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Explain in two sentences why you have to engage your schematic knowledge during the pre-reading stage

1) In three sentences ,explain three featured that distinguish critical listening from informational listening

2) Explain in your own words: 

a) literacyskills 

b) oracy skills

3) 

a) Explain in two sentences why you have to engage your schematic

 knowledge during the pre-reading stage

b) Nunan (2011:23) identifies six stages of the listening process. Explain in your own 

words, your understanding of: 

i. Hearing (first stage)

ii. Remembering (fourth stage)

4) Using your own words, explain your understanding of:

a) Passive reading

b) Intensive reading

5) Name two parts of the human body that are used for speech production

6)

a) List two ways in which you can annotate this text while-reading

b) What are the two main purposes for listening

The intelligibility of a text depends largely on diction used, which plays a significant role in 

conveying the intended message correctly and effectively.

6.1Read the text below and determine whether the appropriate diction was used in the 

correspondence. Provide a suitable reason for your answer. 

Dear lecture

I am very upset for the 20% mark allocated to my assignment. I am wondering if the lecture 

marked my assignment or just make a guess. I want this assignment marked as soon as 

possible.

6.2 Rewrite the text in question 6.1 and provide the appropriate diction that should have been 

used in the correspondence. (5 marks)

Question 7

One of the factors that can inhibit reading is the false notion that a first reading must result in 

immediate understanding. Write a well-substantiated paragraph of ten lines in which you agree 

or disagree with the statement. Provide suitable reasons to support your argument

Modals verbs are meant to indicate the purpose of an action for listeners. Therefore, using a 

modal verb implies that a particular kind of action is expected. List and state the purpose of 

the modal verbs used in the following paragraph: (4 marks)

"In this province, we will be very strict when it comes to the wearing of masks. If people don't 

have masks they should not be allowed to commute. As the department in the province, we 

are going to go to [sic] taxi ranks to make sure these innovations are introduced. Taxi ranks 

should also be kept clean. No taxi should be a carrier of the corona virus; every taxi must be 

cleaned before and after every trip," he said.

Buti Mkonza, chairperson of SANTACO said the programme would be launched at 

different ranks across the province.

Source:https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2020-05-07-randburg-taxi-rank-

becomes-first-taxi-rank-to-receive-sanitising-booth/ Accessed June 25, 2020

Read the following stanzas from a poem entitled “Still I rise” by Maya Angelou and answer the 

questions that follow:

STILL I RISE

You may write me down in history

With your bitter, twisted lies,

You may trod me in the very dirt

But still, like dust, I’ll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?

Why are you beset with gloom?

’Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells

Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,

With the certainty of tides,

Just like hopes springing high,

Still I’ll rise.

Source: https://poets.org/poem/still-i-rise Accessed June 25, 2020.

4.1 I n your own words define the meaning of term rhyme. (2 marks)

4.2 Identify an example of rhyming words in the poem. (1 mark)

4.3 What do you think is the tone of the poem? (1 mark)

4.4 Do you think the title ‘Still I Rise’ is suitable for this poem? Provide a reason for 

your answer. (2 marks)

The listening process involves the use of either top-down and bottom-up strategies. 

Identify the strategy used in each of the following scenarios. (4 marks)

3.1 Grade 3 learners listen to a teacher’s instruction on how to make a kite.

3.2 Audiences listening to a radio talk show debate on strategies to implement at schools to 

prevent the spread of corona virus amongst learners.

3.3 Mourners listen to a programme director reading an obituary of a family member at a 

memorial service.

3.4 Students listen to a lecture on derivational morphology. 

200 words each for each topic

1) How should the United States decide who gets to come into the country?

2) If you found out that someone you know is in the United States without authorization what, if anything, would you do/say?

3) In the United States, 12 million unauthorized immigrants live and work here. Should the United States provide them with legal status, or should the United States continue with its current policy?

Tim a grade 9 learner refuses to do his homework. He believes nothing he does will make any difference, and he sees himself as doomed to fail in class. He enjoys being in nature, and not in the classroom. He battles to focus his attention on the here and now. Which one of the multiple intelligences best describes Tim

What constitutes a diverse classroom? Discuss any three features of your choice.

Differences between the term diversity and multiculturalism? Give relevant example to support your answer