Read and Analyze News Articles: Assessment for English Course

Document title: SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Page 1 of 24 Resource ID: CAE_18_10_U05_A01_SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Knowledge/Skills Assessment Criteria Unit code, name and release number SWERLN001 Read and listen to the news Release 1 Qualification/Course code, name and release number 10729NAT Certificate III in Spoken and Written English Release 1 Student details Student number Student name

Document title: SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Page 2 of 24 Resource ID: CAE_18_10_U05_A01_SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Version: 20190208 Date created: 21 August 2018 Date modified: 14/02/2019 For queries, please contact: Career Pathways, Aboriginal Languages and Employability Skills Janison Street Tamworth NSW 2340 © 2019 TAFE NSW, Sydney RTO Provider Number 90003 | CRICOS Provider Code: 00591E This assessment can be found in the: Learning Bank The contents in this document is copyright © TAFE NSW 2019, and should not be reproduced without the permission of the TAFE NSW. Information contained in this document is correct at time of printing: 14 February 2019. For current information please refer to our website or your teacher as appropriate.

Document title: SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Page 3 of 24 Resource ID: CAE_18_10_U05_A01_SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Assessment instructions Assessment details Instructions Assessment overview Read two news articles and answer the questions. Assessment Event number 1 of 3 Instructions for this assessment This assessment has two (2) parts: 1. Choose two (2) news articles 2. Read your two chosen news articles and answer all questions Submission instructions Distance learning When you finish this assessment, check you have answered all questions for your two chosen articles and upload it to the Online Learning System (OLS). It is important that you keep a copy of all electronic and hardcopy assessments submitted to TAFE. What do I need to do to achieve a satisfactory result? Answer all questions correctly. What do I need to provide? Distance learning – Computer with Internet access. Pen or pencil as required. You can use an English dictionary Due date/time allowed 60 minutes Assessment feedback, review or appeals Appeals are addressed in accordance with Every Student’s Guide to Assessment.

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Document title: SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Page 4 of 24 Resource ID: CAE_18_10_U05_A01_SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Part 1: Choose two news articles Scan the four (4) news articles by looking at the headlines and pictures. Choose only two (2) news articles that you would like to read. 1. Which two (2) articles have you chosen? Answer 2. Why have you chosen these articles? Answer No. News article headlines Pictures Pictures 1 Eat breakfast, comb hair, send a text, watch out for the car ahead! 2 What’s the point of a school uniform? 3 Facebook: Friend or Enemy? 4 Getting to know elderly neighbours during a heat wave could save lives.

Document title: SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Page 5 of 24 Resource ID: CAE_18_10_U05_A01_SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Part 2: Read two news articles (News article 1 ) Before you read 1. Look at the headline and pictures. What do you think the article will be about? Answer choices Put X next to your answer driving lessons dangerous driving habits car repairs 2. Which words and phrases might you read in the article? Answer choices Put X next to your answer crash, busy on the phone, drivers, pollution, keys, petrol office, station, lights News article headlines Pictures Pictures Eat breakfast, comb hair, send a text, watch out for the car ahead!

Document title: SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Page 6 of 24 Resource ID: CAE_18_10_U05_A01_SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Now read the whole article and answer the questions below. News article 1 Eat breakfast, comb hair, send a text, watch out for the car ahead! Talking on the phone while driving is illegal, but it is not the only dangerous behind-the-wheel habit. Researchers at the University of Sydney used secret cameras to film 70 drivers across Sydney. 71 % of those drivers were caught eating or drinking, 50 % brushing their hair and 40 % reading or writing. Some were also found using toothpicks and taking medicine. Manager of NRMA Motoring Services, Peter Steele, said that even a half-second distraction could add eight metres to stopping distances. The study found that all 70 drivers were distracted 16 % of the time, and everyone played with the radio. Julie Hatfield, a specialist in risk psychology at the University of Sydney, said half of Sydney drivers interviewed by the university said they use a phone while driving, and a third send text messages. Ms. Hatfield was not surprised drivers had other dangerous habits because most people did not realise the risk involved. However, she was extremely disappointed and alarmed that some cars now had small TVs and DVD players installed. "It is ludicrous. It is very distracting to sit in the front of the car while watching TV." Mr Steele was also unhappy. "DVD players and TVs are being offered in cars but they have huge potential for driver accidents." Picture 1 Picture 2

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Document title: SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Page 7 of 24 Resource ID: CAE_18_10_U05_A01_SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 The NRMA said screens should only be used if the driver cannot see them and headphones should be used by passengers. The Medical Journal of Australia has reported that using a mobile phone while driving increases the risk of an accident by four. There is only a doubled risk from drink-driving. Peter Steele said that people do not report all accidents because drivers do not want to admit they were playing with the radio, eating or putting on their make-up. Mr Steele said NRMA research also shows distracted drivers had bad speed control and a feeling of being under pressure. Adapted from an article by Kirsty Needham, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 August 2008. https://www.drive.com.au/motor- news/model-by-model-ford-fg-falcon-g6e-20080216-14392 3. The article is mainly about: Answer choices Put X next to your answer good eating habits dangerous driving habits the high standard of NRMA Motoring Services 4. Why does Julie Hatfield think drivers have dangerous habits? Answer

Document title: SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Page 8 of 24 Resource ID: CAE_18_10_U05_A01_SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 5. What words tell you how Julie Hatfield feels about unsafe driving habits? Answer 6. From the article, list three (3) dangerous things drivers do when they drive. No. Answer 1. 2. 3.

Document title: SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Page 9 of 24 Resource ID: CAE_18_10_U05_A01_SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 7. In the article, who says that people do not want to admit they were doing the wrong thing when they crash their car? Answer choices Put X next to your answer Kirsty Needham Julie Hatfield Peter Steele 8. What word means against the law? Answer 9. Read the following extract from the article: Manager of NRMA Motoring Services, Peter Steele, said that even a half-second distraction could add eight metres to stopping distances. Which picture best represents this extract? Answer choices Put X next to your answer Picture 1 Picture 2

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Document title: SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Page 10 of 24 Resource ID: CAE_18_10_U05_A01_SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 (News article 2 ) Before you read 1. Look at the headline and pictures. What do you think the article will be about? Answer choices Put X next to your answer how to be a good student school exams the pros and cons of school uniforms 2. Which words and phrases might you read in the article? Answer choices Put X next to your answer lunch time, detention, bus students, rules, debate after-school care, recess, games News article headlines Pictures Pictures What’s the point of a school uniform?

Document title: SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Page 11 of 24 Resource ID: CAE_18_10_U05_A01_SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Now read the article and answer the following questions. (News article 2) What’s the point of a school uniform? The fight over school uniforms shows no signs of stopping. For the past decade, schools, parents and students have been fighting over whether or not school uniforms are a positive or negative thing and every year more and more people are asking if school uniforms are really needed. There are many positive things about uniforms. They make students more disciplined and improve attendance. Some people believe that they create well-behaved children who are better students. “Everybody knows that wearing a school uniform improves exam results,” said one school principal from Sydney. He said that he is extremely unhappy when students wear the wrong clothes. Furthermore, all students look the same and parents do not have to fight with their children about what to wear every day. It can also be cheaper for parents because they do not have to buy a lot of different clothes for their children. Even though school uniforms have always been a part of Australian culture, some opponents say school uniform rules are too strict. Students can get into trouble for not wearing the correct hat or shoes. They are not free to be creative and choose their own clothes and some school uniforms are too expensive for poor families. Many people believe schools spend too much time worrying about how students look. They also think that uniforms distract the teachers and students from more important problems.Researchers are divided over how much of an impact school uniforms have on student learning. A 2004 book states that uniforms do not improve school safety or discipline. A 2005 study, on the other hand, says that in some high schools, uniforms improved attendance but no made no difference to academic performance.Either way, the topic of school uniforms will continue to be discussed for a long time to come. Adapted from articles by By Lee Elliot Major & Steve Higgins 20 October 2017: https://www.tes.com/news/school-uniform- good-or-bad-thing and Marian Wilde June 11 2018 https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/school-uniforms/ Picture 1 Picture 2

Document title: SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Page 12 of 24 Resource ID: CAE_18_10_U05_A01_SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 3. The article is mainly about: Answer choices Put X next to your answer school principals who are unhappy about school uniforms the debate around school uniforms school uniforms being too expensive 4. Does the school principal think students should wear a uniform? Answer 5. List three (3) positive things about school uniforms. No. Answer 1. 2. 3. 6. Read the question and then write True or False in the space provided. Question Write True or False Some people believe school uniforms restrict creativity School uniforms are quite cheap

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Document title: SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Page 13 of 24 Resource ID: CAE_18_10_U05_A01_SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Question Write True or False School uniforms may divert attention away from other important problems 7. Read paragraph 3 again. Do opponents believe school uniforms are positive or negative? Answer 8. Is the principal happy when students wear the incorrect uniform? Answer 9. Read the following extract from the article: ‘Students can get into trouble for not wearing the correct school hat or shoes’ Which picture best represents this extract? Answer choices Put X next to your answer Picture 1 Picture 2

Document title: SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Page 14 of 24 Resource ID: CAE_18_10_U05_A01_SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 (News article 3) Before you read 1. Look at the headline and pictures. What do you think the article will be about? Answer choices Put X next to your answer outdoor activities the positive things about having friends the positive and negative things about social media 2. Which words and phrases might you read in the article? Answer choices Put X next to your answer social media, addiction, internet text messages, study, TV class, electricity, Telstra News article headlines Pictures Pictures Facebook: Friend or Enemy?

Document title: SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Page 15 of 24 Resource ID: CAE_18_10_U05_A01_SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Now read the article and answer the following questions. (News article 3) Facebook: Friend or Enemy? Back in 2012, Social Media Today wrote an article that asked the question: "Is social media a good thing or a bad thing?" Today people are still asking the same question: Is social media good for us? There are many answers to this question. So, what is the answer? Is social media basically good, or does it have a negative impact on us? Here's my answer: social media is both good and bad. Social media connects people. Many people have family who live all over the world and they need to keep in contact with them. Social media can also connect us with people we have not met in person but we can still have good relationships with them. People can use the internet to educate themselves. You can learn almost anything you like through videos and education websites. The news is also now available much faster. I adore Twitter because every day I learn about something that has happened in the world and I don’t have to wait for the television news updates. However, social media can have negative impacts. Firstly, it can affect our work and family life. Some people spend hours and hours on the internet and use social media when they should be doing other things. The internet can also be addictive. Research shows that social media can be similar to other dangerous addictions like alcohol or drugs. Many people can't get out of bed before checking Facebook. Research also shows that social media usage can increase depression. Cyber-bullying is a big problem, too. Picture 1 Picture 2

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Document title: SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Page 16 of 24 Resource ID: CAE_18_10_U05_A01_SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Before, when we had a problem with someone, we talked to them face-to-face. Today we do not have to talk. People can hide behind their screens. This is not a complete list of all the positive and negative things about social media, and it does not fully answer the original question, "Is social media a good thing or a bad thing?" Maybe a better question is "How can I use social media for good?" What do you think? Adapted from an article by Lucy Rendler-Kaplan @lucyrk78 in the SMT Influencer Published Sept. 13, 2017 https://www.socialmediatoday.com/smt-influencer/social-media-good-thing-or-bad-thing

Document title: SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Page 17 of 24 Resource ID: CAE_18_10_U05_A01_SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 3. The article is mainly about: Answer choices Put X next to your answer how easy it is to find information on the internet the positive and negative aspects of social media how social media can improve your business 4. The writer’s point of view is: Answer choices Put X next to your answer people should not use social media the only good thing about social media is Twitter there are good and bad things about social media 5. List three (3) good things about social media. No. Answer 1. 2. 3. 6. According to the article, what do many people do before they get up in the morning? Answer

Document title: SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Page 18 of 24 Resource ID: CAE_18_10_U05_A01_SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 7. What does the phrase “social media connects people” mean? Answer 8. What word tells you how the writer feels about Twitter ? Answer 9. Look at the young people in Picture 1. (1.7) Which extract best interprets this picture? Answer choices Put X next to your answer Before, when we had a problem with someone, we talked to them face- to-face. Today we do not have to talk. Social media can also connect us with people we have not met in person but we can still have good relationships with them. People can use the internet to educate themselves.

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Document title: SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Page 19 of 24 Resource ID: CAE_18_10_U05_A01_SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 News article 4 Before you read 1. Look at the headline and pictures. What do you think the article will be about? Answer choices Put X next to your answer health problems helping elderly people when the temperature is high exercise habits of elderly people 2. Which words and phrases might you read in the article? Answer choices Put X next to your answer train station, church, holiday washing, handyman, nursing home offer to help, air-conditioner, summer months News article headlines Pictures Pictures Getting to know elderly neighbours during a heat wave could save lives.

Document title: SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Page 20 of 24 Resource ID: CAE_18_10_U05_A01_SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Now read the article and answer the following questions. (News article 4) Getting to know elderly neighbours during a heat wave could save lives. Summer months can become extremely hot, and sometimes there can be heat waves. And that means we should be looking after our neighbours who are elderly and isolated. That’s the advice from a group called Neighbours in Solidarity , a not-for-profit organization. The group is was formed after thousands of isolated and elderly people died after experiencing extreme temperatures. The goal of Neighbours in Solidarity is to encourage neighbours to talk to each other, to stop isolation, and to create neighbourhoods where people feel like they are welcome and where there is mutual support. “It starts by knowing who our neighbours are, by getting to know each other,” said Neighbours in Solidarity director Chloé Dodinot. Call or knock on neighbour’s door. Often, the elderly don’t go out when it is hot, so offer to do the groceries or walk their dog. Ask what you can do to help them”. Many elderly people live in social isolation, according to Neighbours in Solidarity . “Looking out for your neighbours helps everyone”, said Chloé Dodinot. “It is absolutely terrible if we don’t look after the elderly in our communities. We must ask our neighbours how they are, and it is extremely important that we make sure they’re hydrated and cool,” said Marie-Claude, a television personality and spokesperson for Neighbours in Solidarity . Some suggestions from Neighbours in Solidarity : • Drink six to eight glasses of water a day, and eat even if you’re not hungry. Picture 1 Picture 2

Document title: SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Page 21 of 24 Resource ID: CAE_18_10_U05_A01_SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 • Stay out of the sun— find air-conditioned spaces like cinemas or shopping centres. • Do not go out between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. Take water with you. • Keep your house cool by closing curtains and blinds. Use ceiling fans. • Take a cool shower or bath. • Wear lightweight clothing. Adapted from an article by Susan Schwartz, Montreal Gazette Updated: August 8, 2018 https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/getting-to-know-elderly-neighbours-during-heat-wave-could-save-lives 3. The article is mainly about: Answer choices Put X next to your answer the dangers of elderly people getting sunburnt how to care for the elderly when it is hot what to wear in summer 4. According to Neighbours in Solidarity , why is it extremely important to look after the elderly when the weather is hot? Answer 5. Who is Chloé Dodinot? Answer

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Document title: SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 Page 22 of 24 Resource ID: CAE_18_10_U05_A01_SWERLN001_AE_Kn_1of3_Online_LA024017 6. Write down two (2) of Neighbours in Solidarity’s goals. Answer 7. What does social isolation mean? Answer choices Put X next to your answer experiencing extreme temperatures connection to family and friends limited or no contact with family and friends 8. What does Marie-Claude think about the idea of not helping the elderly? Answer 9. Which picture best represents the word solidarity ? Answer choices Put X next to your answer Picture 1 Picture 2

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