Understand Words From Context · vocabulary
Context Clues: Definition & Restatement
دلائل السياق: التعريف وإعادة الصياغة
Infer meaning from definitions and restatements.
Teaching points
- • Look for means, refers to, in other words, that is, or, and explanatory phrases after the target word. Keep reading after an unfamiliar word.
ابحث عن means و in other words و that is أو عن عبارة تشرح الكلمة مباشرة. لا تتوقف عند الكلمة الصعبة.
concise
brief and focused
obsolete
no longer used
adjacent
next to
mandatory
required
transparent
clear/open
Practice
Answer the 3 questions, then check — أجب عن الأسئلة الثلاثة ثم تحقق
- 1. The manual is concise; it gives only the information needed to complete the task. A. highly technical B. brief and focused C. outdated D. inaccessible
- 2. The device is obsolete, meaning the company no longer manufactures or supports it. A. modern B. expensive C. no longer in use D. reliable
- 3. The laboratory is adjacent to the library; the buildings are next to each other. A. far from B. next to C. inside D. below