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WSP511S - WRITING FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES - 2ND OPP - JULY 2022 |
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nAmlBIA UnlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENTOF COMMUNICATION
QUALIFICATION:BACHELOROF ENGLISHAND LINGUISTICS
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BENL
LEVEL:5
COURSECODE:WSPSllS
COURSENAME: WRITING FOR SPECIFIC
PURPOSES
SESSION:JULY 2022
DURATION: 3 HOURS
PAPER:THEORY
MARKS: 75
SECOND OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) MS. ANNELI NGHIKEMBUA
MODERATOR: DR M. MHENE
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
3. Number the answers clearly
THIS EXAMINATION PAPERCONSISTSOF 4 PAGES
(Including this front page)
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Answer ALL QUESTIONS
Question 1
Total Marks [12]
Using the 7th APA referencing style, write a list of references for an essay that uses the books
shown below.
a)
THE
TONGUES OF :MEN
BY
J. R. FIRTH
Vntvcr.sily Coll~gc London
Fl"r,tpub/i;/1<d 1937
LONDON
WAITS&Co
5 & 6 JOHNSON'S COURT, FLEF:T STREET, EC4
Print•d W1dp.JbWl1.1JinC1-...t BribinbyC. A.. W•tt, & Co. Lin\\lt..d
.S& 6 Joluuon•, Cow-t. Flt'•t Sttut. London. E.C.4
b)
TI-US EARTH
OF OURS
VICTOR T. ALLEN, M..S. PH.D.
TI-IE BRUCE PUBLISHING CO:MPANY
MILWAUKEE
COPYRtvHT, 1939
TI,tE BRUCE PUDLISMlNO COMPANY
PRINTED 1\\1THE U.S.A.
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c)
Co.ming of Age in Samoa
A STUDY OF ADOLESCENCE
AND SEX IN PRIMITIVE
SOCIETIES
MARGARET MEAD
Penguin Books Ltd,
H=ondsworlh,
Middlesex, England
Penguin Books Australia Ltd,
Ringwood, Victoria. Australia
First published 1928
Published in Penguin Books 1943
Reprinted 1954, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969
Copyright© Margaret Mead, 1928
Made and printed in Ore at Britain by
C. Nicholls & Company Ltd
Set in Monotype Plantin
@
PENGUIN BOOKS
This book is sold subject to the condition that
it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent.,
re-sold, hired out or otherwise circulated without
the publ.ishe,'s prior consent in any fonn of
binding or cover oUler than Ulat in which it is
published and without a similar condition
including this condition being imposed on the
subsequent purchaser
Question 2:
Total Marks [12)
2.1) Distinguish between:
a) Synthesis essay and report
[4]
b) Formal letter and informal letter
[4]
c) Academic writing and creative writing
[4]
Question 3
Total Marks [8]
3.1 Clearly outline the structure of an essay.
Question 4
Total Marks [10)
4.1 Identify the part of speech underlined. Simply jot down the answer, do not rewrite the sentences.
1. She went to the market and bought some eggs.
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2. I want to go now.
3. What are you doing there?
4. There is a mouse underneath the piano.
5. Masons build houses.
6. John is my best friend.
7. She looked .ldQ but didn't see anything.
8. My family live in different parts of India.
9. That was a difficult question.
10. She was very impressed with her results.
Question 5
Total Marks [10]
5.1 You have been selected to participate in a sporting event in Johannesburg,South Africa in May this
year. Write a letter to the Head of Department for Communication informing him about the importance
of your participation, and that he should inform your lecturers about your absence.Usethe address:
NamibiaUniversity of Scienceand Technology
Private Bag13388
Windhoek
Question 6
Total Marks [17]
6.1 Summarise in not more than 120 words, describing the life in deserts.
As what geographers have estimated, about twenty percent of the earth's surface is occupied by
deserts. A majority of us view deserts as one unique kind of landscape -- areas with little or no
rainfalls.
In actual fact, there are differences between the deserts, though in varying degrees. While it is
common for laymen like us to see deserts as rocky or covered with gravel or pebbles, there are
some where large sand dunes inhabit. Despite the fact that rainfall is minimal, temperatures do
change in deserts, ranging from seasonal ones to daily changes where extreme hotness and
coldness are experienced in the day and night.
Unfavourable conditions in the deserts, especially the lack of water, have discouraged many living
things from inhabiting these landscapes. Nevertheless, there are exceptionally surviving ones
which through their superb tactics, have managed to live through and are still going strong. One
such kind is the specialist annual plants which overcome seasonal temperature changes with
their extremely short, active life cycles. In events of sudden rain, the plant seeds pullulate and
grow very quickly to make full use of the rain water. Their flowers bloom and set seeds that ripen
quickly in the hot sun too. Once the water runs dry, the mother plant dies, leaving behind the
drought-resistant seeds, waiting patiently for the next rainy season to arrive.
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The Cacti, a native in American deserts, adapts to the dry surroundings by having unique body
structures. The plant has swollen stems to help store water that carries it through months. By
having sharp pines instead of leaves, water loss through respiration is minimized. Besides, these
pointed pines also help the plant ward off grazing animals, thus enhancing its survival period.
Besides plants, there are also animals with distinct surviving tactics in deserts too. For instance,
Skinks (desert lizards) metabolize stored fats in their bulbous tails, producing water to
supplement their needs, just like what camels do with the stored food in their humps during long
journeys through deserts. Antelopes like the addax, have very low water needs and hence are
able to tolerate the conditions in deserts, extracting moisture from the food they eat.
Finally, there are the sand grouses (desert birds) which do not have special features to overcome
the drought-like nature in deserts. Hence, to survive in these hot, dry deserts, they need to spend
a large part of their time flying in search of waterholes.
Key
gravel Small pieces of rocks and stones
pullulate to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need
bulbous like a bulb
End of Question Paper
Total marks (60]
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