1. The Study and Production of Texts
Semester 2
Lesson 1

3. 3 Admin things:
Dates
Aims
Marking
Let's get started!

4. Dates Semester II Thursday group 07/03 14/03 21/03 28/03
/04 TEST 2
11/04
Easter Holidays
7. 02/05
8. 09/05
9. 16/05
TEST 3 23/05

5. Dates Semester II Friday group 1. 08/03 2. 15/03 3. 22/03 4. 29/03
5. 05/04 TEST 2
6. 12/04
Easter Holidays
7. 03/05
8. 10/05
9. 17/05
TEST 3 24/05
Friday
group

6. 2. Second Semester Core Aims
The main aims of this second-level course are:
to continue the groundwork covered in semester 1
to further extend your knowledge of both grammar and lexis
to pave the way for the second year of your degree course.

7. 3. Second Semester Marking System
The marks you are given for the two in-class tests you will sit this semester will be added to the mark you were given for your first test in semester I.
The average of these three marks is your final mark for this course.
Students who fail either or both of their tests should see me during office hours.

8. What skills do good writers demonstrate?
Authoring
Having something to say
(a sense of purpose)
Being aware of the reader
( a sense of audience)
Developing the ideas
( a sense of direction)
Crafting
Organising the content clearly and in a logical manner
Using the conventions, e.g. spelling, layout
Getting the grammar right
Developing sentence structure
Linking ideas in a variety of ways
Having a range of vocabulary

10. SECTION 2 E S A Y
SECTION 1
D C
A O
T M
A M E N T A R Y

11. Weeks 1 - 4

12. Weeks 6 - 9

13. Data Commentary

14. https://www. sleepcouncil. org

21. Turn to p1

22. Text -
Organisation
Lexis
Features
Data -
Elaboration
Interpretation
Presentation
Source text
New text

23. Turn to p2

26. Task
Read the texts on alcohol consumption with a partner and underline all the lexical items that refer to data commentary.

28. HOMEWORK

29. HOMEWORK Lesson 1
Revise today’s lesson – make notes & regularly update your Data Commentary section
Start Language Practice section – p41 – 47
3. Further reading: Read this amazing article on text construction using AI

30. For next lesson (for Test 2)
4. Study The Language of Data Commentary p.4 – p.7
5. Read and study the text on p.8
6. Reflect