Final reminders - L1 Reading exam
Final reminders - L1 Reading exam
Learning objective
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Final reminders - L1 Reading exam
Learning objective
L1 ESOL Reading exam:
When is the exam?
How many tasks are there?
What is the total amount of marks?
What is the minimum pass mark?
Is 15 out of 18 enough to pass?
leaflet
dictionary
article
recipe
formal letter
web page
newspaper
review
notice
advert
advertisement
message
menu
prescription
letter
receipt
invoice
persuade
inform
advertise
describe
instruct
entertain
warn
complain
advise
discuss
Text types and purposes - Vocabulary
persuasive
informative
advertising
descriptive
instructive
entertaining
warning
complaining
advisory
discursive
Text Types
Text Purposes
As verbs and as adjectives:
fiction book
non-fiction book
text book
academic report
persuasive
supportive
warning
advertising
instructive
descriptive
encouraging
motivating
entertaining
informative
inviting
advisory
educational
We can talk about text purpose as an action - verb, or as an adjective - to describe.
In the exam, you may be asked about text purposes either way.
This text is:
apologetic
entertaining
critical
argumentative
The writer's attutude is:
negative
educational
complaining
advisory
Write your name next to your reading targets
Example:
Sharon
What type of text is this?
How do you know?
salutation
Identify the text features with your partner. Use the sticky notes.
Look at your text. Identify the language and text features. Write the features on post-its and stick on your text.
Dear sir/madam
Yours faithfully
Formal language
Full name
salutation - formal
no contractions - I am - I'm
exclamation marks - you wouldn't use ! in formal writing
Look at your text. Identify the language features. Write the features post-its and stick on your text.
adjectives
adverbs
imperatives
descriptive language
Look at your text. Identify the language features. Write the features post-its and stick on your text.
✔ Adverbs
✔ Adjectives
✔ Imperatives
✔ Present tense
✔ Some passive voice
Look at your text. Identify the language features. Write the features post-its and stick on your text.
✔ Adverbs
✔ Exclamation marks
✔ Adjectives
✔ Imperatives
✔ Present tense
✔ Some passive voice
Look at your text. Identify the language features. Write the features post-its and stick on your text.
Text
Adverbs
Adjectives
Passive voice
Present tense
It has long text in narrow sections, a title at the top, and the writer’s name underneath. Sometimes there is a small photo, and the text shares personal opinions or ideas.
A hyperlink is a piece of text or an image that you can click to open another page, website, or document. It is usually shown in a different colour and may be underlined.
A byline is the line in a newspaper or article that shows the name of the person who wrote it.
Are all of these features visible, or do you have to read the text?
How confident are you with text features?
How confident are you with language features?
