2020-04-21 TOEFL: word roots, reading fact

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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https://ed.ted.com/lessons/will-there-ever-be-a-mile-high-skyscraper-stefan-al
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Word roots (list 1) - With your partners try to think of one or two words to explain the meanings of each root.
ab (abduct, abdicate) = down/away
ad (advocate, addition, advance) = onto/toward
aer/aero (aerial, aerate) = air
agri/agro (agriculture, agribusiness, agrarian) = field/farm
ambi (ambidextrous, ambiguous, ambivalent) = both
amb/ambul (amble, ambulatory, ambulate) = move/walk
ami/amo (amiable, amorous) = love/friendship
andro (android, androgen) = man/male (contrasted with “gyn”)
anim (animate, animal) = movement/motive
ann/enn (annual, millennium, anniversary) = year
ante/(anti) (antecedent, anteroom, anticipate) = before/in front (This is usually spelled “ante”. The only word families where “anti” means “before” are “anticipate” and “antique”.)
anthropo (anthropology, philanthropy) = humanity
anti (antibacterial, antisocial) = against
aqua (aquamarine, aqueduct, aquarium) = water (Sometimes specifically fresh water.)
arch (monarch, hierarchy, archbishop) = first (in importance or power)
archa (archaeology, archaic) = first (in time) / old
art (artist, artifact, artisan) = skill
astro (astronomy, astrology) = star
aud/audi (audience, audible) = hear/listen
auto (automatic, autograph) = self
bell (belligerent, rebellious) = war
bene (benefit, benevolent) = good
bi (bilingual, bilateral, bisexual) = two
bio (biology, biography, biosphere) = life
cept/ceive (intercept, receive) = catch/capture
cardi/cardio (cardiac, cardiology) = heart
carn (carnivore, carnal) = meat (if it’s dead) / flesh (if it’s alive)
cede/ceed (intercede, exceed) = go
cent (century, centimeter, centennial) = hundred
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both languages = “all” of the two languages we’re talking about
two languages = two languages out of many
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Reading Question Types:
- purpose
- fact
- negative fact
- inference
- reference
- vocabulary
- paraphrase
- sentence insertion
- summarize
- organize
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The current plan for the school is to reopen on Monday, May 18.
http://www.healthdata.org/covid/updates - This site suggests MA won’t be safe to reopen until June 8.
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BREAK
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Fact Questions - “According to paragraph 6, which of the following is true about _____?”
- You typically have to scan the passage for key words, then read a sentence or two and compare it to the answer choices.
- Often the words in the passage are synonyms of words in the question and answer choices, so you have to “train” yourself to notice those as well.
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Cengage exercise 1.1 - For each question, identify the paragraph where you could find the answer, as well as the first word(s) of the sentence with that information in it.
1 paragraph 1, “According to”
2 paragraph 1, “In emergencies”
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http://web.uvic.ca/ling/resources/ipa/charts/IPAlab/IPAlab.htm - Hear the pronunciation of different IPA phonetic characters.
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Take 5 minutes for passage 2, and another 5 for passage 3
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Homework: Delta 1.1.A and 1.1.B (p. 18-23 of the pdf)