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Exercises: Isaga 5, Akukho soka elingenasici  Umbuzo 1 Write a summary of the story in isiZulu. Bhala isifinyezo sendaba ngesiZulu.  

 Umbuzo 2 Write the proverb in isiZulu. Translate into English. Explain the meaning. Bhala isaga ngesiZulu. Humusha ngesiNgisi. Chaza ingqondo. Isaga ngesiZulu:

Proverb in English (Literal):

Meaning / Ingqondo:

 Umbuzo 3 Find the pairs. Thola amabhanqa.

UPatience UNomfundo UDan UMr. Zibuko Ama-Umsebenzis Umngane kankosikazi

 

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Umyeni asebenza nenkosikazi usocingweni Inkosikazi Umbuzo 4 Put the scenes in order. Lungisa le misho ngokulandelelana kwezigaba zomdlalo. 1. Inkosikazi ikhuluma ngebhizinisi ocingweni ngenkathi ukudla kusha. 2. Inkosikazi nomngane bafika ekhaya. 3. Ama-Umsebenzis afika efulethini. kodwa ayala ukudla. 4. Umyeni uhamba nomngane wakhe. 5. Umyeni uhlezi ekhaya, ubukela iTV. Umbuzo 5 True or False. If false, explain. Yiqiniso noma amanga. Uma impendulo ingelona iqiniso, chaza. Inkosikazi ngusomabhizinisi omuhle. Inkosikazi ipheka kahle. Umngane wenkosikazi usiza ekhishini. Inkosikazi ipheka isitambu nobhontshisi, U-Umsebenzi ucela ukuphuza ubisi. Umbuzo 6 Who is speaking? Ngubani okhuluma lapha? 1. He-ene, ngizelwa abantu manje, bazo… kukhona ikhampeyini esizokhuluma ngayo, manje mina ngizokwenzenjani, bazotholani laba bantu ukusula imilomo nje? 2. Ngoba baseza abantu ningazama ukuthi mhlampe nilungise something ngoba nina senifikile, nikhona, nizolekelelana 3. Kanti upheka kanjani nje wena?

 

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4. Nginganinika okuphuzwayo? Ningakuthanda okuphuzwayo? 5. Unqunywe izandla. Phela akukho soka elingenasici la. Umbuzo 7 Listen to the video clip and fill in the blanks with the Zulu words used by the speakers. Lalela ividiyo bese ugcwalisa izikhala ngamagama asetshenziswa ngabantu abakhulumayo. Part 3

Umsebenzi 1: Kwenzenjani? Kwangathi khona okuthile….

Uzakwethu esisebenza naye: Yeyi, phela lo ushise .

Umsebenzi 1: Hawu kahleni bo.

Umsebenzi 2: Uyazi ngithi niya .

Uzakwethu esisebenza naye: Ngiyanitshela. Shh! Phela lo ave engakwazi lutho.

Umsebenzi 2: Hayi bo, emsebenzini …

Uzakwethu esisebenza naye: ungambona, njengoba ngikutshela nje

Umsebenzi 2: Enza kahle kanje , ngimhlonipha kangaka

Uzakwethu esisebenza naye: Waziwa yimina, waziwa yimina, ekhishini akazi lutho.

Umsebenzi 1: Yini angazi?

Uzakwethu esisebenza naye: Unqunywe izandla. Phela akukho soka la.

Umbuzo 8 Imagine what the businesswoman's life is like at work. Write a story about her day. Cabanga ukuthi impilo kasomabhizinisi injani emsebenzini. Bhala indaba ngosuku lwakhe. Umbuzo 9 Discuss: Should the woman be responsible for cooking at home, even though she works all day at her job? Do you think the husband should do the cooking in this household? Explain. What does culture say? Do you agree with it? Xoxani: Kufanele inkosikazi kube yiyona efanele ukupheka ekhaya, noma isebenza ilanga lonke emsebenzini wayo? Ucabanga ukuthi umyeni kufanele apheke kulelikhaya? Chaza. Lithini isiko? Uyavumelana nalo? Umbuzo 10

 

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Your Skills: Talk with another student. Tell him or her two things you do well and two things you do badly. Amakhono akho: Xoxa nomunye umfundi. Mtshele ngezinto ezimbili ozenza kahle, futhi izinto ezimbili ozenza kabi.