NAIKAVAKI COLLEGE

YEAR 12 ENGLISH WEEK 2 LESSON NOTES & ACTIVITIES2021

(12-07-21/16-07-21)
LESSON 1
Lesson Objective: Students should be able to apply their knowledge of mass
media, library and dictionary to answer the following questions.
MASS MEDIA, LIBRARY AND DICTIONARY
QUESTIONS: MASS MEDIA
1. Give one advantage of mobile phones over Radio.
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2. In which section of the newspaper will you find Vacancies, births and
deaths? _____________________________________________________________
3. During the cyclone time, which media would you suggest to people and
why? ___________________________________________________________

LIBRARY

1. What is the Golden rule of the school library?

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2. State a reason why reference books are not allowed to be issued out of
the library?
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3. Define Library.
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DICTIONARY
Study the dictionary entry below and answer the questions that follow.
 1. How many syllables are there in the headword?
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2. Which syllable is stressed in the headword?
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3. Which definition does the following sentence illustrate?

The waitress gave a copy of the menu to the guests.

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LESSON 2: COMPREHENSION PASSAGE

There is no doubt that communication technology has exploded in the Pacific
Region, beginning in the Colonial days with wireless radios and transistor radios,
progressing to movie house, television, videos and internet. There are literally
dozens of media organizations owned and managed locally in practically every
island nation in the Pacific.
Local journalists can now comment report on and even criticise traditional,
politically, church and community leaders and issues. Never have we been so
informed –sometimes immediately, sometimes a few hours or days later, on news
within our country, region and other side of the world.
Through the radio we are able to act almost immediately to an urgent cry for help
from our country cousins in the outlying islands. Search and rescue operations
can be carried out within hours and minutes of a disaster out at sea, in the bush
or in the air.
However, despite the advances in information technology allowing, this
tremendous global communications network that overcomes national and regional
boundaries, we are still missing out on something.
We now rely on technology so much for communication we are receiving
information and not always giving it; through SKY, cable or satellite and internet.
We are recipients of every political party’s policies from around the world that we
could almost vote in the U.S Presidential elections or for a change of government in
Albania.

We receive information on just about everything but which sometimes lacks

quality. There is a tendency for the information reported and shared to be what is
spoken of at the moment rather than introducing a different angle to the story or
issues altogether. For example we hear of government representatives opening a
project or community event and the word said are reported but very little of what
the project will mean to the community. For example, we hear that the
development of Mount Kasi will allow assistance to Fiji, but not the environment
degradation and loss of values to people living in those areas.

As consumers of information we are part of the chain of events and as

communicators we are guardians of information so we need to voice such things
as quality, professional guidelines and codes of conduct, and regulations for the
media.
Adapted from :Media Awareness Publication,1999.
MULTIPLE CHOICE

CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER FROM THE ALTERNATIVES GIVEN.

1. In the colonial days, _______________ were the main communication

technology.

A. Radios. C. Wireless radios.

B. Movie houses. D. Long lost cousins

2.The expressions, country cousins, means

A. Crying cousins
B. Rural relatives.
C. Urgent relatives.
D. Long lost cousins.

3.As used in the passage the word overseas means

A. Misses.
B. Crosses.
C. Overspends.
D. Reorganizes.

4.The next paragraph, which is not shown here, will be about A.

Consumers of information.
B. Ways to protect journalists.
C. How to improve the type of information.
D. Information and loss of cultural values.

PART II SENTENCES COMPLETION

5.Media organization are now by__________________________________________

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6.According to the passage a lot of information we receive through satellite and

internet is__________________________________________________________________
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7.According to the passage local journalists are now able

to_________________________________________________________________________
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8.The word environmental degradation suggests that the Mount Kasi project
will_______________________________________________________________________
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PART III OPEN ENDED
Answer the following questions with complete sentences. Use your own
words as far as possible.

9.How are search and rescue operations conducted more speedily now?
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10.State a suitable title for the passage above.

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LESSON 3: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Lesson objective: students should apply rules of language usage and attempt
the following questions correctly.
1.The traffic had to be diverted as a result of a serious accident.
Choose the phrase which best shows the meaning of the underlined word A.
sent by another route. C. slowed down considerably.
B. stopped completely. D. searched by policeman.

2.Which word is incorrectly spelt?

A. aristocracy C. arbitrater
B. argumentative D. architecture

3.Identify the antonym of the underlined word in the phrase ’beautiful goal’
A. ugly C.horrible
B. clumsy D.unpleasant
4.One is not _________________ to vote if he /she is below twenty one years
old.
A.legible C.inelligible
C.illegible D.eligible.
5.Your father’s father is your_________________ grandfather.
A.great C.paternal.
B.grand D.maternal.
SENTENCE COMPLETION

Complete the following sentences using 4-6 words in the space provided.

1. Although we comforted her,

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2. I will not go to school today

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3. ___________________________________________________________________but he
never lost hope.

WORD FORMS
Write the correct form of the words in brackets for the blank spaces of the
following sentences.

1. We have known each other since our _________________________ (child).

2. The latest _______________________ (edit) of this book contains many

illustrative pictures.

3. My sister likes wearing ___________________________ (colour) clothes.

4. Walking alone late at night can be ________________________ (danger).

MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS Circle the letter of the best answer.

1. I took _______ apple from _______ refrigerator and ate it.

A. a…….a B. a…….the C. an…….a D. an…….the

2. My father ______________ meat from the butcher once a week.

A. buys B. has bought C. is buying D.will have bought

3. Although he was convicted, everyone believes he is not guilty.

Which of the following is a synonym of the underlined words?

A. right B. innocent C. good D. righteous

4. He is very sensitive ____________criticism.

A. at B. to C. in D. for

5. If I had studied medicine, I _____________ have become a doctor.

A. can B. may C. will D. would

LESSON 4: LITERATURE
SHORT STORY

Lesson objective: students should apply their understanding on any short

story and attempt the following questions correctly.

Choose one short story you have studied to answer the following questions

(a) Write the title and the author of short story.

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(b) Identify your favourite character from the story and give at least two
reasons why you liked him/her.

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(c) Write the theme of the story and discuss how it is important in our life.

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d) Describe what the short story is about.

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e) State one style used by the author and provide an example.

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f) State one issue portrayed in the story.

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