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ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE FACILITATOR’S GUIDE Grade 8

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English First Additional Language Facilitator’s guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS LESSON ELEMENTS �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 12 PREFACE �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 13 TIMETABLE AND TIME MANAGMENT ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 14 STUDY TIPS AND METHODS FOR LEARNERS ������������������������������������������������������������� 15 YEAR PLANNING �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 16 UNIT 1: Week 1 – 2............................................................................................................ 18 Lesson 1: Traditional ceremonies....................................................................................... 18 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING ���������������������������������������������������������� 19 Activity 1: Participate in a group discussion..........................................................19 Activity 2: Do a listening comprehension test........................................................19 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ��������������������������������������������������������������� 20 Activity 3: Discuss features of a short story...........................................................20 Activity 4: Read a short story.................................................................................21 Activity 5: Discuss a short story.............................................................................21 Activity 6: Answer questions on a short story........................................................22 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �������������������������������������������������������� 23 Activity 7: Plan a narrative essay...........................................................................23 Activity 8: Draft a narrative essay..........................................................................23 Activity 9: Edit a narrative essay............................................................................24 Activity 10: Write a narrative essay........................................................................24 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ����������������������� 24 Activity 11: Subject-verb agreement......................................................................24 Activity 12: Adverbs...............................................................................................25 UNIT 1: Week 3 – 4 ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 27 Lesson 2: My Parliament .................................................................................................... 27 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING ���������������������������������������������������������� 28 Activity 13: Listen to a speech...............................................................................28 Activity 14: Prepare a speech................................................................................30 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ��������������������������������������������������������������� 31 Activity 15: Read a speech....................................................................................31 Activity 16: Discuss a speech................................................................................31 Activity 17: Do a comprehension test....................................................................31 Activity 18: Independent reading...........................................................................32 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �������������������������������������������������������� 32 Activity 19: Plan a speech.....................................................................................32 Activity 20: Draft a speech.....................................................................................33 Activity 21: Edit a speech......................................................................................33 Activity 22: Write a speech....................................................................................34 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ����������������������� 34 Activity 23: Finite and infinite verbs.......................................................................34

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UNIT 1: Week 5 – 6............................................................................................................ 36 Lesson 3: Visual media ..................................................................................................... 36 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING ���������������������������������������������������������� 37 Activity 24: Discuss an audio-visual text................................................................37 Activity 25: Do a listening comprehension test......................................................37 Activity 26: Reconstruct scenes.............................................................................38 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ��������������������������������������������������������������� 38 Activity 27: Read a novel.......................................................................................38 Activity 28: Identify the key features of a novel.....................................................38 Activity 29: Compare a novel.................................................................................39 Activity 30: Read for comprehension.....................................................................39 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �������������������������������������������������������� 40 Activity 31: Plan a friendly letter............................................................................40 Activity 32: Draft a friendly letter............................................................................41 Activity 33: Edit a friendly letter.............................................................................42 Activity 34: Write a friendly letter...........................................................................42 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ����������������������� 42 Activity 35: Degrees of comparison.......................................................................42 Activity 36: Clauses...............................................................................................43 UNIT 1: Week 7 – 8............................................................................................................ 45 Lesson 4: BEING A BOSS.................................................................................................. 45 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING ���������������������������������������������������������� 46 Activity 37: Discuss a magazine article.................................................................46 Activity 38: Ppresent an unprepared speech.........................................................47 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ��������������������������������������������������������������� 47 Activity 39: Read a magazine article.....................................................................47 Activity 40: Discuss a magazine article.................................................................47 Activity 41: Answer questions................................................................................48 Activity 42: Read a poem.......................................................................................48 Activity 43: Discuss a poem...................................................................................49 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �������������������������������������������������������� 50 Activity 44: Plan a magazine article.......................................................................50 Activity 45: Draft a magazine article......................................................................50 Activity 46: Edit and revise a magazine article......................................................51 Activity 47: Write a magazine article......................................................................51 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ����������������������� 51 Activity 48: Simple tense.......................................................................................51 Activity 49: Apostrophe..........................................................................................52

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UNIT 1: Week 9 – 10.......................................................................................................... 54 Lesson 5: Visual media...................................................................................................... 54 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING .......................................................... 55 Activity 50: Do a listening comprehension test......................................................55 Activity 51: Participate in a discussion...................................................................56 Activity 52: Perform an interview ..........................................................................56 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ��������������������������������������������������������������� 57 Activity 53: Read an investigative report...............................................................57 Activity 54: Discuss an investigative reort.............................................................59 Activity 55: Read a poem.......................................................................................59 Activity 56: Discuss a poem...................................................................................60 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �������������������������������������������������������� 61 Activity 57: Plan an investigative report.................................................................61 Activity 58: Draft an investigative report................................................................62 Activity 59: Edit an investigative report..................................................................62 Activity 60: Write an investigative report................................................................62 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ����������������������� 62 Activity 61: Sentences...........................................................................................62 ASSESSMENT RUBRICS – Unit 1................................................................................... 64 UNIT 2: Week 1 – 2 ........................................................................................................... 66 Lesson 6: Animal conservation........................................................................................... 66 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING ���������������������������������������������������������� 67 Activity 62: Give directions....................................................................................67 Activity 63: Do a listening comprehension test......................................................67 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ��������������������������������������������������������������� 69 Activity 64: Pre-read a text....................................................................................69 Activity 65: Do a listening comprehension test......................................................69 Activity 66: Answer questions................................................................................69 Activity 67: Make a summary.................................................................................69 Activity 68: Read a poem.......................................................................................70 Activity 69: Discuss a poem...................................................................................70 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �������������������������������������������������������� 71 Activity 70: Plan an instructional text.....................................................................71 Activity 71: Draft an instructional text....................................................................71 Activity 72: Edit an instructional text......................................................................72 Activity 73: Write an instructional text....................................................................72 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ����������������������� 72 Activity 74: Nouns..................................................................................................72

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UNIT 2: Week 3 – 4 ........................................................................................................... 75 Lesson 7: Fracking............................................................................................................. 75 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING ���������������������������������������������������������� 76 Activity 75: Participate in a debate........................................................................76 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ��������������������������������������������������������������� 77 Activity 76: Pre-read an article...............................................................................77 Activity 77: Read an article....................................................................................77 Activity 78: Discuss features of an article..............................................................78 Activity 79: Do a comprehension test....................................................................79 Activity 80: Read a poem.......................................................................................79 Activity 81: Discuss a poem...................................................................................80 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �������������������������������������������������������� 81 Activity 82: Plan a dialogue...................................................................................81 Activity 83: Draft a dialogue...................................................................................81 Activity 84: Edit a dialogue....................................................................................81 Activity 85: Write a dialogue..................................................................................82 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ����������������������� 82 Activity 86: Direct and indirect speech...................................................................82 Activity 87: Homonyms and homophones.............................................................83 UNIT 2: Week 5 – 6 ........................................................................................................... 85 Lesson 8: Table Mountain................................................................................................... 85 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING ���������������������������������������������������������� 86 Activity 88: Listen to an interview..........................................................................86 Activity 89: Perform an interview...........................................................................86 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ��������������������������������������������������������������� 87 Activity 90: Read a play.........................................................................................87 Activity 91: Discuss a play.....................................................................................89 Activity 92: Read a poem.......................................................................................90 Activity 93: Discuss a poem...................................................................................91 Activity 94: Do a comprehension test....................................................................92 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING �������������������������������������������������������� 93 Activity 95: Plan a written interview.......................................................................93 Activity 96: Draft a written interview.......................................................................93 Activity 97: Edit a written interview........................................................................93 Activity 98: Write a written interview......................................................................93 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ����������������������� 94 Activity 99: Puns....................................................................................................94 Activity 100: Adverbs of place and frequency........................................................94

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UNIT 2: Week 7 – 8 ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 96 Lesson 9: Being environmentally friendly........................................................................... 96 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING ���������������������������������������������������������� 97 Activity 101: Participate in a group discussion......................................................97 Activity 102: Do a listening comprehension test....................................................97 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ��������������������������������������������������������������� 99 Activity 103: Read a short story.............................................................................99 Activity 104: Do a comprehension test................................................................100 Activity 105: Read a poem...................................................................................100 Activity 106: Discuss a poem...............................................................................101 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING ������������������������������������������������������ 102 Activity 107: Plan a story review .........................................................................103 Activity 108: Draft a story review.........................................................................102 Activity 109: Edit a story review...........................................................................102 Activity 110: Write a story review.........................................................................103 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ��������������������� 103 Activity 111: Prefixes............................................................................................103 Activity 112: Suffixes............................................................................................102 ASSESSMENT RUBRICS – Unit 2................................................................................. 106 UNIT 3: Week 1 – 2 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 107 Lesson 10: Social media.................................................................................................. 107 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �������������������������������������������������������� 108 Activity 113: Do a listening comprehension test .................................................108 Activity 114: Participate in a discussion...............................................................108 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ������������������������������������������������������������� 108 Activity 115: Read a play.....................................................................................108 Activity 116: Do a comprehension test................................................................. 112 Activity 117: Read a poem................................................................................... 112 Activity 118: Discuss a poem............................................................................... 113 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING ������������������������������������������������������ 114 Activity 119: Plan a dialogue................................................................................ 114 Activity 120: Draft a dialogue............................................................................... 114 Activity 121: Edit a dialogue................................................................................ 115 Activity 122: Write a dialogue.............................................................................. 115 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ��������������������� 115 Activity 123: Continuous tenses.......................................................................... 115

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UNIT 3: Week 3 – 4 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 117 Lesson 11: Art competitions .............................................................................................. 117 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �������������������������������������������������������� 118 Activity 124: Do a listening comprehension test.................................................. 118 Activity 125: Participate in a group discussion.................................................... 119 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ������������������������������������������������������������� 119 Activity 126: Pre-read a newspaper article.......................................................... 119 Activity 127: Read a newspaper article...............................................................120 Activity 128: Answer questions on a newspaper article.......................................121 Activity 129: Read a poem...................................................................................121 Activity 130: Discuss a poem...............................................................................122 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING ������������������������������������������������������ 122 Activity 131: Plan a letter to the editor.................................................................122 Activity 132: Draft a letter to the editor................................................................123 Activity 133: Edit a letter to the editor..................................................................124 Activity 134: Write a letter to the editor................................................................124 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ��������������������� 124 Activity 135: Adverbs of manner, place, degree..................................................124 Activity 136: Types of sentences.........................................................................124 UNIT 3: Week 5 – 6 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 126 Lesson 12: Finding a job.................................................................................................. 126 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �������������������������������������������������������� 127 Activity 137: Present an unprepared speech.......................................................127 Activity 138: Listen to a speech ..........................................................................127 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ������������������������������������������������������������� 128 Activity 139: Read a CV.......................................................................................128 Activity 140: Discuss the features of a CV...........................................................129 Activity 141: Read a poem...................................................................................131 Activity 142: Discuss a poem...............................................................................131 Activity 143: Study a cartoon for comprehension................................................131 Section 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING ���������������������������������������������������������� 133 Activity 144: Plan a CV........................................................................................133 Activity 145: Draft a CV.......................................................................................133 Activity 146: Edit a CV.........................................................................................133 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ��������������������� 134 Activity 148: Sentences.......................................................................................134 Activity 149: Spelling – the doubling rule.............................................................135

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UNIT 3: Week 7 – 8 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 137 Lesson 13: Life as a foreign exchange student................................................................ 137 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �������������������������������������������������������� 138 Activity 150: Listen to an information text............................................................138 Activity 151: Tell a story.......................................................................................139 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ������������������������������������������������������������� 139 Activity 152: Read a personal recount.................................................................139 Activity 153: Discuss a personal recount.............................................................140 Activity 154: Read a poem...................................................................................141 Activity 155: Discuss a poem...............................................................................141 Activity 156: Do a comprehension test................................................................142 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING ������������������������������������������������������ 144 Activity 157: Plan a story.....................................................................................144 Activity 158: Draft a story.....................................................................................144 Activity 159: Edit a story......................................................................................144 Activity 160: Write a story....................................................................................144 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ��������������������� 145 Activity 161: Prepositions....................................................................................145 Activity 162: Idioms..............................................................................................145 UNIT 3: Week 9 – 10 ....................................................................................................... 147 Lesson 14: Success in sport ........................................................................................... 147 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �������������������������������������������������������� 148 Activity 163: Listen to a short story......................................................................148 Activity 164: Perform prepared reading...............................................................149 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ������������������������������������������������������������� 149 Activity 165: Read a short story...........................................................................149 Activity 166: Discuss a short story.......................................................................151 Activity 167: Do a comprehesion.........................................................................151 Activity 168: Read and discuss a poem...............................................................152 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING ������������������������������������������������������ 153 Activity 169: Plan a descriptive essay.................................................................153 Activity 170: Draft a descriptive essay.................................................................154 Activity 171: Edit a descriptive essay..................................................................154 Activity 172: Write a descriptive essay................................................................155 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ��������������������� 155 Activity 173: Nouns..............................................................................................155 ASSESSMENT RUBRICS – Unit 3................................................................................. 157

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UNIT 4: Week 1 – 2 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 159 Lesson 15: Celebrity role models .................................................................................... 159 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING.........................................................160 Activity 174: Do a listening comprehension test..................................................160 Activity 175: Discuss celebrity role models..........................................................161 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ������������������������������������������������������������� 161 Activity 176: Read a magazine article.................................................................161 Activity 177: Discuss a magazine article.............................................................162 Activity 178: Do a comprehension test................................................................163 Activity 179: Do a summary.................................................................................163 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING ������������������������������������������������������ 164 Activity 180: Plan a magazine article...................................................................164 Activity 181: Draft a magaziner article.................................................................164 Activity 182: Edit a magazine article....................................................................165 Activity 183: Write a magazine article..................................................................165 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ��������������������� 165 Activity 184: Gerund............................................................................................165 Activity 185: Fact and opinion..............................................................................166 UNIT 4: Week 3 – 4.......................................................................................................... 168 Lesson 16: Healthy relationships..................................................................................... 168 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �������������������������������������������������������� 169 Activity 186: Participate in a debate....................................................................169 Activity 187: Participate in a group discussion....................................................169 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ������������������������������������������������������������� 169 Activity 188: Read a story....................................................................................169 Activity 189: Discuss a story................................................................................173 Activity 190: Do a comprehension test................................................................173 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING ������������������������������������������������������ 174 Activity 191: Plan a diary entry............................................................................174 Activity 192: Draft a diary entry............................................................................175 Activity 193: Edit a diary entry.............................................................................175 Activity 194: Write a diary entry...........................................................................175 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ��������������������� 176 Activity 195: Moods.............................................................................................176 UNIT 4: Week 5 – 6 ......................................................................................................... 177 Lesson 17: Identity theft................................................................................................... 177 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING 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Activity 204: Draft a blog post..............................................................................183 Activity 205: Edit a blog post...............................................................................183 Activity 206: Write a blog post.............................................................................183 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ��������������������� 184 Activity 207: Bias and prejudice...........................................................................184 Activity 208: Relative pronouns...........................................................................184 UNIT 4: Week 7 – 8 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 186 Lesson 18: How do you chill?........................................................................................... 186 SECTION 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING �������������������������������������������������������� 187 Activity 209: Do a listening comprehension test..................................................187 Activity 210: Do prepared reading.......................................................................188 Activity 211: Participate in an interview................................................................188 SECTION 2: READING AND VIEWING ������������������������������������������������������������� 188 Activity 212: Do a comprehension test................................................................188 Activity 213: Write a summary.............................................................................189 Activity 214: Revise a short story/novel...............................................................189 Activity 215:Revise a drama/play........................................................................190 Activity 216: Revise poetry..................................................................................190 SECTION 3: WRITING AND PRESENTING ������������������������������������������������������ 191 Activity 217: Revise essay writing.......................................................................191 Activity 218: Revise transactional texts...............................................................192 SECTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS ��������������������� 193 Activity 219: Revise parts of speech....................................................................193 Activity 220:Revise question forms......................................................................194 ASSESSMENT RUBRICS – Unit 4................................................................................. 195 BIBLIOGRAPHY.............................................................................................................. 196

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YEAR PLAN UNIT

DATE DATE STARTED COMPLETED

LESSON LESSON 1: Traditional ceremonies LESSON 2: My parliament

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LESSON 3: Visual media LESSON 4: Being a boss LESSON 5: Community journalism LESSON 6: Animal conservation

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LESSON 7: Fracking LESSON 8: Table mountain LESSON 9: Being environmentally friendly LESSON 10: Social media LESSON 11: Art forms

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LESSON 12: Finding a job LESSON 13: Life as a foreign exchange student LESSON 14: Success in sport LESSON 15: Celebrity role models

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LESSON 16: Healthy relationships LESSON 17: Identity theft LESSON 18: How do you chill?

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UNIT 1: Week 1 – 2

Lesson 1: Traditional ceremonies Skills

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Listening and Speaking Participate in a group discussion

Activity 1

Do a listening comprehension test

Activity 2

Reading and Viewing Discuss the features of a short story

Activity 3

Read a short story

Activity 4

Discuss a short story

Activity 5

Answer questions on a short story

Activity 6

Writing and Presenting Plan a narrative essay

Activity 7

Draft a narrative essay

Activity 8

Edit a narrative essay

Activity 9

Write a narrative essay

Activity 10

Language Structures and Conventions Word level work Pronouns

Activity 5

Adverbs

Activity 12

Sentence level work Subject-verb agreement

Activity 11

Word meaning Synonyms and Antonyms

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Spelling and punctuation Punctuation recap

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Activity 1: Participate in a group discussion 45 minutes Engage learners in a general discussion around traditional ceremonies of all kinds, for example, Zulu weddings, Xhosa culture, ancestral worship, Christmas, Yom Kippur, Easter, Diwali, etc. Include as many South African cultures as you can.

Bring pictures, books, magazines, posters and physical props to encourage discussions.

Encourage each learner to participate.

Activity 2: Do a listening comprehension test 1 hour 15 minutes Read the following article to learners.

This article compares the traditional with the modern Zulu wedding ceremony.

Zulu weddings: Traditional versus modern ceremonies Traditional Zulu weddings have evolved over the years. Let’s compare the traditional wedding with the more recent version of the Zulu nuptial ceremony.

Traditional ceremony The traditional Zulu wedding is called umabo. When a Zulu girl informs her father that she’s ready to get married, her father arranges a ceremony to inform the public about her availability.

Once the bride has found her prince, the negotiations for her cattle for lobola can begin. Lobola is the most important aspect of the wedding and marriage. Lobola is a tradition where the groom’s family and the bride’s family meet to discuss how much the groom is willing to offer the family for their daughter. It is a great and effective way of uniting and solidifying the two families. After lobola has been finalised, the wedding date is set. This process is called ukubona izinkomo. Once a date that suits both families is set, the bride’s family begins to prepare for the ceremony.

The bride’s family slaughters a goat after the ancestors have been told that she is getting married. The goat is used in a ceremony known as umncamo in order for the ancestors to protect the daughter. The groom’s family slaughters a goat to welcome the bride into the family.

After the ceremony, the bride is expected to stay with the groom’s family. Evolved traditional wedding ceremony Nowadays, Zulu brides have a “white wedding” as well as umabo. What often happens is that the “white wedding” will happen in the morning, while the traditional ceremony will occur either later in the day,

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the next day, or whenever the couple is financially ready. Many people wed traditionally first and then when they are financially ready, they have a “white wedding”. As long as there is a marriage certificate obtained either from the Department of Home Affairs or from the priest of their church, the marriage is valid.

When the bride arrives at the groom’s family’s house, she has to walk around the house. This is for her to be introduced to the ancestors of the groom. This is done, preferably, in the bride’s white wedding dress.

The bride then changes into her traditional wedding attire. Gifts from the bride are given to the groom’s family according to a list drawn up by the groom’s family.

Tradition and customs vary between families. Zulus try very hard to stick to the traditional part of the wedding ceremony, since the modern wedding is not easy to orchestrate as it depends a lot on the two families and their circumstances.

Engage in a short discussion about the text by asking learners questions.

For example: 1.

What is the main idea?

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Can you relate to what is in this article?

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What is lobola?

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What does the bride wear in a modern wedding?

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How do the traditional and modern wedding ceremonies differ?

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What kinds of wedding experiences have you had?

SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO ACTIVITY 2:

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The main idea is a comparison between traditional and modern wedding ceremonies.

Learner’s own answer, as it is dependent on their own experiences of cultural wedding experiences.

Lobola is how much the groom is willing to offer the family for their daughter. Lobola is a way for the groom to show his appreciation for how the family has raised the woman he wants to marry. It is also a way to unite the two families together.

The bride wears a white dress since they have a “white wedding”.

In the traditional wedding ceremony, lobola is offered and once negotiated on the wedding date is set. Both the bride and groom’s family will slaughter a goat, which is not done in the modern ceremony. In the modern ceremony, the bride wears a white dress, and the bride will walk around the groom’s family’s house in her wedding dress.

Learner’s own answer, as it is dependent on their own experiences.

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READING AND VIEWING

Activity 3: Discusss features of a short story 30 minutes Ask learners to turn to Activity 3. Read the information box about short stories with them.

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advantages and disadvantages of both.

Bring an anthology of short stories (such as Storyscapes) with which the learners can engage to the lesson.

A short story is longer than an essay and shorter than a novel.

It captures an event in a short space of time.

As with any story, a short story needs a plot, characters and a setting.

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The plot refers to what the story is about.

The characters refer to the people in the story.

The setting refers to the place the story is set.

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This is based on learner’s own opinions. Suggested answer: A novel is longer than a short story, but it has more of a storyline and characters develop more in a novel than a short story. While short stories are shorter, they are easier to read and generally contain morals.

Pros and cons refer to the advantages and disadvantages of something.

Activity 4: Read a short story 1 hour Instruct learners to read the short story in Activity 4.

Vocabulary in context Encourage learners to underline any unfamiliar words, e.g. obligation, unsung, penetrate.

Activity 5: Discuss a short story 30 minutes Engage learners in a general discussion about the features in this short story.

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There is the speaker, and others who he mentions.

The climax is the fire that starts without warning and out of the blue.

Uganda The message could be to enjoy the things that happen as these create memories that are forever and invaluable.

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Language structures and conventions Pronouns Recap pronouns with learners.

Personal pronouns refer to people or things (I, you, she he, they) Possessive pronouns indicate ownership (his, hers) Reflexive pronouns reflect back to the noun (himself, herself) Relative pronouns join one part of the sentence to another (whom, which, that, who, whose) Encourage them to make sentences using these pronouns.

Activity 6: Answer questions on a short story 1 hour Instruct learners to read the story in Activity 4 again and answer the questions on their own.

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The title of the story is “Sweet memories”.

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The author is Philip Baryaruha.

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The speaker grew up in Bushenyi District Western Uganda.

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The speaker grew up in “mizirigyembe” village.

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The children would be woken up by the sound of the metallic milk containers knocking on each other as they were being carried by the milkmen.

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They spent their lunch times trapping guinea fowl, mudfish, and looking for wild honey.

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The opposite hill to the village called “ishekye” would suddenly catch fire.

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The fire would start around 8 pm, and would appear in intervals ranging from weeks to months. The fire burnt so brightly that it provided light to all surrounding villages.

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It means “ishekye is on fire”.

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The Bacwezi are people who were believed to be semi-gods and were rumoured to have superior powers.

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Learner’s own.

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I know the speaker enjoyed living in the village because he says it was a privilege to live there, and that it was a marvel. Also, the general mood and tone of the story is positive and full of life and excitement.

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Learner’s own. For example, both are events that happen at a specific time, or as a result of something else. This one is a small one compared to a wedding or ceremony.

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Activity 7: Plan a narrative essay 30 minutes Ask learners to turn to Activity 7 of their study guide. Read through the information box about writing a narrative essay with learners.

A narrative essay is an essay that tells a story, or gives an account of events. It often revolves around a plot or storyline, and it sometimes has a moral.

Tips to writing a narrative essay: • Plan well. It is important to plan a narrative essay well, as this ensures your thoughts progress logically.

• The introduction always tells the time and the setting, and it introduces the characters.

• The body has a number of paragraphs. Each paragraph contains a new thought that builds up to the climax (the highlight of the story).

• The conclusion ties the story up.

• The characters develop and should be limited in number.

• Dialogue should be used sparingly. The narrative essay shouldn’t look like a play script.

• Use the past tense.

Write the essay topic on the board, and engage in a short discussion on possible ceremonies about which the learners could use to write.

Instruct them to plan their essay by drawing up a mind map.

Activity 8: Draft a narrative essay 30 minutes Learners write their first draft.

Language structures and conventions Synonyms and antonyms Recap synonyms (words similar in meaning) with learners.

Recap antonyms (words with opposite meaning) with learners.

Encourage learners to play with words by using a thesaurus to find synonyms and antonyms to use in their essays.

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Activity 9: Edit a narrative essay 30 minutes Instruct learners to use a dictionary to check their spelling and grammar.

Language structures and conventions Punctuation Recap punctuation with learners (full stops, commas, exclamation marks, quotation marks).

Instruct learners to be mindful of their punctuation as they write their essay.

Activity 10: Write a narrative essay 30 minutes Learners present the final version of their essay neatly.

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LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS

Activity 11: Subject-verb agreement 30 minutes Ask learners to turn to Activity 11. Go through the theory of subject-verb agreement with them. Say a few sentences, and encourage learners to say a few sentences, and ask them to indicate the subject-verb agreement.

Subject-verb agreement means that the subject in a sentence and the verb must agree.

For example, John was helping the lady cross the road.

“John” is the subject, and is singular. There is only one boy. “was” is the singular verb.

John and James were helping the lady cross the road.

“John and James” is the subject. There are two boys. “were” is the plural verb.

You cannot use expressions like “I is”, “she am”, “it are”. You say “I am”, “she is”, “it is”.

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The Zulus (is/are) from KwaZulu-Natal.

Christmas (is/are) a traditional ceremony.

Sally and Susan (was/were) celebrating Busi’s wedding at the weekend.

Byron (was/were) at Busi’s house the day before the wedding as they (was/ were) organising the seating plan.

She (is/are/am) the wedding planner.

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Bongi (had/have) …

Mr and Mrs Tselentis (had/have) …

Weddings (are/is) …

Dale (do/does) …

They (do/does) …

Activity 12: Adverbs 30 minutes Recap adverbs with learners.

Language structures and conventions Adverbs are words that tell us more about verbs.

There are five types of adverbs: Adverbs of manner answer the question “how?” (quickly, hungrily, fast, well) Adverbs of place answer the question “where?” (here, there, down, near, far, home) Adverbs of time answer the question “when?” (today, tomorrow, immediately) Adverbs of degree answer the question “to which extent?” (very, rather, quite, really, nearly) Adverbs of frequency answer the question “how often?” (always, never, occasionally, frequently)

Instruct them to complete the activity on their own.

Activity 12: Memorandum 1.

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Regularly, a curse was heard from a frustrated milkman that has spilled his milk. Adverb of frequency Once in a while you heard the calls of an irritated mom whose son left home without fetching firewood. Adverb of frequency Later in the afternoon, the unmistakable whistles of milkmen were heard.

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Learner’s own answers.

REMEDIAL ACTIVITY Punctuation Capital letters, full stop, commas Recap these punctuation forms with learners.

Today was my sister’s graduation day. She looked very smart in her graduation gown. We took many photos of her as she walked up onto the stage to receive her degree. Afterwards, we went out for dinner to the Cape Town Fish Market. We always go to this restaurant on special occasions. I am very proud of my sister. She worked very hard for her degree.

EXTENSION ACTIVITY Paragraph writing Recap paragraph writing with learners and then encourage them to write a short paragraph on a traditional ceremony.

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UNIT 1: Week 3 – 4

Lesson 2: My Parliament Skills

Activity

Listening and Speaking Listen to a speech

Activity 13

Prepare a speech

Activity 14

Reading and Viewing Read a speech

Activity 15

Discuss a speech

Activity 16

Do a comprehension test

Activity 17

Independent reading

Activity 18

Writing and Presenting Plan a speech

Activity 19

Draft a speech

Activity 20

Edit a speech

Activity 21

Write a speech

Activity 22

Language Structures and Conventions Word level work Nouns, prepositions and adjectives

Activity 17

Finite and infinite verbs

Activity 23

Sentence level work Emotive and manipulative language

Activity 13

Phrases

Activity 19

Spelling and punctuation Punctuation

Activity 21

Abbreviations

Activity 21

Vocabulary in context Vocabulary in context

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Activity 13: Listen to a speech 1 hour Read the following speech to learners.

This is a snippet of the speech delivered by President Jacob Zuma during the official launch of the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University in Garankuwa, Pretoria on 14 April 2015.

Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande, Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, Chairperson of the Interim Council, Professor Olive Shisana, Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Mr Mduduzi Manana, Academics and students, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen I am delighted to form part of the launch of the third new university in South Africa, the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University.

In the State of the Nation Address on 17 June 2014, I indicated that education remains an apex priority of this government. Government will continue to invest in education and skills as the key to economic growth and development. Today’s event is another example of the fulfilment of that commitment.

South Africa today is faced with an extensive shortage and an inadequate distribution of health professionals. We have an undersupply of new and appropriately trained health science graduates, which is why we need to focus on producing this important health professional core.

The establishment of Sefako Makgatho University therefore provides an excellent opportunity for the development and training of a new generation of health professionals who will make a positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of the many South Africans still marginalised by poverty and lack of access to health services.

The university will go beyond only training medical doctors. It will also produce other health professionals such as dentists, nurses, physiotherapists, medical technologists, radiographers, and so on.

Funding has been made available for this university to take off. For 2015/16 financial year an amount of more than two hundred and ninety eight million rand (R298m) has been allocated in the form of a university subsidy to support the operations of the institution. In addition, government has also allocated R210 million to support the establishment of this new university.

It is not a coincidence that this university is named after former ANC president, Mr Sefako Mapogo Makgatho. Sefako Makgatho was a teacher, politician and journalist born at Ga-Mphahlele, in the then Pietersburg district in Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo). President Sefako Makgatho dedicated his entire life © Impaq

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