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Inferring information
READING
ACTIVITIES


Not all of the information we get from a text is specifically stated in the text.
We can often infer other information, or the opinion of the writer, from the way the text is written.

Read the sentences. Then circle the most probable inference.

a Sally and Joe ate at a Chinese restaurant last night. Sally has a stomach ache today.

1Sally didn’t like the food at the restaurant.
2 Something Sally ate at the restaurant made her sick.

b Pete said he would come to the party, but he isn’t here.

1 He must have had to do something else.
2 He must not like parties.

c You’re going to a horror movie? No, thanks.

1 The person must not like horror movies.
2 The person must have something else he has to do.d Laura says TV kills brain cells.

1 She thinks TV is entertaining.
2 She thinks watching TV is bad for you.

PUTTING IT INTO PRACTICE

1 Look at these inferences about Text 1 on page 47. Underline the parts of the text that lead to these inferences. Look at both the words and the punctuation.
a The writer is surprised at how much TV two to five-years-olds watch.
b Six toeleven-year-olds have to do school work, which is not true of two to five-year-olds.
c children is the US now have fewer social activities than children in the past.
d the writer probably feels that American spend too much time watching TV .

2 Number the types of TV shows 1-12 in order of preference. Compare your favorites with those of your classmates. Is there a gender difference?
4
11119999Sitcoms Cartoons
1
6

Reality shows Movies
7
9

Sports News
2
10

Documentaries Music videos
5
12

Soap operas Game shows
3
8

Talk showsTv serie

Interpreting graphs, charts, and tables
READING

Graphs, charts, and tables can give us specific information which is not in a text. They can also give us a visual summary of important information in a text, especially statistics and figures. We can also use them to infer information.
PUTTING IN INTO PRACTICE

1Look at thegraph in text 2 and answer these questions. Do not read the text yet.
a How many movie tickets were sold in 2006? 1.44 %______________
b What happened to movie ticket sales from 2006 to 2007? Sales decreased________
c What happened to movie ticket sales from 2008 to 2009? Increased sales_________

2 We can infer certain information from the graph. Answer these questions. Then read Text 2.Did you get all the answers to questions c ?
a What can you infer about the movie industry since the year 2006?
b Look at the whole graph. What do you think might happen in 2011?
c What do you think might be causing the decrease in movie ticket sales?

CHECK YOUR COMPREHENSION

Scan text 2 on page 49 to find the following information.
a When drive-in movies were popular:in the 1950’s and 1960’s____________________________________________________
b How shopping malls changed movies-going:
in the 1970’s, big shopping malls with multiplex cinemas were built movies moved inside
c How movie-watching has changed in the 21st century:
habits have begun to change_____________________________________________
d Four reasons why going to a theater canbe a negative experience:
1 because people have to drive in heavy traffic 3 fight crowds_______________________
2 look for a parking place_____________________ 4 are twenty minutes of commercials
Before the movie starts

e Two other options for watching movies:
1 since...