IELTS READING teaching tip:
Draw your higher level (=band 6+) learners’ attention to the fact that negation may be expressed through LEXICAL means as well (e.g. using antonyms), not only GRAMMATICAL ones (e.g. using ‘auxiliary + not’).
For example,
LEXICAL:
I enjoy
vs
I dislike…
I loathe…
I have an aversion to…
GRAMMATICAL:
I can swim in the ocean no problem…
vs
I’m not able to…
And they may often be COMBINED in a variety of ways too:
Mobile devices MAY CAUSE certain DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS if given to a child under the age of 10.
vs
Having a tablet or a cell phone DOESN’T, in itself MEAN that a child WILL LEARN TO SPEAK LATER.
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