South African Sign Language (Final) SASL HL Memo 1

May-June 2025 โ€” Grade 12 / Matric โ€” South African Sign Language (Final)

Memo 2025 Grade 12 English - HL
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1.1Which President introduced the banning of elephant hunting? Former President of Botswana, Ian Khama. (Full name of A ct is required in the answer. Signing or
1.4Refer to chunk 2. Give the 3 main points of the Committee's Report. Hunting would boost tourism. Culling would control the national elephant population. Meat from culled animals could be canned for animal
1.5How long did the ban on hunting elephants last, before the review? 4 Years From 2014 to 2018 Accept any ONE of the above.
1.6What are Botswana's two largest sources of foreign income? Diamond mining
1.7.1Refer to chunk 3. Compare the attitudes of the rural citizens and the wildlife conservationists towards hunting of elephants. The wildlife conservationists wanted to protect the elephants / did not want the elephants to be
1.7.2Refer to chunk 4. Explain the reason for the attitude of the rural citizens towards the hunting of elephants. Give two reasons. The elephants destroyed crops and there was less food for families. The elephants destroyed crops, leaving no crops to
1.8.2Is this statement an opinion or a fact? Opinion Give a reason for this. The number of elephants is an approximate number. The number of elephants is guessed. The number of elephants is not specific / accurate.
1.9In what way have international tourists disadvantaged Botswana? The tourists come to Botswana to hunt wildlife and have reduced
1.10'The number of elephants in Botswana is estimated to be about 130,000 which is overloading the ecosystem What does this mean? B: Ecosystem is unstable.
1.11Do you think lifting the ban will be good for Botswana? Refer to the text and give three reasons for your answer. Yes: Lifting of the hunting ban will result in safari companies being available for tourists to visit Botswana to hunt.
1.12Why does the president need to make a fair, final decision on removing or retaining the ban? He has to ensure that the local rural communities are happy and safe. He has to ensure that tourism in Botswana continues to
1.13Refer to Text B and chunk 4 in Text A. The government decided to assist the rural citizens with money for damages caused by the elephants. In what other ways could the government assist the rural citizens?
1.14Refer to Text B and chunk 4 in Text A. Critically evaluate whether Text B is a true reflection of what is being signed in chunk 4. Yes, it is a true reflection. Text B shows the elephant trampling over and destroying
1.15Refer to Text B. Do you think that elephants should be hunted as a sport? Give two reasons. Yes: Elephants would no longer cause the destruction of crops and people will have food to eat. The livelihood of people will be maintained, as they will
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3.1What is being advertised? iPad Air 2. Architecture Technology for vehicles Farming Baking Music Graphic design Fashion designer
3.5Explain the effect of the downsizing of the screen. The downsizing from full screen to the thinness of the iPad shows the variety of ideas that can be compacted into a thin, small device. Technology is changing/advancing.
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4.1Refer to Frame 2. What is the the setting? The picture is a burger which shows that the scene is a restaurant / take away / fast food outlet / McDonalds.
4.2Refer to Frames 3 and 4. Give reasons for the differences in the facial expressions of the man in the red shirt. In Frame 3, the man expresses surprise and shock as he is being put under a spell / he is confused about what
4.5The Deaf man is dreaming, which is seen through the curved frames, closed eyes and tucked in bed. Give three figurative reasons to substantiate that this cartoon depicts a dream. In reality it is not possible to wave a wand and make
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5.1View the clip from the text. Identify the lexicalised fingerspelled sign.
5.2View the clip. What type of classifier is indicated in this clip? Sign the same concept using a different classifier. Bodypart classifier (BPCL\ Using different classifier: Both hands V hand shape Palm down
5.6View the two clips. Identify and compare the adverbs. (Adverb of manner.\ The adverb in the first clip shows running at a normal/slower pace. The adverb in the second clip shows running faster.
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Mark Allocation

Total70 marks
Sections30 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 30 = 100 marks

Paper information

SubjectSouth African Sign Language (Final)
Year2025
SessionMay-June
TypeMemo
PaperPaper 1
LanguageEnglish (HL โ€” verified from PDF)
Pages14
Downloads4

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