Semester 1 2025 - DUE 9 June 2025; 100% correct solutions
and explanations.
SECTION A
1) Identify the TWO language skills that can be acquired
after a language is learned. (2 Marks)
Reading
Writing
2) Explain, in your own words, the difference between
receptive skills and productive skills in communication AND
provide an example of a receptive skill AND a productive
skill. (4 Marks)
Receptive skills involve understanding language that is received
or taken in, while productive skills involve creating or
producing language.
Example of a receptive skill: Listening
Example of a productive skill: Speaking
3) According to Nunan (2001:23), hearing, attending and
understanding are three stages in the listening process. In
your own words, explain EACH of these stages in one
sentence. (6 Marks)