Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Sunday, November 26, 2017
Part 3: Unit 3 Making Inferences pages 135 to 149
الاستدلال والاستنتاج
An inference is a kind of guess. When you read a passage, you get information from it. Then you can make an inference (guess) about other information and ideas that are not in the passage.
When Do You Make Inference ?
In everyday life, you often make inference.
Readers also make inferences.
- They may need to infer the general meaning of new words. ( See Part 2, Unit 3 )
- They sometimes infer information or ideas that aren't in the passage. Writers do not or can not always tell everything to the reader. There may be gaps (holes) in the reader's knowledge about something. The reader may need to try to fill in these gabs by making inference.
Links:
- making inferences - making inferences a comprehension skill
Saturday, November 25, 2017
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Part Three : Unit 2 Scanning page 117 - 134
What is scanning?
scanning is a very fast kind of reading.
When do we scan?
You scan when you want to find information quickly. For example, you scan a telephone book, a menu, a dictionary, or a web article.
How do we scan?
You scan when you move your eyes very quickly over the page. You don't read all the words. You read only the words that help you find the information.
scanning practice will help you recognize words faster and move your eyes more quickly across the page. This way you can read faster and with better comprehension.
Friday, November 17, 2017
Word Family - Exercise 10 - page 116
A word family is a group of words with the same root. They all belong to the same family of meaning, but they are different parts of speech.
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Monday, November 13, 2017
Previewing - Part 3 - Unit 1
Whit is previewing?
Previewing is when you look at something quickly before you read it. You preview when you want to get information.
Previewing is a common skill in daily life. You can preview material. for example:
- newspaper by reading the headlines
- a letter buy looking at the envelope
- a new book by reading the front and back.
Why Preview?
Previewing can help you make decisions. It can help you decide:
- which articles to read in the newspaper
- whether to open the letter( it might be junk mail you would throw away).
- if the book is interesting, and if you want to read it.
in the same way, previewing can help you with your reading. When you preview a passage, you get some ideas about it. this way, your brain is already thinking about the topic when you start reading. You can understand better and read faster.
Preview can help you with all of your reading. It is particularly helpful at school, for reading assignments for tests.
How Do You Preview?
when you preview, you ask yourself questions about the passage.
the questions you ask depends on many things: what you are reading, why you are reading, and what you need to find out.
Some of the common previewing questions:
- What is it?
- Who wrote it and who is it for?
- what is it about?
- How long is it?
- Is it difficult or easy to read?
- Is it interesting or useful?
- What will come next?
Synonyms Ex 9 and 10 pages 93 -95
Synonyms:
A synonym is a word or phrase that has the same or similar meaning as another word or phrase.
Writers often use synonyms in order not to repeat meaning.
Examples:
little = small
enjoy = like
store = shop
teenagers = young people
angry = mad
Writers can also use words or phrases that have similar meaning, but more specific of more general.
Examples:
general →→→→→→→→→→→→→→ Specific
animal cat Siamese my cat Lou-lou
business store supermarket Joe's Market
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Relative pronouns who that - which (exercises 7 - 8 pages 91- 92)
page 92 exercise 8
page 91 exercise 7
ضمائر الوصل
What is a relative pronoun?
Relative pronouns connect several ideas in one sentence. The pronoun takes the place of a noun or an idea already in the sentence.
Relative Pronouns:
1-who : refer to people
2-which : refer to things and ideas
3- that : refer to things
Sunday, November 5, 2017
Part 2 - Unit 6 - How Words Work in Sentences? parts of a sentence
Example:
the key parts are:
Subject: Tells who or what the sentence is about
Verb: tells what the subject does
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Pronouns are small but important words. They are often important in the meaning of a sentence.
kinds of pronouns:
1- subject pronoun I you he she it we they
2- object pronoun me you him her it us them
3- possessive pronoun my your his her its our their
Demonstrative Pronouns: ضمائر الاشارة
- singular: this, that
- plural these, those
Demonstrative adjectives:
- singular: this book
- plural : these people
Relative Pronouns: ضمائر الوصل
1-who : refer to people
2-which : refer to things and ideas
3- that : refer to things
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Synonyms: المترادفات
A synonym is a word that has the same or similar meaning as another word or phrase.
examples:
little = small
enjoy = like
store = shop
teenagers = young people
angry = mad
Saturday, November 4, 2017
Saturday Online class
Dear students,
I hope you're having a nice relaxing weekend.
Today, we will have a one-hour online class at 8:30 P.M
This is what you need to do:
1- download Zoom.us for meetings on your phone or your laptop.
2- signup
3- at 8:30 P.M we will start class.
4- I will post the link to the class here on the blog, just a few minutes before 8:30 P.M
5- If you plan to join the online class, leave a comment on this post.
The App is on android and iPhone mobiles.
Zoom App Android link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.zoom.videomeetings
The class link I will post a few minutes before class.
have a nice day!
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