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Formal theory focuses on ...
- ... getting the language right in the right style
- ... communicating accurately
- ... the items and operations of the grammar and forms of the language
- ... only on the grammar of the language
Functional language analysis lies at the heart of ...
- ... linguistic competence
- ... listen-and-repeat approaches to teaching
- ... a communicative approach to teaching language
- ... getting learners to form correct sentences
The quotation from Widdowson was intended to emphasise that ...
- ... both formal linguistic and communicative competence is needed
- ... grammar is less important than communication
- ... grammar is more important than communicative success
- ... communicative success should be the only criterion to judge successful learning
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 ...
- ... that's where it is.
- ... I'm not waiting on you - get it yourself.
- ... please put away the cheese.
- ... help yourself to a beer.
Knowing who the participants in a conversation are can help learners ...
- ... decide how much information to give.
- ... choose an appropriate style.
- ... get the grammar right.
- ... pronounce things better.
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 ...
- ... setting
- ... medium
- ... 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 ...
- ... expressing doubt.
- ... explaining
- ... expressing surprise.
- ... asking for explanation.