AFTER YOU READ
Read the Reading Skill. Read the article again. Find and circle the signal words from the box.
Then decide if the words show a sequence or a description and complete the chart.
first then before to illustrate such as
Sequence
Description
VOCABULARY STUDY
Context Clues
One way to learn the meaning of an unknown word is to look at the
context
,
or the words around it. These words can give you information, or
clues
, that will
help you understand the meaning of the unknown word. Look for these
context
clues
, and you will be able to guess the meaning of many new words.
Context Clues
Type
Example
synonym Smart shoppers keep their impulses, or urges, under control.
definition Stores use our impulses—sudden strong desires—to get us to
buy more than we need.
example Sue can’t control her impulses. She sees something in a store
and suddenly decides that she must buy it.
contrast
Tom controls his spending and only buys what he needs. Sue is
the opposite. Her purchases are usually the result of impulses.
inference Sue didn’t plan to buy the scarf. She just had a sudden impulse.
Build Your Vocabulary
Read the Build Your Vocabulary note. Find the words below in the article.
Look for context clues that give information about the meaning of each word.
Word
Context Clue
1.
floral
2.
bakery
3.
essential
4.
bargains
5.
super-sizing
GROUPS OF 3
The goal of any business is to earn
money. Do you think it is right for supermarkets to “trick”
customers into buying more groceries than they need?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
ON THE WEB
For more information, go online
and search “supermarket shopping
tips.” Find a new tip and report
back to the class.
Signal words
help you understand how
a text is organized and prepare you for
what is coming next. Sequence signal
words (
first
,
then
,
before
) tell you the
time or order that things happen.
Description signal words (
for example
,
such as
,
to illustrate
) show that the
author will explain something in
more detail.
Reading Skill
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