Reading: Vocabulary in Context: A2 Lesson 1: Guessing Meaning of New Words from Pictures & Simple Sentence Context

Reading A2

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Context Clues

ការទាយអត្ថន័យពាក្យថ្មី

Don't use a dictionary immediately! Read like a detective. Use the words around the new word to guess what it means.

កុំប្រញាប់ប្រើវចនានុក្រមភ្លាមៗពេលឃើញពាក្យថ្មី! ចូរសាកល្បងអានដូចជាអ្នកស៊ើបអង្កេត ដោយប្រើពាក្យនៅជុំវិញនោះ (Context) ដើម្បីទាយអត្ថន័យរបស់វា។

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1. Pictures

ប្រើរូបភាពជាជំនួយ

Look at the icon!

"The feline pets is sleeping."

យោងតាមរូបភាព feline = cat (ឆ្មា)

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2. Synonyms

ពាក្យមានន័យដូចគ្នា (សង្កេតពាក្យ "or")

Clue: "or very big"

"The elephant is enormous, or very big."

ដោយសារមានពាក្យ "or", enormous = very big (ធំសម្បើម)

Clue: "or very angry"

"The king was furious, or very angry."

ដោយសារមានពាក្យ "or", furious = very angry (ខឹងខ្លាំង)

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3. Antonyms

ពាក្យផ្ទុយ (សង្កេតពាក្យ "but", "however")

Clue: "but his sister is short"

"The boy is tall, but his sister is short."

ដោយសារមានពាក្យ "but", tall = opposite of short (ខ្ពស់)

Clue: "however, it was complex"

"The test was not simple; however, it was complex."

ដោយសារមានពាក្យ "however", complex = not simple (ស្មុគស្មាញ)

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4. Examples

ការលើកឧទាហរណ៍ (សង្កេត "like", "such as")

Clue: "like oranges and lemons"

"I love citrus fruits, like oranges and lemons."

យោងតាមឧទាហរណ៍, citrus = fruits like oranges (ផ្លែឈើអម្បូរក្រូច)

warning The Panic Trap!

Don't stop reading when you see a new word!

(ប្រយ័ត្ន! កុំឈប់អាន ឬប្រញាប់បកប្រែនៅពេលឃើញពាក្យថ្មី។ ត្រូវអានប្រយោគនោះឱ្យចប់សិន ព្រោះតម្រុយច្រើនតែនៅចុងប្រយោគ!)

Read: "He was exhausted..." (STOPS to use dictionary). cancel

Read: "He was exhausted after running 10 kilometers." (Oh, it means very tired!) check_circle

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ការត្រួតពិនិត្យចំណេះដឹង

Picture Clue

The aviator flight flies the plane safely.

What does "aviator" mean?

Example Clue

We saw many vehicles, such as cars, buses, and trucks.

What does "vehicles" mean?

ANTONYM TRAP! error

"The math problem was not simple; however, it was very complex."

What does "complex" mean? (Look at the clue word!)

Full Sentence Logic

She was exhausted after running 10 kilometers without stopping.

What does "exhausted" mean?

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Detective Reading person_search (អានអត្ថបទខ្លីមួយជាភាសាអង់គ្លេស។ ពេលជួបពាក្យថ្មី ២ កុំប្រើវចនានុក្រម! សាកល្បងទាយអត្ថន័យវា ដោយផ្អែកលើបរិបទប្រយោគ។)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Synonym Hunt handshake (ស្វែងរកប្រយោគអង់គ្លេសមួយដែលមានការប្រើប្រាស់ពាក្យ "or" ដើម្បីពន្យល់ន័យពាក្យពិបាកនៅពីមុខវា។)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Speak Up! record_voice_over (ប្រាប់មិត្តភក្តិរបស់អ្នកជាភាសាអង់គ្លេសពីរបៀបដែលអ្នកទាយអត្ថន័យពាក្យ "enormous" នៅក្នុងមេរៀននេះ។)

How to Guess Words

មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ

Reading Tip: Watch how Teacher Sopheak uses the surrounding sentences to figure out a tough word. This is a crucial skill for reading faster without stopping every 5 seconds!

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តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sovan 2 hours ago

Teacher, what if there are no pictures or clue words like "or" / "but"? How do I guess?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Great question, Sovan! If there are no direct clues, look at the general feeling or logic of the sentence. Like the "exhausted" example—if someone runs 10km, logic tells us they must be tired. Use your real-world logic! psychology

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Vireak 5 hours ago

Should I try to guess every single new word I see?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

No, Vireak. You only need to guess the word if it stops you from understanding the main idea. If you understand the sentence without it, just keep reading! Don't let one word slow you down. menu_book

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Bopha 1 day ago

I tried to read an English news article, but there were too many new words. I couldn't guess them all.

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 10 hours ago

That means the text is too difficult right now, Bopha! Try to find the "Goldilocks zone": You should understand about 90% of the words on a page. If there are 10 new words in one sentence, you can't use context clues. Find an easier text! trending_up