Activity 8 Read and view: a personal letter


1 Before reading You are going to read a letter that Mpho wrote about someone who cared a lot about his soccer team. a. Look at the picture below and skim the letter on page 174.


b. What do you think the letter is about?


2 While reading Scan the letter to find these words: championship


offered


Write them down in your personal dictionary and look up their


definitions. Notice the friendly way in which the letter is written.


arrange deserved


After reading


3 Answer these questions in your exercise book. a. Why did Mpho write this letter? b. What reasons caused the team to lose 4–0? c. Which important person watched the match? d. Write two or three sentences explaining why the story in this letter is about caring.


e. Write down the function of each of the labelled parts (A, B, C and D) of the letter.


Term 4: Unit 15, Caring and sharing 173


The “before” shot


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