1.
In the English Language, vowels may be divided into two categories
: simple vowels and diphthongs. State a definition for each of them to show
the main difference.
Answer :
2.
There
are many common words and phrases that denote a cause and effect relationship
such as “ as a result of” and “ as a consequence “ .
State FOUR other examples.
Answer:
3.
What
does being a crirical listener involve ?
Why do you need to be a critical listener. Give TWO examples of a situation when you
need to be a critical listener.
Answer:
·
We
need to be a critical listener during the tutorial / lecture class. Students should be a critical listener in
order to identify the main and supporting point or to take note.
·
When
we need to obtain information.
4.
Provide
TWO differences being giving fatcs and giving opinions ?
Answer : Topic
4 pg 63
Giving facts:
·
Objective
statement
·
Something
that is real, true, actual,
realible sources, statistics, research,
evidence.
·
e.g: Smoking causes cancer.
Giving
Opinions:
·
subjective
statement
·
prejudise,
personel ideas, belief, not reliable sources, perception,
true or not true.
·
e.g
: Men are more intelligent than women.
5.
In
the face-to-face communication, at
least FOUR things can signal the speaker’s attitude towards the situation. What are they ?
6.
What
are FOUR key element of making small talks?
7.
When
preparing speech, a public speaker has
to create a proper structure for his/her speech. What happens if she / he does not have a
structure for the speech. Give TWO
consequences for a poor structure.
Answer: Topic 9 pg 198
Consequences
for a poor structure:
·
The
audience cannot pay attention for a long period of time.
·
The
audience may find the presentation difficult to follow if it is not systematicallay
structured and organised.
8.
That
are many things that one should bear in mind when preparing a speech. For instant,
he /she should stand straight and not slauch in front of the audience. What are FOUR other things he/ she should do
during the presentation?
Answer : Topic 10 pg 217
When making the
actual presentation, bear in mind the
following:
·
Maintain
eye contact with the audience.
·
Great
the audience, and then start your
presentation.
·
Give
an overview of what you are going to talk about.
·
Try not
to read from your notes. Talk to the
aidience instead.
9.
Match
the following phrases with the correct function. Some function
may be used more than once.
10.
Solorzano
and Schmidt (1998) in your text explain that there are ways to support one’s
opinions as well as justify and explain those opinions: by giving facts, statistics,
examples and personel stories.
Explain each one in detail, giving example if necassary.
