What your child practises at ages 10–11
- Tone and feeling of a speaker
- Why is someone telling this?
- Inferring what is not said
- Irony and jokes
- Formal and informal speech
- Summarising a spoken message
What the questions look like
Three examples at the ages 10–11 level. In BrainBite, every question comes with an instant explanation.
Your friend sighs: “Great, more homework.” What do they mean?
They're not happy about it. The words say great, the tone says the opposite. That's hearing between the lines.
An ad says: “Nine out of ten kids love it!” Its purpose?
To persuade you. Ads inform a little and persuade a lot. Good listeners hear the difference.
“It's a bit chilly with that window open…” What does the speaker want?
The window closed. A hint is a message in disguise. Inferring it is advanced listening.
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