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cheng dina
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« on: February 08, 2007, 05:36:35 AM »

Hi all of you, I have some matter with my reading.the problem is
I don't know how to guess the meaning of the difficult word in the text.
would you mind telling me about this?Huh

Thank u


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« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2007, 08:10:13 PM »

Hi Dina,

Welcome to the site.

Knowing how to guess meaning of the word from the context is great, but not sometimes it doesn't work at all.

Anyway, please check out this site.

http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/resources/resources/learntolearn/clarifying.html

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« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2007, 10:44:18 PM »

i dont understand why  people would like to say 

Rose are Red , Violets are blue, Sugars are sweet. this sentence is populor in western countries
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« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2007, 02:58:06 AM »

Hi Serirath,

I think no need to wonder why do we like the poem "Roses are red, violets are blue..." because it have relates to what we can't live without, that is, LOVE. If you wonder about this, you'll find yourself have a wonder about why do we like "hip hop" music, fashionable clothes, high technology and the like.

Just take it easy and enjoy it.

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« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2007, 04:15:13 AM »

Hi Dina,
         
If you don't mind, please take a look at what i've found from the web below, for it might be helpful for you.

When good readers are observed there are some common components we discovered. These are called the "Good Reader Rules". Readers should keep these "Rules"  in mind when reading various materials.

1 Good readers take chances - risk being wrong - in order 
to learn more about the meaning.  (It's OK to make a mistake.)
     
2.  Good readers look for whole meanings instead of just 
looking at individual letters or words.

3.  Good readers guess at words they are not sure of, or 
just skip those words. (When they finish a paragraph or a 
passage they have usually figured out the unknown word. 
The flow of the story and meaning have not been interrupted.)

4.  Good readers are active readers, they bring their own 
knowledge of the world to the material they are reading. 
(These readers think about what they are reading and their own 
experiences at the same time.)

5.  Good readers read as though they expect the material 
to make sense.  (With very difficult or unfamiliar material, the 
best way is to push ahead, especially on the first reading, and 
expect the material to get easier.)

6.  Good readers try not to read too slowly. 
(This hurts comprehension.)

7.  Good readers change their approaches for special 
materials depending on the purpose of their reading.  (We read
a recipe with different attention than comics or a medical guide.)

Source: http://www.tolland.k12.ct.us/pkr/specials/chuschle/GoodReaderRules.html

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Chea Kannara
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« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2007, 04:26:16 PM »

Well done, Kannara!

Although, personally I think the reading rule should actually derived from individual experience, sometimes others' can be helpful to improve ours.
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