Reading: Reading for Inference & Implied Meaning: B2 Lesson 2: Inferring Characters' Feelings, Motives, and Relationships

Reading B2: Lesson 2

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Reading Minds

ការទាញសេចក្តីសន្និដ្ឋានពីតួអង្គ

Authors use "Show, Don't Tell". We must guess feelings, motives, and relationships from clues.

អ្នកនិពន្ធប្រើក្បួន "បង្ហាញ កុំគ្រាន់តែប្រាប់"។ យើងត្រូវទាយពីអារម្មណ៍ ហេតុផល និងទំនាក់ទំនងតាមរយៈតម្រុយ។

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1. Inferring Feelings favorite

ការសន្និដ្ឋានពីអារម្មណ៍ (Emotions)

search Clue: Body Language "She bit her lip and stared at the floor during the test." "នាងបានខាំបបូរមាត់របស់នាង ហើយសម្លឹងមើលទៅកម្រាលឥដ្ឋក្នុងអំឡុងពេលប្រឡង។"

Inference: She is nervous or anxious. (នាងកំពុងភ័យ)

search Clue: Actions "He slammed the door and clenched his fists." "គាត់បានបិទទ្វារយ៉ាងខ្លាំង ហើយក្តាប់ដៃរបស់គាត់។"

Inference: He is very angry. (គាត់កំពុងខឹងខ្លាំង)

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2. Inferring Motives lightbulb

ការសន្និដ្ឋានពីហេតុផលនៅពីក្រោយទង្វើ (Why they do it)

search Clue: Secret Actions "He quickly hid the letter under the book before she walked in." "គាត់បានលាក់សំបុត្រនោះនៅក្រោមសៀវភៅយ៉ាងលឿន មុនពេលនាងដើរចូលមក។"

Motive: Keeping a secret from her. (លាក់ការសម្ងាត់)

search Clue: Dedication "She stayed up until 3 AM practicing every single night." "នាងនៅស្ទើរភ្លឺរហូតដល់ម៉ោង ៣ ព្រឹក ដើម្បីហ្វឹកហាត់ជារៀងរាល់យប់។"

Motive: Desperate to win or succeed. (ចង់ឈ្នះខ្លាំង)

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3. Inferring Relationships groups

ការសន្និដ្ឋានពីទំនាក់ទំនង (Connections)

search Clue: Interaction "They refused to look at each other when they spoke." "ពួកគេមិនព្រមមើលមុខគ្នាទេ នៅពេលដែលពួកគេនិយាយ។"

Relationship: Rivals or currently fighting. (កំពុងឈ្លោះគ្នា ឬជាសត្រូវ)

search Clue: Dialogue "They finished each other's sentences and laughed loudly." "ពួកគេនិយាយតប្រយោគគ្នា ហើយសើចយ៉ាងខ្លាំង។"

Relationship: Close friends or a couple. (មិត្តជិតស្និទ្ធ ឬសង្សារ)

warning The Sarcasm Trap!

Do not always take dialogue literally!

(កុំជឿពាក្យសម្តីតាមត្រង់ពេក! តួអង្គអាចនិយាយពាក្យបញ្ជួស ឬចំអក (Sarcasm)។)

Text: Standing in the pouring rain with a flat tire, she sighed, "Oh, I love waiting in the rain."

Literal: She is happy and loves rain. close

(ខុស! បើនាងសប្បាយចិត្ត នាងមិនដកដង្ហើមធំ "sighed" ទេ!)

Inference: She is frustrated/sarcastic. check_circle

(ត្រឹមត្រូវ! តាមពិតនាងកំពុងមួម៉ៅ។)

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ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

Inferring Feelings

"He slammed his fist on the table." How does he feel?

(តើគាត់មានអារម្មណ៍បែបណា?)

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Inferring Motives

"She woke up at 4 AM every day to study." What is her motive?

(តើនាងមានគោលបំណងអ្វី?)

SARCASM TRAP! error

Looking at his completely flat car tire, he said, "Oh, brilliant. Just what I needed today."

How does he actually feel? (តើគាត់ពិតជាមានអារម្មណ៍បែបណា?)

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Inferring Relationships

"They finished each other's sentences and laughed." What is their relationship?

(តើពួកគេមានទំនាក់ទំនងបែបណា?)

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True or False

Authors always tell you exactly how characters feel using words like "sad" or "happy".

(អ្នកនិពន្ធតែងតែប្រាប់អ្នកចំៗពីអារម្មណ៍តួអង្គ។)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Emotion Charades theater_comedy (សម្តែងអារម្មណ៍មួយតាមរយៈកាយវិការ (ឧ. ខឹង ភ័យ) ហើយឲ្យមិត្តភក្តិទាយជាភាសាអង់គ្លេស។)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Write a Scene edit (សរសេររៀបរាប់ពីមនុស្សម្នាក់ដែលកំពុង "ខឹង" ដោយពណ៌នាពីសកម្មភាពរបស់គាត់ តែហាមប្រើពាក្យ "angry"។)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Mute Movie movie (មើលឈុតខ្លីមួយក្នុងភាពយន្តដោយបិទសំឡេង (mute)។ ទាយមើលថា តួអង្គមានទំនាក់ទំនងអ្វីនឹងគ្នា តាមរយៈកាយវិការ។)

Show, Don't Tell movie

មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ

Watch Teacher Kanha explain how authors use "Show, Don't Tell" to reveal a character's true feelings and motives.

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តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Sovan 2 hours ago

How do I know if it is sarcasm or if they are being serious?

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Teacher Kanha Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Sovan! You have to look at the CONTEXT (the situation). If a character says "I love this" while stuck in terrible traffic, the context tells you it's a negative situation, so the positive words must be sarcasm! warning

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Visal 5 hours ago

What is the exact difference between a feeling and a motive?

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Teacher Kanha Teacher 4 hours ago

A *feeling* is an emotion inside them (like sad, angry, or happy). A *motive* is the REASON why they take an action (like wanting to win, trying to hide a secret, or protecting a friend). psychology

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Minea 8 hours ago

Is it okay if I guess something different from my friend when reading the same story?

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Teacher Kanha Teacher 7 hours ago

Yes! That is the beauty of literature. As long as you can point to a clue in the TEXT that supports your guess, your inference is valid. menu_book