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ENG1515 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2024
(777866) - DUE 4 June 2024
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Home Language - ENG1515 (ENG1515)
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University Of South Africa (Unisa)
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TEACHING ENGLISH, LANGUAGE AND LITERACY
ENG1515 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2024 (777866) - DUE 4
June 2024 ;100% TRUSTED workings, explanations and soluti ons. for
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1. Read Text A below and answer the questions that follow. TEXT A 5. 10 15
CHANGE THE WORLD 1. The motto of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan
University is: “Change the World”, a noble mission inspired by the famous
statement, Nelson Mandela that “education is the most powerful weapon
which you can use to change the world”. For, “it is through education that the
daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that the son of a mineworker can
become the head of a mine, that the child of farm workers can become the
president of a great nation”. 2. True to the legacy of Nelson Mandela, this
University is also a value- driven institution where social justice and equality
are paramount in the endeavour to rectify the inequalities in our world. The
African philosophy of “ubuntu” underpins what you aim for and do as an
institution. 3. Like all universities the world over, in line with your values, you
had to quickly adapt in the face of the pandemic to offer your twenty-nine
thousand or more students online and mask-to-mask tuition. This has not
been easy for you, especially given the gap in content knowledge between
those who are privileged to have access to data, devices, and internet and
those who do not. Source: Adapted from 3
1.1 Refer to paragraph 1. (a) Identify the modal verb used in paragraph 1 and
explain its purpose in the context of the text. (2)
The modal verb used in paragraph 1 is "can." In the context of the text, the modal verb "can" is
used to convey ability or possibility. It emphasizes the transformative power of education by
illustrating the potential for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to achieve great
success and make significant contributions to society. Nelson Mandela's quote highlights the
