OUMH 1303 2009

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.

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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.

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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.