Activity 1: Understanding visual texts SOMEWHERE OVER CARNARVON: 912 WE'VE AT HEARD THE HUMANS MIGHT BUILD THE WORLD'S BIGGEST RADIO TELESCOPE OUT HERE! 25 1 4 5 APPARENTLY TLL HELP THEA SEE FURTHER INTO SPACE THAN EVER BEFORE! WHAT SHOULD WE DO? CALL HOME AND ROOM TELL MY SHUTTERS CLOSED 9 (0) 11 12 80 Carnarvon is a country town south of Upington in the Northern Cape. Find its approximate position on the map of South Africa provided for Activity 2, on page 58. 2 What kind of area is Carnarvon at present? Why do you say this? 3 What possible event or plan could change Carnarvon forever? Find out more about this plan for the area and discuss it in your group. Explain the humour in this comic strip. Rewrite the short dialogue in direct speech using inverted commas and appropriate paragraphs. you 5 p2 P.P. 6 D Fâ