Bahasa Inggris 1 Disusun oleh: Pikir Wisnu Wijayanto, M.Hum Fihrin Zuhrufillah, M.Pd Yuningsih, S.S Prodi D3 Manajemen Informatika Fakultas Ilmu Terapan Universitas Telkom

Basic Competency : The students are able to develop their ability of understanding the reading skills in English text Topic : Reading Strategies Sub topic : Guessing Meaning from Context and Imperative Sentence Meeting: 9 th

Competencies and Indicators BasicIntermediateAdvance Able to makes some effective use of context clues to define the word ( inferring meaning reflects some connection to the context, but this connections is incomplete or entirely not clear) Able to use most context clues to infer word meaning, but may miss some of the subtler clues Able to use all context clues are utilized effectively in defining the word and use subtle clues from the text to infer word meaning

Guessing Meaning from Context Most writers leave context clues as they write. It is our job as the reader to hunt them down!

Context Clues The 4 Types Rewording the word. Giving its Synonym. Giving its Antonym. Giving us Details about the word. The 4 Types Rewording the word. Giving its Synonym. Giving its Antonym. Giving us Details about the word. There are 4 main types of Context Clues

Context Clues - Rewording Rewording is when the author says the word in another way, that is typically easier to understand

Context Clues - Rewording Let’s Look at an Example: Resentment, a feeling of bitterness and anger, is often felt by people who are passed over for promotions. Let’s Look at an Example: Resentment, a feeling of bitterness and anger, is often felt by people who are passed over for promotions. What does the word resentment mean in this sentence?

Context Clues - Synonym A writer sometimes uses synonym context clues to help with hard words. A synonym context clue is one or two words that mean almost the same as the one that the author does not expect us to know.

Context Clues - Synonym Let’s Look at an Example: The young girl was very aloof. She always seemed unsociable, unapproachable, and uninterested Let’s Look at an Example: The young girl was very aloof. She always seemed unsociable, unapproachable, and uninterested What does the word aloof mean in this sentence?

Context Clues - Antonym Antonym context clues often take a little more detective work to understand Lets Go Find Those Clues!

Context Clues - Antonym See this example: Dianna appeared to be a very moral and upstanding young lady, those who knew her knew that she was iniquitous. The word BUT tells us that the two parts of the sentence represent opposite points of view about Dianna

Context Clues - Details A writer is using details as context clues when they give us explanations or examples as hints about the word that they don’t think we will know.

Context Clues - Details There are several different kinds of Context Clues that are Details. The Details that are examples of the unknown word. Details that tell why the unknown word has taken place. Details that explain how the word relates to other things the author has stated. The Details that are examples of the unknown word. Details that tell why the unknown word has taken place. Details that explain how the word relates to other things the author has stated.

Context Clues - Details What does the word ecstatic mean in this sentence? Look at this example: Father was ecstatic because Joshua decided to go to the college that he wanted him to. Look at this example: Father was ecstatic because Joshua decided to go to the college that he wanted him to.

At the beginning of a sentence Check the pins Open the ZIF sockets Leave your hardware in these bags In the middle of a sentence After you lock CPU into place, take the retention clips on either side of the CPU fan If you really need to lean on it, though, check to be sure the chip is installed correctl Non Imperative Sentence To build a house, you will need a lot of materials To start cooking, you have to prepare the ingredients first Imperative Sentence

IMPERATIVE SENTENCE STRUCTURE The subject in this sentence is ‘You’ the verb is V-inf - (You) Open the door, please! - (You) Check the pins IMPERATIVE SENTENCE STRUCTURE The subject in this sentence is ‘You’ the verb is V-inf - (You) Open the door, please! - (You) Check the pins

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