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Band 4PerformanceStandard

Apply knowledge acquired in a variety of situations usingsome appropriate language conventions.

Description B4 DL3Making detailed enquiries about services offered and

responding appropriatelyEvidence B4 DL3 E1Able to ask questions to obtain details about servicesoffered and give appropriate responses upon receiving theinformation

Activity

A. Based on the above dialogue

i) Underline question words.

ii) Underline Yes / No questions.

Indra : Hi, Imelda, Where do you go every Saturday afternoon? I called your house a few times

and your mum said that

you are attending classes.

Imelda : Yes. Im taking up sign language classes.

Indra : Sign language? Why? You are not becoming hearing impaired, arent you ?

Imelda : No, Im not.

Indra : Then why? Do you know any deaf people?

Imelda : Not at the moment. But once I met a deaf lady and I didnt know how to talk to her. That

was when I decided to

learn a sign language. At that time I didnt know where to go for classes. Then I heard

that they were having sign

language courses at my church and I signed up.

Indra : Is sign language difficult to learn?

Imelda : Not Really. First we learnt some simple words and now we are learning the alphabet.

Soon well learn to talk in

sign language to one another. Its actually very interesting. You use your hands instead

of your mouth to talk to

people.

Indra : Its sounds like you are enjoying yourself.

Imelda : Yes, I am. Now when I meet any hearing impaired people, Ill be able to communicatewith them easily,

provided they know the sign language, of course.

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D. Questions are based on the above dialogue.

1. Where did Imelda go every Saturday afternoon?

A To school C To tuition class

B To Indras house D To sign language classes

Answer =

2. The phrase hearing impaired refers to people who

A can hear perfectly C speak in sign language

B are completely deaf D cant hear well or are deaf

Answer =

3. What made Imelda want to learn sign language?

A She was becoming hearing impaired.

B She has friends who knew sign language.

C She met deaf lady and could not talk to her.

D She heard about the course from her friends in church.

Answer =

4. Sign language is a language

A that people who cannot speak English use

B which is used only by the hearing impaired

C that is really difficult to learn and understand

D where people use their hands to talk to each other

Answer =

5. According to Imelda, the sign language classes are conducted

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A for free C by the deaf

B all the time D only for the deaf

Answer =

6. From the dialogue, we know that Indra

A is interested in learning sign language

B finds the sign language course too expensive

C does not know anyone who is hearing impaired

D believes that it is pointless to take up sign language.

Answer =