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Words	words befor	Words After	Guide Words
absence	abseil	absent	absolute
cloak	cloaca	cloak and dagger	clinical death
criminal	crimean shirt	criminology	crimp
neighbourhood	neighbour	neighbourhood watch	neighbourly
medicine	medicinal	medico	medieval
magazine	mafioso	mage	magenta
Toilet	toil	toilet paper	toffee
Attend	Attempt	attendant	atrocity
Pear	peanut	pearl	peak

brain

braille

brainwash

bran

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Interviewing People

L.I. - Library/Research Skills

Know that we have access to people as experts about subjects

Match the person to the reason for being interviewed

PERSON	REASON
A member of the local historic society	What major events are celebrated and why are they celebrated in our local area?
A member of the local council	What work do councillors do in the local area?
A manager of the shopping centre	How does a major retail centre, with many shops work?
A representative of the fire department	What are the native flora and fauna in our area?
A park ranger	What methods are used to fight fires?
A researcher on local transport	What public transport is available?  Does it meet peoples needs?
A local festival organiser	What programmes are available at the pool for children?
A leading member of the Maori community	What is the Maori history of our area?
A representative from Tamaki College	What opportunities are there at the local secondary school?
A lifeguard at the local pool	What are some past events that have happened in the local area?

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Places to get information

L.I. - Library/Research skills

Understand that there are a lot of places we can get information

Print Media	Multi-media	People	Experience
Books	Website	Guest speaker	Television
Newspaper	Youtube	University lecturer	Microscope
	Wiki		Radio
	Blog
	Email

Looking at the table above put these information sources under the correct headings:

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Using an index

L.I. - Library/Research skills

Using an index to find information quickly

Most non-fiction books have an index.  Like a table of contents, it lists the books contents and relevant page numbers, but in much more detail.  It presents the topics in alphabetical order to help your search.  Below is an example from a health book.

INDEX aerobics                    2-14 breathing                 9-10 carbohydrates      36 co-ordination         20-25 cycling                       32 diseases                   45-65 doctor                       40-44 diet                              30-40 drinking                    63 drugs, harmful      70-75 drugs, medical       60-65 exercise                    11-20 fat                               35 fatigue                      76-79 good health            80-90 happy                       91-92 hospital                    40-44, 48-65 hygiene                    93-94

illness                           45-65 incapacitated           45-65 injuries                         60-65 inoculation                 96-98 lungs                             9-10, 60-64 medicine                      45-65, 96-98 mental illness            99-120 moods                          99-104 pharmacist                 60-65 physical activities     121-150 rest                                 151-155 self-discipline              115-120               smoking                       121-124 sport                             15-20 strength                      12-14 vigour                           140-150 vitamins                       64-65 weight                           30-35

Before you start highlight 4 words you don’t know and look them up in the dictionary.

vitamins

Any of various substances present in many foods and essential to health and growth.

vigour  

Physical or  mental strength or energy.

pharmacist    

person qualified to prepare and dispense drugs,chemist.

strength

State of being strong ically,mentally,morally. Degree or manner of this.

Why are there two index entries for drugs?

because they have different name.

Which two entries will help you find out about tiredness and how to cope?

80-90

Which pages would you turn to in order to find out about injuries?

60-65    40-44

Which two entries would you use to find out more about healthy eating?

64-65

Which pages would you turn to in order to find out about the bad effects of smoking?

121-124

On which pages would you find out about hospital life?

40-44, 48-65

Why do you think there are two ranges of page numbers for lungs?

 9-10, 60-64

On which pages would you find out more about the healthy effects of sport?

45-65, 96-98

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How the contents can help

L.I. - Library/Research skills

How to use the contents page to research effectively

The table of contents lists the chapters and other main parts of the book.  It is helpful because it gives you a general idea about the book so you know which chapters apply to your research.  Below is an example from a book about the moon.

Table of Contents Introduction                                                                                                                                                       1 Chapter 1      The size of the moon in relation to the earth                                                            5 Chapter 2      How the moon influences Earth’s tides                                                                      17 Chapter 3      Full, half, and quarter moons                                                                                          31 Chapter 4      The lunar landscape: craters, mountain ranges, plains and faults               45 Chapter 5      The maria of the moon                                                                                                       57 Chapter 6      Theories about the origins of the moon                                                                    69 Chapter 7       Lunar geology                                                                                                                      77 Chapter 8       The moon and the age of the telescope                                                                   89 Chapter 9       Spacecraft and their impact on our knowledge of the moon                        103 Chapter 10     The Apollo programme                                                                                                    119 Index                                                                                                                                                                   135

Before you start highlight 4 words you don’t know and look them up in the dictionary.

geology  -  science of the earth’s crust,strate,origin of its rocks.

telescope -  An optical instrument designed to make

Apollo -  The American space program for landing astronauts on the moon distant objects appear nearer, containing an arrangement of lenses.

Answer these questions from the contents page above:

Which two chapters will have the most information about human beings travelling to the moon?

Chapter 1 and 9

Which three chapters will tell you about aspects of the moon in relation to the earth?

Chapter 4,5,7

Which three chapters will tell you things about the surface of the moon?

Chapter 2,6,8

Which chapter will tell you the most about the Earth’s tides?

Chapter 2