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In today’s class, we will be talking about commonly misspelt words, etc. Enjoy the class!
Comprehension: Reading to Grasp Words Meanings in Various Contexts.
Commonly Misspelt Words.
The Use of Dictionary.
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Contextual usage of words
The passage in unit 8 page 133 makes a comparison between men and women from some findings, it is concluded that men interrupt discussion more than women. Also, it’s recorded that certain men consistently dominate talk in any conversation.
Words can give various meanings in various contexts, for example; the word ‘man’ can be used to have various meanings in various context e.g. That man is my father. ‘man’ in this context means an adult male human being.
Evaluation
State the synonyms of the following:
- Appreciate
- Debt
- Forgiveness
He was assigned to man the gate of the company. ‘man ‘ here means guide, He is to man the office ‘man’ here means take charge, or manage.
In the passage read, the word ‘sex’ as used in the passage means ‘gender’.
In another context, it could mean intercourse between a male and a female.
‘leave’ in the first line of the second paragraph means ‘make.’ ‘leave’ could also mean vacate or a short break from work.
Evaluation
Give another word to the underlined words as used in the passage
- The woman railed profusely when talking
- I have walked down the rail on the staircase
- The rail is risky for vehicles to cross
Reading assignment
Unit 10 page 162 of Effective English.
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Commonly misspelt words
There are words that students easily get confused about in terms of spelling. The words are:
Misspelling Correct spelling
- Accomodation Accommodation
- Begining Beginning
- Clearify Clarify
- Continous Continuous
- Defiinate Definite
- Convenant Covenant
- Dilligent Diligent
- Auxillary Auxiliary
- Enimity Enmity
- Enviroment Environment
- Greatful grateful
Evaluation
Write out the correct spellings of the following words:
- grammer
- guidiance
- fourty
- intrest
- grieivous
- mispel
- bustop
- noticable
- ocasion
- occurred.
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The use of the dictionary
The dictionary is used for the following of purposes: meaning, spelling, pronunciation, usage, stress, collocation, transcription, parts of speech/ word classes etc. consider the word ‘abuse’.
- Abuse:
- Word class: Noun, Verb.
- Transcription: /әbju:s/(N), /әbju:z/(V)
- Meaning: misuse, unfair violent treatment insult
- Collocation: drug/alcohol/substance abuse
Note: The transcription of the word ‘abuse’ above already include its stress, while the collocation covers its usage as well. The Oxford Advanced Dictionary is used here.
Evaluation
Using a good dictionary, write out the transcription, word class, meaning, stress, collocation/usage of these words:
- Rapport
- Acquaint
- Defer
- Solicit
- Acquiesce
- Cohere
- Comply
- Concur
- Obsess and
- Concede.
In our next class, we will be talking about the Practical Approach to Summary Writing Comprehension: Reading for the main point. “Beauty” Vocabulary Development: Advertising Structure: Adjuncts: explanation and Examples Writing: Narrative Essay: Explanation, Features and Outline of a topic. We hope you enjoyed the class.
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