Dealing With Difficult Vocabulary

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There will usually be some words in the text that you don’t understand. Theimportant thing is to be able to ‘read around’ the unknown words. These tips wil l help you

learn how to do this.

Don’t worry about difficult vocabulary.

Use the context to help you understand the meaning. Read the whole sentence and the sentences before and after.

What type of word is it? A noun? A verb? An adjective? An adverb?

Does the word have a positive or negative meaning?

Look for synonyms in the text. Well written texts use synonyms rather than repeating the same word. If you don’t know the word, it may be a synonym of another word

in the text.

Think about the topic. Which words do you know related to the topic?

Is the word similar to another word you know? E.g. birth is s imilar to birthday.

Is the word similar to a word in your language?

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BiebsliebJus_ 20 November, 2015 - 01:01

hahahaha kinda

7 users have voted.

Sakib9826 March, 2014 - 13:53

Wow ! The 'read around' method is truly effective .

62 users have voted.

lindalc22 February, 2013 - 04:55

woaw, rlly helpful ahaha, thxxx


Rainbow Colours24 January, 2013 - 18:29

Very well ̂ _^


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