THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF TANZANIA, ADVANCED CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION

122/2 ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2

(For Both School and Private Candidates)

Time: 3 Hours Year: 2024

Instructions

1. This paper consists of sections A and B with a total of eight (8) questions.
2. Answer all questions in section A and three (3) questions from section B of which two (2) questions will be compulsory.
3. Section A carries forty (40) marks and section B carries sixty (60) marks.
4. All writings must be in black or blue ink.
5. Communication devices and any unauthorised material are not allowed in the examination room.
6. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet(s).

SECTION A (40 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

1. Read the following scenarios and provide an appropriate brief response to the question asked after each scenario:

(i) The Literature teacher at Mtafurahi Secondary School exposed his students to different literary materials. The students were instructed on how to read and understand the materials thoroughly well. Juma, being one of the students, picked one of the materials and started reciting aloud while other students were listening enthusiastically. What type of literary work did Juma pick?

(ii) Monica believed that literary works were meant to make the audience feel excited and make the world a better place for all races. One day, Monica started reading, watching and listening to literary works. In the course of reading such works, she experienced peculiar pleasure. How is the pleasure that Monica got from reading such literary works called?

(iii) The English Language teacher at Maweni Secondary School thought it worth to insist on grammatical and phonological accuracy when communicating in English. In the course of reinforcing his thoughts to his students, we heard humorously mocking the students who spoke broken English saying, “You speak very beautiful broken English.” Identify the figure of speech imbedded in the teacher’s statement.

(iv) While alone in his room reading essays on one of the African countries, Furaha came across a sentence written, “The poorest people lived in some of the richest areas of the country.” He could not easily grasp the sense of the sentence. To which figure of speech does the sentence belong?

(v) Halima is of the opinion that a short story is the one that takes a short time to read. If you are to meet Halima at your school, what other facts would you tell Halima so that she widens her understanding of short stories? Give two brief points.

2. (a) Study the following advertisement and identify five features which make it qualify to be a good advertisement.

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(b) Study the following situations and then respond to the subsequent questions accordingly:

(i) You are in a bus travelling to your home region. The person seated next to you is an old man. The old man is sneezing and coughing without taking any health precautions. You get annoyed with such a situation but you do not want him to feel offended. Write a sentence that would be appropriate to tell him.

(ii) Dotto: Hey, buddy.

Janeth: Hello, Dotto. Are you good?

Dotto: Well, I'm broke, I need some cash. Can you lend me some?

Janeth: Here you go buddy. Have fun chap.

Dotto: That's good of you friend.

Janeth: It's my pleasure.

With evidence from the features of the dialogue, identify the type of language style used by the speakers.

(iii) While walking on the pavement along the road with your brother, he steps on a slippery banana peel and falls down, twisting his leg. What would be your spontaneous expression to tell him?

(iv) Imagine your class teacher borrows a book from you. He stays with it for quite some time. You need the book back so as to complete your homework. Construct a sentence that you would use to ask him to give back the book.

(v) Unexpectedly, you receive a precious gift from your friend with whom you spent your childhood. Upon receiving the gift, you almost fail to control your emotions. What would be the appropriate sentence/expression to tell your friend after receiving such a precious gift?

3. Oral and written literature is distinguished based on different elements. Explain the ways the two forms of literature differ in terms of the following:

1. Literacy level of the artists and audience
2. Flexibility
3. Cost of production
4. Durability
5. Mode of transmission

4. Read the following poem carefully and then answer the questions that follow:

Poor Woman Black woman of Africa, Woman of the jungle fields, Now you cry, Woman, now you lament. That your child is lost, That the fire of life is no longer in him, That now he is stone dead to you, You who endured for him the pain of delivery And the toil of care growth. But you forget, woman, That when he was a baby You refused him your breast, You fed him with powdered milk, And gave him sugar crystals, Instead of the wild honey you’ve always known, Faked food he ate, And your heart glowed, To his artificial smile, And when the dirt you fed him, Finally excreted, After destroying his inside, You collected the excreta with a song, And held the little bundle, burning hot with life, And out you went to throw it, Into the toilet depths, Of the toilet bowl, And now your child suffers, He suffers death for the murder you committed, So you must weep and suffer with him, Poor woman of Africa.

Questions:

1. What is this poem about?
2. Some expressions in this poem are symbolically used. What do the following expressions symbolise in this poem?
   1. Wild honey
   2. Sugar crystals
3. Briefly explain the central theme of this poem. Give evidence for your answer.
4. What is the tone of this poem? Give evidence for your answer.
5. One of the verses in the second stanza is “Faked food he ate.” Which poetic feature has been employed at the beginning of the first and second words of this verse?
6. The poet has used words with opposite meaning like “life/death.” Identify the other two words which have been used in this poem with the same meaning relation.

SECTION B (60 Marks)

Answer three (3) questions from this section. Question five (5) and seven (7) are compulsory.

List of Readings in Plays:

• Betrayal in the City -Francis Imbuga
• I Will Marry When I Want -Ngugi wa Thiong’o & Ngugi wa Miri
• The Bride Austin Bukenya
• Lwanda Magere Okoiti Omtatah
• An Enemy of the People Henrik Ibsen
• Black Mamba John Ruganda

List of Readings in Novels:

• Encounters from Africa -Macmillan Education Limited
• The Beautiful Ones are not Yet Born -Ayi Kwei Armah
• A Man of the People -Chinua Achebe
• Divine Providence -Severin N. Ndunguru
• The Rape of the Pearl -Magala Nyago
• Vanishing Shadows -Namige Kayondo
• His Excellency the Head of State -Danny Safo
• A Season of Waiting -David Omowale

List of readings in Poetry:

• Selected Poems -Institute of Education
• The Wonderful Surgeon and Other Poems -Charles Mloka

5. “Some women are a source of inspiration to other women in their respective societies.” With reference to two relevant novels, justify this statement using four points from each novel.

6. “The effectiveness of message delivery in plays is determined by the playwrights' artistic use of language.” Justify this statement by making reference to two plays you have read in this course. Limit your answer to four points from each play.

7. “Some people suffer because of the position they occupy in society.” Prove this statement with reference to four poems you have read under this programme. Give four points from each poem.

8. When reading plays, one comes across characters that have been created and developed by the playwrights to represent real people in the society. This creativity is meant to make the plays authentic. Show the truth of this view by using any two plays you have read under this course. Provide four points from each play, but use one main character only from each.

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF TANZANIA ADVANCED CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION

122/1 ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1

(For Both School and Private Candidates)

Time: 3 Hours Year: 2024

Instructions

1. This paper consists of sections A and B with a total of eight (8) questions.
2. Answer all questions in section A and choose three (3) questions from section B. Questions five (5) and six (6) are compulsory.
3. Each question in section A weighs ten (10) marks and twenty (20) marks in section B.
4. All writings must be in black or blue ink.
5. Communication devices and any unauthorised material are not allowed in the examination room.
6. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet(s).

SECTION A (40 Marks)

Answer all questions from this section.

1. How do the following pairs of linguistic concepts relate? Explain using relevant examples.

1. Dialect and accent
2. Linguists and linguistics
3. Linguistic competence and linguistic performance
4. Language acquisition and language learning
5. Language community and community language

2. Divide each of the underlined words in the following sentences into their morphemes.

1. The US Ministry of Defense offices are in the pentagonal building.
2. Arguing that transgender issues are natural is a quasi-scientific explanation.
3. The restaurant is picturesquely situated on the banks of the river.
4. The polyonymous communities in Mara region are my research area.
5. Leticia works as a paediatrician at Morogoro Regional Hospital.

3. Transcribe phonemically the italicized words in each of the following sentences:

1. Why does a kilo of fur weigh lighter than a kilo of salt?
2. You catch fish when it bites your bait.
3. Julienth may fail to see the file because it is hidden.
4. The sketch map is eye catching.
5. I am sure that Kimasi is a pure Nilotic language.

4. (a) Describe five attributes of a competent consecutive language interpreter.

(b) Translate the following Kiswahili mini-speech into English language.

Akiwahutubia vijana, mgeni rasmi alisema, “Ukikamatwa na dawa za kulevya hatukutetei kwa sababu hata sheria za nchi yetu zinazuia biashara hiyo. Sisi hatuwezi kuendelea kuwa na sifa ya kufanya biashara zisizokubalika kisheria. Napenda nisisisitize kuwa, serikali itawatewa watanzania na nchi yao ya nchi ikiwa wataonea. Lakini ukifanya biashara ya dawa za kulevya, magendo, au ubakaji kule hatutukutetea kamwe.”

SECTION B (60 Marks)

Answer three (3) questions from this section. Question five (5) and six (6) are compulsory.

5. Using appropriate examples, give a detailed elaboration of six factors that might have facilitated the development of bilingualism in English and Kiswahili among the Tanzanians.

6. You have read a teaching job vacancy advertisement for the English Language subject teacher in the Daily Newspaper of 20^th March, 2024, and you want to apply. Write an application letter for the post, presenting your personal and academic details to the Headmaster of Maendeleo Secondary School, P. O. Box 88, Ruvuma. Sign your name as Dotto Mwangaza.

7. You are attending the Euro-CASE Annual Conference in Germany of which the speech was provided by the chief guest. Read the given part of speech and with examples, explain six stylistic features.

Dear Excellencies,
Distinguished guests,
Dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen.

It is a true pleasure to welcome this congregation to the third Euro-CASE Annual Conference, this time in Berlin. A high sense of gratefulness to you, Professor Martin Schumanns, President of the EIT, for taking time off from your busy schedule to attend this important conference. I also wish to thank Mrs Professor Treschow-Tarrel, Chairperson of the Euro-CASE for agreeing to preside over this event.

It is also an honour for us to welcome representatives from our partner academies as well as experts from science, business and politics to the conference today. Moreover, I would like to greet the representatives from the Federal Government and the European Union…..

8. Skimming and scanning are essential components of the reading skills. In five points, difference the two components.