Beyond the facts: metaphor, speaker attitude, multiple-choice and table items

What this note covers

1. Inference: the skill that separates A-grade listeners
2. Explaining a metaphor or figurative phrase
3. Reading speaker attitude from tone, stress and word choice
4. Closing statements and 'what does the speaker mean?'
5. Multiple-choice items in Section One
6. Define-in-context and table items
7. Worked example: an inference set

7 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes