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Interlanguage 
Learners’ own version of the second language which they speak as they learn. Interlanguage is constantly changing 
and developing as learners learn more of the second language. 
 

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Interrogative 
A question form. 
 
Intonation 
The way the level of a speaker’s voice changes to show meaning such as how they feel about something, e.g. if they 
are angry or pleased, or to make speech sound polite in English. Intonation can be rising or falling or both. 
 
Intransitive 
Is a term used to describe a verb which does not take a direct object, e.g. She never cried. See transitive. 
 
Introductory activity 
An activity which takes place at the beginning of a lesson. Introductory activities often include warmers and lead-ins. 
 
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Intrusion/intrusive 
Used to describe a feature of connected speech in which an extra sound (/ w / , / j / or / r / in English) is added 
at a word boundary to make for smoother linking between separate words, e.g. the / w / in / juwåç/ (you are). 
 
Involvement
Taking part in an activity actively, being involved in it. 
 
Irregular verb: see verb. 
 
IT: see ICT. 
 
Item 
1. A piece of language, e.g. a vocabulary or a grammar item.
2. The questions (items) in a test to which a learner has to respond. 
 
Jigsaw listening/reading 
A text is divided into two or more different parts. Learners listen to or read their part only, then share their information 
with other learners so that in the end everyone knows all the information. In this way, the text is made into an