Indirect Language

Indirect language

100

You are at the bowling alley with friends from class and one of your classmates says to you," Hey do you have any money?" What is their true intention?

They want me to pay for something at the bowling alley either bowling, snacks, etc.

200

You are at home and your mom says to you, "If you have a moment why don't you set the table." What is she really saying to you?

Why don't you set the table now.

300

You go to play your video game and your dad walks into the room and asks you,"Is the garbage out?" Knowing that this is a chore you do daily- what is he asking you?

Did you take the garbage out?

400

The last 15 minutes of class is free time however, your teacher says," This 9 weeks is almost over don't forget you binders are worth 20% of your grade. What is she implying you should do right now.

Get your binder organized.

500

You walk into a group in the cafeteria and they say to you." we have a test to study for." What are they really saying?

You are not welcome in this group.

Indirect language

100

What does to interpret a question LITERALLY mean?

To take it word for word / exactly.

200

You walk into the class and ask your teacher if you can make copies for her. She responds by saying, "I'll take care of that." What is she really saying to you?

Don't touch it - I want to do it myself

300

You are at the bowling alley with friends from class and one of your classmates says to you," Hey do you have any money?" If you interpreted the question literally how would you respond?

I would probably tell the person how much money I really have.

400

Mr. Heinrich is in a bad mood today. When students start acting up he says," Who wants to get a referral today?" What would be the appropriate response?

No verbal response required do whatever work/task he has asked of you.

500

At times people don't actually say what they mean rather they imply it. What does the word IMPLY mean

to express indirectly.

Making Inferences

100

Indirect questions are questions that people ask you because they want to find out some information from you without bluntly asking it. Define the word BLUNTLY

Coming right out and directly asking or saying something

200

You get up and your mom is watching the news. As you leave she yells,"Make sure you have an umbrella" You look outside and its beautiful what can you infer?

Your mom watched the weather and rain is expected at some point today.

400

What can you infer about this situation: Your teacher walks in and asks if everyone read the homework assignment. She then tells you to put all your books on the floor and get out a pencil.

Pop quiz time!!

500

A friend told you about a really great new computer store. When you go to look it up in the phone book, you can't find it. What can you infer?

It's so new it is not yet in phone book as they only come out once a year.

Making Inferences

100

What does make an inference mean?

Making a smart guess.

200

A student comes home from her basketball game. When she gets home she comes in the house and slams her books on the table and stomps off to her room. What can you infer happened at the game?

They lost

300

3 student's leave the class without the SUBSTITUTE teacher's permission. What inference can you make?

When the teacher returns there may be a consequence.

500

An animal is taken off the endangered species list. What can you infer?

It is not endangered any more.

The Week in Review

200

We talked about hidden rules and social judgement- what is the potential problem with a student talking too loudly?

It distracts the class. The teacher loses the classes attention.

300

If you break some of the hidden social rules we discussed what is the possible outcome?

People may think you have weak social skills and do not want to hang out with you.

400

Name one imortant rule to remember when we are working as a group? -Why is this rule important?

Various answers

500

What are blurts?

Blurts are comments that students make that do not add to the group.