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Context Clues

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Context Clue Exercises EVEN Context Clues Notes

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Title: Context Clues

E.Q.: How can using context clues

increase my comprehension?

Take Cornell Notes like a Star

• Stay organized

• Form questions on the left

• Make bullets on the right

• Summarize at the bottom

What is Context?

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What is Context?

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What is Context?

Most Americans can speak only one ________. Europeans, however, ________ several. As a result, Europeans think ________ are unfriendly and unwilling to communicate with them.

Try to figure out the missing words.

What is Context?

Most Americans can speak only one language. Europeans, however, speak several. As a result, Europeans think Americans are unfriendly and unwilling to communicate with them.

How did you do? How did you figure out the missing words?

What is a Context?

• A context is the words that come just before and after a word, phrase or statement and helps you to understand its meaning.

• Context can be a sentence or paragraph or passage.

• It helps you make a general prediction about the meaning.

What is a Context CLUE?

• A context clue is a fact or an idea that suggests the meaning of an unknown word.

Context Clues: Definition

• Unknown word is

defined immediately

following its use

• brief definition, synonym,

or restatement using

punctuation-commas,

parentheses or dashes.

Example:

• A chemical bond is a strong force that holds two or more atoms together.


• A writer often choose a more familiar word or words with the same meaning to make the difficult word understandable

Ballet students appear so lithe; they are so limber and flexible.

The cataract was spectacular; the steep waterfall dropped abruptly eighty feet.


• Close to a synonym, restatement differs in that a difficult word is usually restated in a simpler form—usually set of by commas.

The poetry was sublime, lofty and moving, and brought tears to my eyes.

The village was depopulated, most of the residents dead or moved, but the livestock remained untouched.

Context Clues: Contrast

• Antonym, a word of opposite meaning (notice the restatement)

• Contrast clue words: but,

however, in

contrast to, on

the other hand

Example:

The gentleman was portly, but his wife was thin.

Context Clues:

Explanation

• Similar to a definition clue

• Generally longer than a definition

• Usually found in one or more different sentences

Context Clues:

Explanation

The chrome is beginning to corrode. It shows signs of pitting and of being eaten away gradually.

It was a martial parade: signs of the military were everywhere. Everyone was in uniform; guns, cannon and tanks were on display, and jets flew overhead.

Context Clues:

Explanation

NOTE: Sometimes the explanation is presented first.

The puppy was a complete bother and an annoyance to all the neighbors. It was a continual nuisance.

Context Clues: Example

• Examples that the reader may know to help explain a new and unfamiliar concept or term

• Note the punctuation clues: commas or hyphens

• Signal words—such as, for example, for instance, to illustrate, specifically

Example:

Legumes, such as peas and beans, produce pods.

Forest floors are frequently covered with fungi—molds, mushrooms, and mildews.

Context Clues: Inference

• Use reasoning and prior knowledge

• Your experiences provide common-sense clues to the meaning of a word

• This context clue is often a little harder to spot

Example:

Since Reginald was nervous, he brought his rabbit foot talisman with him to the exam.

Applying What You

Have Learned

Copy the following chart on your OUTPUT page

Definition Context Clues

1. inhibited:

2. protocols:

3. Corona:

4. facets:

5. condiments:

6. affluent:

Applying What You

Have Learned

Number 1-5 skipping lines on your OUTPUT page

Applying What You

Have Learned

• Can you define the unfamiliar word?

• Name the context clue that helped you?

• What was the signal word that helped?

#1

He seemed quite free and easy with a few friends, but at large parties he was quite inhibited.

Applying What You

Have Learned


• Name the context clue that helped you?

• What was the signal word that helped?

#1

He seemed quite free and easy with a few friends, but at large parties he was quite inhibited.

Inhibited =

shy, reserved

Applying What You

Have Learned

Finish #1-6 & #1-5 on OUTPUT page.

Definition Context Clues

1. inhibited: shy, reserved

quite free and easy with a few friends, but at large parties he was

2. protocols:

3. Corona:

4. facets:

5. condiments:

6. affluent:

• Use CONTEXT CLUES to figure out the meaning of the “meaningless words” in each sentence.

• Use reasoning and prior knowledge

• Use your experiences provide common-sense clues to the meaning of a word

• Look for signal words

Applying What You

Have Learned

Using Context Clues-

Meaningless Word #1

What is a “zip”?

1. Every one who visits Russia should first get a zip. If

you come by train, you must already have a zip. You will not be allowed to enter at all without one.

Travelers without zips will be sent back where they came from. Zips are given on the spot if you arrive by plane or by car. However, you may have to wait a long time for one. This can be avoided by getting a zip before you leave home.


Meaningless Word #1


1. Every one who visits Russia should first get a zip. If

you come by train, you must already have a zip. You will not be allowed to enter at all without one.

Travelers without zips will be sent back where they came from. Zips are given on the spot if you arrive by plane or by car. However, you may have to wait a long time for one. This can be avoided by getting a zip before you leave home.

Zip is a visa.

Context Clues- Day 2

• Take out INB

• Open to Cornell Notes

• Review notes & highlight info

• Finish/review output assignment

• #1-6

• #1-5


• Can you name the specific context clue that helped you?

#2

Embassies typically follow well-established protocols, or accepted procedures, for seating guests at a government dinner.

Applying What You

Have Learned



#2

Embassies typically follow well-established protocols, or accepted procedures, for seating guests at a government dinner.

Applying What You

Have Learned

Can you define the unfamiliar word?

Can you name the specific context clue that helped you?

#3

Corona refers to the outermost part of the sun’s atmosphere.

#4

Facets-small flat surfaces at different angles- bring out the beauty of a diamond.

Applying What You

Have Learned

Applying What You

Have Learned

#5

Most condiments, such as pepper, mustard and catsup, are used to improve the flavor of foods.





#6

Some city dwellers are affluent; others live in poverty.

Applying What You

Have Learned


Meaningless Word #2

What is a “zap”?

2. Various kinds of zaps are available in Oslo. Some are for only an hour, some for a day, some for three days. The three-day zap is useful for the tourist who wants to visit different part of the city. It allows you unlimited travel for three days on the local trains and buses. Zaps-and information about the buses and trains-are available at all tourist offices.


Meaningless Word #2


2. Various kinds of zaps are available in Oslo. Some are for only an hour, some for a day, some for three days. The three-day zap is useful for the tourist who wants to visit different part of the city. It allows you unlimited travel for three days on the local trains and buses. Zaps-and information about the buses and trains-are available at all tourist offices.

Zap is a a city transportation ticket, or pass.


Meaningless Word #3

What is a “zep”?

3. In Paris it is wise to get yourself a zep as soon as possible. It is very easy to get lost if you leave the main streets. You can buy zeps in the train station, but they are not complete. Better zeps can be found in the bookstores. These have more details, and they show all the named streets.


Meaningless Word #3


3. In Paris it is wise to get yourself a zep as soon as possible. It is very easy to get lost if you leave the main streets. You can buy zeps in the train station, but they are not complete. Better zeps can be found in the bookstores. These have more details, and they show all the named streets.

Zep is a map.


Meaningless Word #4

What is a “zop”?

4. Trains connect the larger cities in Tunisia, but there are not many smaller train lines. To travel between the smaller cities and towns, most people take buses or zops. These zops are often cheaper than the buses or trains. They leave as soon as they have five people who want to go to the same place. That might be a distant city or a town nearby. The destination of the zop is written on a sign on the roof of the vehicle.


Meaningless Word #4

What is a “zop”?

4. Trains connect the larger cities in Tunisia, but there are not many smaller train lines. To travel between the smaller cities and towns, most people take buses or zops. These zops are often cheaper than the buses or trains. They leave as soon as they have five people who want to go to the same place. That might be a distant city or a town nearby. The destination of the zop is written on a sign on the roof of the vehicle.

Zop is a minibus that takes people to several different places.


Meaningless Word #5

What is a “zup”?

5. The zups always run along the same routes in Istanbul. They usually stop only at the main bus stops. But if you ask the driver, you can get off anywhere. These zups are cheaper than normal taxis. The cost of a trip is divided among the passengers, usually four or five people. For these reasons, zups are a very popular way of getting around the city.


Meaningless Word #5

What is a “zup”?

5. The zups always run along the same routes in Istanbul. They usually stop only at the main bus stops. But if you ask the driver, you can get off anywhere. These zups are cheaper than normal taxis. The cost of a trip is divided among the passengers, usually four or five people. For these reasons, zups are a very popular way of getting around the city.

Zup is a special kind of city taxi that people share.

Homework- due 4/10

• Zip, Zap, Zup WS!

• Read & annotate

to uncover the

meaning of the

nonsense word

• Context Clues Practice

• Complete front &

back side of

Context Clues

Practice


Meaningless Word #6


6. Nobody wants a zip near his or her home. First of all,

they usually do not smell very pleasant. If the wind is from their direction, you may get that smell at home. And zips often attract lots of insects, such as flies and mosquitoes, as well as animals such rats and mice. A nearby zip may also mean you will have noisy trucks on your street all day. Finally, the most serious problem with zips is that they may pollute the dangerous chemicals in it. Then when it rains, the chemicals enter the water underground and make it unsafe to drink.


Meaningless Word #6


6. Nobody wants a zip near his or her home. First of all,

they usually do not smell very pleasant. If the wind is from their direction, you may get that smell at home. And zips often attract lots of insects, such as flies and mosquitoes, as well as animals such rats and mice. A nearby zip may also mean you will have noisy trucks on your street all day. Finally, the most serious problem with zips is that they may pollute the dangerous chemicals in it. Then when it rains, the chemicals enter the water underground and make it unsafe to drink.

Zip is a garbage dump.


Meaningless Word #7


7. When people think about sources of water pollution,

they do not usually think of zaps. However, as the demand grows for fish to eat, the number of zaps is increasing. In some areas, they are beginning to create environmental problems. In fact, when fish are in their natural environment, they do not pollute, but in zaps, the situation is not natural. There are usually lots of fish in very little water, which means that the water must be changed very often. Each time it is changed, the dirty water must be thrown away. It is usually poured directly from the zaps into a river or ocean. The chemical balance of the river or coastline is changed by this dirty water, and the plants and animals living there may suffer.


Meaningless Word #7


7. When people think about sources of water pollution,

they do not usually think of zaps. However, as the demand grows for fish to eat, the number of zaps is increasing. In some areas, they are beginning to create environmental problems. In fact, when fish are in their natural environment, they do not pollute, but in zaps, the situation is not natural. There are usually lots of fish in very little water, which means that the water must be changed very often. Each time it is changed, the dirty water must be thrown away. It is usually poured directly from the zaps into a river or ocean. The chemical balance of the river or coastline is changed by this dirty water, and the plants and animals living there may suffer.

Zap is a fish farm.


Meaningless Word #8

What does “zep” mean?

8. In the United States and in many European countries,

there is a serious problem. What should be done with

the garbage? There is no more room for garbage dumps. It is not possible to burn garbage, because that pollutes the air, so the governments are looking to ways to reduce the amount of garbage that is produced. One way to do this is to zep as much as possible. Not all kinds of garbage can be zepped, of course. The easiest things to zep are probably glass and paper. However, one can also zep many kinds of metal and plastic. Many cities now require people to zep these materials. The people must separate them from the regular garbage. Then special trucks take them away and bring them to private companies that will buy them and use them again.


Meaningless Word #8

What does “zep” mean?

8. In the United States and in many European countries,

there is a serious problem. What should be done with

the garbage? There is no more room for garbage dumps. It is not possible to burn garbage, because that pollutes the air, so the governments are looking to ways to reduce the amount of garbage that is produced. One way to do this is to zep as much as possible. Not all kinds of garbage can be zepped, of course. The easiest things to zep are probably glass and paper. However, one can also zep many kinds of metal and plastic. Many cities now require people to zep these materials. The people must separate them from the regular garbage. Then special trucks take them away and bring them to private companies that will buy them and use them again.

Zep means recycle.


Meaningless Word #9


9. Experiments have shown that some animals have an

extraordinary sense of direction. The zip is a good example of this. In 1957, some scientists took eighteen zips from their home on the island of Midway in the Pacific Ocean. These zips were sent by airplane to some distant places, such as Japan, the Philippines, and the Hawaiian Islands. Then they were set free. Scientists already knew that zips could fly for great distances because of their huge wings. But no one thought that the zips would be able to find their way home. After all, Midway is just a very little island in the middle of a very large ocean. However, fourteen of the zips did get to Midway. They got there very quickly, too. One flew from the Phillipines– 2,560 miles, or 4,120 km—in only 32 days.


Meaningless Word #9


9. Experiments have shown that some animals have an

extraordinary sense of direction. The zip is a good example of this. In 1957, some scientists took eighteen zips from their home on the island of Midway in the Pacific Ocean. These zips were sent by airplane to some distant places, such as Japan, the Philippines, and the Hawaiian Islands. Then they were set free. Scientists already knew that zips could fly for great distances because of their huge wings. But no one thought that the zips would be able to find their way home. After all, Midway is just a very little island in the middle of a very large ocean. However, fourteen of the zips did get to Midway. They got there very quickly, too. One flew from the Phillipines– 2,560 miles, or 4,120 km—in only 32 days.

Zip is a large ocean bird. (albatross)


Meaningless Word #10

What does “zap” mean?

10. Another animal with a very good sense of direction is the

Monarch butterfly. The Monarch is a beautiful orange-colored butterfly. It is one of the larger kinds of butterflies, but is still only an insect. All Monarchsspend the winter in a certain area of central Mexico. In the early spring, they begin to zap north. The butterflies that leave Mexico will die on the way. However, their children will zap all the way to the northern United States or Canada. Then, in the fall, these new butterflies start zapping south. They have never been to Mexico, but they manage to find the place their parents left. They will even go to live in same trees. Scientists believe that genetic programming makes this possible, but they do not know how.



What does “zap” mean?

10. Another animal with a very good sense of direction is the

Monarch butterfly. The Monarch is a beautiful orange-colored butterfly. It is one of the larger kinds of butterflies, but is still only an insect. All Monarchsspend the winter in a certain area of central Mexico. In the early spring, they begin to zap north. The butterflies that leave Mexico will die on the way. However, their children will zap all the way to the northern United States or Canada. Then, in the fall, these new butterflies start zapping south. They have never been to Mexico, but they manage to find the place their parents left. They will even go to live in same trees. Scientists believe that genetic programming makes this possible, but they do not know how.

Zap means fly.




11. Genetic programming is also probably the answer to the

mystery of the salmon. These fish are born in zeps far from the ocean. When they are big enough, they travel all the way down the zep. Then they swim out into the deep ocean water, sometimes for thousands of miles. One salmon from Washington State in the United States was caught halfway to Japan. But no matter how far away they are, the fish start home in the spring. Somehow they know where home is. Along all the many miles of coast, each salmon finds the mouth of its own zep. Then it swims all the way up to the very same spot where it was born.




11. Genetic programming is also probably the answer to the

mystery of the salmon. These fish are born in zeps far from the ocean. When they are big enough, they travel all the way down the zep. Then they swim out into the deep ocean water, sometimes for thousands of miles. One salmon from Washington State in the United States was caught halfway to Japan. But no matter how far away they are, the fish start home in the spring. Somehow they know where home is. Along all the many miles of coast, each salmon finds the mouth of its own zep. Then it swims all the way up to the very same spot where it was born.

Zep is a river.

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