ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE GRADE 9 12 NOVEMBER 2012 PAPER 1 – LANGUAGE TIME: 1½ Hour (9:40 – 11:10) INFORMATION 1. This paper consists out of: Section A – Comprehension (20) Section B – Summary (10) Section C – Language (20) 2. You are writing: EFAL Paper 1, November 2012 INSTRUCTIONS 1. Leave 3 LINES open at the top before you write your Name, Surname, Grade and Section. 2. Begin the answers of each SECTION on a new page. 3. Leave a line OPEN between answers. 4. Leave a 2cm-wide margin on the right-side of the page for marks. 5. Write neat and LEGIBLY. 6. Staple your answers to the front of your question paper when you hand in.
SECTION A - Comprehension (20) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow Gangnam Style 1. Gangnam Style (강남 스타일) is a 2012 dance pop single written and performed by Korean pop singer Park Jae Sung, better known by his stage name PSY. Since the release of the song and its highly entertaining music video in mid-July 2012, the video has gained more than 8 million views in the span of two weeks and spawned numerous parodies and copycat dance videos on YouTube. Origin 2. The song “Gangnam Style” was written, produced and recorded as the title single of the sixth studio album PSY 6 (Six Rules), Part 1 by South Korean singer and rapper PSY, who is best known for his quick-witted sense of humour and comical dance moves. The song was released on July 15th, 2012, along with the music video which made its online debut via PSY’s official YouTube channel on the same day. 3. Upon its release, the song took off on virtually all Korean billboard charts, portal search sites and online music stores, but it began garnering international attention after the music video went viral on YouTube during the third week of July 2012. The video continued gaining viral momentum at an average rate of more than 9 million views per day in the span of two months, surpassing Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” to reach the number one position on the YouTube Top 100 Music Videos chart during the last week of August. By mid-September, PSY’s “Gangnam Style”
1 overtook LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem” as the most liked video on the site with more than 1.6 million likes. The Horse Dance 4. The mass appeal of the music video has been attributed to its signature dance move known as “the horse-riding dance,” which combines the stylistic elements of shuffle dancing and hand movements resembling the posture of a horseback rider. 5. During its onset, speculations arose in the Korean internet communities that the dance may have been pioneered a year earlier by a Korean pop group Girls’ Day in their 2011 debut single Tilting Head. However, PSY later revealed in interviews that he came up with the dance during a talent contest at a post-concert event in August 2011. The Lyrics 6. The basic premise of the song is about a self-proclaimed hotshot looking for “the perfect girlfriend who knows when to be refined and when to get wild.” The refrain of the song, “Oppan Gangnam Style,” can be translated as “Your Boy’s Gangnam Style” with PSY referring to himself as such. The song’s unexpected popularity has also led to more in-depth readings of its lyrics in the news media, including the widespread assertion that the song is a satire about South Koreans’ materialist obsession with Seoul’s Gangnam district, a symbol of opulence and socio-economic status. PSY has expressed conflicting views regarding this interpretation in multiple interviews. 7. English Translation: Oppa’s Gangnam style Gangnam style
A girl who is warm and graceful during the day A classy girl who knows how to enjoy a cup of coffee A girl whose heart gets hotter when night comes A girl with that kind of twist
I’m a guy A guy who is as warm as you during the day A guy who downs his coffee before it cools down A guy whose heart bursts when night comes That kind of guy
Beautiful, loveable Yes you, hey, yes you, hey Beautiful, loveable Yes you, hey, yes you, hey Now let’s go until the end
Terminology 8. “Gangnam Style” is a Korean neologism referring to the upscale fashion and lavish lifestyle associated with trendsetters in Seoul’s Gangnam district (강남), which is considered the most affluent part of the metropolitan area. In colloquial usage, it is comparable to the English slang terms “swag” or “yolo”.
2 1.1 Say whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE. Quote part of a sentence to support your answer.
The Gangnam style video is not very popular. FALSE “as the most liked on the site with more than 1.6 million likes” “(2) 1.2 Say whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE. Quote a clause to support your answer.
Park Jay Sung uses his real name to perform. FALSE “better known by his stage name PSY” (2) 1.3 What nationality is Park Jay Sung? Korean (1) 1.4 Name two qualities that Psy is well-known for. (par 2) Quick witted sense of humour Comical dance moves (2) 1.5 The word “viral” is usually used when some kind of illness or disease spreads extremely fast. Explain in your own words how a video can go “viral” on YouTube. (par 3) It is a metaphor. The video spread like a virus, very fast because many people downloaded and shared it. (2) 1.6 Which two achievements did the song reach after its release? (par 3) It reached the number one position on the You Tube Top 100 Music Videos It became the most liked video on the site (2) 1.7 Explain what the “horse dance is” in your own words. You pretend to be on a horse but mimic the riding movements while you are actually on the ground. (2) 1.8 How did Psy came up the the “horse dance”? He came up with the dance during a talent contest at a post-concert even in August 2011. (1) 1.9 Why is the title of the song, “Gangnam style”? It is about the Gangnam district that is a very rich district. (2) 1.10 Read the lyrics of the song. In two sentences, say what message the song gives you. Open response. There must be two sentences. If not two sentences the maximum mark to be achieved is only 1. (2)
3 1.11 What is the meaning of the word “swag”? Upscale fashion or lavish lifestyle (1) 1.12 Is the word “Gangnam” referring to a lifestyle or a dance? Lifestyle (1) [20] PLEASE TURN PAGE OVER
4 Section B Summary (10) QUESTION 2 Read the article below about Gangnam. Your friend wants to travel to Seoul and knows nothing about Gangnam. You googled it for him/her and must now write down the seven most important facts about Gangnam you think he/she needs to know. Number your facts 1-7. Use (60 words) Gangnam (강남; 江南 Gangnam, literally "South of the River"), officially the Gangnam- gu (강남구; 江南區) is one of the 25 gu (local government districts) which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. As of the 2010 census, Gangnam had a population of 527,641, making it the 4th most populated district in Seoul. Gangnam is the third largest district in Seoul with an area of 39.5 km2. Until the early 1980s Gangnam and its neighboring areas had remained the least developed in Seoul, but a prodigious development over the last 30 years has earned it a reputation of being the most affluent, dynamic, and influential area in both Seoul and South Korea as a whole. It was also the site of the 2010 G-20 summit and the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit. Gangnam is one of three gu that make up the Greater Gangnam Area along with neighboring Seocho and Songpa. Combined, these three gu cover approximately 120 km2 land and have a population of 1,567,881 as of 2010, making up 20% of the area and 15% of the population of Seoul. The Gangnam District office has designated two smoke-free zones within the district. The section of Gangnam Boulevard between exit No.2 of Gangnam Station of Seoul Subway Line 2 and exit No.5 of Sinnonhyeon Station of Line 9. The second being the 836-meter (914-yard) section of sidewalk along Yeongdong Boulevard from exit No.5 of Samseong Station on Line 2, outside COEX Convention & Exhibition Center and ASEM Tower of the COEX complex. Both the Greater Gangnam Area and Gangnam itself are widely known for its heavily concentrated wealth and high standard of living, which has been compared to cities such as Beverly Hills, California. The most significant indicator is its extremely expensive real estate. Seoul as a whole is already known for its expensive house prices and as of 2011, its average apartment costs approximately US$5,500 per m2, but the average price in Gangnam is almost twice as high, roughly US$10,000 per m2, which is 3.5 times the nationwide average. As for land value, a mere 40 km2 land of Gangnam district rivals with the entire land value of the city of Busan, the second largest city in South Korea. Combined with the neighboring districts of Seocho and Songpa, Greater Gangnam Area account for almost 10% of land value of the entire country.
(10) PLEASE TURN PAGE OVER 1. Gangnam has a population of 527641 2. It is the 4rth most populated district in Seoul. 3. Gangnam is the third largest district in Seoul 4. It covers an area of 39,5 km2 5. It was the site of the 2010 G-20 summit. 6. In 2012 it was the site of the Nuclear Security Summit 7. There are two designated smoke free zones in the city.(They can say where as well)
5 8. It has the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center and the ASEM Tower. 9. Real estate is very expensive. Any seven of the above or if learner mention other facts from the extract. It must be facts and not opinions. SEVEN = Facts ONE = if numbered ONE = word cound ONE = few language mistakes =(10)
6 Section C Language (20)
Question 3 Cartoons (5)
3.1 Complete the following sentence by choosing one of the words given in brackets. Only write down the missing word. People usually vote during an ______? (eviction, entrenchment, election) Election (1) 3.2 What does the speaker in frame 1 suggest with the word “everyone”? All the people working there. (1) 3.3 Explain what the stable boy understood by looking at frame 2? All the people and horses (2) 3.4 If you were the speaker, how would you rephrase your statement in frame 1 so that there is no misunderstanding? I’m here to make sure you and your co-workers vote today. (Any appropriate statement that clears up the misunderstanding) (1) [5] PLEASE TURN PAGE OVER
7 Section D - Advertisement (5) Question 4
4.1 Which product is being advertised? LG Car radio (1) 4.2 What is the slogan of this brand? Life’s Good (1) 4.3 Which brand is being advertised here? LG (1) 4.4 Do you think the use of this picture is effective in advertising this product? Give a reason for your answer. Open ended answer. Any reasonable response after a clear YES or NO. If only YES or only NO, no marks. (2) PLEASE TURN PAGE OVER
8 SECTION E – Editing (10) Question 5
Refer to the passage that follows to answer the language questions
1. For every minute that passes in real time, 60 hours of video are uplouded to YouTube.
2. You can turn that number over in your mind as much as you want; at no point will it stop being incredible.
3. Sixty hours every minute.
4. That's five months of video every hour.
5. That's 10 years of video every day.
6. More video is uploaded to YouTube every month than has been broadcast by the three big TV networks in the past 60 years.
7. And the pace is (5.8.1 accelerate): last year the rate (5.8.2 be) only 48 hours per minute.
8. William Blake once wrote something about seeing a world in a grain of sand and holding eternity in an our.
9. YouTube hasn't reached that point yet, but it's well on its way.
10. YouTube creates opportunities for everybody.
5.1 Find the spelling mistake in sentence 1 and write down the correction. Uploaded - uploaded (1) 5.2 Write down a simple sentence from the passage. You Tube creates opportunities for everybody (1) 5.3 Sentence 3 has no verb in it. Rewrite the sentence so that it contains a verb. Sixty hours are uploaded every minute (1) 5.4 In sentence 4 you find the word “That’s”. Which two words do the word ‘that’s’ consist of? Write them out. That is (1) 5.5 Change sentence 5 into a question. Is that five months of video every hour? (1) 5.6 Look at sentence 6. Write the number ‘60’, as a word. sixty
9 (1) 5.7 Write down the full word for TV. television (1) 5.8 Look at sentence 7. Fill in the correct form of the words at 5.8.1 accelrated 5.8.2 was (2) 5.9 In sentence 8 a word is used incorrectly. Write down the correct word. hour (1) (10) GRAND TOTAL: 50
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