Wednesday 30 January 2013
Q1: Recall your knowledge of
Transitional words discussed in English comprehension course and Identify
transitional words and phrases used in this passage, also indicate function
they are serving in this passage.
(Marks 10)
Novel: Emma
by Jane Austen
Emma continued to entertain no
doubt of her being in love. Her ideas only varied as to the how much. At first, she thought it was a good deal; and afterwards, but little. She had great pleasure in
hearing Frank Churchill talked of; and, for his sake, greater pleasure than
ever in seeing Mr. and Mrs. Weston; she was very often thinking of him, and
quite impatient for a letter, that she might know how he was, how were his
spirits, how was his aunt, and what was the chance of his coming to Randalls
again this spring. But, on the other hand, she
could not admit herself to be unhappy, nor, after
the first morning, to be less disposed for employment than usual; she was still
busy and cheerful; and, pleasing as he was, she could yet imagine him to have
faults; and farther, though thinking of him so
much, and, as she sat drawing or working, forming a thousand amusing schemes
for the progress and close of their attachment, fancying interesting dialogues,
and inventing elegant letters; the conclusion of every imaginary declaration on
his side was that she refused him. Their affection was always to subside into
friendship. Every thing tender and charming was to mark their parting; but still they were to part. When she became
sensible of this, it struck her that she could not be very much in love; for in spite of her previous and fixed determination
never to quit her father, never to marry, a strong attachment certainly must
produce more of a struggle than she could
foresee in her own feelings.
Q2: Read the spatial description of
East End of London and underline the location expressions
that are used to guide the reader through the description.
(Marks 5)
East End of London
The East End of London, also
known simply as the East End, is
the area of London, England, east of the medieval walled City of London and
north of the River Thames. Although not defined by universally accepted formal
boundaries, the River Lea can be considered another boundary.
Official attempts to address the
overcrowded housing began at the beginning of the 20th century under the London
County Council. The Second World War devastated much of the East End, with its
docks, railways and industry forming a continual target for bombing, especially
during the Blitz, leading to dispersal of the population to new suburbs and new
housing being built in the 1950s. The Canary Wharf development, improved
infrastructure, and the Olympic Park mean that the East End is undergoing
further change, but some parts continue to contain some of the worst poverty in
Britain.
