2017-04-11 TED: animal communication text

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: skim the text on p. 139-141 to find the answers to the “Getting the Main Idea” questions on p. 142
1 d
2 e
3 a
4 c
5 b
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p. 141 - Read the paragraph about humpback whales. What is similar between their communication and human language?
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p. 143 - Inferring Conclusions
“The bones on the left and right were separated, so it could detect the direction of a sound.”
- We can infer that if the bones aren’t separated, it’s not possible to detect the direction.
When you can infer something, you can make a conclusion and the author doesn’t need to spell it out explicitly for you.
Read the sentences on p. 143. Which sentences can be inferred?
1 b (“on their own” = independently; the text doesn’t talk about “a wide range” of concepts)
2 a (To “get a handle on” something means to understand it and be able to use it.)
3 c (“Biomass” is the mass of other living things on Earth.)
The text or author can imply this conclusion.
Readers can infer this conclusion.
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Homework - p. 144 A and B, think about your answers to part C
	(For part C question 2, think of some ways that animal intelligence might be superior to human intelligence.)