To benefit from the talk,I would do the following:-
-maintaining eye contact.
-avoid distracters
-Take down short notes on key points
-Listen attentively to the talk
-sit in a position from which I would hear the speaker clearly
-maintain appropriate sitting posture/upright
-read relevant texts to ensure familiarity with the content.
marto answered the question on October 24, 2017 at 06:04
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'Hurry hurry has no blessings.'
i)To which genre of oral literature does this statement belong to?
ii)Classify the genre in i) above
iii)State any three functions of the genre.
iv)Write one example from the same genre that has an opposite meaning to the one above.
Date posted: October 24, 2017. Answers (1)
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i)The jet circled the town.It scared the residents.(combine into one sentence using a participle)
ii)'I must sign the cheques now' the manager said.(Rewrite in reported speech)
iii)I passed well in K.C.S.E.It was because of my mother's support.(combine into one sentence beginning : But..........)
iv)If you have not talked to the principal, he will send the students home.(Rewrite in passive)
v)Parliament passed the marriage bill it requires couples to declare whatever they own jointly.(punctuate correctly)
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i)It is .............(they/them) who assisted the accident victims.
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Date posted: October 24, 2017. Answers (1)
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Date posted: October 24, 2017. Answers (1)
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i)I talk for granted you are a new teacher.
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Date posted: October 24, 2017. Answers (1)
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Item 1
Step 1:Tongooch:A challenge
Step 2:Choo:Let it come
Step 3:Kootuiyen kwandayun koibei kootiek
(I met my father carrying arrows)
Step 4:Chesweret:porcupine
Item 2
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"Didn't I warn you against fighting? See you have now lost two front teeth!" Barked the angry man.
To this the boy retorted,"I didn't lose my teeth Dad,both are in my pocket."
i)Classify each of the two items above.
ii)What is the role of step 1 in the presentation of item 1?
iii)a)What kind of audience is best for these two types of items?
b)Varied responses are expected from audience to the items.Briefly explain how they would respond to:
a)item 1
b)item 2
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Utaala nya rukana baba yata vuza zing'ombe(luhya)
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ii)What roles does the genre play in the situation you have described.
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ii)There is ...............tea in the thermos flask so you can take some (little/a little)
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iii)The ..............(management) of the company led to his closure.
Date posted: October 17, 2017. Answers (1)