Basic English 2- Unit I

 

 

Skimming and scanning are reading techniques that use rapid eye movement

and keywords to move quickly through text for slightly different purposes.

The purpose of SKIMMING:

• is reading rapidly in order to get a general overview of the material.

• is reading rapidly in order to find specific facts like numbers, dates.

Scanning:

• is reading rapidly in order to get a general overview of the material.

• is reading rapidly in order to find specific facts like numbers, dates.

Cognates

• are words that have the same root, sound alike, but have different meanings.

• are synonyms

• are words that share the same Latin and/or Greek root in Spanish and English, are very similar in spelling and have the same or similar meaning.

False cognates:

• are words that share the same Latin and/or Greek root in Spanish and English, are very similar in spelling and have the same or similar meaning.

• are words that have the same root, sound alike, but have different meanings.

Secretary is an example of

• Cognates

• False cognates

A cognate for professor could be:

• teacher

• profesor

• master

A cognate for medicine could be

False cognates:

• are synonyms

• Are words that mean the opposite.

• are words that have the same root, sound alike, but have different meanings.

The word LIBRARY is a false cognate, it does not mean:

• Bookstore

• Libreria

• Biblioteca

The word EXIT is a cognate or a false cognate? Why?