Presentational Terms
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Language Terms: Identify the language term
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Mixed bag
Language or presentational feature?
Language or presentational feature?
100
What is the purpose of a title?
To give an indication of the subject matter of the text
100
Subject Content
Each subject has the following information.
Qualification Title
This is the formal title of the qualification. It will appear on the learner's certificate.
What is the title?
Subject Content
100
a short striking memorable phrase used frequently in advertising material
Slogan
100
Gutted
slang
100
So are you just going to let that opportunity pass you by?
Language
rhetorical question
200
What is a sub-heading and why is it useful?
A title within a text to help a reader locate information quickly
200
Subject Content
Each subject has the following information.
Qualification Title
This is the formal title of the qualification. It will appear on the learner's certificate.
What is the sub-title?
Qualification Title
200
specific words and phrases used in informal speech
slang
200
Rain, rain, relentless rain
Drumming, drumming on the pane.
Alliteration
200
The data shows that 80% of those surveyed want improvements in the local roads.
Language
Statistics
300
What is a paragraph?
A paragraph is a group of sentences that work together to explain one main idea.
300
The wind howled and the trees swayed. I had never known a night as bad as this. I heard a loud bang so I looked outside. A figure, dark and menacing was looking straight at me.
Where should a paragraph division be and why?
A figure dark and menacing etc.
Change of subject
300
a direct comparison
metaphor
300
Out of the blue
My heart sank
Idiom
300
Presentational
Visual
400
What is an advantage of using bullet points?
Any one of the following:
make information easier to understand, easier to skim read, highlight main ideas or at teacher discretion
400
The term 'text' is used to explain what learners are expected to study. It covers types of reading text, text types that learners will produce, the sort of Speaking and listening assessments that learners will need to complete.
What would be the best presentational feature to use here to make the message clearer?
Bullet points
400
repetition of the first consonant in a group of words
alliteration
400
the bottomless pit
the wait was never-ending
the best thing you'll ever do
hyperbole (exaggeration for effect)
400
Remember your essentials: phone, keys, and a positive attitude.
Language
Rule of three
500
What is repetition and why is it used?
Repetition means to repeat an idea or word. It is used to emphasise the importance of that idea or word.
500
Capybaras enjoy fresh veg and grasses. 1 Offer varied greens, avoid sugary fruit. Always provide plenty of clean water.
This is the beginning of a text. What would be a good title for this text?
Feeding Capybaras
Keeping a capybara as a pet: Nutrition
Or similar. Capybaras is NOT satisfactory.
500
language that is trying to make the reader feel something
emotive language
500
The rider tightened the reins, urging the mare into a gallop. From the saddle, the vast countryside stretched out. Back at the stable, the tired mare would rest.
The semantic (or lexical) field of horse-riding
[rider, reins, mare, gallop, saddle, stable, mare]
500
Betrayal's icy grip tightened, crushing the fragile remnants of trust.
Language
emotive language, personification