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TOPIC 4: LOCATING PLACES
The Important
Terminologies Used
When
you are locating places you have to use certain prepositions to locate them
such as In front, Around, Behind, Close to, Adjacent to, The left hand, The right
hand, Beside, North, Opposite to, South, Along, West, Across, at,
in and on.
The
prepositions at in and on can be
confusing sometimes. The following is an explanation of how to use these
prepositions. These are at, on and in.
AT is
used to locate something at a certain point:
Example 1
At
the bus station
At
the entrance
At
the crossroads
At
the junction
At
the top of the mountain
At
John's house
We
were waiting at the bus stop when it started to rain. He
was at the entrance of the theatre when he heard the noise.
IN is
used to locate something enclosed in a space:
Example 2
In
a box
In
a car
In
a building
In
my pocket
In
my bag
In
New York
In
Spain
They
found a lot of money in his pocket. I've lived in London
for two years
ON is
used to indicate position above and in contact with the surface of
something.
Example 3
On
the wall
On
the door
On
the table
On
the ceiling
On
the carpet
On
the page
On
the cover
The picture on the
wall is fantastic. You'll find more information about the camp on this
page.
For direction of
important places we use words like, front, back, beside, adjacent, opposite,
top.
1.
Front directions express something which you face.
2.
Back/ behind direction express things which is in the side of your back
3.
Beside/adjacent explain something which is next to, closer or nearby
4.
Opposite explain something which face another thing
Example 4
The
first drawing is in front of the second drawing, the second drawing in at the
back of the first drawing, and the third drawing is adjacent to the first
drawing, while the third drawing and fourth are opposite to each other
Other
words to use is the right and left hands the direct a person to go somewhere,
for example; the second drawing is on the left hand of the fourth drawing.
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FACTS FROM THE
MEDIA
Identifying Factual Information from the Media
Analysing information
from the media is the process of putting together information and being able to
answer factual and non-factual questions.
Factual
Information is usually brief. It gives
indisputable answers to specific questions. No explanation or analysis is
needed. Examples of sources for factual information are the encyclopedia,
statistical compilations and almanacs.
Example 5
DAR ASSURED OF QUALITY, MODERN
TRANSPORTATION
By The guardian reporter
7th December 2015
Permanent Secretary, Prime
Minister's Office, Regional Administration and Local Government, Jumanne
Sagini. The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) interim service providers have assured the government
and Tanzanians at large that preparations for commencement of operations were
going on well.
It is expected that the BRT
system will start by January 10, next year. The assurance came during a tour of
the Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office, Regional Administration and
Local Government, Jumanne Sagini to inspect the buses that will offer
transportation services. Few days ago, Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa called
for a speedy implementation of the project. “We wanted to satisfy ourselves if
the buses are ready to offer the service,” Sagini who led other government
officials told journalists.
UDA-RT Company owns the 140
brand new articulated buses that will be used in the BRT system. The buses will
use top-notch Information and Technology (IT) system in fare collection,
information, entertainments and other services. There will also be special
areas for disabled and elders.
“The Prime Minister’s
directives should be implemented as soon as possible,” Sagini told UDA-RT
officials. The chairperson, UDA-RT, Robert Kisena urged citizens to take care
of the buses once operations start. “Dar es Salaam dwellers and drivers of the
buses will have to take care of the buses once we start operations,” he said.
He noted that destroying the buses will be self defeating because the service
is meant to facilitate transportation in the country’s commercial city. He
noted that installation of gadgets to be used in the buses has started and was
ongoing for the rest of the buses. The spokesperson of UDA-RT, Said Mabruk said
all required buses needed in the interim service were already in the country
and that it was his hope that the new transportation system will commence on
time. The drivers who will operate the buses have already been trained.
Also, the project’s contractor
is finalizing the infrastructure needed, especially bus stations and terminals,
on time.The BRT project includes construction of 20.9 kilometre special trunk
road froKimara terminal to Kivukoni area, Msimbazi road from Fire to Kariakoo-Gerezani
area and a part of Kawawa Road from Magomeni to Morocco junction.It is
anticipated that by 2025, Dar es Salaam will have 11.5 million citizens and
this according to experts calls for serious infrastructure improvement.
On-going phase one works of the project envisions reducing traffic jams and
congestion at Dar es Salaam.
Exercise 1
According
to the passage what are factual claims? Identify four of them.
NON-FACTUAL
INFORMATION FROM THE MEDIA
Identify non-factual information from the media
Non-factual
information is information that cannot be verified or something that did
not actually happen. Opinions are not factual information.
Exercise 2
According
to the same passage above what are the non-factual claims? Identify three of
them.
More Examples about
Locating Places
1. Where
is the dinning hall?
The dinning is
- In the left of our class
- Adjacent to the boys’ dormitory
- Western side of the basket count
- Close to the water resource
- Beside the kitchen
- Opposite the boys dormitory
Where is the church?
The church is
- Is the eastern side of our class
- Is beside the school gate
- Is behind the car park
- Adjacent to the Goba road
TAG QUESTIONS
An affirmative
statement take a negative question tag
1. They are doing their home work. aren't they?
2. I am going now. aren't i?
3. John goes to school. doesn't he?
4. Children went home late yesterday. didn't they?
5. You should go soon. shouldn't you?
A negative statement
take a positive question tag
1. She is not going to school. is she?
2. He won’t play tomorrow. will he?
3. Doctors did not demonstrate last week. Did they?
4. Will she come earl? She won’t?
If you ask a question in which you expect Yes answer they question tag will
be negative
1. You like trouble don’t you?
2. You are a student aren’t you?
3. She studied had. didn’t she?
4. Will she come early?she won’t?
If you expect the answer no the question tag becomes positive
1. You are not Mruma?are you?
2. You are not soldiers. are you?
3. He is not a thief. is he?
We can change a story command into request form by addition of infirmity.
1. Shut up! will you?
2. Lets us move now, shall we?
3. Open the window, will you?
4. Comes here, will you/
5. Stand up, will you?
Suppose you have met
a guest at Mwenge Bus stop tell him / her the way to go ST.Joseph Sec School
Go along the Bagamoyo
Turn left to kawe Road
Pass through NTUWEMA ST
Then on your left hand side to TANGANYIKA PACKERS
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