Using Context in Conversations

What are we learning today?

You will learn how to find a missing word or phrase from the words around it.

Explanation

• Context means the words around a word.
• Look at the lines before and after the missing part.
• If someone says "Hello", the next line is a reply: "Hi!"
• "Can you repeat that please?" gets the answer "Yes, of course."
• "How do you spell that?" gets letters as the answer.

Examples

1. "Nice to meet you." "Nice to meet you, too!"
2. "Where's the notebook?" "It's on the desk."
3. "How do you spell that?" "It's C Z E R W I N S K I."

Remember!

• The question shows what kind of answer you need.

Check yourself

1. What do you answer to "Nice to meet you"?
2. After "How do you spell that?", do you say a name or letters?