Notice that the suffix"-some"is used to form adjectives with the meaning "liking to, tending to ausing or pre quarrelsome好争吵的,动辄争吵的; burder 繁重的,成为负担的 tiresome令人厌烦的,烦人的 lonesome孤单的,孤寂的 The headmaster agreed to recommend the teachers suggestions to the government 校长同意把教师的建议向政府推荐。 Section B Reading skills Finding Out Word Meanin As we learned in Unit 2, we can often figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word from clues provided by context. The context clues that might be helpful for us to recognize the meaning of a new word include 1. Some sentences give the definition for a difficult word with the help of punctuation such as commas, dashes or parentheses 2. Context sometimes gives examples to illustrate a difficult word rather than define it. We can the examples to figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word 3. Synonyms(a Xia) are words or phrases that are similar in meaning. A synonym is one type of context clue that helps you to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words 4. Antonyms( Xia)are words or phrases that have opposite meanings to other words or phrases Antonym clues can help you understand new words 5. Sentences before or after a sentence that has a difficult word sometimes explain the meaning of the word 6. Sometimes we can use our own experiences, or our knowledge about a certain topic, to find out leaning of an unfamiliar word 7. Word part clues. We can often figure out an unfamiliar word because we know the prefix or suffix attached to the root word, or the two words that make up a compound word Here we pick out some examples from Reading Passage a to explain how this particular reading skill is used in practice Example 1 Context clue: Context sometimes gives examples to illustrate a difficult word rather than define it. We can use the examples to figure out the meaning of an unfamiliarword Example: So says Dr: Robert S. Eliot author of a new book titled Fom Stress to Strength: How to Lighten Your Load and Save Your Life.(Para. 3) Explanation: The word titled is used after the noun phrase "a new book". Following it is a long string of words in italics with the initial letters in capitals. Clearly it is the name of a book. All this helps us to find out the meaning of the word titled, that is, " given a title of.. or named or called Context clue: Antonym( Xi)clues. Antonyms are words or phrases that have opposite meanings to other words or phrases. Antonym clues can help you understand new words Example: On the exterior, he was cool, calm and collected but on the interior, stress was killing him.( Para. 6) Explanation: Clearly there is a contrast in the sentence. Through the antonym clue, accompanied by word part clues, we can understand what the two new words mean: on the exterior means"in8 Notice that the suffix “-some” is used to form adjectives with the meaning “liking to, tending to, causing or producing” suggesting something. unpleasant. Examples: quarrelsome 好争吵的, 动辄争吵的 ;burdensome 繁重的, 成为负担的 tiresome 令人厌烦的, 烦人的;lonesome 孤单的, 孤寂的 The headmaster agreed to recommend the teachers' suggestions to the government. 校长同意把教师的建议向政府推荐。 Section B Reading skills Finding Out Word Meanings As we learned in Unit 2, we can often figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word from clues provided by context. The context clues that might be helpful for us to recognize the meaning of a new word include: 1. Some sentences give the definition for a difficult word with the help of punctuation such as commas, dashes or parentheses. 2. Context sometimes gives examples to illustrate a difficult word rather than define it. We can use the examples to figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word. 3. Synonyms (同义词) are words or phrases that are similar in meaning. A synonym is one type of context clue that helps you to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. 4. Antonyms (反义词) are words or phrases that have opposite meanings to other words or phrases. Antonym clues can help you understand new words. 5. Sentences before or after a sentence that has a difficult word sometimes explain the meaning of the word. 6. Sometimes we can use our own experiences, or our knowledge about a certain topic, to find out the meaning of an unfamiliar word. 7. Word part clues. We can often figure out an unfamiliar word because we know the prefix or suffix attached to the root word, or the two words that make up a compound word. Here we pick out some examples from Reading Passage A to explain how this particular reading skill is used in practice. Example 1 Context clue: Context sometimes gives examples to illustrate a difficult word rather than define it. We can use the examples to figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word. Example: So says Dr. Robert S. Eliot, author of a new book titled From Stress to Strength: How to Lighten Your Load and Save Your Life. (Para. 3) Explanation: The word titled is used after the noun phrase “a new book”. Following it is a long string of words in italics with the initial letters in capitals. Clearly it is the name of a book. All this helps us to find out the meaning of the word titled, that is, “given a title of ... or named or called”. Example 2 Context clue: Antonym (反义词) clues. Antonyms are words or phrases that have opposite meanings to other words or phrases. Antonym clues can help you understand new words. Example: On the exterior, he was cool, calm and collected but on the interior, stress was killing him. (Para. 6) Explanation: Clearly there is a contrast in the sentence. Through the antonym clue, accompanied by word part clues, we can understand what the two new words mean: on the exterior means “in