English SAL P2

November 2011 — Grade 12 / Matric — English

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🎯 80 marks ⏱️ 2h 📄 7 pages 📝 22 items found 📚 2 topics 📖 1 language components 🔑 1 key info

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Q1— Section header —

1.1The kind of music that rocks my world. Give your own title if one has not been given. pend approximately 60 minutes on this section.

1.1The kind of music that rocks my world [40]40

1.2Friendship has taught me so much Write a story that contains these words. [40]40

1.3Now that' a true leade [40]40

1.4I will never forget that experience at my school. [40]40

1.5, 1.5.3 or 1.5.4 \ and give yo ur essay a suitable title. NOTE: There must be a clear link between your essay and the picture you have chosen.

1.5.1Source: Move! May 201 [40]40

1.5.240

1.5[Source: www.googleimages.com [40]40

1.5.4[Source: O Magazine , February 2009] [40] TOTAL SECTION A:40

Q2— Section header —

2.1Informal Letter Pay particular attention to format, language, register and audience. Spend approximately 3 0 minutes on this s ection.

2.1INFORMAL LETTER ou have just been presented with an award at your school prize giving ceremony Write a letter to your friend telling him

2.2DIALOGUE Your friend told you somethin g in confidence, you decided to tell other learners in your class. Now yo ur friend is upset because he/she is being teased

2.3REPORT Teachers at your school have noticed that the Grade 8 learners do not attend sports days. As the c hairperson of the Representative Council of Learners

2.4FORMAL LETTER You have recently noticed that l earners from different schools in your area meet outside a local supermarket every day a fter school to socialise. Write a

Q3— Section header —

3.1Invitation. Spend approximately 3 0 minu tes on this section.

3.1INVITATION You have accepted a scholarship to study medicine in a foreign country next year Write out an

3.2POSTCARD have take a trip to visit a family member who lives in another part of South Africa. You want to tell your parents about your holiday experience and that you are thinking of them. Write a message in

3.3INSTRUCTIONS Your mother asks you to take care of your younger brother who is in bed with flu, while she goes shopping. Write the SIX instructions in point form that your mother has left you to follow

Language Components

Essay/Argument

Topics Identified

Language in ContextEssay Writing

Mark Allocation

Total80 marks

Sections40 + 40 + 40 + 40 + 40 + 40 + 40 + 40 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 = 460 marks

Key Information

Websitewww.googleimages.com

Paper information

SubjectEnglish

Year2011

SessionNovember

TypePast Paper

PaperPaper 2

LanguageEnglish (SAL — verified from PDF)

Pages7

Downloads35

Examination context

Decade2010s

Years ago15y

SeasonSpring (SH)

Start daySaturday

Exam periodNovember 2011

Days since exam5,468

About English examination preparation

Grade 12 English involves reading, language use, interpretation, and clear written communication. Paper 1 tests comprehension, summary writing, and language in context, while Paper 2 covers literature and essay writing.

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