You've been learning words since you were a tiny baby.At first，you learned them only by hearing other people talk.Now that you're a reader，you have another way to learn words.What should you do when you meet a word and don't know its meaning？Maybe（1）

following

following

some easy steps can help you.
   Say it
   First，sound it out.Then say it to yourself.It might sound like a word you know.Sometimes you know a word in your head（2）

but

but

you don't know what it looks like in print （印刷出的文字）.So if you match up what you know and what you read-you have the word!
   Use context （上下文）
   If this doesn't work，take the next step：look at the context--the other words and sentences（3）

around

around

it.Read this sentence：When it rained，the dog looked for shelter in the doorway（门口）.If you don't know the word "shelter"，look at the words before and after it. "Rain" and "in the doorway" might give you helpful information and make it（4）

easy

easy

to understand the word "shelter".
   Use word parts
   If the context doesn't help，look at the parts of the word.Does it have any parts you know？These can（5）

help

help

you understand what it means.If you don't know the meaning of miner，try looking at parts of the word.You might know that a mine is a place underground where people get coal and other valuable things.A lot of times， "-er" at the（6）

end

end

of a word means "a person who does something".So a miner might be someone who works in a mine.
   Look it up
   If the three steps （7）

above

above

still don't work，you can look it up.You can find the word in a dictionary-either a book or online.
   （8）

Nobody

Nobody

knows the meaning of every word，but good readers know how to understand words they don't know.