READING TEXTS Flashcards
What is EXPLICIT LANGUAGE
The information is clearly written in the text given. You KNOW it happened.
What is IMPLICIT LANGUAGE
The information is implied but is not given as a statement. You need to work it out from the text.
How do you SUMMARISE information
Pick out information and ideas on THE SAME TOPIC but from DIFFERENT TEXTS.
to SUMMARISE point out the SIMILAR FACTS and the DIFFERENCES.
use EXPLICIT and IMPLICIT differences to pick up MARKS!
What language can be used to show similarities?
Similarly
Equally
Likewise
Also
In addition to
What language can be used to show differences?
Whereas
However
But
Although
In contrast
The audience that the writer is aiming at is the first thing you should work out when looking at the text - True or False?
True
Why is it important to work out who the target AUDIENCE is ?
So that you can discuss the writer’s:
PURPOSE
TECHNIQUES
and how successful they are at doing this.
How can you work out who the target audience is when looking at a piece of writing
Look at the choice of WORDS (are the complicated or simple- what age range is it for?)
Look at the CONTENT (is it detailed or simple- is it for people that don’t know very much about the subject)
Look at the LANGUAGE (is it aimed at those that have a good level of understanding of the subject)
What are the four common purposes of writing
TO ARGUE OR PERSUADE
TO ADVISE
TO ENTERTAIN
TO INFORM
How can you tell if the purpose of a piece of writing is to argue or persuade
The writer gives their opinion
The writer is trying to get the reader to agree with them
How can you tell if the purpose of a piece of writing is to advise
The writer helps the reader to do something
There are instructions
How can you tell if the purpose of a piece of writing is to inform
The writer tells the reader about something.
The writer is trying to increase your knowledge and understanding about a subject.
How can you tell if the purpose of a piece of writing is to entertain
The piece is trying to make you FEEL something.
True or false: TEXTS have more than one purpose of writing
True - they could be informative and entertaining.
If a text is trying to tell you something what purpose does the writer have
INFORMATIVE
