ENG1514 Ass 2
PART 1: Knowledge-based Questions
1 A) According to the tutorial letter 501 on page 65 the following skills are needed to listen and read:
Oracy skills
Receptive skills
B) According to the tutorial letter 501 on page 65 the following skills are needed to speak and write:
Productive skills Literacy skills
2. A) According to the tutorial letter 501 it states that when a learner determines the context and meanings
of words that are heard it is comprehension listening.
B) According to the tutorial letter 501 it states that the listener determines if the information they heard and
understood from the speaker is well constructed or disorganized, biased or unbiased, true or false is called the
evaluating stage.
3. A) Discriminative listening is when the listener gives meaning to sound instead of words. The listener
focusses on body language, the pitch, rate and volume that the speaker is using.
B) Comprehension listening includes all of the steps required in understanding and making sense of
spoken language. It focusses on recognizing speech sounds, interpreting the meaning of particular words and
interpreting the grammar of sentences.
4. A) i) Skimming is when going through a reading piece or text only focusing on the main ideas.
You do not read every detail of the text.
ii) Summarising is when you only extract or explain the most important information in the piece.
You shorten the text by focusing on the main ideas or key points.
iii) Inferencing while reading is when you determine the meaning of a new word or expression
based on the meanings of other words in the context, as well as using one's knowledge and
views about the world to understand what the word means.
B) i) Skimming can help you form an idea on what the work / text is about before you start to read.
It can help when you are looking for specific information.
ii) Summarising can help when you have to learn large quantities of work as you only focus on
the key ideas or most important information.
iii) Inferencing can help by using critical thinking skills to connect unknown facts with known
information using previous experiences.
5. A) below is a list of 5 features that we use to convey meaning in our speech:
- Pitch
- Body language (gestures)
- Volume (loudness or softness)
- Speed (fast or slow)
- Stress
B) I engage in speaking on a daily basis when:
PART 1: Knowledge-based Questions
1 A) According to the tutorial letter 501 on page 65 the following skills are needed to listen and read:
Oracy skills
Receptive skills
B) According to the tutorial letter 501 on page 65 the following skills are needed to speak and write:
Productive skills Literacy skills
2. A) According to the tutorial letter 501 it states that when a learner determines the context and meanings
of words that are heard it is comprehension listening.
B) According to the tutorial letter 501 it states that the listener determines if the information they heard and
understood from the speaker is well constructed or disorganized, biased or unbiased, true or false is called the
evaluating stage.
3. A) Discriminative listening is when the listener gives meaning to sound instead of words. The listener
focusses on body language, the pitch, rate and volume that the speaker is using.
B) Comprehension listening includes all of the steps required in understanding and making sense of
spoken language. It focusses on recognizing speech sounds, interpreting the meaning of particular words and
interpreting the grammar of sentences.
4. A) i) Skimming is when going through a reading piece or text only focusing on the main ideas.
You do not read every detail of the text.
ii) Summarising is when you only extract or explain the most important information in the piece.
You shorten the text by focusing on the main ideas or key points.
iii) Inferencing while reading is when you determine the meaning of a new word or expression
based on the meanings of other words in the context, as well as using one's knowledge and
views about the world to understand what the word means.
B) i) Skimming can help you form an idea on what the work / text is about before you start to read.
It can help when you are looking for specific information.
ii) Summarising can help when you have to learn large quantities of work as you only focus on
the key ideas or most important information.
iii) Inferencing can help by using critical thinking skills to connect unknown facts with known
information using previous experiences.
5. A) below is a list of 5 features that we use to convey meaning in our speech:
- Pitch
- Body language (gestures)
- Volume (loudness or softness)
- Speed (fast or slow)
- Stress
B) I engage in speaking on a daily basis when:
