Language Function/Expressions
Reduction
Strategy (Lectures)
Vocabulary
Pronunciation
100

I was wondering if you'd like to go to a movie with me.

What is making an invitation.

100

/Whacher major?/

What is "What's your major"?

100

A Venn-Diagram (two circles that overlap) is used to do this.  

What is compare two topics?

100

To say in other words.  You must keep the main idea, but you can change vocabulary.

What is paraphrase or summarize?

100

1. I got 80% on my chemistry test?

2. I got 80% on my chemistry test!

3. I got 80% on my chemistry test.

What is intonation?

200

I've had it with your fighting!

What is express frustration?

200

/Whaddaya do on the weekends?/

What is "What do you do on the weekends"?

200

first of all

next

also

What are transitions or connecting words?

200

What is a deadbolt?

200

SEVEN-di, seven-TEEN

PER-mit,  per-MIT

What is stress?

300

I suggest that you live on a budget.

What is an expression of advice?

300

/If I could duwit, why cantchu?/

What is "If I could do it, why can't you"?

300

I. Main Topic

    A. First Subtopic

          1. Supporting detail

          2. Supporting detail

     B. Second Subtopic

What is an outlilne?

300

Entrepreneurs take risks and have this.

What is vision?

300

While can't is stressed in a sentence, this happens to can.

What is reduced?

400

The weather is nice today, isn't it?


What is a tag question.

400

/What didja do there?/

What is "What did you do there"?

400

Because of robots, the number of factory jobs has decreased.

What is cause and effect?

400

It's the income you get from working.

What is salary?

400

The weather is nice today, isn't it?

(rising or falling intonation)

What is falling intonation?

500

Would you mind giving me hand with this?

What is asking for help or a favor?

500

/Where as e been?/

What is "Where has he been"?

500
for instance

such as

What is examples?

500

How much it costs to live in a particular area.

What is cost of living?

500

no way out

What is linking vowel-vowel?