An unexpected question: answer or clarify honestly

Where we are on the map

Trace the four nodes of the support map with a finger and name the job of each one. Then hide it. Colours make the checking sequence visible; they do not stand in for evidence. If a node lacks information, leave it blank and explain why. These figures are invented practice data, not statistics from a real library.

A real-life scene

During rehearsal, a partner asks whether the library opens on a holiday. The practice card has ordinary hours but says nothing about holidays.

Listen and respond

Listen: Сұрағыңызды дұрыс түсіндім бе? — Did I understand your question correctly?

Listen: Сіз мереке күнін сұрап тұрсыз ба? — Are you asking about a holiday?

Listen: Әдеттегі кесте менде бар. — I have the regular timetable.

Listen: Мереке туралы мәлімет жоқ. — There is no information about the holiday.

Listen: Оны ресми беттен тексеремін. — I will check it on the official page.

Listen: Тексерген соң жауап беремін. — I will answer after checking.

How to practise

First listen with the transcript hidden and state the main point even if you miss some words. On a second pass write only anchor words and numbers; on a third, open the text and find one error in your initial prediction. Repeat the full Kazakh sentence at a natural pace rather than spelling it out. If a detail remains unclear, use the repair question from lesson 60 and ask a partner to repeat just that part.

The precise model

A useful answer repeats the question, states what is known, names the gap and proposes a check. Сұрап тұрсыз ба? clarifies meaning. Мәлімет жоқ means the data are missing, not that the library is closed. Repeat with a different question instead of memorising one reply.

Support signal

СҰРАҚ → БЕЛГІЛІ → БЕЛГІСІЗ → ТЕКСЕРУ

Limit of the rule

Do not promise to return with an answer unless you can. Otherwise tell the listener where to check.

Predict before the explanation

Before reading the model, write the conclusion you expect and what you can actually verify. Name one word or number that might change your answer. Compare your prediction with the evidence afterward; revising it is a sign of careful reading, not failure.

Recall without the support

Hide the text and diagram. Sketch four nodes in one minute, say two connected Kazakh sentences, and explain to a partner where the known information ends. Reopen the page, compare every detail and repair one imprecise word.

Find and repair the mistake

A learner says “yes, open” from the regular timetable. Replace that guess with the actual gap and a way to check.

Transfer to a new scene

A partner asks about wheelchair access. You only have a door photo. Answer without inferring full accessibility from it.

Change to the My World project

My World 2.1 remains a fictional learning guide without personal data. For every conclusion keep the original message, the date you checked it, and what you still do not know. Add three difficult questions to the presentation, each with an answer source or an honest “check needed.”

Exercise

A partner asks unexpected questions about holidays and accessibility. Answer from the known–unknown–check map without reading a script.

Review after 1, 7 and 30 days

• Tomorrow listen to one line without text and recover its meaning and source.
• After seven days apply the same map to a new fictional notice or a fresh set of numbers.
• After thirty days explain your decision to someone else without the map and ask them to find an unsupported part.

Next lesson: Revise the project after feedback