is indecisive,, she can’t make up her mind. The of the Indian Ocean and Southern Asia is the monsoon. The harbor( 港口 ) is protected by a jetty—a wall built out into the water. seasonal wind that is A phrase or statement giving the meaning of an unfamiliar word

Question By what means can you tell there is a definition in the sentence? Reference linking verbs: be (is, are, was, were), mean, involve, be called… helping words : that is ， namely, or, in other words, punctuation( 标点符号 ): ， — () …

Context can give examples to illustrate a difficult word Select any of these periodicals: Times, Newsweek or Reader’s Digest. Introducing words: such, like, such as, for example... Potentates, such as kings, queens, and emperors, are very powerful and wealthy people. 4. Examples

Common sense or experiences root words, prefixes and suffixes 5. Word part clues The angry driver shouted vehemently during his fight with the other driver. un-, re-, counter-, -wise, -ship, -ance… Professors in our university launched a campaign to try to eliminate one form of cheating. Other clues

1.The door was so low that I hit my head on the lintel. 2.I am a resolute man. Once I set up a goal, I won’t give it up easily. 3.After spending three weeks in the woods, Henry was tired of solitude. 4. Eastern Europe is considered the most polluted of the world’s industrialized countries. Rivers, land, and forests are so contaminated that many are now biologically dead. Practice Please figure out the meaning of the underlined words.

Please finish the exercise on page 192. 主讲人：史军华 Assignment