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Interactions 2 Reading, 4/e
Elaine Kirn
Pamela Hartmann
Language and Communication

Getting Meaning from Context

Find the word or words in the reading selection that go with each definition or example, and write it on the line. The verbs defined are used as gerunds (-ing forms) in the paragraph.



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Paragraph A

renewed interest
how to say "Wales" in Welsh
the most important (2 answers)
2

Paragraph B

Catatonia and the Manic Street Preachers are examples of Welsh
a type of business of which coal mining is one example
3

Paragraph C

common
something that is necessary in order for something else to exist or happen
to learn well
to try to do or deal with something difficult
4

Paragraph D

immigrants; people who move from one place to another
popular
5

Paragraph E

barrier; something that prevents progress
not socially acceptable; crude, uneducated
believing that your race, country, etc. is the best
proof








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