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Culture and Traditions:
Sample reading and responding task answers
Task 1
- Why did Jameela fail to contact Maha during the
first few days of her arrival in Tunisia?
Jameela failed to contact Maha before now because she was busy meeting all her family members whom she had not met before and she did not have access to a computer until she was invited to her aunt's place.
- Describe Jameela's feelings about her trip,
giving reasons to support your answer.
Jameela is overwhelmed and surprised by the number of relatives that she found out she had.
She is also very happy that she met them as they are loving and caring. She is very excited about sightseeing in Tunisia as she has heard about it from her father.
- How does the language of the text reveal the nature
of the relationship between Jameela and Maha?
The nature of the relationship between the two girls is obviously very friendly and casual. This is evident as the text uses informal expressions such as
The text also contains personal language evident in the information that is usually shared by individuals that are close to each other:
The text is conversational
and the tone in the text is humorous, exemplified in
Task 2
- How does the text convey its message?
The text begins by telling a joke and uses persuasive language such as
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