English Language

English Language

1. Different Formats

   • Letters
     • Use 'Yours faithfully' if you don't know the person's name
     • Use 'Yours sincerely' if you do know the person's name
     • Formal
     • Informal
   • Emails
   • Diary
   • News article
   • Magazine

2. New paragraphs after...

   • Change of time
   • Change of speaker
   • Change of topic
   • Change of person
   • Change of place

3. APPLES

   • Audience
   • Purpose/Presentation
     • To inform
     • To explain
     • To describe
     • To persuade
     • To advise
     • To entertain
   • Paragraphs/Punctuation
   • Effects
   • Sentences/Spelling
     • Minor
     • Complex
     • Simple
     • Compound

4. Punctuation

   • Full stop .
   • Semi-colon ;
   • Colon :
   • Comma ,
   • Exclamation mark !
   • Question mark ?
   • Brackets ()
   • Speech marks " "
   • Apostophe ,
   • Dash -

5. For an A* you need to...

   • Demonstrate flair and originality
   • Use advanced punctuation e.g semi-colons, dashes and colons
   • Use sophisticated language such as irony
   • Use advanced vocabulary to create imagery and description

6. Audiences

   • Teenagers
   • Children
   • Elderly people
   • Adults
   • Universal audience (everyone)