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Context clues

R&W 3 - Week 5: Happy and successful

 Jobs “A-B-C”
• Write the name of jobs beginning with the letters of the
alphabet.
• Divide the class into two.
• Team 1: write jobs for the letters A- L (excluding I and K)
ABCDEFGHJL

• Team 2: for the letters M- Z (excluding Q, U, X and V) M

NOPRSTVWZ

• 2 minutes.
 attract
appeal to
has done courses and passed
exams in this subject

Well-qualified
is good with people
Good interpersonal skills
wants to learn
willing to learn
 has experience people will
recognize

Proven experience
approaches things in a good way

positive attitude
completed
finished
 Context clues are hints that the
author gives to help define a word
you don’t know. The clue may appear
in the same sentence as the word you
don’t know or in a nearby sentence.
 1. B clue: example
• 1. Our baseball team's pitcher has a
few eccentric habits, such as throwing exactly
thirteen warm-up pitches and never wearing
socks.

A) normal
B) strange
C) messy
 2. A clue: explanation
• 2. After the heavy rains, the stream
became murky; in fact, the water was so
cloudy you couldn't see the bottom.

A) cloudy
B) bottomless
C) clear
 3. C clue: example
• 3. The debris on the stadium floor included
numerous paper cups, ticket stubs, and
cigarette butts.

A) products
B) papers
C) trash
 4. B clue: antonym
• 4. The coach takes every opportunity
to censure his players, yet he ignores every
opportunity to praise them.

A) approve of
B) criticize
C) choose
 5. A clue: explanation
• 5. The newlyweds agreed to be very frugal in
their shopping because they wanted to save
enough money to buy a house.

A) economical
B) wasteful
C) interested
 6. C clue: antonym
• 6. Although Alex usually looks unkempt, he
had a very neat appearance at his job
interview.

A) orderly
B) handsome
C) messy
 7B
• 7. I'm looking for a unique gift for my
boyfriend; he appreciates unusual things.

A) example
B) synonym
C) antonym
 8C
• 8. Expecting that his license would be
renewed, the pilot was surprised when it
was revoked instead.

A) example
B) synonym
C) antonym
 Reading

Multiple Choice questions

 Extreme physical suffering/pain
1 You have, therefore, a constant pain in your
neck, but this is nothing to the pain in your
knees and thighs. ….it becomes agony.
Can you guess what is “agony”?
 At the same time
3 you are making toast, when “bang” down
comes an order for tea… and simultaneously
“bang” down comes another order….
Can you guess what is “simultaneously”?
 finding out
4 the potters seemed like the life-blood of
the place, fetching and carrying, finding
out everything that was happening.
Can you guess what is “fetching”?
 b
c
a
b
ten years
decade
a period of a thousand years

millennium
The unlawful use of violence to create fear
among masses of people

Terrorism
To describe

To depict
busy

hectic
to delete someone as a friend on social
networking sites

To unfriend
Google, dotcom, texting, blog…

technology
1c
2d
3c
4b
5a
 writing

Descriptive paragraph
Make one sentence using as many adjective as possible to describe the picture
Work in pairs – 2 minutes
Outline your writing
 C
1. No matter where you go, the Internet is following you.
Almost every portable device is being made with an
Internet connection. Most new TVs and many other
appliances come with Internet connections as well. The
Internet is truly ubiquitous.
If something is ubiquitous, __________.
a. it is fuzzy and will bite you
b. it is everywhere
c. it costs too much money
d. it causes rashes
 d
2. Speaking rudely to the judges was rash behavior.
You really hurt your chances of winning!
In the above context, what does “rash” mean?
a. an itchy skin condition
b. funny
c. trying to hide or disguise a piece of cheese
d. with little thought or consideration
 d
2. Speaking rudely to the judges was rash behavior.
You really hurt your chances of winning!
In the above context, what does “rash” mean?
a. an itchy skin condition
b. funny
c. trying to hide or disguise a piece of cheese
d. with little thought or consideration
 c
3. Some people are always bashing the president just
like others bashed the one before him. Wouldn't you
think that everyone could find something to praise
him for, at least once in a while?
What does “bashing” mean in the above selection?
a. hitting hard with a heavy tool
b. going to too many expensive parties
c. speaking or writing harshly about
d. voting for a different candidate
 d
4. Wherever he goes, the esteemed Dr. Sanchez
is applauded for his life saving research.
What does “esteemed” mean?
a. held over boiling water
b. b. very old
c. unable to chew gum
d. greatly admired
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5. I believe that if you lower taxes so that people
can keep more of the money they earn, it will be
an incentive for them to work harder.
What is the meaning of “incentive”? __________.
a. a reason to do something
b. a small amount of money
c. a tax
d. a good job
 d
6. Most of America's Founding Fathers did not
believe in women's suffrage. Only men could
vote in the United states until 1920.
What is “suffrage” ?
a. something that causes physical pain
b. an early flag
c. skirts that did not cover ankles
d. the right to vote