2025 ENG1514

PRE-
ASSIGNMENT
TUTORIAL
GUIDELINES FOR
ASSIGNMENT 01

THE ASSIGNMENT IS BASED ON

UNITS 1 AND 2 OF THE STUDY
GUIDE.
STRUCTURE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
THE ASSIGNMENT IS IN TWO PARTS
BOTH PARTS MUST BE ANSWERED
PART 1 HAS SIX KNOWLEDGE BASED QUESTIONS
PART 2 HAS FIVE TEXT-BASED QUESTIONS
PART 2 REQUIRES THE APPLICATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE
YOU HAVE GAINED READING, STUDYING AND ATTEMPTING
THE SELF –REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS AND THE ACTIVITIES IN
UNITS 1 AND 2
MARK FOR PART 1 (25)
MARK FOR PART 2 (25)
TOTAL 50
PART ONE
QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS 1 and 2, HAVE SUBSECTIONS
THAT ARE ALBERTICALLY NUMBERED
QUESTIONS 3 to 6 ARE STAND ALONE
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS 5 has two sentences that
required you to explain the difference
between the two.
QUESTION 6 also has two sentences that
required you to identify the type of verb
underlined in each of the two sentences.
QUESTION 1

Read pages 96 to 98 of 2025 Study Guide (Tutorial 501) and Chapter 12 of any edition
(2013-2025) of the prescribed text Wyse and et al.

The question has three subsections a) to c).

Questions 1a and 1c are 4 marks each

Question 1b is 2 marks with a total of 10 marks.

QUESTION 1
Questions 1a to 1c require your own lived
experiences of phonemic awareness.
In Question 1a, you should provide two words to
explain why English sounds (Phonemes) do not
correspond with English alphabets (graphemes)
in spelling.
2 marks will be allocated for two appropriate
words and
2 marks for plausible explanation of the two
words.
QUESTION 1

Question 1b, requires you to explain how words can be pronounced correctly or
incorrectly based on your understanding of phonemic awareness and your lived
experiences. 2 marks for informed explanation.
Question 1c, requires your personal experiences with English spelling and
pronunciation and how your understanding of phonemic awareness has helped you
to spell two words correctly and correctly pronounce two words that you have
previously mispronounced.
(4 marks)
2 marks for two examples of spelling and
2 marks for two examples of mispronunciation.
QUESTION 2
Read Pages 15 to 16 of the Study Guide and any other relevant sources you find on critical
language awareness before you answer this question.

Question 2a requires you to explain and demonstrate in your own words what critical
language awareness is. 2 marks for answers that show clear understanding of critical
awareness of language.

Question 2b, this question requires your own personal insight on the possible meanings
and intents that the advert is meant to convey as a marketing strategy. 3 marks will be
awarded for insightful answers, and 2 or 1 mark will be awarded depending on the quality
of the answers provided.
QUESTION 3

Read Page 18 of the Study Guide on Genre.

Apply your knowledge of genre to your indigenous music.
The question is designed to give you the opportunity to use
your socio-cultural context to demonstrate your understanding
of the concept of genre in relation to your indigenous music.
1 mark will be awarded for each of the three genres identified.
(3 marks)
QUESTION 4
Read Page 35 of the Study Guide on
Differences between Oral, Written, and Visual
communication.
Access the link provided for the KFC
advertisement.
Watch and listen to the message as well as
how the message is conveyed through three
features of communication
(3 marks)
QUESTION 5
Read pages 50 to 51 of the Study Guide to
answer this question.
The question is based on the concept of voice
in the verbal category of sentence formation.
It requires you to demonstrate your own
understanding of the difference between the
two sentences provided.
2 marks will be awarded for adequate and
clear explanation of the distinction between
the two sentences and 1 mark for
explanation that is less adequate.
QUESTION 6

Read pages 51 to 55 of the Study

Guide for this question.
The question is based on Verb
types in English.
Based on your knowledge of
different types of verbs, read the
two sentences provided and state
what type of verb is underlined in
each one of the sentences.
2 Marks
PART TWO
TEXT BASED

The questions are based solely on

the text that has been provided
The questions clearly reference
specific paragraphs, sentences,
phrases and even words.
Your answers MUST come from
the text
 There are five questions in this part.
Questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 have subsections that are
alphabetically indicated.
Only Question 5 is a stand-alone question.
Question 1 is divided into subsections a) and b) with 6
PART 2 marks,
QUESTIONS Question 2 has subsections a, b, and c with 5 marks,
Question 3 consists of subsections a) to e) with 10
marks.
Question 4 is made up of two subsections a) and b) with
3 marks
Question 5 is 1 mark.
You are required to apply your knowledge of the aspects
of language that you have learned in Units 1 and 2. You
have been provided a text titled “The Rise of Podcasting:
How Digital Audio Is Revolutionising Journalism.”
 STRATEGY FOR ANSWERING PART 2
QUESTIONS

1. All answers must be based

on the text and the 2. Start by reading the text 3. Read the text closely a 4. Then read each question
paragraph that has been to have a general idea of second time and note its and the paragraph
specified for each of the five what it is about grammatical features connected with it
questions

6. Crosscheck your answer

with the content of the
5. Write out what you think 7. REPEAT STEPS 4-6 FOR
reading provided to make
the answer to the question is EACH QUESTION
sure that you have answered
the question correctly
NOTE

To clearly and correctly answer the questions that are based on the text,
you MUST read this text closely and pay attention to the language
concepts and elements on which the questions are based

You will require your critical thinking skill to correctly answer the
questions

ALL YOUR ANSWERS MUST COME FROM THE TEXT. ANSWERS FROM
EXTERNAL SOURCES WILL BE MARKED WRONG
 1a) To answer this question correctly, you must understand
the features of human language. Read the aspect of the
Study Guide on features of human language (Pages 8-13), to
understand the different characteristics of language and
which two of the characteristics best describe the first
sentence of the first paragraph.

QUESTION (2 Marks)

1 1b)
This question requires you to read and reflect on the first
sentence of the first paragraph and to use the content of the
sentence to justify or exemplify the two features you have
identified in 1a). (4 Marks
 QUESTION 2
Before answering this question read Unit 1.10
(Organising paragraphs), Unit 3.1 (Cohesion) and
4.5 (Conjunctions) of your prescribed text
Academic Writing: A Handbook for International
Students (5th Edition, 2018) by Stephen Bailey
QUESTION The slides on conjunctions that is uploaded in Unit
2 2 Structure of the English Language on the Module
Site
Pages 64 – 66 of 2025 Study Guide.
Reading and understanding the above sections of
your study material will help you to respond to the
question correctly.
 2a)
To answer this question adequately, read paragraph 1
closely and figure out which sentence in the
paragraph you can quote as the sentence that the
phrase “this trend” in the first sentence of the second
paragraph refers back to.
QUESTION You need the knowledge of how sentences connect in
a paragraph or between paragraphs to achieve
2a cohesion in writing.
Specifically, you must be able to discern or figure out
what is implied when one element of language is used
to refer back to another which has previously been
stated and is understood within the context of a text.
The reference could be within a paragraph or
between paragraphs. (2 Marks)
 2b) Use your knowledge of conjunctions and
their usage/ function to arrive at the correct
answer for this question. Be precise in your
answer by stating formally and technically
what type of conjunction rather than just
Questions writing the conjunction as an ordinary word.

2b and 2c (2 Marks)

2c) Read Page 44 to 45 of the Study Guide to

answer this question correctly. (1 Mark)
 This question is on paragraph 3 and on Noun
Phrase.
Read Pages 69 to 73 of the 2025 Study Guide
before attempting this question.
QUESTION To answer Questions 3a – 3e appropriately
and adequately, pay particular attention to the
3 form and structure of the Noun Phrase and
how the examples provided in the Study Guide
have been explained with focus on the
different grammatical elements that can
function to modify the head noun.
 3a) This required you to write out the Head of the Noun Phrase
provided. (1 Mark)
3b) This required you to know what an article is in the structure
of a Noun Phrase

(1 Mark)
3c) In this question, you are required to list the words that have
QUESTION been used to modify the head noun that you have identified in
3a). Use the mark allocated to guide your answer.
S 3a to 3e (6 Marks)
3d) Refer to the list of words in your answer to 3c and state what
function the words are performing in the Noun Phrase provided.
(1 Mark)
3e) You are required to state the part of speech that the words
identified in 3c belong to.
(1 Mark)
 This question is based on the first sentence of Paragraph 4
Read pages 93 to 95 of the Study Guide to answer this
question.
Reading the content of these pages will give you a good
understanding of the types of sentences in English and how
they are formed or constructed. This knowledge will enable
you to answer this question correctly.
QUESTION 4a) In this question you are simply required to state the type
of sentence. It should be a single word answer
4 1 Mark

4b) Use your knowledge of types of sentences in English to

explain your answer in 4a).
In other words, demonstrate or show how the sentence
components explain your answer in 4a)
2 Marks
 This question is on Paragraph 5.
Read Page 46 of the Study Guide before you
answer this question.
After reading and understanding the types of
nouns in English, use the knowledge you have
QUESTION gained to correctly answer the question by
stating the type of noun that best described
5 the major publications mentioned in the first
sentence of paragraph 5.

(1 Mark)
 Do not rush to submit your assignment.
Take some days to reflect on your answers and find out if
there are questions that you have not properly addressed.
REVISING Go back to your answers and revise them if necessary. You
AND must also spend some time to edit your answers to
eliminate spelling and grammatical errors.
EDITING Check also that you have numbered your answers correctly
YOUR according to how the questions have been asked.
This is very important because every question has an
ASSIGNME allocated mark, and you do not want to lose mark because
you have not carefully and correctly numbered your
NT answers.
You should also ensure that all questions have been
answered appropriately.
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