English For Cultural Literacy 7: UNIT I: Expressing Attitudes Meaningfully
English For Cultural Literacy 7: UNIT I: Expressing Attitudes Meaningfully
English For Cultural Literacy 7: UNIT I: Expressing Attitudes Meaningfully
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Cultural Literacy 7
Nomads Lush
wanderers abundant
Sturdy Reeds
strong tall grasses
LEGENDS
Understanding Legends
- is a rhetorical device
characterized by the repetition of
the first consonant sound in
successive important words.
Examples:
1. the Golden Grains 6. some salt
5. heavenly smelling
Vocabulary Improvement
Quietude enemies
peace and stillness
Vain
Fleet useless; put to
a number of waste
warships
Dusk
sunset/twilight
Foes
The Dictionary: An Aid to
Vocabulary Building
Dictionary
Is an invaluable tool in learning words in the
English language.
It is based on a scientific study of the speaking
and writing habits or patterns of English-
speaking people throughout the world.
Frequently kept up-to-date by the inclusion of
supplementary pages for new words and
expressions.
Most dictionaries give the following
information about a word.
1. Spelling and capitalization
2. Pronunciation guides
3. Syllabication
4. Hyphenated words
5. Parts of speech
6. Plural forms of nouns
7. Principal parts of irregular verbs
8. Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives
9. Derivation or etymology (foreign language source)
10. Meanings
11. Synonyms and antonyms
12. Foreign words or expressions
13. Idiomatic expressions
14. Examples of how the word are used
15. Illustrations, such as maps, graphs, etc.
16. Cross reference – indicating where to find more
information
17. Abbreviations
18. Usage and subject labels
Usage labels: Colloq. (Colloquial), Slang, Archaic
Subject labels: Law, Naut. (Nautical), or Med.
(Medicine)
19. Guide words
20. Miscellaneous information about persons, places,
things, tables of weights and measures, forms of
addresses, special signs and symbols.
RECITATION
1. What is the basis for the preparation of the
dictionary?
2. How are dictionaries updated?
3. Enumerate the kinds of information about a
word that you can get from the dictionary.
4. Why is the dictionary an aid to vocabulary
building and, in turn, to reading skills
improvement?
Listening Comprehension
Servant: “Your highness, a fleet of invaders is nearing
the kingdom!”
in peril
danger
was limp
Lacking strength or firmness
Vocabulary Improvement
with remorse
Distress arising from sense of guilt for past wrongs
Examples:
Examples:
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