ENG 1515
ASSIGNMENT 02
2022
, QUESTION 1
1.1 A tone is an accentor a particular inflection of the voice, adapted to express emotion
or passion a rhetorical sense of the word.
1.2 A genre is a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a
particular style, form, or content.
1.3 Audience is the assembled spectators or listeners at public event such as a plane,
film, concert, or meeting.
1.4 A message is verbal, written, or recorded communication sent to or left for a
recipient who cannot be contacted directly.
QUESTION 2
2.1(i) Active listening is a process of transforming the thought or statement into a clear
message, with a full -fledged involvement from the listener`s side e.g. student and
teacher interaction whereas passive listening is a process of simply consuming the
message, however there is no involvement from the listener’s side e.g. congregants in a
church.
(ii) In active listening the listeners stimulates the speaker to speak up his ideas willingly,
by displaying his or her interest, in the conversation e.g.in a debate session whereas in
passive listening the listener dispirits the speaker by showing boredom and dis interest,
on his face e.g. a police and a suspect interaction.
(iii)In active listening the listener concentrates, understands, responds and remembers
the statement spoken by the speaker e.g. a lawyer and a judge whereas in passive
listening the listener thinks about other topics, while showing that he or she is not
listening e.g. a parent and a naughty child.
2.2 -He should go to the dentist if his tooth still hurts.
-It should be sunny tomorrow.
In the first sentence should is used to give an advice and in the second sentence should
is used to express the situation that is likely to happen in the future.
2.3 Notable is the ambiguous word. the incompleteness is notable or the address itself
is notable.
QUESTION 3
3.1 The home environment provides the foundation for early literacy, and plays a
prominent role in the development of children’s positive attitudes, self-concept, and
reading skills. This is accomplished through access to reading resources, exposure to
ASSIGNMENT 02
2022
, QUESTION 1
1.1 A tone is an accentor a particular inflection of the voice, adapted to express emotion
or passion a rhetorical sense of the word.
1.2 A genre is a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a
particular style, form, or content.
1.3 Audience is the assembled spectators or listeners at public event such as a plane,
film, concert, or meeting.
1.4 A message is verbal, written, or recorded communication sent to or left for a
recipient who cannot be contacted directly.
QUESTION 2
2.1(i) Active listening is a process of transforming the thought or statement into a clear
message, with a full -fledged involvement from the listener`s side e.g. student and
teacher interaction whereas passive listening is a process of simply consuming the
message, however there is no involvement from the listener’s side e.g. congregants in a
church.
(ii) In active listening the listeners stimulates the speaker to speak up his ideas willingly,
by displaying his or her interest, in the conversation e.g.in a debate session whereas in
passive listening the listener dispirits the speaker by showing boredom and dis interest,
on his face e.g. a police and a suspect interaction.
(iii)In active listening the listener concentrates, understands, responds and remembers
the statement spoken by the speaker e.g. a lawyer and a judge whereas in passive
listening the listener thinks about other topics, while showing that he or she is not
listening e.g. a parent and a naughty child.
2.2 -He should go to the dentist if his tooth still hurts.
-It should be sunny tomorrow.
In the first sentence should is used to give an advice and in the second sentence should
is used to express the situation that is likely to happen in the future.
2.3 Notable is the ambiguous word. the incompleteness is notable or the address itself
is notable.
QUESTION 3
3.1 The home environment provides the foundation for early literacy, and plays a
prominent role in the development of children’s positive attitudes, self-concept, and
reading skills. This is accomplished through access to reading resources, exposure to
