Vocabulary skill: Use of context to understand

words

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 Use of context to understand words

Learning to read without stopping to look up new words can help you
read faster and understand more.

Try to guess the meaning of a new word from context (the other
words and ideas in the sentence that are around the new word)

Let’s look at this sentence:

A balanced diet usually means eating more fruits, vegetables, and
grains and consuming fewer foods high in fat, sugar and cholesterol.
 Use of context to understand words
A. Read each sentence and try to answer the question that follows.
1. People in every culture have their own ideas of what constitutes a balanced
meal, whether it is tastes, menus, ingredients, eating habits, or nutritional
benefits.
What things can make a balanced meal?
tastes, menus, ingredients, eating habits, and nutritional benefits.
2. Beef with broccoli and sweet and sour chicken are two famous dishes that can
be found in most Chinese restaurants.
What foods are common in Chinese restaurants?
beef with broccoli and sweet and sour chicken
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3. Cultures might view balance differently according to the way a dish

tastes, or how a meal is prepared ad served.
In what ways can cultures find balance in food?
the way a dish tastes, or how a meal is prepared and served.

4. Nontasters have a taste for sugary foods, which means they eat
sweets more often than other people.
Why do nontasters eat sweets?
They have a taste for sugary foods.
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5. French cheese can have different textures, from soft cheese like Brie to
hard cheese like cantal.
In what way can French cheeses differ?
in textures

6. In traditional Chinese cooking, foods are in harmony when there is an

equal amount of cool and warm foods together.
What foods work together in Chinese cooking?
cool and warm foods
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B. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to each underlined

word from Activity A. Look at the context to help you.
1. constitutes
 eats
 makes
2. dishes
 meals
 tastes
3. view
 think about
 eliminate
 Use of context to understand words

Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to each underlined

word from Activity A. Look at the context to help you.
4. taste
 an idea
 a liking
5. textures
 ways that things feel
 ways that things smell
6. harmony
 a good recipe
 a good combination
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