Listening: Active Listening Strategies (incl. Note-taking & Summarizing - Basic) B1 - Lesson 1: Using Context to Guess Meaning of Unfamiliar Words

B1 Listening: Context Clues
B1 STRATEGIES
Context Clues
ការប្រើប្រាស់បរិបទដើម្បីទាយអត្ថន័យ
🎯 Scenario: A Travel Vlog.
Speaker: Tom, describing his recent holiday disaster.
Goal: Identify the meaning of 3 difficult words using logic.
"The hotel was dilapidated... but the view was spectacular!"
Clue Type: Explanation.
He says: "Windows broken, paint peeling, very old."
So, Dilapidated = Old and in bad condition.
Clue Type: Example.
He says: "Whole ocean, beautiful sunset."
So, Spectacular = Amazing to look at.
"We were absolutely exhausted."
Clue Type: Cause & Effect.
Cause: "Long hike." Effect: "Slept for 12 hours."
So, Exhausted = Very tired.

Detective: How do you know?

Case #1: "Dilapidated"

Which phrase helps you guess the meaning?

Case #2: "Exhausted"

Which phrase helps you guess the meaning?

Match Word to Meaning:

Dilapidated
Spectacular
Exhausted
Very Beautiful/Amazing
Very Tired
Old & Broken

Task: Use Logic

Read the sentence and guess the nonsense word "GLORP".

"The food was very spicy, so I drank a glass of cold GLORP to cool my mouth."

What is a GLORP?

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