From 76620d232448e03c1133009a01980a7656a88eac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: david Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:14:41 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] context-inference drills: method card + REFERENCE + worked example in every drill of the book-11 set; explicit only-the-clues framing (book-12 twin) Co-authored-by: Cursor --- book-11-lesson-1.module | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/book-11-lesson-1.module b/book-11-lesson-1.module index d153713d..fc97d4b0 100644 --- a/book-11-lesson-1.module +++ b/book-11-lesson-1.module @@ -1295,10 +1295,26 @@ RESPONSE: What has Walter had since he swam in the river? TEMPLATE: Kyle: Why ____\n— Carl: Jim's been in the hospital so much this year because he's had two bad automobile accidents. RESPONSE: Why has Jim been in the hospital so much this year? +# Method card for the §What Does the Word Mean? drills (added 2026-08-22 — the +# format confused testers and reviewers when met cold; drills REFERENCE this). +$GRAMMAR How to Guess a Word You Don't Know +ID: l1-s14-method +INTRO: Before the next three exercises, here's the trick they train: working out a new word from nothing but the sentence it lives in. + +CARD: You'll meet a word you don't know, like *magenta*. **Pretend you really don't know it** — the sentence around it is your only dictionary. What you already know about the world doesn't count here. + +CARD: For each guess about the word, give one of three verdicts: +- **may be** — the sentence doesn't rule it out yet +- **is not** — a clue rules it out +- **is** — a clue proves it + +CARD: Each new sentence adds one clue, and every clue shrinks the possibilities. "Marlene bought a *magenta* dress" — magenta **may be** cheap. "…an *expensive* magenta dress" — now it **is not** cheap. That narrowing-down is the whole game. + # Source: ST §What Does the Word Mean? (Item 1) $PRODUCE What Does the Word Mean? — "Magenta" ID: l1-s14 -INTRO: Good readers guess a new word's meaning from clues around it. Read each sentence, then decide for each statement: "may be", "is not", or "is". +REFERENCE: l1-s14-method +INTRO: Time for the word-detective game from the last card. Pretend you don't know "magenta": read each sentence, and for each statement type what the clues allow — "may be", "is not", or "is". Only the sentence counts, not what you already know. INSTRUCTION: Type "may be", "is not", or "is" in each gap based on the sentence clues. INPUT: type CHECK: exact @@ -1331,11 +1347,19 @@ RESPONSE: Magenta is not cheap, is not long, is red. # Source: ST §What Does the Word Mean? (Item 2) $PRODUCE What Does the Word Mean? — "Publication" ID: l1-s15 -INTRO: Same detective work, new word. Each added clue rules something out — type "may be", "is not", or "is". +REFERENCE: l1-s14-method +INTRO: Same detective work, new word: "publication". Each added clue rules something out — type "may be", "is not", or "is". Remember: only the sentence's clues count. INSTRUCTION: Type "may be", "is not", or "is" in each gap based on the sentence clues. INPUT: type CHECK: exact +EXAMPLE +TEMPLATE: Stop at the *intersection*. +TEMPLATE: An intersection ____{may be} a street corner. +TEMPLATE: ____{may be} a kind of gate. +TEMPLATE: ____{may be} a store. +RESPONSE: Stop at the intersection. An intersection may be a street corner, may be a kind of gate, may be a store. + TEMPLATE: a. I received a *publication* today. TEMPLATE: A publication ____{may be} a call. TEMPLATE: ____{may be} a magazine. @@ -1357,11 +1381,19 @@ RESPONSE: A publication is not a call, is a magazine, is not a package. # Source: ST §What Does the Word Mean? (Item 3) $PRODUCE What Does the Word Mean? — "Beach" ID: l1-s16 -INTRO: Last one. Watch how "swimming" and "ocean" narrow the meaning down — type "may be", "is not", or "is". +REFERENCE: l1-s14-method +INTRO: Last one: "beach". Watch how "swimming" and "ocean" narrow the meaning down — type "may be", "is not", or "is", judging by the sentence alone. INSTRUCTION: Type "may be", "is not", or "is" in each gap based on the sentence clues. INPUT: type CHECK: exact +EXAMPLE +TEMPLATE: Stop at the *intersection*. +TEMPLATE: An intersection ____{may be} a street corner. +TEMPLATE: ____{may be} a kind of gate. +TEMPLATE: ____{may be} a store. +RESPONSE: Stop at the intersection. An intersection may be a street corner, may be a kind of gate, may be a store. + TEMPLATE: a. We went to the *beach* last weekend. TEMPLATE: The beach ____{may be} land at the edge of water. TEMPLATE: ____{may be} a mountain with snow.