How to use this book


Welcome to the Oxford Successful Life Orientation series for Grade 7–9. This series is based on the National Curriculum Statement: Curriculum and Assessment Policy (CAPS) issued by the Department of Basic Education. All the knowledge, skills and values expressed in CAPS are addressed in this series, so that you can feel confident about your success in this subject. The book is divided into four terms. You will find a mind map of topics on the first page of


every Term. Terms end with: • a summary for quick revision • exemplar formal assessment tasks and projects.


You will see the following throughout the book:


Contents How to use this book Term 1


Unit 1 Development of the self in society: Self-concept formation and self-motivation Unit 2 Physical education: Physical activities that promote components of fitness (1) Unit 3 Development of the self in society: Sexuality


Unit 4 Physical education: Physical activities that promote components of fitness (2)


Unit 5 Development of the self in society: Relationships and friendships, and communication skills


Unit 6 Physical education: Physical activities that promote components of fitness (3) Unit 7 World of work: Different learning styles


Unit 8 Physical education: Physical activities that promote components of fitness (4) Summary and exemplar formal assessment


Term 2


Unit 1 World of work: Your own learning style Unit 2 Physical education: Target games (1)


Unit 3 World of work: Career categories and the role of work Unit 4 Physical education: Target games (2)


Unit 5 Health, social and environmental responsibility: Social factors that contribute to substance abuse


Unit 6 Physical education: Target games (3) Summary and exemplar PET assessment


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The content is divided into four terms, in line with the CAPS.


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New words: New words are explained when they occur for the first time.


Case studies: These real-life stories of people’s experiences. They help you to apply your knowledge.


New word abridged: shortened CASE STUDY The environmental risk of using cyanide in gold mining


Heap leaching is a process used to recover gold from ore. A dilution of cyanide is trickled onto enormous piles of ore. The gold is eventually dissolved and collects at the bottom. Cyanide is dangerous to humans because when it enters a person’s bloodstream, it disrupts the body’s ability to use oxygen properly, affecting the heart and the brain. Mpumalanga-based Transvaal Gold Mining Estates (TGME), a subsidiary of South African gold mining company Simmer & Jack, had an overspill at their Elandsdrift heap leach pad on 31 January, following heavy rains. Marina Caird, a representative of the Wildlife and


Environmental Society of South Africa (WESSA) warned that the site was not only situated in a high rainfall area, but that part of the heap leach pad was below the one-in-a-100-year floodline, which contravenes the National Water Act. Caird said both WESSA and the Mpumalanga


Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) had raised their concerns about safety at the site, but that the Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) and the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry had granted the mining company authorisation to continue mining. “It is worrying, especially in light of the fact that the very high concentrations of cyanide in the heap and ponds could enter the river system and be quickly and widely dispersed. The stability of the heap in high rainfall conditions


is a cause for deep concern,” Caird added. Source: www.news24.com/


Read the following abridged article, written by Vinni Dlamini, and published on www.news24.com.


Activity 7 Find out about environmental sustainability


1 List at least four reasons why we must protect the Earth. 2 Explain briefly why plastic is harmful to the environment. 3 Answer the following questions based on the case study: 3.1 Cyanide is sometimes used in gold mining. Is cyanide good or bad for people? Give a reason for your answer.


3.2 The process to recover gold from ore using cyanide is called


3.4 Do you think that gold mining should be stopped because of the environmental threat of spilling cyanide into surrounding rivers? Give a reason for your answer.


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3.3 Why do heavy rainfalls pose a threat to the people who live close to the mine?


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Cyanide is used in gold mining.


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