L1 Green Gym reading & Writing text

• Literacy
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)
• Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)
• BTEC

Green Gym reading text

Skim read the text to find out the main "gist" of the document look out for the layout features/keywords/phrases that will help you understand the text  

  Scan read the text  for more detail 

What is the main purpose of the text?

1. Describing Green Gym
2. Instructing readers about the benefits of Green Gym
3. Informing readers about the Green Gym
4. Persuading readers to join Green Gym

What format has the writer used?

1. A letter
2. A report
3. An article
4. A notice

Identify the layout features used in the text

According to green gym resource most people in Northern Ireland do not take enough exercise.

1. False
2. True
3. Cant tell

. Name 2 useful conservation tasks a Green Gym volunteer might do.

What do you think Joan Adams meant by the phrase " killing 2 birds with 1 stone"

There are another 2 idioms used in the text. What are they and what do they mean?

What other language techniques are used in the text? Identify and give the example from the text.

What language technique could the writer have used to be more engaging with the reader? Can you give an example from the text ?