The different purposes of text September 2011. Kindly contributed by Kate Lindley. Search for Kate on www.skillsworkshop.org Visit the download page for this resource to find related resources and full details of the curriculum links below. Functional English coverage and range L1. Identify the main points and ideas and how they are presented in a variety of texts L2. Identify the purposes of texts and comment on how meaning is conveyed SfL Adult literacy Rt/L1.2 Recognise how language and other textual features are used to achieve different purposes (e.g. to instruct, explain, describe, persuade) Rt/L2.2 Identify the purpose of a text and infer meaning which is not explicit References: Excellence Gateway (2009), Skills for Life, Core Curriculum http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/sflcurriculum  Ofqual (2009), Functional Skills criteria for English, Mathematics and ICT http://www.ofqual.gov.uk/qualification-and-assessment-framework/89-articles/238-functional-skills-criteria September 2011. Kindly contributed to www.skillsworkshop.org by Kate Lindley.

The Different Purposes of Texts September 2011. Kindly contributed to www.skillsworkshop.org by Kate Lindley.

‘The words of something written’ ‘The main body of a written work’ What is a text? ‘The words of something written’ ‘The main body of a written work’ September 2011. Kindly contributed to www.skillsworkshop.org by Kate Lindley.

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Stand for 1 minute. Stir before serving. Remove outer packaging. Pierce film lid several times on both compartments. Place on a baking tray in the centre of a pre-heated oven for 25-30 minutes. Stand for 1 minute. Stir before serving. September 2011. Kindly contributed to www.skillsworkshop.org by Kate Lindley. Click here to find out more

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Robert Langdon awoke slowly Robert Langdon awoke slowly. A telephone was ringing in the darkness--a tinny, unfamiliar ring. He fumbled for the bedside lamp and turned it on. Squinting at his surroundings he saw a plush Renaissance bedroom with Louis XVI furniture, hand-frescoed walls, and a colossal mahogany four-poster bed. Where the hell am I? The jacquard bathrobe hanging on his bedpost bore the monogram: HOTEL RITZ PARIS. Slowly, the fog began to lift. September 2011. Kindly contributed to www.skillsworkshop.org by Kate Lindley. Click here to find out more

4 main purposes To persuade To instruct To inform To describe September 2011. Kindly contributed to www.skillsworkshop.org by Kate Lindley.

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