Looking at Different Texts

One of the skills you will need for A/S English Language is the ability to recognise different kinds (genres) of texts and to suggest the purpose and audience for which they are written.

Can you identify the

• Genre
• Purpose
• Audience

Of the following texts?

The first one is done for you..

This text is a

• Magazine article
• Holiday brochure
• Recipe book

Its purpose is to:

• Inform
• Persuade
• Warn

Its audience is likely to be:

• Adults
• Children
• Pensioners

Now try these.....