1.

MyCat
A.I
ntr
oduct
ion(
wher
eIgoti
t)

a.bl
ackcat

b.gi
vent
ome

c. i
twasst
il
lsmal
l

d.i
tisnowaboutf
ouryear
sol
d

B.Body(
Par
agr
aphI
I)i
tsf
ood

a.f
edt
wiceaday

b.mor
nings,
meatormi
lk

c. atni
ghtmeatorspeci
alcatf
ood

d.ver
yfondofmi
lk

e. l
apsi
tup

Par
agr
aphI
II

a.hercl
aws

b.herpads

c. hunt
ingdur
ingdayt
imeandatni
ght

d.t
hickf
urandwonder
fuleyes

e. al
waysf
indsherwayhome

Par
agr
aphI
V(herways)

a.beaut
if
ul,
gent
le,
clean

b.washesher
sel
faf
tereat
ing

c. l
ikeaf
ir
einwi
nter
d.showspl
easur
ebypur
ri
ng

C.Concl
usi
on

a.Il
ovemycat

b.Il
ookaf
terher
.

Vocabul
aryt
hatmayused

- f
luf
fy -beaut
if
ul,
gent
leandcl
ean

- f
ondof -l
icki
ng

- l
apsi
tup -st
rokes

- beastofpr
ey -pl
easur
e

- l
ong,
cur
vedandshar
p -pur
ri
ng

- sof
tpads -st
rayf
rom home

- noct
urnal

Si
mil
es

- asbl
ackascoal
,aswhi
teassnow

- asgent
leasal
amb

- aswi
seasanowl

- asshar
pasaneedl
e(cl
aws)
2.AFootballMatchIAttended
A.I
ntr
oduct
ion(
wher
eandweat
her
)

I have attended so many f oot

bal
l mat
ches at/i
n Mkwasi ne Stadi
um. The one I
att
ended/wi
tnessedon15June2016wasamemor abl
e/anunf
orgett
abl
eone.Ourschoolwas
pl
aying againstits main/
chi
efr i
val
,Chi
piwa.
The weather was conducive f
or t
he bi
g
game/encounter/
derby.

B.Body:Par
agr
aphI
I

- Numberofpeopl
e

- behavi
ourofspect
ator
s

- cheer
ingatt
hei
rfavour
it
eteams

- noi
sysuppor
ter
s

- dancedwi
thj
oy,
ulul
ated

- scr
eamedwi
thj
oy

Par
agr
aphI
II
 - goodpasses

- passeswer
eaccur
ate

- dr
ibbl
edpastdef
ender
s

- scor
edaheader

- makeagr
eatsave

- pl
ayedanent
ert
aini
nggame

Par
agr
aphI
V

- scor
edabr
il
li
antgoal

- scor
edaspecul
argoal

- scor
edt
hewi
nni
nggoal

- whowast
hebestpl
ayer
/ent
erpr
isi
ng

- t
hedr
ibbl
ingwi
zar
d

C.Concl
usi
on

- Whi
cht
eam won,
byhowmanygoal
s

- Pr
izes

- Pl
ayeroft
hetournament
/manoft
hemat
ch/
mostent
erpr
isi
ngpl
ayer
/topgoalscor
er
wal
kedawaywit
h….

Vocabul
ary

- mostt
alent
edpl
ayer - onegoalt
oni
l

- awar
dedapenal
ty - cl
ear
edt
hebal
l

- passeswer
eaccur
ateandf
ast

- kni
tt
edgoodpasses

- scoredabr i
ll
iantgoal
- scoredahat ri
ck
- scoredabr ace
- theballwasclearedfrom t
heli
ne
- scoredascissorskick
- theballhitt
hecr ossbar
- hewasf oul
edint hepenal
tyboxandapenal
tywasawar
ded
 - scor
edagem ofagoal

3.AnAccidentIWitnessed
A.I
ntr
oduct
ion:Par
agr
aphI

- shi
nyandhotday,
dat
esi
fnecessar
y,sunshi
ningbr
il
li
ant
ly

- t
hesunwasl
ikeabal
loff
ir
e

- t
hesceneoft
heacci
dent

B.BodyPar
agr
aphI
I
 - l
orr
ywant
edt
oover
takeatashar
pcur
ve

- t
hel
orr
ycr
ashedi
ntot
hebus

- peopl
ewhodi
edont
hespot

- numberofpeopl
einj
uredf
atal
ly/
ser
iousl
y

- t
otalchaos/
disor
der

- somepeopl
ewer
escr
eami
ngandgr
oani
ngi
nfearandpai
n

Par
agr
aphI
II

- passi
ngvehi
clesst
oppedt
oavoi
dhi
tt
ingt
hei
njur
ed

- Momentslater
,Short
lyaf
terthat
,Wi
thi
nashor
tspaceoft
imepol
icear
ri
vedatt
he
sceneandaskedsomequest
ions.

- Putacor
dont
okeept
hepubl
icatadi
stance

- Manypeopl
est
oppedt
oseei
ftheycoul
dassi
st

Par
agr
aphI
V

- Ambul
ancecameandcar
ri
edt
hei
njur
edt
othehospi
tal

- Somesur
vivor
ssuf
fer
edscr
atches

- Lor
rydr
iverdi
edaf
terbei
ngadmi
tt
edi
ntot
hehospi
tal
/hospi
tal
ized.

C.Concl
usi
on

- Af
teraf
ort
night
,peopl
ewer
etr
eat
edanddi
schar
ged

- Thel
orr
ydr
iver
,thebusdr
ivercausedt
heacci
dentwasdr
unk;di
dnotobeyt
raf
fi
crul
es.

Vocabul
ary

- peopl
ewer
ebl
eedi
ngpr
ofusel
y

- somepeopl
ewer
einj
uredsl
ight
ly,
fat
all
y

- someonl
ooker
sweptbi
tt
erl
y,t
ouchi
ngl
y

- somepeopl
efel
lheavi
lyont
het
arr
edr
oad/
ont
hegr
avelr
oad
4.MySchool
A.I
ntr
oduct i
on
- nameofschool
- wher eyouf indit,nearesttown, r
ivers,r
oadsanddams,di
str
ict
- yeari twasest abli
shed
Par
agr
aphI I
- t al
kaboutt helowvel dsugarest ates
- t al
kaboutdi stancesinkilomet ers;usewords(i
)appr
oxi
mately(i
i)ar
ound(ii
i)about
,
(i
v)almost
- isi tnearasecondar yschool ,namei t
,usetheabovewordstogivedist
ancet othe
nearestsecondar yschool
- howf ari
sitf r
om t henearesttownshi p,t
own.

Par
agr
aphI I
I
- i ti
sabigschool/smal
l,
urban,f
arm orrur
alschool
.
- numberoft eacher
s– namej ustaf ew,headmist
ress/
headmast
er,t
hedeput
yhead,
yourcl
assteacher
- numberofpupi ls-uni
form wornbygirl
s/boys

Par
agr
aphIV
- subj
ectstaught
,yourfavouri
tesubject
s
- yourspor
tingact
ivi
ti
esatt heschool
- doesyourschoolexcelinanysport

Par
agr
aphV
- whydoyoul
ikeyourschool
?

Vocabul
ar y
- situated,located
- beaut i
fulandmagni f
ied
- greenf lowers
- char t
sar eeducat ive,attracti
veandmout hwateri
ng
- classroomsar ewel lfurnished
- teacher sarefriendly,kind, sociabl
e,merci
ful,
smartandhelpf
ul
- pupi l
sar egener ous,faithful,smartandcheerful
- schoolhasi ndigenousandexot i
ctr
ees(nameaf ew)
- thegar deni spr oductive–var i
etyofvegetabl
esgrowninthegar
den
- appr oximately,around, about ,almost

Si
miles
- asgreenasgr
ass–f l
owers
- assmartaski
ngs(t
eacher
s)
- asbusyaspupil
s(t
eacher
s)
5.DESCRIPTIVECOMPOSITION
Descr
ibi
ngAnyPer
son

Faceandhead:round,oval,l
ong,small
,squar
e-j
awed,t
hin,bul
let
,wri
nkl
ed,f
ri
endl
y,f
reckl
ed,
bal
d-headed,
dar
kincompl exi
on,l
ighti
ncomplexi
on,
whit
ei ncomplexi
on.

For
ehead:nar
row,
flat
,bul
ging,
str
aight
,br
oad,
enor
mous

Nose:l
ong,
flat
,st
rai
ght
,br
oad.Enor
mous,
bul
bous,
aqui
li
ne(
eagl
e-l
ike)

Hair
: strai
ght,wavy,cur
ly,mat
ted,unkempt
,fi
ne,t
angl
ed,br
own,gr
ey-
hai
red,l
ong,si
lky,
bobbed,
plait
ed

Eyes:cl
ear
,bri
ght
,lar
ge,smal
l,br
own,bl
ue,sl
y,mer
ry,beady,t
winkl
ing,spar
kli
ng,r
ound,
al
mond-shaped

Mout
h,li
psandt eet
h:wide,t
hin,
strai
ght
,st
ained,
bad,
decayed,
gleami
ng,
irr
egul
ar,
proj
ect
ing,
pr
ominent
,uneven,wel
l-
brushed,t
hick

Ski
n:pal
e,t
anned,
dusky,
fai
r,sunbur
nt,
rough,
smoot
h,f
reckl
ed,
pimpl
y,bl
otchy.

Fi
gures: tall
,shor
t,l
anky,st
out
,thin,frai
l,at
hlet
ic,bent
,sturdy,st
alwar
t,manl
y,power
ful
,
gi
ganti
c,deformed,
robust
,br
oadchest,upri
ght,
bow- l
egged,bi
g-chest
ed.

Character
:humbl e,ki
ndhear t
ed,proud,naught,gr
eedy,sel
fi
sh,cheerf
ul,miserable,honest,
char
mi ng,mean,
loyal,
generous,l
ovabl
e,bold,
stubborn,
short
-tempered,
forgi
ving,unforgi
ving,
mercil
ess,br
ave,har
dworking,
,goodtempered,coward,j
ovi
al,
headstr
ong,shy,unforgivi
ng

Voice: l
ow,hi
gh-
pit
ched,squeaky,sweet
,shr
il
l,hoar
se,deep,har
sh,bass,nasal
,gut
tur
al,
raucous
6.NARRATIVE
CAUGHTI
NATHUNDERSTORM

Par
agr
aphI

- LastFr
iday/
Sat
urdayaf
ter
noonmot
hersentmet
obuysomegr
ocer
ies

- wentt
ovi
sitaf
ri
endonanot
herf
arm

- nocl
oudi
nthesky

- wasahot
-smel
tedday

- sunwasl
ikeabal
loff
ir
e

Par
agr
aphI
I

- Towar
dsone,
two,
thr
eeo’
clockt
hewi
ndspr
angup.

- coul
dseet
hewi
ndatt
heswayi
ngbr
anchesoft
rees

- dr
ivenbyt
hewi
nd,
thundercl
oudsbegant
ogat
heri
n

- t
hest
orm wasbr
ewi
ng

Par
agr
aphI
II

- Soonaf
ter
war
ds,
Ihear
dther
umbl
ingoft
hunder
.

- Byt
hist
imet
heskycompl
etel
yover
cast

- Suddenl
y,t
her
ewasal
ordt
hunder
clapt
hatl
eftmeal
mostdeaf
,fol
lowedbyaf
lashof
l
ight
ning

Par
agr
aphI
V

- Af
ewr
aindr
opsspat
ter
edi
nthedust

- Al
mosti
mmedi
atel
yaf
ter
war
ds,
itpour
edwi
thr
ain

- Ihadt
oscur
ryf
orshel
ter

- Iwasdr
enched(
wett
otheski
n)

- Wat
erwasever
ywher
e

- It
ookshel
teri
nacave/
shed.
 - Ishi
ver
edwi
thcol
d

- Wi
thi
nhal
fanhour
,thest
orm hadpassed

Par
agr
aphVConcl
usi
on

- Icoul
dseear
ainbowi
nthesky

- Bi
rdsbegant
osi
ngagai
n

- We/
Ihur
ri
edhome

7.BUSINESSLETTER
Wri
tealet
tert
oyourteacheradvi
singhimthatyouwi
llnotbeabl
etoat
tendschoolonasai
d
dat
eandday.Thereasonsshouldi
ncludet
hefoll
owi
ng.

Yourmotherhasfal
leni
llandi
sbed-
riddenwi
thanout
breakofchol
erat
hathasr
ecent
lyhi
t
yourvi
ll
age/
area.

- f
atherhast
akenhert
ohospi
tal

- hassi
ncebeenadmi
tt
edatChi
redzi
/Mashoko/
Mkwasi
nehospi
tal
/cl
ini
c

- f
atherhaswr
it
tenanot
etel
li
ngust
hathercondi
ti
oni
simpr
ovi
ng

- si
nceyouaretheeldestson/daught
eryouhavet
otakecar
eofbeast
s,ot
heryounger
chi
ldr
en(
thefami
ly)andallf
armingacti
vit
ies.

- youcanaddsomemor
edet
ail
s

- t
ellhi
m/herwhenyouhopet
obebackt
oschool

Vocabul
ary

- admi
tt
ed

- r
ecover
ing/
feel
ingbet
ter

- l
ooki
ngaf
ter
/taki
ngcar
e

- t
reat
edanddi
schar
ged
8.NARRATIVE
TheDayMyUncl
e’sHouseBur
ntDown

A.I
ntr
oduct
ion

- l
astweek,
year
,af
ort
nightagovi
sit
edmycousi
ninHar
are

- t
hateveni
ngwentt
othechur
ch-r
etur
ned

- sawt
hehouseonf
ir
e

B.Par
agr
aphI
I

- howwet
ri
edt
osavewhatwecoul
d

- uncl
etookhosepi
pei
nthegar
den

- f
ir
ekeptspr
eadi
ng

- hel
pedmyuncl
e,car
ri
edoutcl
othesandf
urni
tur
e

- l
ater
,toodanger
ous,
crown/
onl
ooker
srushed–whatt
heydi
d.

Par
agr
aphI
II

- howt
hef
ir
ewasputout

- par
toft
her
ooff
elli
n,smokeandf
lames
 - f
ir
eengi
near
ri
ved-f
ir
emenspr
ayedwat
eront
hehouse

- f
lamesdi
eddown–f
ir
eputout

- onl
ybar
ewal
lsl
eft

Par
agr
aphI
V–Concl
usi
on

- st
ayedatanei
ghbour
’shouse

- uncl
elookedf
orahouset
orent

- causeoft
hef
ir
eneverf
oundout
.

9.ACEREMONY
Ti
me:Sunr
ise,
midday,
sunset
,ear
lymor
ning,
lat
e,t
hesunwasbehi
ndt
hemount
ains

Clot
hes: welldressed,weddi
nggown,nicesuit
,glossyshoes,leat
hershoes,weddingri
ng,
(gol
den,
shiny);vei
lcover
ingabeaut
if
ulf
ace,hi
gh-heeledshoes,
venuewelldecor
ated,
aisl
e

Food:delici
ousf
ood,spi
cy,sour
,sweet
y,smell
y,savor
y,wi
thgoodfl
avor
,pl
ent
yoff
ood,
tast
y,
tast
eless,
abigmeal
,alargemeal,adel
ici
ouscake,agr
eatdealof

Ent
ert
ainment
:danci
ngt
omusi
c,api
eceofmusi
c,songs,
bri
demai
dsdanci
ngt
omusi
c

Gi
ft
s:al
otofpr
esent
s,avar
iet
yofpr
esent
s,many,
inf
orm ofcash,
fur
nit
ure,
kit
chenut
ensi
ls

Peopl
e: abigcrowd,innumber
s,manypeopl
e,br
ide,br
idegr
oom,new husband,past
or,
cheer
ful
,mast
erofcer
emony.

Concl
usi
on:over
joyed,
ext
remel
y,happy,
wil
lneverf
orgett
hisday

Somei
mpor
tantPoi
nts

- womenwer
eul
ulat
ingast
hecoupl
ewal
keddownt
heai
sle
- manypeopl
ewer
echeer
ingatt
henewcoupl
e

- ever
ybodyscr
eamedwi
thj
oy

- t
hemc’
svoi
ceechoedi
ntomyeyes

- l
it
tl
ewai
tedi
mpat
ient
lyf
orf
oodwi
thgr
eedyeyes

- mout
hwat
eri
ngf
ood,
appet
isi
ngf
ood