IGCSE Revision Lecture Mrs S E Howells An extract from “A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat” by Emma Levine IGCSE English Assessment Objective 2 : Read with insight and engagement‚ making appropriate reference to texts and developing and sustaining interpretations of them. Warm up: Which phrase or sentence engages the reader’s attention the most in the opening few paragraphs? Explain how/why – which features of the language have a particular effect on the reader - analyse language techniques. Which
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From A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat Emma Levine travelled throughout Asia researching and filming unusual sports. In this passage she writes about a donkey race in Karachi. We drove off to find the best viewing spot ‚ which turned out to be the crest of the hill so we could see the approaching race. I asked the lads if we could join in the ‘Wacky Races’ and follow the donkeys‚ and they loved the idea . ‘We’ll open the car boot‚ you climb inside and point your camera towards
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A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat Background This extract comes from a book which was written as a spin-off from Emma Levine’s television series about strange and unusual sports. It is a travelogue (a book which describes travel in a foreign country) in which she describes these sports‚ the people involved and her experiences of filming them. In doing so‚ she gives an insight not just into the sports themselves‚ but into the lives and culture of the people who take part in (and watch)
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A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat 1• What atmosphere is created in the first three paragraphs that describe the build-up to the race? 4 marks 1. The atmosphere that is created is a one of suspense‚ gusto and fervour. Everyone is speaking with a real passion and their keenness is overwhelming with enthusiasm. At first it all great and cheerful but then the cameraman doubts the scenario and thinks it wouldn’t pull through and this is where the suspense comes from and then it happens and there
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generally incorporates an informative tone throughout her narrative. Her narrative draws the reader in while providing factual information to satisfy external interest in various aspects of the culture she is exploring. The extract from “A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat” also consists of a large build up where Levine experiments with first hand pessimism but also includes reassurance. The extract’s pace is changed to build tension during and after the race. Paragraph 1-3 / Build up Paragraph
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How does the writer attempt to share her experiences of being at the races? Emma Levine‚ the writer of this travelogue; “A Game of Polo With a Headless Goat”‚ adequately shares her experiences with the reader through a number of stylistic techniques which captivate the reader into believing the experiences Levine had while she was at the donkey races‚ a common communal sport in Pakistan. The passage initially beings with a sense of pace - as the writer is already commuting to the scene of
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“Pillow Polo Unit” Pillow polo is a fast paced game that is played like the game of floor hockey indoors with a soft ended stick. There may be two or more balls in play at one time making this game very aerobic. Safety Rules The walls‚ bleachers‚ and other hard surfaces around the gym present the possibility for injury in a ‘hockey’ like unit. Because there are no side boundaries in the game (walls are in play) it would be dangerous for two or more students to race to the ball for possession
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The domestic goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the family Bovidae and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over 300 distinct breeds of goat.[1] Goats are one of the oldest domesticated species‚ and have been used for their milk‚ meat‚ hair‚ and skins over much of the world.[2] In the 20th century‚ they have gained popularity as
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domestic goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the family Bovidae and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over 300 distinct breeds of goat.[1] Goats are one of the oldest domesticated species‚ and have been used for their milk‚ meat‚ hair‚ and skins over much of the world.[2] In 2011‚ there were more than 924 million live goats around
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Martinez May 14‚ 2013 2. Of Headless Mice…and Men by Charles Krauthammer 3. But you don’t have to be a genius to see the true utility of manufacturing headless creatures: for their organs-fully formed‚ perfectly useful‚ ripe for plundering. 4. Researches found the gene that tells the embryo to produce the head. They delete it. They are thinking of doing this with humans as a future source of organs. They want to convince a skeptical public that it is perfectly ok. The headless clone solves the facsimile
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