Inferences
True or false: Inferences will not help you in real life.
False.
True or false: many words have several forms.
True.
How do you construct a present perfect tense?
Has/have + past participle.
What is intonation?
The change in the pitch of your voice (it can either go up or down).
What does it mean for something to be "affordable"?
True or false: speed and pitch, along with tone, help you make good inferences.
True.
True or false: Different parts of speech of a word never have the same form.
False.
What is the construction of the present perfect continuous tense?
Do you use rising intonation or falling intonation for yes/no questions?
Rising intonation.
What is "power"?
When you're able to do something.
Please make an inference based off of the following sentence: The baby always sleeps at least 12 hours a day, but one day, he didn't sleep at all.
a. The baby will feel bad that day
b. The baby won't be affected
c. The baby will not cry at all
a. The baby will feel bad that day
What are four basic word forms?
Verb, noun, adjective, adverb.
Is the following sentence present perfect or present perfect continuous: The baby has been eating too many cookies.
Present perfect continuous
What is the rising/falling pattern?
The pitch rises before the last word and falls on the last word.
What is an "intention"?
When you are purposely trying to do something.
Please make an inference based off of the following sentence: The mother keeps yelling at her daughter and makes the daughter feel bad.
a. One day, the daughter will smile.
b. One day, the daughter will yell at her mother back.
c. One day, the daughter will start singing.
b. One day, the daughter will yell at her mother back.
Please think of at least two different word forms for the following verb: destroy.
Destruction, destroying, destructible.
Is the following sentence present perfect or present perfect continuous: The son has finished all of his chores.
Present perfect.
Which of the following are ways you can avoid answering questions (there are 3)?
- Refuse politely
- Answer a different question
- Go to sleep
- End the conversation
- Use vague phrases
- Refuse politely
- Answer a different question
- Use vague phrases
What does "astonishing" mean?
It means amazing or crazy.
Please make an inference based off of the following sentence: People keep burning fossil fuels, which is polluting the air.
a. The fossil fuels will have no effect on the environment.
b. The fossil fuels will never run out.
c. The fossil fuels will continue to cause global climate change.
c. The fossil fuels will continue to cause global climate change.
Please think of at least three different word forms for the following verb: consume.
Consumer, consuming, consumption.
Is the following sentence present perfect or present perfect continuous: Bill Gates has been designing a new computer software.
Present perfect continuous
Please think of a way to avoid answering the following questions:
- So where do you live?
- Do you love your job or hate it?
Answers vary.
What does it mean to "reflect"?
This is when you think back on an experience or a memory.