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Sec 1 Express English20th Apr 2012Inferential Skills 3

2+Can you solve these?

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the pen is mightier than the sword crossfire

you’re under arrest the land before time

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shut up and sit down scrambled eggs

banana split red E 4 more

courtesy of Gwen

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Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures1 success to the weak, and esteem2 to all.

George Washington

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1procure: to get something, especially after an effort2esteem: respect for / good opinion of someone

Lesson Recap:Class/ Individual Reflections

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It’s not the cry but the flight of the wild duck that leads the flock to fly and follow.

Chinese Proverb

Lesson Recap:Class/ Individual Reflections

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“A School Is Only As Good As Her Students”

Taking responsibility of your own learning

Lesson Recap:Class/ Individual Reflections

7+Lesson Recap:Inferences Figuring out what has been left out and what the

author does not tell us reading between the lines eg. unstated thoughts, feelings, actions or situations

Based on our own background knowledge Why? Why? Why? clues from the text

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why?

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Asking the “right” why questions Questions should build on each other

Answering the inferential question Must use clues from the text No random, out of context answers

“Because the chicken crossed the road.” “Because ponies exist.”

Lesson Recap:Inferences

• from the passage or picture provided.• common knowledge

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9+Lesson Recap:Asking the right questions Complete Section 3 of the handout

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10+Lesson Recap:Inferences

Don’t cry for me, for I know

and have accepted my fate.

Cry for the newly born child ,

who has yet to know his fate.

direct translation from Malay

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11+Lesson Objectives

By the end of the lesson, I would have practiced making inferences from short paragraphs

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Asking the “right” why questions Questions should build on each other

Answering the inferential question Must use clues from the text No random, out of context answers

“Because the chicken crossed the road.” “Because ponies exist.”

Lesson Recap:Inferences

• from the passage or picture provided.• common knowledge

today

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13+What benefit do lonely people gain from cats?

Cats are small and clean and endearing, as millions of people can testify; the purr of a cat on a lap makes solitude endurable.

GCE ‘O’ Level June 1996

Vocabularyendearing: (adjective) making someone like yousolitude: (noun) the situation of being alone without other people

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It was interesting to be around Sham. He took Chinese as a second language and was more comfortable with fried carrot cake than murtabak.

From Heartland by Daren Shiau

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Not a Chinese name.What can we infer about Sham’s family background?

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15+Why do people fear the octopus in the past?

The octopus, with its beady eyes, frightening tentacles and hooked beak, was misunderstood by people for centuries. Its strange appearance caused terror in sailors and gave rise to one of it names- the “devil-fish”. Today, however, we have come to realize that the misunderstood octopus is in fact a unique wonder of nature, and a vital part of the ocean’s biodiversity.

From Textbook Pg. 91

terrified by its appearance

more scientific knowledge about the octopus

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16+Why would the snow have gathered momentum through the night?

The snow slid slowly at first, a barely noticeable shrug in the night. Then it gathered momentum, sliding past trees and pushing up against boulders. By daylight, the peak of the mountain was moving.

Greame Spencer/ Making Intelligent Guesses

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8-Xk2pE24k

Why are you half naked in my cupboard?

18+Inferential Practice:1. Think Complete all questions individually

You will start from Question 1 if your sitting in Row 1 Question 2 if your sitting in Row 2 Question 3 if your sitting in Row 3 Question 4 if your sitting in Row 4 Question 5 if your sitting in Row 5 Question 6 if your sitting in Row 6

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whiteboard

door

door

Row

1

Row

2

Row

3

Row

4

Row

5

Row

6

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19+Inferential Practice:2. Buzz Check your answers with your classmates from the

same row

Ensure that everyone in your row agrees with all the answers for each question.

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20+Inferential Practice:3. Share Each row will present their assigned question

One student will first read the paragraph used in your question

Another student will provide the answer for the question

white

board

doordoor

Row 1 present Question 1

Row 2 present Question 2

Row 3 present Question 3

Row 4 present Question 4

Row 5 present Question 5

Row 6 present Question 6

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21+Inferential Practice:3. Share

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22+Inferential Practice:3. Share

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23+Inferential Practice:3. Share

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24+Inferential Practice:3. Share

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25+Inferential Practice:3. Share

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26+Inferential Practice:3. Share

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27+Lesson Objectives

Have I practiced making inferences from short

paragraphs?