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Formal theory focuses on ...
- ... getting the language right in the right style
- ... only on the grammar of the language
- ... the items and operations of the grammar and forms of the language
- ... communicating accurately
Functional language analysis lies at the heart of ...
- ... getting learners to form correct sentences
- ... linguistic competence
- ... listen-and-repeat approaches to teaching
- ... a communicative approach to teaching language
The quotation from Widdowson was intended to emphasise that ...
- ... communicative success should be the only criterion to judge successful learning
- ... grammar is more important than communicative success
- ... grammar is less important than communication
- ... both formal linguistic and communicative competence is needed
We can only decide what He may come means by ...
- ... guessing from clues around us
- ... being aware that it means possibility or permission
- ... understanding it in context
- ... asking the speaker what he/she meant
If I say The fridge is over there. I could mean ...
- ... help yourself to a beer.
- ... I'm not waiting on you - get it yourself.
- ... that's where it is.
- ... please put away the cheese.
Knowing who the participants in a conversation are can help learners ...
- ... pronounce things better.
- ... get the grammar right.
- ... choose an appropriate style.
- ... 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 ...
- ... roles
- ... setting
- ... participants
- ... medium
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 surprise.
- ... explaining
- ... asking for explanation.
- ... expressing doubt.