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TOEFL Vocabulary #day5

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M Syahruzzaky Romadloni
M Syahruzzaky Romadloni

It is an excerpt of my book-to-be about improving students’ TOEFL vocabulary mastery. Currently, I am developing a language program that helps my students get engaged in TOEFL vocabulary questions, especially about guessing meanings in context.

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STUDY SKILL Sometimes you can guess the meaning of a word from the words around it, that is, the context. Identifying the part of speech also helps. Look at the example, rotate: Hurricanes rotate anti-clockwise around an ‘eye’. The word hurricanes helps you identify the part of speech. 1. What part of speech is rotate: a noun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb? The words anti-clockwise, around, help you guess the meaning. 2. What does rotate mean: get bigger, move in a circle, rain a lot? #Day5 Read this passage carefully. Study problems – help is here E-tutor Re: What shouldIsay to mysister? Hi,Meg. That’s a commoncomplaintbetween siblings. Why don’t you discuss a rota system so that youuse the deskat differenttimes?Ormaybe youcouldstudy at the local library, cultural centre or community centre a few days a week. Make sure you’ve got storage space for everything on your desk:foldersandcontainersforyourpaper andstationery.If everything has its own place, it will be easiertokeep orderly.Itmightevenbe enjoyable todothistogether.If it’seasiertowrite insteadof talking face to face, try messaging her and explain how awful you feel. Read the passage again carefully. Guess the meaning of the underlined words. First identify the parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb). Then choose meanings from the box to complete the table. depository as an alternative to ill brother or sister fine neatly No Vocabulary Part of Speech Meaning Sentence 1 sibling That’s a common complaint between siblings. 2 storage you’ve got storage space for everything on your desk: folders and containers for your paper and stationery. If everything has its own place,it will be easiertokeep orderly. 3 orderly If everything has its own place, it will be easier to keep orderly. 4 instead of If it’s easier to write instead of talking face to face, 5 awful

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TOEFL Vocabulary #day5

  • 1. STUDY SKILL Sometimes you can guess the meaning of a word from the words around it, that is, the context. Identifying the part of speech also helps. Look at the example, rotate: Hurricanes rotate anti-clockwise around an ‘eye’. The word hurricanes helps you identify the part of speech. 1. What part of speech is rotate: a noun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb? The words anti-clockwise, around, help you guess the meaning. 2. What does rotate mean: get bigger, move in a circle, rain a lot? #Day5 Read this passage carefully. Study problems – help is here E-tutor Re: What shouldIsay to mysister? Hi,Meg. That’s a commoncomplaintbetween siblings. Why don’t you discuss a rota system so that youuse the deskat differenttimes?Ormaybe youcouldstudy at the local library, cultural centre or community centre a few days a week. Make sure you’ve got storage space for everything on your desk:foldersandcontainersforyourpaper andstationery.If everything has its own place, it will be easiertokeep orderly.Itmightevenbe enjoyable todothistogether.If it’seasiertowrite insteadof talking face to face, try messaging her and explain how awful you feel. Read the passage again carefully. Guess the meaning of the underlined words. First identify the parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb). Then choose meanings from the box to complete the table. depository as an alternative to ill brother or sister fine neatly No Vocabulary Part of Speech Meaning Sentence 1 sibling That’s a common complaint between siblings. 2 storage you’ve got storage space for everything on your desk: folders and containers for your paper and stationery. If everything has its own place,it will be easiertokeep orderly. 3 orderly If everything has its own place, it will be easier to keep orderly. 4 instead of If it’s easier to write instead of talking face to face, 5 awful