Potpourri 7. Comment on the rhyme scheme.
8. What does gobble (line 6) mean and why is it effective in this context?
9. Correct the language error in the first line of stanza two.
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10. A rhetorical question is a question asked not for information but to produce an effect, e.g. Who is interested? When the speaker means No one is interested. Has the poet asked a rhetorical question in the last stanza? Explain.
11. Say why you liked/disliked the poem. ACTIVITY 17
Speeches and presentations 1. You work for an advertising agency, Dezine Adz, in Port Elizabeth. When your manager, Ms Annabel Campbell, read in the local newspaper that Paul Gil from
About.com (see p. 72) was going to visit the city in December, she invited him to be the guest speaker at the annual end-of-year-function. Ms Campbell asked you to introduce Paul as the guest speaker. Write your speech and inform the audience that his topic is Online advertising is the present; not the future. Deliver this speech - use your imagination.
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2. Paul Gil gave a very informative and entertaining speech and Ms Campbell delivered the vote of thanks aſterwards. Write this speech - use your imagination. You need not deliver it to the class. (10)
ACTIVITY 18
Apostrophes Fill in the correct apostrophes where they have been leſt out. Put them in the 1. We wouldnt have known which route to take if he hadnt told us. (2) 2.
Its funny when a dog chases its own tail.
3. Te African fish eagles cry is the call of our wild spaces. 4. A childrens playground needs to be safe and clean. 5. Tandi asked for an application form for a learners licence. 6. All the students assignments were marked and moderated. 7. I really dont know who scratched my book and its cover. 8. Whos taking you to the college dance on Saturday?
9. When the guest asked for an experts opinion, the restaurant manager, Anna, was called.
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We use the apostrophe with contractions (when a letter has been removed) and to show possession (ownership). Examples: She’s (She is) right. You’re (You are) kind. Tina’s tennis racket was in the car’s boot.
10. Te two tourist guides enthusiasm impressed the tourists.
11. Te visiting sportswomens equipment will be safe in the locker room.
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12. Somebodys cellphones lying on the desk. Didnt you lose yours? (3) 13. Te mens marathon starts in five minutes time.
14. Te campus head considered all of the student leaders suggestions.(1) 15. Seatbelts increase motorists and truck drivers safety. 16. Peoples ability to overcome difficulties is amazing.
17. Chef Ashleigh needs this pot with a lid. Has anyone seen its lid? (1) 18. Tese answers definitely arent right.
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