Reading: Reading for Inference & Implied Meaning (Introduction): B1 Lesson 1: Understanding Information That is Implied but Not Directly Stated

Reading B1

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Reading for Inference

ការអានដើម្បីទាញសេចក្តីសន្និដ្ឋាន

To infer is to read between the lines. You guess the true meaning even when the writer doesn't say it directly.

ការទាញសេចក្តីសន្និដ្ឋាន គឺដូចជាការធ្វើជាអ្នកស៊ើបអង្កេត។ យើងត្រូវទាយអត្ថន័យពិតប្រាកដ ទោះបីជាអ្នកនិពន្ធមិនបានសរសេរប្រាប់ចំៗក៏ដោយ។

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The Formula

រូបមន្តសម្រាប់ទាញសេចក្តីសន្និដ្ឋាន

Text Clues + What You Know = Inference

(តម្រុយក្នុងអត្ថបទ + ចំណេះដឹងរបស់អ្នក = សេចក្តីសន្និដ្ឋាន)

"Dara packed his sunscreen, sunglasses, and a swimsuit."

➔ He is going to the beach (or pool).

(តម្រុយ: ឡេការពារកម្តៅថ្ងៃ វ៉ែនតា និងឈុតហែលទឹក។ សន្និដ្ឋាន: គាត់ប្រាកដជាទៅលេងសមុទ្រ ឬអាងហែលទឹកហើយ។)

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Example 1: Situations

ឧទាហរណ៍ទី១៖ ស្ថានភាព និងបរិយាកាស

"She grabbed her umbrella and put on her rainboots before stepping outside."

➔ It is raining outside.

The text doesn't say "It is raining". But we know people only use umbrellas and rainboots when it's wet!

(អត្ថបទមិនបានសរសេរថា "មេឃកំពុងភ្លៀង" ទេ។ ប៉ុន្តែដោយសារនាងយកឆ័ត្រ និងពាក់ស្បែកជើងកវែង យើងដឹងថាមេឃប្រាកដជាភ្លៀងហើយ។)

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Example 2: Feelings

ឧទាហរណ៍ទី២៖ អារម្មណ៍របស់តួអង្គ

"John looked at his watch, sighed, and started tapping his foot."

➔ John is impatient or waiting for someone late.

We look at watches and sigh when we are tired of waiting.

(ការមើលនាឡិកា ដកដង្ហើមធំ និងគោះជើង គឺជាសញ្ញានៃការរង់ចាំយូរ ឬភាពអន្ទះសា។)

The Wild Guess Trap! ⚠️

Don't guess without clues!

(សេចក្តីសន្និដ្ឋានត្រូវតែផ្អែកលើភស្តុតាង(Clues)។ កុំស្មានផ្តេសផ្តាសដោយគ្មានភស្តុតាង!)

"Lisa packed a big suitcase."

She is going to Paris. ❌
(We don't know where! No clues.)

She is going on a long trip. ✔️
(A "big" suitcase means a long trip.)

Reading Between the Lines 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how to be a text detective. Learn to find the hidden meanings in English stories!

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Detective Check ⚡

សាកល្បងធ្វើជាអ្នកស៊ើបអង្កេត ⚡

Read and Infer

"Sarah yawned and rubbed her eyes."

(តើយើងអាចសន្និដ្ឋានបានថា Sarah កំពុងមានអារម្មណ៍បែបណា?)

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Read and Infer

"The streets were covered in white, and the children were building a snowman."

(តើមានអ្វីកើតឡើងនៅទីនោះ?)

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Read and Infer

"Tom's stomach growled loudly during the quiet meeting."

(តើ Tom កំពុងមានបញ្ហាអ្វី?)

THE WILD GUESS TRAP ❌

"The dog hid under the bed and covered its ears."

(តើសេចក្តីសន្និដ្ឋានមួយណាដែលសមហេតុផលជាងគេ?)

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Detective Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Observe 👀 Look at a person in a cafe or on TV. Look at their face and body. Infer how they are feeling right now.

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Detective Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Show, Don't Tell ✍️ Write one sentence showing a person is ANGRY, but do not use the word "angry" or "mad". (e.g., He slammed the door.)

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Detective Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Read & Guess 📖 Read an English post on Facebook or Instagram. Can you find one implied meaning that the person didn't say directly?

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Chet 2 hours ago

Teacher, is making an inference the exact same thing as making a guess?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Chet! Not quite. A "guess" can be completely random (like guessing the winning lottery numbers). An "inference" is an EDUCATED guess. It means you must have CLUES from the text to support your idea. 🕵️‍♂️