FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH Week 5 Check your phones! Vanessa Jones 08/04/2019 Register, check phones and turn off, bags tidy Week 5 Check your phones! 08/04/2019

Session targets Re-cap TTAP Writing summaries Write session targets on your tracking sheet

Functional English TTAP summary Once you’ve been given a text don’t forget to TTAP it! TEXT What type of writing is it? Letter Email Article/ report Speech Text for a webpage Text for a leaflet TONE What is the tone? Formal Informal How does it feel? Funny Serious Angry Emotional Happy Sad AUDIENCE Who is the text aimed at? People with a specific interest Or maybe: Adults Children Teenagers Men Women PURPOSE Why has the text been written? To persuade To inform To describe To instruct ALL LEVELS!

The following appeared in a PC magazine: To avoid health problems when working at a PC always follow this setup for your workstation: Chair – adjust the height and back and use a footrest. Adjust the armrests so your shoulders are relaxed. Keyboard – place it in front of your body and check your wrists are straight. Mouse – have the mouse in easy reach and make sure there is enough room to move it around. Monitor – The top should be at eye level and not too far away. Avoid glare from sunlight. Small changes can have positive effects! Verbal re-cap – targeted questioning. Check any learners who have been absent.

Suggested answers: TTAP Text Article Tone Formal/ serious Audience PC users Purpose To instruct This is my interpretation

Writing a Summary A Summary is a brief statement or account of the main points of something Watch the video clip and write a summary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpgVokQEchA

Writing a Summary A Summary is a brief statement or account of the main points of something Think about an important event in your life and write a summary of it.

Writing a Summary A Summary is a brief statement or account of the main points of something Read the text documents and write summaries of them. Entry 3 and Level 1 (CV sample paper) Level 2 (Decision Time sample paper) Can you also write a TTAP for the documents?

What layout features are used to communicate the main points and ideas? Headline/ large title Sub-headings Bullet points/ numbered list Paragraphs/ sections Images/ logos Hyperlinks Addresses Bold/ large text Columns Underlined text Print one of these for each table

Level 1: Example assessment question How is the author clearly setting out the main points? What layout features are used to communicate the main points and ideas? How does the author attract the reader’s attention to the main themes? What techniques does the author use to make the different points stand out? What aspects of the layout help the reader find the main points?

Level 2: Example assessment question What characteristics show that this document is an article? Identify two techniques that have been used in the text and explain how they help to convey meaning. (PEE) At level 2 the questions will focus more on the language techniques rather than the layout features.

Extension Activity Produce an information sheet about writing summaries OR Produce a poster about layout features Arrange the cards in the ‘text features card sort’ activity

Reflection Before you leave, complete the following on your tracking sheet: Explain what you have done in the lesson today and whether you enjoyed it Write about anything new that you learnt What do you still need to work on? Allow 10 minutes for reflection