Handout 1
Task 1: Contextual Clues
Match the headlines provided
below to the correct excerpts taken from The
Straits Times and write them down in the spaces provided. Explain your answer with support of the relevant textual evidence in
the given excerpts.
· Michael Jackson Wanted To
Marry Me.
· APPLE Still Dominates
World’s Top Brands
· What Makes Someone
Singaporean?
· Singapore ASIA’s Top
Convention City for 10th Straight Year
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But another homegrown institution threw up a stark
difference between the two groups: national service (NS).
When the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) asked 2,000
citizens - half local-born, half foreign-born - if having a male child who
has completed NS is an important characteristic of being 'Singaporean', 69
per cent of locals said yes. Only 43 per cent of foreign-born citizens did so.
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Maria da Graca Meneghel, better known as Xuxa, made the surprise
disclosure in a television interview that shocked the country late on Sunday.
'The entourage of Michael Jackson wanted him to marry, have
children. They were looking for someone. I was working in Spain, they invited
me to see his show several times,' she told TV Globo's Sunday program
Fantastico.
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ReplyDelete1. What Makes Someone Singaporean?
ReplyDelete2Michael Jackson Wanted To Marry Me.
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ReplyDeleteThe first extract goes under the heading 'What Makes Someone Singaporean?'
ReplyDeleteThe second extract goes under the heading 'Michael Jackson Wanted To Marry Me.'
What Makes Someone Singaporean:
ReplyDeleteBut another homegrown institution threw up a stark difference between the two groups: national service (NS).
When the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) asked 2,000 citizens - half local-born, half foreign-born - if having a male child who has completed NS is an important characteristic of being 'Singaporean', 69 per cent of locals said yes. Only 43 per cent of foreign-born citizens did so.
Michael Jackson Wanted To Marry Me:
Maria da Graca Meneghel, better known as Xuxa, made the surprise disclosure in a television interview that shocked the country late on Sunday.
'The entourage of Michael Jackson wanted him to marry, have children. They were looking for someone. I was working in Spain, they invited me to see his show several times,' she told TV Globo's Sunday program Fantastico.
1)What Makes Someone Singaporean?
ReplyDeleteBut another homegrown institution threw up a stark difference between the two groups: national service (NS).
When the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) asked 2,000 citizens - half local-born, half foreign-born - if having a male child who has completed NS is an important characteristic of being 'Singaporean', 69 per cent of locals said yes. Only 43 per cent of foreign-born citizens did so.
2)Michael Jackson Wanted To Marry Me.
Maria da Graca Meneghel, better known as Xuxa, made the surprise disclosure in a television interview that shocked the country late on Sunday.
'The entourage of Michael Jackson wanted him to marry, have children. They were looking for someone. I was working in Spain, they invited me to see his show several times,' she told TV Globo's Sunday program Fantastico.
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ReplyDeleteWhat Makes Someone Singaporean?
ReplyDelete"But another homegrown institution threw up a stark difference between the two groups: national service (NS).
When the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) asked 2,000 citizens - half local-born, half foreign-born - if having a male child who has completed NS is an important characteristic of being 'Singaporean', 69 per cent of locals said yes. Only 43 per cent of foreign-born citizens did so."
The excerpt writes about an institute creating a survey asking if completing NS is an important characteristic of being Singaporean.
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Michael Jackson Wanted To Marry Me.
"Maria da Graca Meneghel, better known as Xuxa, made the surprise disclosure in a television interview that shocked the country late on Sunday.
'The entourage of Michael Jackson wanted him to marry, have children. They were looking for someone. I was working in Spain, they invited me to see his show several times,' she told TV Globo's Sunday program Fantastico."
The headlines have the highest relevance to the excerpt, mentioning Michael Jackson's matters.
1) What makes someone Singaporean
ReplyDeleteThe context is talking about NS which is related to being a Singaporean
2) Michael Jackson wants to marry me
The context is talking about someone that wants to marry Michael Jackson
1) What makes someone Singaporean?
ReplyDelete2) Micheal Jackson wanted to marry me.
1.
ReplyDeleteWhat Makes Someone Singaporean?
This is because in the text, it states that those people who participated in the national service is an important characteristic of being "Singaporean".
2.
Michael Jackson Wanted To Marry Me
This is because in the text, it states a person named Graca Meneghel who disclosed in a television interview that Michael Jackson wanted to marry her.
1st: What Makes Someone Singaporean
ReplyDelete- 1st passage
This is because there is evidence in the text stating the Citizens foreign-born and local-born completing NS.
2nd: Michael Jackson Wanted To Marry Me.
- 2nd passage
This is because there evidence in the text stating the entourage of Michael Jackson wanted him to marry, have children.
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ReplyDeleteFirst excerpt- What Makes Someone Singaporean?
ReplyDeleteThe term "National Service (NS)" and "2000 citizens - half local-born, half foreign-born"
Second excerpt - Michael Jackson Wanted To Marry Me
In the passage, it says that 'The entourage of Michael Jackson wanted him to marry, have children. They were looking for someone. I was working in Spain, they invited me to see his show several times'
1. What Makes Someone Singaporean?
ReplyDeleteThey mentioned the word 'Singaporean' which is also found in the headline.
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Michael Jackson Wanted To Marry Me.
They mentioned the name 'Michael Jackson' which is also found in the headline.
1) What Makes Someone Singaporean?
ReplyDelete2) Michael Jackson Wanted To Marry Me
Michael Jackson Wanted To Marry Me.
ReplyDeleteMaria da Graca Meneghel, better known as Xuxa, made the surprise disclosure in a television interview that shocked the country late on Sunday.
'The entourage of Michael Jackson wanted him to marry, have children. They were looking for someone. I was working in Spain, they invited me to see his show several times,' she told TV Globo's Sunday program Fantastico.
This is because evidence in the text states that Michael Jackson wanted to marry her.
What Makes Someone Singaporean?
But another homegrown institution threw up a stark difference between the two groups: national service (NS).
When the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) asked 2,000 citizens - half local-born, half foreign-born - if having a male child who has completed NS is an important characteristic of being 'Singaporean', 69 per cent of locals said yes. Only 43 per cent of foreign-born citizens did so.
This is because the the text states a characteristic of being Singaporean.
- What Makes Someone Singaporean?
ReplyDelete"But another homegrown institution threw up a stark difference between the two groups: national service (NS).
When the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) asked 2,000 citizens - half local-born, half foreign-born - if having a male child who has completed NS is an important characteristic of being 'Singaporean', 69 per cent of locals said yes. Only 43 per cent of foreign-born citizens did so."
The excerpt writes about an institute creating a survey asking if completing NS is an important characteristic of being Singaporean.
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- Michael Jackson Wanted To Marry Me.
"Maria da Graca Meneghel, better known as Xuxa, made the surprise disclosure in a television interview that shocked the country late on Sunday.
'The entourage of Michael Jackson wanted him to marry, have children. They were looking for someone. I was working in Spain, they invited me to see his show several times,' she told TV Globo's Sunday program Fantastico."
The headlines have the highest relevance to the excerpt, mentioning Michael Jackson's matters.
1. But another homegrown institution threw up a stark difference between the two groups: national service (NS). When the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) asked 2,000 citizens - half local-born, half foreign-born - if having a male child who has completed NS is an important characteristic of being 'Singaporean', 69 per cent of locals said yes. Only 43 per cent of foreign-born citizens did so.
ReplyDelete- The appropriate headline is 'What makes Someone Singaporean' as it mentions "Characteristic of being 'Singaporean'".
2, The entourage of Michael Jackson wanted him to marry, have children. They were looking for someone. I was working in Spain, they invited me to see his show several times,' she told TV Globo's Sunday program Fantastico.
- The appropriate headline for this is 'Michael Jackson Wanted To Marry Me' as it says how the entourage of Michael Jackson wanted him to marry someone and have kids. It also mentions 'Michael Jackson'.