​Reading

​gist

go through sth​

​text ​

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recognize sb/ sth​

identify sth​

guess sth​

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Tips for reading

When you're reading in a foreign language, you should try to get the gist of the text. You will meet vocabulary you don't recognize, but you can often go through the text again. If so, try this:

• ​Identify the new words and phrases which seem to be important. Try to guess the meaning from the context, and/or use a dictionary.

• Keep a record of the words in a notebook, and, if possible, make a note of any special information. For example, is the word formal or informal? Is it used in a particular kind of construction,

  e.g. a verb that is often followed by a preposition?

• Write a translation if you think it helps, sometimes it isn't necessary.

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​context

​Reading

keep a record of sth

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make a note of sth​

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translation

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Tips for reading

When you're reading in a foreign language, you should try to get the gist of the text. You will meet vocabulary you don't recognize, but you can often go through the text again. If so, try this:

• ​Identify the new words and phrases which seem to be important. Try to guess the meaning from the context, and/or use a dictionary.

• Keep a record of the words in a notebook, and, if possible, make a note of any special information. For example, is the word formal or informal? Is it used in a particular kind of construction,

  e.g. a verb that is often followed by a preposition?

• Write a translation if you think it helps, sometimes it isn't necessary.

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Match the correct meaning words:​

​1. know who sb is or what sth is because you've seen or heard them before.

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2. write sth down to help you remember it. ​

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​3. a text that has been changed from one language into another.

​4. read sth carefully from beginning to end.

Match the correct meaning words:​

​5. the words before and after the new word or phrase that help you to understand the meaning.

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6. give an answer to sth without being sure of the facts.

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7. recognize sth and decide what it is.​

​8. from a country that is not your own (a person is a ....)​