JUNE 5, 2024
ENG1514
ASSIGNMENT 02
RAMAKGATHI PAUL MOLEKWA
STUDENT NUMBER: 23490748
UNIQUE NUMBER: 803440
PART 1: KNOWLEDGE-BASED QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1
This is what I would do during the Attending part of the listening process.
• Try to focus and understand the speakers verbal and non-verbal language.
• Be involved in the conversation with the speaker.
• Ask questions about what is being discussed to show interest and get more
detailed information.
QUESTION 2
According to tutorial letter 502/0/2024 the purpose of listening is:
• To gain information.
• To make certain distinctions between sounds.
• To engage critically with a spoken text.
QUESTION 3
Discriminative listening focus on understanding specific sounds and words
where comprehensive listening focus on understanding on understanding the
overall message.
It requires close attention to pronunciation and individual sounds where
comprehensive listening emphasizes understanding the overall meaning of the
text.
Discriminative listening requires the recognition and differentiation of individual
sounds or words while comprehensive listening focuses on the meaning and
implications of the entire message.
Discriminative listening helps learners develop accurate pronunciation and word
recognition skills where comprehensive listening helps learners understand
speech patterns, vocabulary and contextual meaning.
QUESTION 4
The five parts of the human body that humans use to produce language are:
• Lungs
• Vocal cords
• Mouth
• Pharynx
• Alveolar ridge
QUESTION 5
According to tutorial letter 501/0/2024 the two goals of post reading are:
• To establish and test a leaners comprehension of the text.
• To help leaners process the text, organise and store the information that was
extracted from the text and add the information to the knowledge of the topic.
QUESTION 6
6A Inference in relation to understanding a text involves drawing conclusions and
judgements on a given text. It requires readers to use their knowledge and
information of a given text to come up with a conclusion about the given text.
6B The three expectations I would have prior to reading a text are style, genre,
and purpose of a text.
QUESTION 7
7A According to tutorial letter 501/0/2024 both reading strategies are rapid
reading strategies
7B According to tutorial letter 501/0/2024 The difference between skimming and
scanning is that skimming provides you with a general idea of a text, while
scanning enables you to locate specific information.
PART TWO: TEXT BASED QUESTIONS
1 “Remarkable”
2A “Officially classified as ‘vermin’ or ‘damage-causing animals’ and with a
bounty on their heads until as late as 1968”.
2B A disapproving tone indicating the long story of the “cats” being ill-treated.
3A It refers to the elusive and mysterious nature of the leopard.
3B Inference
3C By interring to the description of the leopard as “elusive, enigmatic,
mysterious, ghost-like” we can say that a ‘ghost-cat’ refers to a cat that is rarely
seen and mysterious.
4A The article is taken from ‘Against the Odds – The Remarkable Story of
Leopards at the Cape’ published by the Cape Leopard Trust.
4B Non-Fiction or informative article.
5 The stealthy nature of the leopards and the rarity of sightings in the
southwestern Cape.
6A “After a compressive audit in 1089” and “Cape Nature officials estimated”.
6B To provide facts and evidence.
6C Evaluation.
7 To raise awareness about the history of the leopards, emphasize of their elusive
nature, and the positive changes in attitudes towards their conservation.
8 Paragraph 1: Introduces the founding of the Cape Leopard trust.
Paragraph 2: Describes the backgrounds of the individuals who founded the
Cape Leopard trust.
Paragraph 3: Discusses Quinton Martins' early experiences with leopards and his
deep connection with the species.
Paragraph 12: Details Martins' return to university and his decision to focus on
the elusive leopards of the Cederberg for his post-graduate research project.
Paragraph 13: Explains how Martins received support from Johan van der
Westhuizen, who shared his passion for leopard conservation, leading to the
founding of the Cape Leopard Trust.