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Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language

1.3What is implied but not directly stated

What is implied but not directly stated in Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 1.3.1Understand implied meaning, such as the purpose of a text or the writer's general opinion (R4).
  2. 1.3.2Deduce the meaning of an unfamiliar word or phrase from the information around it.

Lessons

  • Inference: reading between the lines

    30 min

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  • Meanings of words and phrases in context

    25 min

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Sample question

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What is implied but not directly stated: sample question

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What does it mean to make an inference when reading?

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