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Choose ONE of the following topics and write a short text. The body of your response should be between 80 and 100 words in length. Write down the number and the heading of the text you have chosen, e.g. 3.1 INVITATION CARD. Spend approximately 30 minutes on this section. 3.1 INVITATION CARD Your school will … Read more

Respond to ONE of the following transactional writing tasks. The body of your response should be between 120 and 150 words in length. Write down the number and the heading of the text you have chosen, e.g. 2.1 FORMAL LETTER. Pay particular attention to format, language and register. Spend approximately 40 minutes on this section. … Read more

Write an essay of between 200 and 250 words in length on ONE of the following topics. Write down the number and title of the essay you have chosen correctly, e.g. 1.1 When the lights went out. Give your own title if your choice is QUESTION 1.7.1 OR 1.7.2. Spend approximately 80 minutes on this … Read more

In this section, questions are set on the following poems: ‘Executive’ by John Betjeman ‘Shantytown’ by Anonymous NOTE: Answer the questions set on BOTH poems, i.e. QUESTION 5.1. ANDQUESTION 5.2. 5.1 Read the poem carefully and then answer the questions which follow. Thenumber of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to theexpected … Read more

In this section questions are set on the following short stories: THE GIFT OF THE MAGI by O. Henry TRANSFORMING MOMENTS by Gcina Mhlophe Read the extracts from the TWO short stories and answer the questions set oneach. The number of marks allocated serves as a guide to the expected length ofyour answer. NOTE: Answer … Read more

Read the following extracts from the drama Sophiatown, and answer the questionsset on each. The number of marks allocated to each question serves as a guideto the expected length of your answer. NOTE: Answer the questions set on BOTH extracts, i.e. QUESTION 3.1 ANDQUESTION 3.2. 3.1 EXTRACT E [Inside Mamariti’s house. A Jewish girl arrives … Read more