Human ingenuity flashcards

Topic 3: Human ingenuity

What does the Human ingenuity theme explore?

The ways in which human creativity and innovation affect our world. Possible questions: What can we learn about a culture through its artistic expression? How do the media change the way we relate to each other?

Name the recommended topics for Human ingenuity

Entertainment; artistic expressions; communication and media; technology; scientific innovation.

What are the five conceptual understandings of Language B?

Context (the situation around a text), audience (who it is for and the writer–reader relationship), purpose (why it exists), meaning (what it communicates, explicitly or implicitly) and variation (how language changes with the other four).

What kinds of variation does Language B ask you to notice?

Register (formal to informal); tone (the writer's attitude); medium (spoken is looser than written, a message shorter than a letter); and regional variety in vocabulary, pronunciation and some grammar.

How do you answer a Paper 2 reading question?

Circle the question word (who, why, how many) to fix the answer type; underline key words and note the marks; list synonyms; scan for them; read the full sentence and the next one; answer only what is asked.

How do you answer true/false with justification and reference-word questions?

True/false: decide, then quote the shortest words from the text that prove it. Reference word: look back for what the word refers to, check agreement, substitute it and reread.

How do you answer an inference question?

Quote the line → state its literal meaning → state what it implies. The answer must be supported by the text, not by general knowledge.