English HL Grade 9 June Common 2010 Memo

Province of the EASTERN CAPE EDUCATION SENIOR PHASE GRADE 9 JUNE 2010 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDELINE MARKS: 100 TIME: 2 hours This marking guideline consists of 6 pages.

2 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE (JUNE 2010) INFORMATION 1. Teacher discertion is advised where various interpretations/answers are possible.

(JUNE 2010) ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 3 SECTION A: COMPREHENSION (LO3 – LO6) QUESTION 1 1. What you want to do when you leave school/your future job; profession; occupation (or any suitable answer). (2) 2. 2.1 False (1) You must not choose a career because you are good in a particular subject(s). (2) 2.2 True (1) His programme is conducted during school holidays. (2) 3. A person must first know his/her personal qualities. (2) 4. You may limit your options, focusing on certain criteria of the career. You may study something that you will eventually not like. (4) 5. Teacher’s discretion is advised. (2) 6. 6.1 When you come into contact with the life reality of your future career for the first time./First-time observance and experience. (2) 6.2 An experience which entails observing, questioning and interacting with people already in the field. (2) 6.3 If you obtain your qualification, will you get a job? 6.1.1 – 6.1.3: (Teacher discretion is advised.) (2) 7. 7.1 The learner spends the whole day with the employee, making notes, probing, executing some basic functions etc. (2) 7.2 Positive: (Any suitable answer e.g.): Learner gets a real feeling/ understanding/chance to observe and question, which may eradicate any misconceptions/unrealistic expectations etc. Negative: (Any suitable answer e.g.): Employee may get irritated/it may disrupt normal office functions/ (2 employee may deliberately create false impression etc. ) 8. “How do you know what you will be good at and whether you will enjoy doing it?” (2) 9. He is the director at the careers office at UCT. (2) [30] TOTAL SECTION A: 30

4 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE (JUNE 2010) SECTION B: LANGUAGE STUDY (LO3 – LO6) QUESTION 2 2.1 2.1.1 The girl could not handle the cricket bat and by accident she hit the window with the cricket ball. (2) 2.1.2 The boy meant/planned to shoot at the window and broke it on purpose; it was not by accident. (2) 2.1.3 The cause of the window breaking was in actual fact the stone that was shot from the catapult, but from the view in picture A it appears as if the window was broken by the cricket ball. (2) [6] QUESTION 3 3. 3.1 “saw”; “is getting” and “is familiarising” (3) 3.2 Adjectives (1) 3.3 ten years (1) 3.4 It indicates that the word is a compound adjective. (2) [7] QUESTION 4 4. 4.1 After all the hard work I have done this term there is only one thing left to do: relax. (The colon’s function is to introduce information.) (2) 4.2 The boy doesn’t like me right now; nevertheless I believe I can make him change his mind someday. (The function of the semi-colon is to join the two parts of the sentence together.) (2) [4]

(JUNE 2010) ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 5 QUESTION 5 5.1 5.1.1 beside, adjacent to (1) 5.1.2 with, together (1) 5.1.3 Referring to something written or drawn in a particular way. (1) 5.2 Any suitable sentence. (2) 5.3 5.3.1 The three boys were great friends all through school. (2) 5.3.2 We will only know tomorrow if we are going to Cape Town. (2) 5.4 5.4.1 Literal: The pencil has no lead point (broken off). Figurative: It is futile to write with a broken pencil, as it will not write. (2) 5.4.2 Literal: The coins have not come out yet. Figurative: His condition has stayed the same. (2) [13] TOTAL SECTION B: 30 SECTION C: EDITING AND REWRITING QUESTION 6: REPORT Survey finds More People Eating and Working Simultaneously It was reported that about 62% of U.S. consumers said they were often too busy to sit down to eat, and about nine out of ten said they did other things while preparing meals. 31% did not wash their hands when switching tasks during meal preparation. 91% typically watched TV while eating meals at home and 35% said they ate lunch at their desk. While eating, they typically worked on the computer, read and received phone calls. They also did calculations or cleaned their desks. 26% said they often ate while driving. 3% said they ate most of the time while driving. (10 x 2) (20) TOTAL SECTION C: 20

6 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE (JUNE 2010) SECTION D: CREATIVE WRITING QUESTION 7: FRIENDLY LETTER Learners will be assessed according to the following rubric. Assessment Rubric CRITERIA POSSIBLE LEARNER’S MARK MARK a) Format, design layout 4 b) Interpretation of events 4 c) Content continuity and flow 4 d) Language structure, style and use 4 e) Spelling 4 Total 20 [20] TOTAL SECTION D 20 GRAND TOTAL: 100