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Formal theory focuses on ...
- ... getting the language right in the right style
- ... the items and operations of the grammar and forms of the language
- ... communicating accurately
- ... only on the grammar of the language
Functional language analysis lies at the heart of ...
- ... a communicative approach to teaching language
- ... linguistic competence
- ... listen-and-repeat approaches to teaching
- ... getting learners to form correct sentences
The quotation from Widdowson was intended to emphasise that ...
- ... grammar is more important than communicative success
- ... grammar is less important than communication
- ... communicative success should be the only criterion to judge successful learning
- ... both formal linguistic and communicative competence is needed
We can only decide what He may come means by ...
- ... understanding it in context
- ... asking the speaker what he/she meant
- ... being aware that it means possibility or permission
- ... guessing from clues around us
If I say The fridge is over there. I could mean ...
- ... I'm not waiting on you - get it yourself.
- ... that's where it is.
- ... help yourself to a beer.
- ... please put away the cheese.
Knowing who the participants in a conversation are can help learners ...
- ... choose an appropriate style.
- ... get the grammar right.
- ... pronounce things better.
- ... decide how much information to give.
Which of the following are examples of adjacency pairs?
Select multiple answers.
The meaning of The bank's at the end of the road can be made clear by reference to ...
- ... medium
- ... setting
- ... roles
- ... participants
Intonation can affect the function of what we say.
- False
- True
If we stress should in I don't know where he is, he should be here by now. We are changing the function from making a deduction to ...
- ... explaining
- ... expressing surprise.
- ... asking for explanation.
- ... expressing doubt.