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Slide 1 - Slide
Planning for today
Goals for today
Reading
Homework check
Explanation
Time to work
Slide 2 - Slide
Goals for today:
At the end of this lesson...
1. I can explain the purpose of a text.
Slide 3 - Slide
Topic for today!
Determing a text purpose
Slide 4 - Slide
Determing text purpose
The writer of a text has a certain goal. He or she might want to explain something to the reader, or the writer might want the reader to do something.
Different texts can have different purposes.
Slide 5 - Slide
Match the following purposes with the correct descriptions
The writer would like you to learn something
The writer would like you to (not) do something
The writer would like to give their opinion
The writer would like to tell you how to do something
The writer would like to entertain you
To inform
To instruct
To activate
to convince
To amuse
Slide 6 - Drag question
The purpose
Example of kinds of texts
To inform
Newspaper article, flyer, report of a sports game
To instruct
Cooking recipe, instruction manual
To activate
invitation, advert
To convince
response on a website, album or review
To amuse
Fictional story, comic, or lyrics
Good to remember!🤓
Slide 7 - Slide
Let's practice!
Slide 8 - Slide
What is the function of paragraph 2?
A
to explain why many actresses eventually go for plastic surgery
B
to give examples of products promoted by the movie industry
C
to make clear how much of a movie star’s appearance is artificial
D
to make fun of the looks of over-the-top Hollywood celebrities
Slide 9 - Quiz
How do you feel about Determing the text purpose?
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Slide 10 - Poll
Do two of the following reading assignments
Travel Guide
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/b1-reading/travel-guide
Job adverts
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/b1-reading/job-adverts
The end of life on earth?
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/b2-reading/end-life-earth
My city
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/a2-reading/my-city
Going out
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/a2-reading/going-out
Slide 11 - Slide
Helpful sites that you can use for practicing your English Reading
Story assignment
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/reading-zone/a2-graded-reading
A bit more on level
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/a2-reading
Next level
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/b1-reading
Slide 12 - Slide
Your parents are asking you what you have learnt at miss Watts' class. Name two things you would tell them that you have learnt from today's reading lesson.
Slide 13 - Open question
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