Using your knowledge of English and French plurals, you will be able to identify the meaning of unfamiliar words in an authentic passage of text.
Read the passage to the right. Use the strategies presented in the lesson above to negotiate the meaning of the unfamiliar words.
Determine the meaning of words using the picture as context.
What does the word “orangers” mean?
a) landscape architect
b) orange trees
c) pools of water
d) paths
Did you guess that the plural word “orangers” meant orange trees? Additionally, there are orange trees shown in the photo.
(DeMado et al., 2008, p. 363)