NATIONAL
SENIOR CERTIFICATE
GRADE 11
NOVEMBER 2020
ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE P3
MARKS: 100
TIME: 2½ hours
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2 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE P3 (EC/NOVEMBER 2020)
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1. This question paper consists of TWO sections:
SECTION A: Essay (50)
SECTION B: Transactional texts (2 x 25) (50)
2. Answer ONE question from SECTION A and TWO questions from SECTION B.
3. Write in the language in which you are being assessed.
4. Start EACH section on a NEW page.
5. You must plan (e.g. use a mind map/diagram/flow chart/key words, etc.), edit and
proofread your work. The planning must appear BEFORE the answer.
6. All planning must be clearly indicated as such. It is advisable to draw a line
across all planning.
7. You are strongly advised to spend your time as follows:
• SECTION A: approximately 80 minutes
• SECTION B: approximately 70 minutes (2 x 35 minutes)
8. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this
question paper.
9. Give each response a suitable title/heading, as indicated by the question.
NOTE: The title/heading must NOT be considered when doing a word count.
10. Write neatly and legibly.
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SECTION A: ESSAY
QUESTION 1
• Write an essay of 350–400 words (approximately 2 pages) on ONE of the
following topics.
• Write down the NUMBER and TITLE/HEADING of your essay.
1.1 ‘Sometimes, the things we can’t change, end up changing us.’
[Unknown] [50]
1.2 Unapologetic [50]
1.3 ‘If only our tongues were made of glass: how much more careful we would be
when we speak.’
[Unknown] [50]
1.4 ‘'Cause I wished you the best of
All this world could give
And I told you when you left me
There's nothing to forgive
But I always thought you'd come back, tell me all you found was
Heartbreak and misery
It's hard for me to say, I'm jealous of the way
You're happy without me’ [Labyrinth] [50]
1.5 ‘There is no such thing as Freedom.’
[L.M. Montgomery] [50]
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1.6 The pictures reproduced below may evoke some reaction or feeling in you, or stir
your imagination.
• Select ONE picture and write an essay in response.
• Provide your essay with a suitable title.
• Write the correct topic number (1.6.1, 1.6.2 or 1.6.3).
NOTE: There must be a clear link between your essay and the picture you have
chosen.
1.6.1
Source: www.rozsavage.com [50]
1.6.2
Source: www.pinterest.com [50]
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1.6.3
[Source: www.pinterest.com] [50]
TOTAL SECTION A: 50
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6 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE P3 (EC/NOVEMBER 2020)
SECTION B: TRANSACTIONAL TEXTS
QUESTION 2
• Respond to TWO of the following topics.
• The body of EACH answer should be 180–200 words (20–25 lines) in length.
• Pay careful attention to the following:
- Content and planning
- Audience, register, tone and style
- Choice of words and language structure
- Format, structure and editing
• Write down the NUMBER and the TITLE/HEADING of the text you have chosen,
e.g. 2.1 LETTER.
2.1 LETTER
Many hospitals and clinics have worked around the clock on skeleton staff to
provide efficient medical care to those in need during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Write a letter of thanks to the Chief Executive Officer, Thulane Madonsela, at
Livingstone Hospital in Korsten to thank the staff for the Essential Services offered
during the National Lockdown earlier this year. [25]
2.2 FORMAL REPORT
Write the report to demonstrate your investigations into all schools becoming
online learning centres so that all students can stay at home and be taught,
in light of practising social-distancing, on a more permanent basis. [25]
2.3 LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Write a formal letter to the editor of the Daily Dispatch newspaper in which you
respond to a news headline you read in their paper: “Lockdown was the best thing
that could have happened to me.” [25]
2.4 OBITUARY
A legendary music icon of your favourite music genre has died after a long illness.
Write his/her obituary for the online magazine Rolling Stone. [25]
2.5 INTERVIEW
Interview your local district curriculum development officer about the legitimacy of
learning a compulsory second (FAL) language at school. [25]
2.6 REVIEW
Imagine you have read the autobiography of your favourite sportsman or
sportswoman.
Write the review of this book for your local newspaper. [25]
TOTAL SECTION B: 50
GRAND TOTAL: 100
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