EAPP Video Notes: Macro Skills, Word Structure, and Context Clues

This set covers macro English skills, reading strategies, word structure (prefixes, suffixes, root words), and context clues (types and usage) based on the video notes.

What are the four macro skills in English?

Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing.

Which macro skills are receptive?

Listening and Reading.

Which macro skills are productive?

Speaking and Writing.

To become a good writer, what must you first become?

A good reader.

What is the purpose of previewing in reading?

To understand the basic content of the text before reading and to help expand vocabulary.

What does skimming mean in reading?

Quick reading to get the main idea of a text.

What does scanning mean in reading?

Reading to look for specific details.

What is the main thesis in a text?

The central idea or main point the text presents.

What are the three parts of a word?

Prefix, root (base word), and suffix.

What is a prefix?

An affix added at the beginning of a word to modify its meaning.

What is a suffix?

An affix added at the end of a word to change its meaning or part of speech.

What is an affix?

A prefix or suffix attached to a root word.

Give three prefixes and their meanings with examples.

bi- meaning 'two' (e.g., bicycle); circum- meaning 'around' (e.g., circumference); de- meaning 'from' or 'remove' (e.g., decrease).

Give three words that start with the prefix bi-.

bicycle, biannual, biweekly.

What is a root word?

The basic part of a word to which prefixes and suffixes attach.

What is an example of a suffix that turns an adjective into a noun?

-ness (as in happiness).

What is an example of a suffix that turns a verb into a noun?

-ment (as in development).

What is a context clue?

A hint in the surrounding text that helps determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word.

Name a context clue type that uses a synonym to define meaning.

Synonym clues.

Name a context clue type that uses an antonym to define meaning.

Antonym clues.

Name a context clue type that provides a direct meaning within the text.

Definition clues.

What is an example clue in context clues?

Using examples in the surrounding text to illustrate the meaning of a word.

What is a general cue in context clues?

Using general knowledge or experience to infer meaning.