Inferences:
1. Why can’t the woman speak any language?
2. How old is she now?
Passage 3
Siem Reap is a small town near the world famous temple of Angkor Wat. The town is charming and worth exploring, with some fine examples of Khmer and French colonial architecture set among the more modern developments. Nowadays, visitors are flocking in, using it as a base for visits to the nearby temples.
Inferences:
1. In what country is Angkor Wat?
2. Why do tourists want to go to Siem Reap?
Passage 4
It is named the Suvarnachad canine pool in honour of His Majesty the King’s favorite pet dog Tongdaeng.The King spent the money raised from selling T-shirts and polo shirts bearing Tongdaeng’s image to set up the pool in 2005.To mark the three-year anniversary, the King’s pet dog KhaodaengKaengron, a great-grandchild of Tongdaeng, was yesterday taken to show off his various skills, which included swimming, before an applauding crowd of participants at the ceremony.
Inferences:
1. What is the passage about?
2. What is the Suvarnachad canine pool for?
3. Where is the Suvarnachad canine pool?
4. How old is the Suvarnachad canine pool?
5. Who is the owner of Tongdaeng and KhaodaengKaengron?
Passage 5
SHE WIPED HER FORHEAD, picked up the tray with the coffee and the sandwiches and
biscuits, and went along the passage. The door of the front room was closed, which didn’t really surprise her; it was quite possible that Steve had wanted to talk to the Colonel without her hearing what he said…..
She did not hear voices.
She put the tray down on a chair by the front door, hesitated, wondered whether she ought to trap, or whether to go straight in. It was absurd to think of knocking, but she did knock, almost timidly at first.
No one answered.
She tapped again, more sharply, and there was still no answer; and she could hear no sound at all. Have they gone?
She flung the door open.
Well, the Colonel hadn’t gone. He was leaning back in the armchair, his legs stretched out, looking as if he was fast asleep. Had Steve gone, on his own? Or was he upstairs? Susan half turned, with his name on her lips, and as she did so she caught a glimpse of something different, out of the corner of her eye; a frightening thing.
A terrifying thing.
There was a red splash on the Colonel’s cheek.
It was bright red.
Inferences:
1. Where did this story probably take place?
2. Who was Susan?
3. Who should have been in the room?
4. What did Susan see in the room?
5. What might have happened to the Colonel?
Exercise 6.5
Directions: Look at the cartoons below and try to infer them by using clues or your background knowledge. Then, answer the questions of each item.
1. 1.1. What does he do?
1.2. What is he doing?
1.3. Where should he be in now?
2. 2.1. What does she do?
2.2. What is she doing?
2.3. What does she feel?
3.
3.1. Who are they?
3.2. What are they going to do?
3.3. Are they happy? Why or Why not?
4.
4.1. Where is the girl now?
4.2. What ‘s happen to her?
4.3. What does she feel?
5. 5.1. What is this story about?
5.2. What are they doing?
5.3. How is the end of the story?