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Guessing meaning An important reading skill. Students read a passage which contains new words and phrases. They try to guess the meaning of the new words and phrases by their context.

Guessing meaning is an example of a situation where students should be allowed to use their L1 in class as it may be very difficult for them to give the meaning in the target language.