ELT365 · Day 178 — Inferring Meaning from Context

Idea — Inferring meaning — working out what is not stated — is a higher-order reading and listening skill. It is trainable, not innate.

Example — ‘She didn’t say much after that’ infers a negative reaction without stating it.

Try — Mark three moments in a text where meaning must be inferred. Write a question for each: ‘What does the writer suggest here?’

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