Vocabulary: Strategies for Vocabulary Learning & Retention (B1) - Lesson 2: More Systematic Guessing of Meaning from Context Clues

Vocabulary B1
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Context Detective

ការទាយន័យពាក្យតាមរយៈបរិបទ

You don't need a dictionary for every word!

Be a detective. Look at the words around the unknown word to find clues.

អ្នកមិនចាំបាច់ប្រើវចនានុក្រមគ្រប់ពាក្យទេ។ ត្រូវធ្វើជាអ្នកស៊ើបអង្កេត មើលពាក្យដែលនៅជុំវិញវា ដើម្បីរកតម្រុយ។
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1. Definition Clues menu_book

តម្រុយការបកស្រាយន័យ
Signal Words: is, means, or, called

Sometimes the writer directly tells you what the word means.

An aviary, or a large cage for birds, is located in the park. What is an aviary? It's a cage for birds! (ទ្រុងចាប/បក្សី)
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2. Contrast Clues balance

តម្រុយពាក្យផ្ទុយ
Signal Words: but, however, although

Look for opposite ideas. If one part is good, the other part is probably bad.

The first test was very easy, but the second test was arduous. If the first was easy, "arduous" must mean hard! (លំបាកខ្លាំង)
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3. Example Clues category

តម្រុយការផ្តល់ឧទាហរណ៍
Signal Words: such as, like, including

The writer gives you a list of examples to help you understand the category.

I love beverages such as coffee, tea, and juice. Coffee and tea are drinks, so "beverages" means drinks. (ភេសជ្ជៈ)
warning Pro Tip: The Vibe Check!

Don't panic! (+ or -)

(ពេលខ្លះ អ្នកមិនបាច់ដឹងន័យចំទេ គ្រាន់តែដឹងថាវាជាពាក្យ "ល្អ (+)" ឬ "អាក្រក់ (-)" គឺគ្រប់គ្រាន់ហើយក្នុងការប្រឡង!)
"The food was rancid. I couldn't eat it!"
I don't know what "rancid" means, but "couldn't eat it" means it is NEGATIVE (-).
(វាច្បាស់ជាមានន័យអាក្រក់ ដូចជា ផ្អូម ឬខូច ជាដើម)
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Detective Quiz travel_explore

សាកល្បងការស៊ើបអង្កេតរបស់អ្នក!
Read the sentence:
"The king was affluent, meaning he had a lot of money and gold."
What does affluent mean?
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Find the Contrast Clue! balance
"Dara is usually very talkative, but today he is taciturn."
What does taciturn mean?
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Find the Example Clue! category
"He likes citrus fruits, such as lemons and oranges."
What is a citrus fruit?
THE VIBE CHECK! (+ or -)
"The weather was atrocious: dark, cold, and raining heavily."
Is "atrocious" a positive or negative word?
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អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!
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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!
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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!
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Watch & Listen

មើល និងស្តាប់ការពន្យល់

Ask a Question front_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!
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Welcome to the Context Detective lesson! If you find any tricky words in your reading today, drop the sentence here and we'll do a 'Vibe Check' together! travel_explore

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