ENG1514
ASSIGNMENT 2 2025
UNIQUE NO.
DUE DATE: 2025
, Applied English Language Foundation and Intermediate Phase First Additional
Language.
SECTION A – Knowledge-based Questions
1) Identify the TWO language skills that can be acquired after a language is learned.
Reading
Writing
2) Explain the difference between receptive skills and productive skills AND give an
example of each.
Receptive skills involve understanding language input, while productive skills
involve producing language.
Example of receptive skill: Listening.
Example of productive skill: Speaking.
3) Explain each stage of the listening process (Hearing, Attending, Understanding) in
one sentence.
Hearing is the physical act of perceiving sound through the ears.
Attending means focusing attention on specific sounds or messages among
other noises.
Understanding involves interpreting and making sense of the message heard.
4) Difference between the goals of critical listening and informational listening:
The goal of informational listening is to understand and retain facts or
instructions.
The goal of critical listening is to evaluate the message and form a judgement
or opinion.
ASSIGNMENT 2 2025
UNIQUE NO.
DUE DATE: 2025
, Applied English Language Foundation and Intermediate Phase First Additional
Language.
SECTION A – Knowledge-based Questions
1) Identify the TWO language skills that can be acquired after a language is learned.
Reading
Writing
2) Explain the difference between receptive skills and productive skills AND give an
example of each.
Receptive skills involve understanding language input, while productive skills
involve producing language.
Example of receptive skill: Listening.
Example of productive skill: Speaking.
3) Explain each stage of the listening process (Hearing, Attending, Understanding) in
one sentence.
Hearing is the physical act of perceiving sound through the ears.
Attending means focusing attention on specific sounds or messages among
other noises.
Understanding involves interpreting and making sense of the message heard.
4) Difference between the goals of critical listening and informational listening:
The goal of informational listening is to understand and retain facts or
instructions.
The goal of critical listening is to evaluate the message and form a judgement
or opinion.
