6.1: Answer Key

Introduction

Focus Questions

Answers:

There are no correct answers.

Reading

Before You Read

Formal and Informal Ways of Talking Topical Awareness

Answers:

There are no correct answers. Learners should feel comfortable expressing an opinion.

Vocabulary: Multiple-meaning Words

Answers:

pop

a large amount of something

a kind of characteristic

Predictions

Answers:

There are no correct answers.

After You Read

Comprehension

Strategy 1: Comparing Greetings

Answers:

1. Close
2. Distant
3. Close
4. Close
5. Distant

Strategy 2: Recognizing Meaning

Answers and Feedback:

6. a)

7. b)

   c)

   d)

Strategy 3: Restating or Paraphrasing

Answers and Feedback:

1. b)
2. c)
3. a)

After You Read

Vocabulary

Strategy 1: Using the Context to Understand Words

Answers:

1. a) dear

   b) fantastic

   c) sugary

   d) candy

2. a) out

   b) by

   c) it

   d) off

Strategy 2: Matching Meaning

Part 1

Informal	Formal
bro	brother
gonna	going to
hey	hi
sis	sister
uni	university

Part 2

Informal	Formal
b/c	because
howz	how is
lol	laugh out loud
c	see
gtg	I’ve got to go
l8r	later
r	are

Part 3

Informal	Formal
srsly	seriously
u	you
ur	your
#truth	that’s true
@	at
2	to
4	for
	Excellent! or Yes!

Reading Progress Check

Answers:

1. b

2. a and b

3. b and c

4. d

5. b

6. d

Listening

Before you Listen

Social Conventions Around Names

Answers:

There are many possible answers.

Vocabulary

Answers:

button

fork

bill

Predictions

There are many possible answers.

Listening 1: After You Listen

Comprehension

Strategy 1: Recognizing Details

Answers:

1. False

2. True

3. False

4. False

5. True

6. False

7. False

8. True

Strategy 2: Recognizing Meaning from Direct and Indirect Clues

Answers:

1. c

2. d

3. a and b

4. a, b and c

5. a

6. b

7. a

8. a and b

9. b

10. c and d

Listening 2: After You Listen

Vocabulary

Strategy 1: Using the Context to Understand Words

Answers:

1. a) wire

   b) stripe

   c) heritage

   d) area

2. a) into

   b) into

   c) out

   d) up

Strategy 2: Recognizing Word Families

Answers:

1. a

2. b

3. c

4. a

5. c

6. b

7. b

8. b

Discussion

Answers:

There are many possible answers.

Listening Progress Check

Answers:

1. a. T

   b. T

2. a. T

   b. F

   c. T

3. a. F

   b. F

   c. F

4. a. F

   b. F

   c. F

5. a. F

   b. F

6. a. F

   b. F

7. a. T

   b. F

Writing

Scaffolding Genre-exploring Activity

Answer Key

The email message thanks a familiar and respected person	Emai 1	Comments
Did he write a clear subject?	✘	There is no subject.
Did he follow standard message format, including paragraphs and spacing?	✘	Not at all. There is some indenting, and each sentence starts on a new line. The text looks like a list, not a paragraph.
Did he match the greeting and closing to his relationship with his reader?	✘	Not at all. The greeting is too formal and too impersonal for writing to his mother. The closing is also formal and too detailed.
Did he write a message with a clear purpose and some details about what happened and how he felt?	✘	Not at all. There seems to be too many reasons and details. He’s gone a bit overboard. Is Roshan sincere or is he joking around? The details made things a bit confusing.

The email message thanks a familiar and respected person.	Email #2
Did he write a clear subject?	✘
Did he follow standard message format, including paragraphs and spacing?	✔
Did he match the greeting and closing to his relationship with his reader?	✔
Did he write a message with a clear purpose and some details about what happened and how he felt?	✔

Scaffolding Mechanics, Grammar, and Syntax Activity

Answers:

Sentence	Meaning
These sweets taste delicious to Roshan.	The status or condition of this candy is that it always has a great flavour, in Roshan’s opinion.
Roshan is always tasting the sweets.	Roshan never stops trying pieces of candy.

Answers:

Sentence	Meaning
I think Lethbridge is a nice city.	I believe it (it’s my opinion).
I am thinking of moving to Lethbridge.	I haven’t made up my mind, but I’m considering it.

Answers:

2. I’m grateful.

6. I love the cookies you made for me.

7. I think you’re wonderful.

Innonation Scaffolding Activities

Pausing Before Tag Questions

Answers:

1. Roshan is an apprentice, isn’t he?
2. His parents live in Lethbridge, don’t they?
3. There was construction on the highway, wasn’t there? 4. Gilles could use his cellphone, couldn’t he?
4. Leela sent a package, didn’t she?
5. Candy tastes sweet, doesn’t it?
6. Claire shouldn’t drink too much coffee, should she? 8. We’re getting to know Roshan, aren’t we?
7. You know his sister is travelling, don’t you?
8. I’ve read ten questions, haven’t I?

Tone Rising or Falling After Tag Questions

Answers:

1. You tried to phonee Claire, didn’t you?	✔
2. We’ve met before, haven’t we?	✔
3. You like follk music, don’t you?			✔
4. Your parents don’t camp, do they?		✔
5. Roshan can play guitar, can’t he?	✔
6. Gilles remembers the talent show, doesn’t he?	✔
7. Claire guessed Roshan works for Kerry, didn’t she?	✔
8. Kerry was waiting in the truck, wasn’t he?		✔
9. We should check out the festival on SpaceBook, shouldn’t we?	✔
10. I’ll have to listen again, won’t I?		✔

Discussion

Answers will vary. From the conversations and texts in Chapter 1, these placements are reasonable.

Reflection

There are no correct, common answers.