© Centre for Language Studies National University of Singapore The Effects of Vocabulary Knowledge and Background Knowledge on Reading Comprehension of Taiwanese EFL Students Peter Tze-Ming Chou (drpeterchou@yahoo.com) Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages‚ Taiwan Abstract Many studies have shown that vocabulary knowledge and background knowledge can help students read and comprehend better. The more vocabulary students know‚ the better they can decode and understand what they read. In contrast
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Vocabulary Being able to explain how you feel in English is extremely important if you live or travel in an English-speaking country. You need to be able to tell a doctor exactly how you feel. For example‚ is your pain sharp‚ dull‚excruciating? Is it a burning pain‚ or do you feel sore? All of these different kinds of pain may be signs of very different health problems. Below is a list of different symptoms. Things you have: • I have an upset stomach. • I have a wheezing
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Vocabulary 1450-1750 Match the term to the definition. To create a better review sheet‚ write the term instead of the letter. A. Absolute monarchy B. Boyars C. Capitalism D. Caravel E. Catholic reformation F. Columbian exchange G. Commercial revolution H. Cossacks I. Creoles J. Deism K. Devshirme L. Divine right M. Dutch learning N. Empirical research O. Encomienda P. Enlightenment Q. Estates-general R. Excommunication S. Factor T. Glorious revolution U. Hagia Sophia V. Heliocentric revolution W
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Vocabulary for TOEFL® iBT ® ® N E W YO R K Copyright © 2007 LearningExpress‚ LLC. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by LearningExpress‚ LLC‚ New York. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Vocabulary for TOEFL iBT. p. cm. ISBN: 978-1-57685-632-1 1. Test of English as a Foreign Language—Study guides. 2. English language— Examinations—Study guides. 3. Vocabulary—Examinations—Study guides. 4. English
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also add post-it notes with related points about Acis and Galathea around the outside. BACKGROUND This set work comes from the Baroque Era (c.1600-1750) This period in history witnessed a new exploration of ideas and innovations in the arts‚ literature and philosophy. Italy was the cultural centre and led the way when it came to exploring and establishing new ideas and fashions. The word ‘baroque’ comes from the Portuguese for ‘pearl’ and was used in reference to the ornate architecture and elaborate
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else who is under qulified and less experienced than iago;cassio. in anger iago starts rumours and tells othello the only way to keep his status is to kill desdemona‚ othello then kills himself as he realises they were not true. Oliver twist is a critical novel of the social climate in those times. the story is about a boy who was born into an orphanage and then later moves to the workhouses‚ which in those days were horrific and feared by most of the public. oliver then runs off to london and is
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tends to mean something quite dissimilar and more complicated. Today people travel in search of fun‚ relaxation‚ adventure‚ sexual pleasure‚ new experiences and so on. It is widely believed that the word “tourism” originated from the Old Saxon (English) term “torn” which roughly meant “departure with the intention of returning”. It was originally used to refer to the trips taken by the peasants in the 12th century. Later in the 18th century the word “turn” was used to mean the trips undertaken by
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A2- History coursework- investigation To what extent did Hitler rely on coercion in maintaining power in Germany after 1933? Hitler dictatorship of Germany lasted over a period of eleven years; an impressive achievement considering the reign of previous leaders in the years prior to him. Hitler’s ambitions were clear. He wanted to “end the cancer of democracy and to install the tightest authoritarian state leadership.”1 Hitler wanted everything under his control and in order for this to happen he
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than being able to read the words with fluency. A reader needs to be able to get meaning from print and have the skill to take what is read and connect it to existing knowledge of the topic. Most tool subject teachers whose medium of instruction is English‚ frequent murmur that only few students able to read with understanding. Most of the students are frustrated readers. Besides‚ as revealed by the Phil-IRI in 2012‚ only 20% of the population of the Grade V is in the Instructional and Independent levels
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Vocabulary Exercise: Matching Term | Definition | a. Frame | a. Two or more devices connected to a common medium | b. Node | d. A layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model that frames upper-layer data and controls how data is placed on a medium | c. Media | b. A device on a network | d. Network | e. The physical means used to carry data signals | e. Data Link | c. The protocol data unit (PDU) used in Layer 2 of the OSI model | Concept Questions 1. What are the two main jobs of
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