English Answers

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. 

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. (5 marks)

 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) 

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[1]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.16

 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. 

Discuss the topic that multilingualism should be used in education in order to enhance educational development, improve pass rates and promote diversity.

How the approaches to curriculum development presented by Taylor and stenhouse and the free area used in the development interpretation and implementation of curriculum 2005

Please help with 1.5 from The Happiness Factor by David Brooks

1.5 Based on the passage, do you agree with the factors associated with increased levels of happiness? Write a paragraph of 150 words to present your view. Use your own experience to substantiate your views.

please help with Question 1.2, 1,4 from THE HAPPINESS FACTOR by David Brooks.

1.2 In paragraph 8, the author states, "Most schools and colleges spend too much money preparing students for careers and not enough preparing them to make social decisions." Do you agree with this statement? In paragraph of 100 words, give reasons to substantiate your answer.

1.4 Cite three specific features and examples of academic language from the passage. Refer

to Unit 5 for tutorial letter 501 for this question.

Your help will be much appreciated

Thanks in Advance

Final Exam Essay

Prompt : To prepare for your essay, find what it means to discuss taking risks. ( 4 sentence paragraph)