English language-inform,explain,describe
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- Created on: 04-04-13 10:02
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- English language
- Inform
- When you might use it
- Leaflets
- Reports
- Prospectuses
- Eye witness accounts
- What style of writing to use
- Third person in present tense
- A formal mix of active and passive tense
- Specific vocabulary and casual connections
- Simple and compound sentences
- Clear topic sentences
- How you might structure it
- Different fonts and diagrams
- Headings, subheadings and bullet points
- Tables and textboxes
- Paragraphs organised by topic
- Possible tasks
- "Your school is holding a summer fete; write to parents informing them of the event"
- "Write a letter to a dog-sitter telling the requirements and responsibilities concerned with taking care of your dog.
- When you might use it
- Explain
- When you might use it
- Summaries
- Reports
- Encyclopaedia entry
- What style of writing to use
- Specific vocabulary
- Third person and appropriate tense
- Impersonal active voice
- Cause, effect and comparison
- How you might structure it
- Diagram and illustration
- General statement followed by evidence
- Sequential and logical order
- Possible tasks
- "You have been asked to write an entry for a computer guide for old people who have never used a computer before"
- "Explain why school uniform is not necessary in school"
- When you might use it
- Describe
- When you might use it
- Narratives
- Autobiographies
- What range of writing to use
- Adjectives and adverbs
- Appropriate person and tense
- Varied sentence lengths
- Figurative language
- How you might structure it
- Appeal to the reader's senses: sight, smell, taste, touch, sound
- Possible tasks
- "Write about the atmosphere at a football stadium for someone who has never been to a match
- "Talk about the time your first tooth came out"
- When you might use it
- Inform
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