Write a letter to a friend explaining why you can't meet them, and give directions to your home.

You're on a roll — Question 1: Letter Writing Imagine a friend had written to inform you that she would visit. Unfortunately, you are unable to meet her or him as you are busy on the day of the visit. Write a letter to your friend explaining why you are unable to meet him or her. Give directions from the bus station in your local shopping centre to your home, five kilometres away. Assume your friend is to walk to your home. [Your Address] [Your City] [Date] Dear [Friend's Name], I was so excited to hear about your planned visit! I've been looking forward to catching up. Unfortunately, I have some bad news. I won't be able to meet you at the bus station on [Day of Visit] as I have a prior commitment that day. My grandmother isn't feeling well, and I've promised to spend the day helping her with chores and taking her to her doctor's appointment. It's something I can't reschedule, and I feel terrible about it. However, I still want you to come! Here are the directions from the bus station to my place, which is about five kilometres away. Once you get off the bus at the main shopping centre, walk straight out of the station's main exit. You'll see a large supermarket on your left. Continue walking past it for about 200 meters until you reach a roundabout. Take the first exit onto Elm Street. Walk down Elm Street for about three kilometres, passing a small park on your right and a school on your left. You'll then reach another smaller roundabout. Take the second exit, which is Oak Avenue. My house is the third one on the left, number 15, with a green gate. It's a white house with a red roof. I'm so sorry about this change of plans, but I'm really hoping you can still make it. I'll be back home by late afternoon, and we can spend the evening together. Please let me know if you have any trouble finding the place or if you'd prefer to take a taxi. Looking forward to seeing you! Best, [Your Name] Question 2: Fill in the blank spaces The night (1) was impenetrably dark. (2) The moon had been rising later and (3) later every night until now it was seen only (4) after dawn. Whenever the moon forsook evening, (5) darkness rose at cock-crow, the nights were as black (6) as charcoal. A palm-oil lamp gave out yellowish light. Without (7) it, it would have been impossible to all the four huts on Okonkwo's compound, and each hut seen from the other looked (8) like one could not have known where one's mouth was, in the darkness of that (9) night. There was an oil lamp in (10) the a soft eye of yellow half-light set in the solid massiveness of night. Question 3: Poem Analysis The Mop by Gatheru Gathemia What more do you see in me What more but a mop to be used To wash once you have fed. What more do you see in me What more but a fridge To store all your garbage ideas What more do you see in me What more but a dummy recorder To reproduce the dictates of your tyranny What more do you see in me What more but a soft object To toy with whenever you want game What more do you see in me? a) i) Indicate the rhyme scheme in the poem. The poem has an irregular rhyme scheme. The lines within each stanza do not consistently rhyme with each other. For example, in the first stanza, "me," "used," and "fed" do not rhyme. ii) State whether it is regular or irregular. Comment on the rhyme scheme. The rhyme scheme is irregular. This irregularity contributes to the poem's conversational and direct tone, emphasizing the speaker's frustration and the mundane, unpoetic nature of the objects they are compared to. It avoids a sing-song quality, making the accusations feel more stark and real. iii) Look at the last two stanzas. List the words that would be stressed in an oral presentation. Why would these words be stressed? In the last two stanzas: "reproduce," "dictates," "tyranny" (from the third stanza) "soft," "object," "toy," "whenever," "want," "game" (from the fourth stanza) These words would be stressed to emphasize the negative actions and dehumanizing treatment the speaker is experiencing. "Reproduce," "dictates," and "tyranny" highlight the speaker's lack of agency and the oppressive control exerted over them. "Soft object," "toy," "whenever," and "want game" underscore the speaker's feeling of being used and manipulated for another's pleasure or convenience. iv) Indicate the intonation pattern in the last stanza. The intonation pattern in the last stanza would likely be a falling intonation at the end of the lines "What more but a soft object" and "To toy with whenever you want game," indicating a sense of finality, resignation, or a rhetorical question that expects no positive answer. The repeated "What more do you see in me?" would also likely have a falling intonation, conveying a sense of weariness, despair, or a challenge. b) Indicate the stressed syllables in the following words: i) Basket case: BAS-ket case ii) Police: po-LICE iii) Rejuvenation: re-ju-ve-NA-tion iv) Circumstantial: cir-cum-STAN-tial v) Palatial: pa-LA-tial What's next? 📸