© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Breaking Through, 7/e Brenda Smith Chapter 3: Vocabulary

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Some Vocabulary Facts  We use about 20% of the words we know.  In high school you recognized about 50,000 words and used only 10,000 of them.  In college you recognize around 70,000 words and use about 15,000 of them.  You will learn about 20,000 new words in college, many from specific disciplines. 1 MILLION WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE!

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Remembering New Words  Association  Concept cards  Dictionary  Practice!

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Strategies for Expanding Vocabulary  Use context clues.  Use knowledge of word parts.  Use the glossary of your textbook.  Use the dictionary.  Using a thesaurus.

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Types of Context Clues  Definition clues  Elaborating details  Elaborating examples  Comparison  Contrast

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Definition  Example: The explorers landed in an alien environment, a place both foreign and strange to their beloved homeland.  Explanation: Alien means strange or foreign.

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Elaborating Details  Example: The natives were hostile when the settlers approached their village. They lined up across the road and drew their weapons. The settlers were afraid to go farther.  Explanation: As described in these sentences, hostile means unfriendly.

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Elaborating Examples  Example: The bird’s appetite is voracious. In one day he ate enough worms to equal three times his body weight.  Explanation: Voracious means extremely hungry or greedy.

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Comparison  Example: The smell of the flower was as compelling as a magnet’s pull on a paper clip.  Explanation: Since a magnet will pull a paper clip to it, the comparison suggests that the smell of the flower had an attraction. Compelling means attracting.

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Contrast  Example: In America, she is an eminent journalist, even though she is virtually unknown in England.  Explanation: Even though are signal words indicating the opposite. Thus eminent means the opposite of unknown; it means well-known or famous.

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Multiple Meanings of a Word  Sally cannot bear to be in the house alone at night. The bear approaches our campsite.  Mr. Robinson served on the board of directors for the school. Put the extra board in the truck.  The owners suspected a dead animal was the cause of the foul odor. The batter hit a foul ball with three runners on base.

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Word Parts  Roots  Prefixes  Suffixes

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Using the Dictionary  Guide words  Pronunciation  Spelling  Word meaning  Parts of speech  Word origins

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Categories of Relationships for Analogies  Synonyms  Antonyms  Function, use or purpose  Classification  Characteristics and descriptions  Degree or variation of intensity  Part to whole  Cause and Effect

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Analogies  Example: Apple is to fruit as potato is to _______.  Explanation: Since an apple is a member of the fruit group, the relationship is one part to a larger whole. Solve the analogy by establishing a similar relationship for potato. A potato is a vegetable just as an apple is a fruit.

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Learning New Vocabulary  Use the Internet.  Subscribe to a mailing mist.  Participate in a newsgroup.

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Summary Questions  How many words does the average college student recognize?  How do context clues assist in unlocking word meaning?  What should you include on a concept card?  How can you recognize new words by linking parts of old words?

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Summary Questions  How should you use a dictionary while reading?  Why use a glossary?  Why would you need a thesaurus?  What is the key to solving an analogy?

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