EIGHT WAYS TO CHECK MEANING & GET EVIDENCE OF COMPREHENSION.

PICTURES

REALIA

ANTONYMS / SYNONYMS

CONTEXT

CLINES

MIME

TIMELINES

CONCEPT QUESTIONS.

Which of the above would you use to check/clarify the following ?

1) I’ve lived here for three years.

Timelines, ccqs,

Is he still living here,

2) He’s pretty outgoing.

Synonyms/ sociable cline, pretty is an adverb very, quite

3) I could eat a horse.

A cline, mime, create a context , am I hungry? Am I very hungry? Do I

want to eat a horse?

4) Get divorced.

Context, visuals, story line cline, fancy smb, meet, get to know, propose,

get engage, start arguing, fall out with each other, compare with the

antonym get married

5)

6) Ridiculous prices.

Images, ccq is it too expensive.

7) If I were you, I’d see a doctor.

Context, CCq Am I trying to help you?

Am I giving you some advice? Do I think it’s a good idea.

8) Library.
 CCQ Can we buy book ata a libraray?

Can we read books in the library?

9) Spade

Visuals

10) Tom was cooking dinner while Zeb was shopping.

Time line

10)I didn’t mean to break it.

CCQs Did I want to break it?

Was it an accident?

11) Whisper it.

Mime it.

12) His opinions are too right wing for me.

Are huis opinins libral no

Are his opinions conservative? yes

13) The view was stunning.

Synonyms

13) On the brink

About to, on the edge, on the point

14) Copse.

Tree a jungle

A cline