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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.
Answer : Topic 4 pg 63
Giving facts:
· Objective statement
· Something that is real, true, actual, realible sources, statistics, research, evidence.
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 ?
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.
· 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?
· 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.