Guessing Meaning From Context

Guessing Meaning From Context

One of the hardest parts of academic reading in English is all the new vocabulary. In each new reading you find many important words that you don't know. What strategy can you use to speed up your reading and help you understand more?

Guessing Meaning from Context

To learn about this strategy, click on the interactive PowerPoint presentation below:

Guessing Meaning from Context (PowerPoint)
If you have PowerPoint on your computer, use this version. Pick open file to computer when the menu comes up.

Guessing Meaning from Context (HTML format)
If you don't have PowerPoint on your computer, or if it doesn't work, try this version.

Activities on Guessing Meaning from Context

Now that you know something about guessing meaning from context, try these activities to practice using this important reading strategy:

Rock Star Job Description -- Interactive activity with 10 questions

Advances in Medicine -- Another interactive activity with 10 questions (this activity is also linked to the Power Point presentation)

Worksheet on Guessing Meaning from Context -- You can print out this worksheet and use it with a newspaper or magazine article to practice guessing meaning from context. If you need to an article to read, try the New York Times or CNN .

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