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Bahasa Inggris 1. Disusun oleh : Pikir Wisnu Wijayanto , M.Hum Fihrin Zuhrufillah , M.Pd Yuningsih , S.S. Prodi D3 Manajemen Informatika Fakultas Ilmu Terapan Universitas Telkom. Basic Competency :
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BahasaInggris 1 Disusunoleh: PikirWisnuWijayanto, M.Hum FihrinZuhrufillah, M.Pd Yuningsih, S.S Prodi D3 ManajemenInformatika FakultasIlmuTerapan Universitas Telkom
Basic Competency : The students are able to develop their ability of understanding the reading skills in English text • Topic : Reading Strategies • Sub topic : Guessing Meaning from Context and Imperative Sentence • Meeting : 9th
Guessing Meaning from Context Most writers leave context clues as they write. It is our job as the reader to hunt them down! You Follow The Clues
Context Clues There are 4 main types of Context Clues The 4 Types • Rewording the word. • Giving its Synonym. • Giving its Antonym. • Giving us Details about the word.
Context Clues - Rewording Rewording is when the author says the word in another way, that is typically easier to understand
Context Clues - Rewording What does the word resentment mean in this sentence? Let’s Look at an Example: • Resentment, a feeling of bitterness and anger, is often felt by people who are passed over for promotions.
Context Clues - Synonym A writer sometimes uses synonym context clues to help with hard words. A synonym context clue is one or two words that mean almost the same as the one that the author does not expect us to know.
Context Clues - Synonym What does the word aloof mean in this sentence? Let’s Look at an Example: • The young girl was very aloof. She always seemed unsociable, unapproachable, and uninterested
Context Clues - Antonym Antonym context clues often take a little more detective work to understand Lets Go Find Those Clues!
Context Clues - Antonym The word BUT tells us that the two parts of the sentence represent opposite points of view about Dianna See this example: Dianna appeared to be a very moral and upstanding young lady, those who knew her knew that she was iniquitous.
Context Clues - Details A writer is using details as context clues when they give us explanations or examples as hints about the word that they don’t think we will know.
Context Clues - Details There are several different kinds of Context Clues that are Details. • The Detailsthat are examples of the unknown word. • Details that tell why the unknown word has taken place. • Details that explain how the word relates to other things the author has stated.
Context Clues - Details What does the word ecstatic mean in this sentence? Look at this example: Father was ecstatic because Joshua decided to go to the college that he wanted him to.
Imperative Sentence IMPERATIVE SENTENCE STRUCTURE The subject in this sentence is ‘You’ the verb is V-inf - (You) Open the door, please! - (You) Check the pins
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