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How your town got its name .
Reasons for the establishment of the town .
Importance of your town today .
9. Write a brief biography of a local hero or well-known person.
Personal details such as full name, date and place of birth, etc .
Reasons why he or she is well-known.
His or her connection to your town.
Anything else of interest about the person .
10. Collect statistics concerning tourists who visit your town, i.e. where they come from, why they came to this town, etc. (You can ask the local tourism body or at the municipality.)
[LO 3.1, 4.2]
1. Rewrite the following paragraphs filling in the capital letters and missing punctuation marks.
mr peter arendse a tourist from new york arrives in happyvale he is staying at happy farm guest house in main street on tuesday he visits the winery and the national history museum then he goes to cine 1 to see pearl harbour
he says i always enjoy touring but the san paintings on a cave wall in the happiness mountains are the most exciting thing i have ever seen
2. When you have completed this activity, write down FIVE punctuation rules that govern the changes you made.
3. When you have punctuated the paragraphs above correctly, rewrite the paragraphs in the past tense. Identify the verbs first before you start. That will make it easier!
’Have passport. Will travel’
Learning outcomes(LOs)
LO 1
Listening
The Learner will be able to listen for enjoyment, and respond appropriately and critically in a wide range of situations
Assessment standards(ASs)
We know this when the learner:
1.2 listens actively and carefully for specific information and main ideas, and responds appropriately.
LO 2
Speaking
The learner will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in spoken language in a wide range of situations
We know this when the learner:
2.1 communicates ideas and feelings creatively and expressively with a great degree of
confidence and with limited assistance, using a range of selected oral types;
2.2 communicates ideas, facts and opinions on challenging topics clearly and accurately and with a greater degree of coherence, using a range of factual oral text types;
2.3 demonstrates basic skills in a range of oral text types:
2.3.3 carries out interviews with members of the community using basic interview techniques.
LO 3
Reading and Viewing
The learner will be able to read and view for information and enjoyment, and respond critically to the aesthetic, cultural and emotional values in texts
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