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English First Additional Language Study guide

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CONTENTS LESSON ELEMENTS �� 7 PREFACE..............................................................................................................................8 YEAR PLANNING.................................................................................................................9 UNIT 1: Week 1 – 2.............................................................................................................10 Lesson 1: Urban vs rural .....................................................................................................10 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �� 11 Activity 1: Participate in a discussion.................................................................. 11 Activity 2: Do a listening comprehension activity................................................ 12 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING �� 13 Activity 3: Read a cartoon................................................................................... 13 Activity 4: Answer questions on a cartoon.......................................................... 14 Activity 5: Read a short story.............................................................................. 14 Activity 6: Answer questions on a short story..................................................... 15 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �� 16 Activity 7: Create your own advert...................................................................... 16 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS �� 17 Activity 8: Sentence structure............................................................................. 17 Activity 9: Concord.............................................................................................. 18 UNIT 1: Week 3 – 4.............................................................................................................20 Lesson 2: Equality in democracy ........................................................................................20 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �� 21 Activity 10: Listen to a reading text.....................................................................21 Activity 11: Do a prepared reading...................................................................... 21 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING �� 22 Activity 12: Read and discuss a drama...............................................................22 Activity 13: Study a poem...................................................................................24 Activity 14: Study a photo...................................................................................24 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �� 25 Activity 15: Write a reply to a letter of advice .....................................................27 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS �� 29 Activity 16: Idioms, proverbs and euphemisms...................................................29 Activity 17: Stems, prefixes and suffixes.............................................................30 UNIT 1: Week 5 – 6.............................................................................................................32 Lesson 3: News media........................................................................................................32 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �� 33 Activity 18: Discuss a telephone conversation....................................................33 Activity 19: Perform a role play...........................................................................33 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING �� 34 Activity 20: Read a contract ...............................................................................34 Activity 21: Do a comprehension activity............................................................36 Activity 22: Read and discuss a poem................................................................37 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �� 38 Activity 23: Write a report...................................................................................38 1

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SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS �� 40 Activity 24: Conjunctions.....................................................................................40 Activity 25: Direct and indirect speech................................................................40 UNIT 1: Week 7 – 8.............................................................................................................42 Lesson 4: Buying local ........................................................................................................42 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �� 43 Activity 26: Do a listening comprehension activity..............................................43 Activity 27: Present an unprepared speech........................................................43 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING �� 44 Activity 28: Read a novel extract.........................................................................44 Activity 29: Read and discuss a poem................................................................46 Activity 30: Read for comprehension.................................................................. 47 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �� 47 Activity 31: Write a descriptive essay.................................................................. 47 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS �� 49 Activity 32: Regular and irregular verbs..............................................................49 UNIT 1: Week 9 – 10...........................................................................................................51 Lesson 5: Checking in! .......................................................................................................51 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �� 52 Activity 33: Listen to a newspaper report............................................................52 Activity 34: Present a report................................................................................53 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING �� 53 Activity 35: Read a magazine article...................................................................55 Activity 36: Read and discuss a poem................................................................55 Activity 37: Read a newspaper report.................................................................56 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �� 58 Activity 38: Write a newspaper report.................................................................58 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS �� 60 Activity 39: Mood................................................................................................60 Activity 40: Sentences........................................................................................60 UNIT 2: Week 1 – 2.............................................................................................................62 Lesson 6: Water conservation ............................................................................................62 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �� 63 Activity 41: Listen to a story................................................................................63 Activity 42: Participate in a discussion................................................................63 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING �� 64 Activity 43: Read and discuss a folklore.............................................................64 Activity 44: Read and discuss poetry..................................................................66 Activity 45: Read a will and testament................................................................67 Activity 46: Write a summary..............................................................................68 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �� 70 Activity 47: Write a diary entry............................................................................70 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS �� 71 Activity 48: Generalisations................................................................................ 71

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UNIT 2: Week 3 – 4.............................................................................................................73 Lesson 7: Subsistence farming............................................................................................73 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �� 74 Activity 49: Listen to a role play.......................................................................... 74 Activity 50: Do an unprepared reading................................................................ 74 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING �� 75 Activity 51: Read a drama................................................................................... 75 Activity 52: Read a poem....................................................................................76 Activity 53: Read a magazine article...................................................................78 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �� 79 Activity 54: Write a text review............................................................................79 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS �� 81 Activity 55: Verbs................................................................................................ 81 UNIT 2: Week 5 – 6.............................................................................................................83 Lesson 8: iSimangoliso Wetland Park..................................................................................83 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �� 84 Activity 56: Listen to a speech............................................................................84 Activity 57: Participate in a discussion................................................................85 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING �� 85 Activity 58: Read a short story............................................................................85 Activity 59: Read a poem....................................................................................87 Activity 60: Read a cartoon.................................................................................88 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �� 90 Activity 61: Write an agenda and minutes...........................................................90 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS �� 92 Activity 62: Adjectives.........................................................................................92 UNIT 2: Week 7 – 8.............................................................................................................94 Lesson 9: Corporate responsibility ......................................................................................94 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �� 95 Activity 63: Listen to a radio advertisement........................................................95 Activity 64: Analyse an advertisement................................................................95 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING �� 97 Activity 65: View a graph....................................................................................97 Activity 66: Revise a summary............................................................................99 Activity 67: Revise literature..............................................................................100 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �� 101 Activity 68: Write an advertisment review......................................................... 101 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS �� 102 Activity 69: Nouns............................................................................................. 102 Activity 70: Pronouns........................................................................................ 103 UNIT 3: Week 1 – 2...........................................................................................................104 Lesson 10: Online safety...................................................................................................104 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �� 105 Activity 71: Listen to a negotiations dialogue..................................................... 105

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Activity 72: Discuss a will and testament.......................................................... 105 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING �� 106 Activity 73: Read an abridged will and testament.............................................106 Activity 74: Read a poem.................................................................................. 108 Activity 75: Read a cartoon............................................................................... 109 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �� 110 Activity 76: Write a will and testament............................................................... 110 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS �� 112 Activity 77: Concrete and abstract nouns.......................................................... 112 Activity 78: Paronyms and polysemes.............................................................. 112 UNIT 3: Week 3 – 4........................................................................................................... 114 Lesson 11: What is art? .................................................................................................... 114 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING ��115 Activity 79: Listen to an interview...................................................................... 115 Activity 80: Discuss a CV.................................................................................. 115 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ��116 Activity 81: Read a short story.......................................................................... 116 Activity 82: Read a poem.................................................................................. 117 Activity 83: Do a comprehension activity.......................................................... 119 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �� 121 Activity 84: Write a cover letter and CV............................................................ 121 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS �� 123 Activity 85: Synonyms and antonyms............................................................... 123 UNIT 3: Week 5 – 6........................................................................................................... 125 Lesson 12: Body language................................................................................................ 125 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �� 126 Activity 86: Listen to a debate........................................................................... 126 Activity 87: Participate in a discussion.............................................................. 127 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING �� 127 Activity 88: Read a novel.................................................................................. 127 Activity 89: Read a poem.................................................................................. 129 Activity 90: Read an excerpt............................................................................. 130 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �� 132 Activity 91: Write a reflective essay................................................................... 132 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS �� 133 Activity 92: Conjunctions and transition............................................................ 133 UNIT 3: Week 7 – 8........................................................................................................... 135 Lesson 13: Wonders of the world ...................................................................................... 135 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �� 136 Activity 93: Listen to a speech.......................................................................... 136 Activity 94: Make a speech............................................................................... 136 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING �� 137 Activity 95: Read a short story.......................................................................... 137 Activity 96: Read a poem.................................................................................. 139 Activity 97: Do a comprehension activity.......................................................... 140 © Impaq

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SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �� 144 Activity 98: Write an invitation........................................................................... 145 Activity 99: Write an acceptance letter.............................................................. 146 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS �� 147 Activity 100: Paragraphs................................................................................... 147 UNIT 3: Week 9 – 10......................................................................................................... 149 Lesson 14: Playing sports ................................................................................................. 149 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �� 150 Activity 101: Tell a story.................................................................................... 150 Activity 102: Perform a dialogue....................................................................... 150 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING �� 151 Activity 103: Read a drama............................................................................... 151 Activity 104: Read a poem................................................................................ 153 Activity 105: Do a reading comprehension activity...........................................154 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �� 155 Activity 106: Write an agenda........................................................................... 155 Activity 107: Write minutes................................................................................ 156 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS �� 157 Activity 108: Pronouns...................................................................................... 157 UNIT 4: Week 1 – 2 .......................................................................................................... 159 Lesson 15: Becoming a role model ................................................................................... 159 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �� 160 Activity 109: Do a listening comprehension activity..........................................160 Activity 110: Listen to a meeting procedure...................................................... 161 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING �� 162 Activity 111: Read a short story......................................................................... 162 Activity 112: Read a poem................................................................................165 Activity 113: Do a reading comprehension activity............................................ 165 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �� 166 Activity 114: Write a letter of application............................................................166 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS �� 167 Activity 115: Active and passive voice............................................................... 167 UNIT 4: Week 3 – 4........................................................................................................... 170 Lesson 16: Formal relationships ....................................................................................... 170 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING ��171 Activity 116: Listen to a recorded dialogue........................................................ 171 Activity 117: Participate in a discussion............................................................. 171 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING �� 172 Activity 118: Read a novel................................................................................. 172 Activity 119: Read a poem................................................................................ 174 Activity 120: View a cartoon.............................................................................. 175 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �� 176 Activity 121: Write an e-mail.............................................................................. 176 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS �� 178 Activity 122: Nouns........................................................................................... 178

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UNIT 4: Week 5 – 6...........................................................................................................180 Lesson 17: Forensics ........................................................................................................180 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �� 181 Activity 123: Role play a situation..................................................................... 182 Activity 124: Participate in a conversation......................................................... 182 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING �� 182 Activity 125: Read a youth novel....................................................................... 182 Activity 126: Read a poem................................................................................184 Activity 127: Do a reading compehension activity............................................. 186 Activity 128: Write a summary..........................................................................186 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �� 187 Activity 129: Write an obituary.......................................................................... 187 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS �� 188 Activity 130: Cause and effect.......................................................................... 188 UNIT 4: Week 7 – 8........................................................................................................... 191 Lesson 18: How do you chill? ........................................................................................... 191 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �� 192 Activity 131: Revise listening strategies............................................................. 192 Activity 132: Revise speaking activities............................................................. 192 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING �� 193 Activity 133: Revise a short story...................................................................... 193 Activity 134: Revise poetry................................................................................ 195 Activity 135: Revise comprehension activities..................................................196 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �� 197 Activity 136: Revise transactional writing texts................................................. 197 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS �� 198 Activity 137: Revise spelling patterns................................................................ 198 ADDENDUM A: RUBRICS...............................................................................................202 BIBLIOGRAPHY...............................................................................................................208

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YEAR PLANNING UNIT

DATE STARTED

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DATE COMPLETED

Lesson 1: Urban vs rural Lesson 2: Equality in democracy 1

Lesson 3: News media Lesson 4: Buying local Lesson 5: Checking in! Lesson 6: Water conservation

Lesson 7: Subsistence farming Lesson 8: iSimangaliso Wetland park Lesson 9: Corporate responsibility Lesson 10: Online safety Lesson 11: What is art?

Lesson 12: Body language Lesson 13: Wonders of the world Lesson 14: Playing sports Lesson 15: Becoming a role model

Lesson 16: Formal relationships Lesson 17: Forensics Lesson 18: How do you chill?

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UNIT 1: Week 1 – 2

Lesson 1: Urban vs rural

In this lesson, you will: • participate in a group discussion • do a listening comprehension activity • read a cartoon • answer questions on a cartoon • read a short story • answer questions on a short story • create your own advert • practise sentence structure • practise concord This term we focus on the theme “I am South African”. Here we will discover different issues that affect our everyday living: Rural versus urban living (where we discuss the different communities that we encounter), equality in democracy (where we discuss issues of equality within our democratic unit), news media (where we talk about different kinds of news media and how they affect our lives), buying local (where we discuss how important it is for us to buy locally produced foods and goods), and checking in! (where we go on journeys with a travel agent). In the first lesson (Rural versus urban), we will deal with how urban and rural living is translated into advertisements, a cartoon and a short story. Let’s allow these texts to show us how important both the rural and the urban are to us as a society, and that we cannot discredit one or the other as both contribute positively to our environment.

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SECTION 1

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LISTENING AND SPEAKING

Activity 1: Participate in a discussion Discussions are a way of interacting with your peers about a particular subject. When you engage in a group discussion you do various things: 1. Defend a position 2. Negotiate 3. Fill in the gaps 4. Share ideas and experiences 5. Encourage other members in your group to share their positions 6. Take turns 7. Initiate and sustain conversation 8. Show an understanding of concepts. Look at the advertisement below and listen while your facilitator reads the advert to you:

Begin a discussion on the advert. You will have 30 minutes to discuss the advert. Remember to make notes about the positions, ideas and experiences that were said by everyone in the discussion. When you discuss adverts consider the following aspects: • Tone of voice. This refers to the way something is said or written. Examples of tone of voice are warm, helpful, sophisticated or competent. • Pacing. This refers to the rate/speed at which something is said. • Emotive language use and manipulative language use. Emotive language is the choice of words that aim at getting an emotional response out of the reader/ listener. Manipulative language is the choice of words that an advertiser will use to make what is being advertised sound better and bigger than what it may actually be. Giving reasons why you should/must buy the product.

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Font size. Larger font is used to draw attention and smaller font is used for important information relating to the advert. Body language. This is important to consider when discussing an advert as the positioning of a person or the people in the advert reveal the tone of the advert and is a non-verbal way of using manipulative language.

Abbreviations Identify the abbreviations used in the advert: ERE mes.

Activity 2: Do a listening comprehension activity A listening comprehension is a written text that is read to you. You are required to listen to the text and answer questions based on what you have heard. Listen carefully as your facilitator reads an advert about urban versus rural living. Your facilitator will read the advert twice. Make notes as your facilitator reads the text to you, then answer the questions below. When making notes during a listening comprehension, be sure to only write down the important points otherwise you will be wasting valuable listening time. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

What is the advert about? What manipulative techniques does Thoko use? What does Thoko say that makes you trust him? Would you call Thoko? Why? What is a personal chauffeur? Place the following sentence into the simple present tense: Thoko used to live in Diepsloot, a rural area. Look at the sentence: Hi, my name is Thoko. a) Name one noun in the sentence. b) What kind of noun is it? c) Write the sentence in the past tense. What are your experiences of riding in taxis?

Remember: The simple present tense is any action or situation that happens regularly, every day, always, sometimes, often, seldom. The simple past tense is any action that has happened already.

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READING AND VIEWING

Activity 3: Read a cartoon A cartoon is a visual text that is created for enjoyment and entertainment. We enjoy cartoons because they make us laugh and show us the funnier side of situations. When you look at a cartoon, you need to look at what and how things are said or drawn that make you laugh. You need to be able to identify and discuss the purpose and message of the cartoon using the following techniques: Skimming and scanning You need to skim and scan the cartoon by quickly looking at what has been drawn and reading what has been written. For example, are there speech bubbles or is the text only within the cartoon? Careful and accurate skimming and scanning will help you make inferences about the meaning, the characters and the setting of the cartoon, will show you how punctuation and font have been used and will indicate the body language/interaction between the characters in the cartoon. Intensive reading This kind of reading will help you to identify the purpose and message of the cartoon. Every cartoon is written for a particular reason and has a particular message for its viewers. Making inferences To make inferences means to make assumptions based on facts. The facts in a cartoon are the words, the images and the way things are set out in the cartoon that will help you make assumptions on the message, meaning and purpose. Study the cartoon below:

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Briefly discuss the humour in the cartoon.

Activity 4: Answer the questions on a cartoon Study the cartoon in Activity 3 and answer the following questions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

What do you see in the cartoon? Is there any text in the cartoon? What are the features of the text? What part of speech is “population”? Look at the man walking down the street. What inferences (assumptions) can you make about who he is and what he does? What do the types of houses tell you about the area? What does the text and the picture tell you about the message of the poem? Why is the cartoon humorous? What does the man’s body language tell you about him? Evaluate (examine and judge) the meaning of the cartoon. Compare and contrast this rural house to what you think a city house looks like.

Activity 5: Read a short story A short story is a story that is generally between three and five pages long but can be shorter. Short stories usually deal with a few characters and concentrate on the mood rather than the plot. They also generally focus on one incident; have a single plot, a single setting, and a small number of characters all over a short period of time. Read the short story below twice. The short story is about a teenage girl who travels from her rural village to the big city for the Idols singing audition.

Vuzi’s experience of the big city ‘Wow’, said Vuzi as she looked at sky high buildings. ‘I have never seen anything like this before. This is spectacular!’ Vuzi couldn’t help but look skywards as she studied the tall stately buildings in wonder and amazement, thinking of how her life had changed and dreaming of how it may never be the same again. Vuzi was 16 years old when she entered the South African Idols singing competition. The only reason she entered was because a) her friends wouldn’t stop saying how great her voice was, and b) the auditions were to be held in the big city! And oh she had dreamed of seeing the big city ever since her parents bought a TV just four years ago. Having a TV completely changed Vuzi’s perception of her world. Vuzi was born in a very small community, populated only by 2 698 people. © Impaq

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There was only one market owned by the same family for generations. Everybody had the same kind of house, with the same number of rooms, and the toilets were communal. There were stray dogs that roamed the area. But this was her home, and she loved it. She loved the hustle and bustle of the corner coffee shop where she waitressed. She loved being part of a community where she knew everybody’s name. So having a TV changed her perception of the ‘outside’ world. It was the TV that gave her a passion and desire to leave her community and see the Big City. On the morning of the auditions, Vuzi was so excited she couldn’t control herself! Her friends were just as excited and there was much giggling and shrieking. When Vuzi caught the taxi into the big city, she couldn’t help but think about what she had seen on TV. After a few hours, Vuzi arrived in the Big City, and was completely amazed by the sounds, the sights and people she saw. After a few minutes of walking around, Vuzi realised that she needed to ask someone for directions. But nobody would stop for her. She tried signalling for a taxi, but didn’t know the correct signs. Falling onto the pavement in despair, Vuzi burst out crying. Then she heard someone calling: “R10 for a ride to the Idols venue”. This was it, she thought. She stood in the queue for the taxi and dipped her hand into her handbag searching for her wallet, but couldn’t find it. She knew she had packed it. And just as she realised that she had left her wallet in the other taxi, the taxi driver, fled off leaving Vuzi crying and desperate in the middle of the big city she once couldn’t wait to admire.

Vocabulary in context Read the meaning of the following words: mood – somebody’s state of mind amazement – a strong feeling of wonder perception - using the senses to acquire information signalling – a gesture to communicate something Discuss their meanings in relation to the story. For example, Vuzi had a strong feeling of wonder when she saw the city.

Activity 6: Answer the questions on a short story Read the short story in Activity 5 again, then answer the questions that follow. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Look at the title of the story. a) How do you know this is the title? b) What does the title tell you about the story? What are the features of the story? Name the characters in the story. Retell the story in your own words. What area did Vuzi come from? How do you know this? Compare and contrast the similarities and differences between the city in Vuzi’s

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imagination and the city she experienced. Evaluate Vuzi’s perception of the city. How does she view the city? Does she think the city will be better than her own community? Write down two pronouns in the first paragraph. “Tall’ and ‘stately’ are the adjectives in the following sentence: Vuzi couldn’t help but look skywards as she studied the tall stately buildings. Write down two other adjectives that could be used instead. What is your experience of a rural village or a city?

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SECTION 1:

WRITING AND PRESENTING

Activity 7: Create your own advert When creating your advert, consider the following features: 1. Correct format. This includes the length of your advert, making sure you consider where the advert will be seen – a magazine, newspaper, billboard or brochure. 2. Purpose. Consider the target market, who the advertisement is intended for, and why you are advertising. 3. Text features. Consider the sense your advertisement is appealing to (in other words which of the five senses is the advert targeting?), the layout and font size and the effectiveness of the choice of colour or lack thereof, and the register – the tone of your advert. 4. Language use. Is the language clichéd (overused expression), repetitive (using the same features, such as phrases like “you know” or “see what I mean”, figurative (using figures of speech), rhetorical (insincere), emotive (creating emotion in you), manipulative (persuading you to change), etc. Create an advert advertising the opening of a new restaurant in either a rural or urban area. Use the following tips to form some ideas. Brainstorm your advert. 1. Think of some of the best adverts you have seen in magazines, billboards or newspapers. 2. What were the features that stood out for you? Was it the colour, the words, the picture, the catchphrase or the register of the advert? 3. Think what kind of restaurant you would like to open: what food would it serve? What would your logo look like? 4. Think of some emotive language (words to pique your interest) you could use. 5. Play with some possible pictures you could put in the advert. Draft and edit your advert. 1. Write the text of your advert. 2. Include where your restaurant will be, the opening times, opening specials, etc. 3. Write in short sentences. © Impaq

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Check you have correct spelling and punctuation. Have you used emotive language? Does your picture and your advert go well together? Is it eye-catching? Does the advert make the reader want to visit the restaurant?

Write your advert neatly in your exercise book. Remember to check your spelling and pay attention to your spelling patterns. For example, i before e except after c. Your advert must be eye-catching and should keep the attention of the reader. It must create a desire for the reader to own the product or use the service. It must include the correct format, have a clear purpose, include the correct text features and language use.

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LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS

Activity 8: Sentence structure There is a lot involved in sentence structure: there are phrases, clauses, subject-verb agreement and simple, complex and compound sentences. Throughout this year you will learn more about all of them in more detail. For the purpose of this lesson, we will focus on sentence structure in an advert. Adverts use simple, short, sentences. These types of sentences are catchy and the reader or listener is more likely to remember them and the advert. If longer, more complex sentences are used, the advert would become boring and would lose the interest of the reader or listener. Look at the advert below, and answer the questions that follow.

Save the most amazingly superb animal in the ocean, the dolphin, from extinction.

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What sentence structure is being used in this advert? Is this sentence effective in this advert? Why? What sentence would improve the existing one? Why is your new sentence better than the one in the advert? List three nouns in the advert. Write down a command word. Find a synonym for the word superb. Find an antonym for the word superb. Write two short sentences using the following words: a) sea b) save Remember, a synonym is a word that has the similar meaning, and an antonym is a word that is the opposite in meaning.

Activity 9: Concord The concord in grammar means ‘agreement’. • • •

The subject and the verb in a sentence must agree in number and in person. This means that if the subject is singular then the verb must also be singular. If the subject is plural then the verb must be plural.

It is important to note that you must look at singular and plural to determine concord. For example: What I want is five adverts in this book.

What I (singular) want are five adverts in this book.

Jack and Jill lives in the city.

Jack and Jill (plural) live in the city.

Each of the above examples shows a relationship between the subject and the verb. 1.

Correct the sentences making sure they are in agreement. a) There is three adverts on the light pole. b) Is there adverts in the magazine. c) The city have tall buildings. d) In the daily newspaper there are one adverts on page 5. e) Rural areas has lots of grassy areas. 18

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Write five sentences making sure the subject and verb agree.

REMEDIAL ACTIVITY Comprehension Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow: Urban refers to areas relating to the city, and rural refers to areas relating to the country. When we talk about urban versus rural living, we are referring to the people, circumstances, and characteristics related to city life versus those related to country life. In urban areas, there is a wider range of choices people can make, for example, there is generally more access to a variety of foods, education, jobs, cultural and social events, making the standard of living higher than in a rural area where there is a lot less choice. Urban areas also have to withstand more pollution, traffic and crime than experienced in rural areas. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

What is the text about? What does ‘urban’ refer to? What does ‘rural’ refer to? Why does it seem as though living in the city has a higher standard of living? Name two things of which people living in rural areas have less of a choice. What do urban areas have to bear more than rural areas? After listening to this information text, do you think it is better to live in an urban area or a rural area?

EXTENSION ACTIVITY Draw a cartoon Create your own cartoon in which you depict the funnier side of either the rural or urban community.

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UNIT 1: Week 3 – 4

Lesson 2:

Equality in democracy In this lesson, you will: • listen to a reading text • perform a prepared reading • read and discuss a drama • study a poem • study a photo • write a reply to a letter of advice • practise idioms, proverbs, euphemisms • practise stems, prefixes and suffixes This lesson focuses on the issue of equality in democracy. This issue is very relevant and most of you will know of some instance of gender inequality, whether it be with regards to people in politics or people closer to home. In this lesson, you will unpack a drama set in parliament, you will view a photo of two dignitaries engaging in a conversation, and you will write a letter of appreciation to an expert.