2 Learners look up words in a dictionary and write the meanings on the board perhaps; refer to these as they read through the article.
3 tabloid 4 Who: captain and three surfers; onlookers; ambulance officials; what happens: a captain of a fishing boat capsized the boat and three young surfers rescued him as the rest of the crew had lifejackets on; when: “last Sunday”; where: Port Alfred, Eastern Cape; why: reporting on the actions of the captain and his subsequent refusal to be evaluated psychologically
5 Guide learners as they find the meaning of the four words.
6 The captain accelerated the boat and a huge wave hit it broadside, capsizing it.
7 a They all had lifejackets on and were floating. b More than one possible answer. The article says the waves were colossal yet says the boys were trying to catch some of the waves … if the waves were that big the boys would probably not have been surfing. There were 15 crew and the captain but at the end the article says the captain endangered over 20 people.
8 No, the report uses many emotive, sensationalist words to paint the captain in a poor light and sensationalise the event.
9 a Literally: a boat capsizes and three surfer boys help the captain to shore as he wasn’t wearing a lifejacket b that he was incompetent and acted foolishly c they are heroes d this event could have been avoided if the captain hadn’t acted so foolishly or callously; the boys’ heroic actions saved the captain’s life even though he would not admit it
10 a subjective b “… the captain who so evilly and recklessly risked the lives of over 20 people in his crazy and dangerous piloting of the boat”
Learn about sentences (LB p. 65) Key focus: Compound and complex sentences
Suggested answers
1 a they = subject; noticed = verb; the fishermen = object b The captain was heavy and had heavy boots on.
2 The captain was heavy because/since he was wearing wool.
3 The surfers abandoned the waves so they could help the passengers.
4 A = childlike; B = mature 5 The wave hit the boat at the precise moment when the captain accelerated at breakneck speed, which caused the boat’s hull to tip over.
Heroic inspiration Informal assessment
Read a magazine article (LB p. 66) Key focus: Magazine article
Suggested answers
1 Dakar, West Africa; Martinique, West Indies; South America
2 windsurf across the Atlantic from West Africa to West Indies
3 a Learners write how they would respond b Determined, strong-minded, resolute
4 a Disaster struck; was thrown into the icy water; enormous swells; howling winds; fight hard to keep his morale high b He encountered big waves and strong winds. Preferably leave out: “was thrown into the icy water” leave out; “enormous swells and howling winds”
c Support weaker learners by brainstorming appropriate adverbs and adjectives. Let learners rewrite the paragraph and read it to the class.
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