English First Additional Language NCV Level 4 — Memo FAL
November 2020 — NCV Level 4 — English First Additional Language
NCV Level 4
2020
NCV Fundamentals
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1.1The title refers to public transport that is environmentally friendly and the increasing number of vehicles on the road that are emitting fossil fuels is destroying the environment. Green transport refers to transport that is
1.1People chat, socialise and bond with each other on the train.
1.14The Gautrain does not travel through townships and therefore is of no value to the majority of the citizens who live in townships. It services the urban population who are financially better off than their counterparts in the
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3.1after all. He can not claim ownership of the sun. by listing how he would be able to deliver any item that the reader might need. (2\ [12] PICTURE B12
3.7Happy This suggests that they are financially secure/they are not poverty stricken/they are comfortable. [5] PICTURE5
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3.10She works as a potter./She makes clay pots./She sells clay pots
3.11Both pi ctures show women with a child. Picture B shows a happy well dressed woman whil Picture C shows a woman who is sufferin g and appears to be in poverty. Reference must be made
3.12He lives in poverty./His family is struggling to make ends meet. (2\
3.13He is scrounging in the dump for food/items he can eat or sell. He obviously lives a very difficult life and yet amidst his pain and suffering he still smiles as he carries his bag in the dump. [5] TOTAL SECTION C:5
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4.1.6sustainable
4.1.7natural
4.1.8bonded
4.1.9recycled /recyclable
4.1.10buying
4.1.11deciding
4.1.12highly
4.1.13currently
4.1.14insulation
4.1.15alternatives
4.1.16logs
4.1.17from
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4.1.20
4.2associated/related/connected/coupled Accept valid alternative responses.
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4.3unnatural /abnormal/deviant Accept valid alternative responses. (1\
4.3.2unhygienic/dirty/polluted/unclean Accept valid alternative responses. (1\ Adverb Manufacturers of Caesar stone claimed was
4.6A new sustainable resource project is being worked on by three South Africans.
4.7Covid 19 is raging throughout the world and people are dying in large numbers because they are not behaving responsibly despite being warned of the dangers of the virus.
4.8Young people are not concerned were open for all children but parents had the option to home school their children. (3\
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5.1It is a free, interactive service The picture of the magnifying glass and the scroll symbolise the studies/results of life as a student. Now that the learning is over, students are ready to enter the working world.
5.5The lady is dressed in casual clothes on the left which is dress associated with a student. The formal clothes on the right are suitable for the working environment. The advertisement focuses on the move from being a
5.6The slogan is effective because the words used are similar to those used at the start of a race: Ready. Set. Go. The word 'Prosper' suggests a successful outcome to life with the support of ABSA. /The slogan implies
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6.1People who lead a busy/active lifestyle. They are looking for something that can be eaten quickly because they do not have time to spend on preparation./ They are so active that they constantly need energy
6.5Yes. The visual of the tiger is effective because a tiger is an animal that is constantly moving. Furthermore a tiger is energetic and powerful and this bar offers to bring you energy to enhance your power.
6.6Fuel is usually used as an agent by vehicles to drive them to move. and perform and this bar is providing that energy. [15]15
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7.1Irritation/frustration/anger/annoyance. The mother is annoyed because her daughter missed the bus and it is now their responsibility to get her to school. (2\
7.2She says that she has a test in the first period and if she misses it, she will fail. This will naturally cause concern for the parents because they would not want to be held responsible for her failure.
Language Components
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Comprehension QuestionsEssay/ArgumentGrammar Exercise
Topics Identified
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ComprehensionLanguage in ContextGrammar
Mark Allocation
Sections50 + 20 + 12 + 5 + 8 + 5 + 15 + 15 = 130 marks
Paper information
TitleMemo
SubjectEnglish First Additional Language
LevelNCV Level 4
Document typeNCV Fundamentals
Year2020
MonthNovember
Pages9
Downloads4
Examination context
Decade2020s
Years ago6y
SeasonSpring (SH)
Start daySunday
Exam periodNovember 2020
Days since exam2,171
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