English Language: Forms

Front 1

what is the paragraph structure for a news report?

Back 1

1) Headline

2) P1 = 5W (who, what, when, why, where)

3) P2 = Further important details

4) P3 = further additional detail

4 P4 = Opinions + reported statements from eye witness / expert

5) P5 = Expectations / hope for the future

Front 2

What type of language must be used for a news report?

Back 2

1) Headline in present tense (e.g. The Goat Kills...)

2) Paragraphs written in past tense (e.g. Mr Smith was hiking...)

3) Long sentences

4) Use a passive voice (e.g. it has been reported...., It has been assumed that...)

5) Vocab fairly simple / factual

Front 3

what is the paragraph structure for a report?

Back 3

1) Written in paragraphs

2) Opening = say what has happened

3) Include = accounts of the event, detail / fact, reasons, descriptions

4) Ending = Evaluation of the issue (whether it be a situation/benefits/risk/prospects of the future)

Front 4

What type of language must be used for a report?

Back 4

1) factual (lots of facts and details)

2) some description of what you saw/experience (not not too imaginative)

3) Formal / official

4) Use connectives of sequence (e.g. Firstly, later, then, subsequently )

5) Connectives of cause + effect

Front 5

Examples of connective of sequence (x 6)

Back 5

- To begin with

- then

- gradually

- as soon as

- subsequently

- from here on

Front 6

Examples of connective of cause + effect (x 6)

Back 6

- as a results

- for this reason

- thus

- consequently

- hence

- because of this

Front 7

How do you organise a opinionated article / blog?

Back 7

1) Headline

2) Opening statement = state the problem

3) In paragraphs

4) Short / punchy conclusions stating an opinion at the end

Front 8

what langue should be used in an opinionated article?

Back 8

1) Strong opinion(s)

2) descriptions + details (adjectives, similies, etc)

3) mixture of formal and informal

4) often it's personal (writer refers to themselves - anecdote)

Front 9

Organisation for a Diary / Journal

Back 9

1) Opening = time, description of day

2) in paragraphs

3) Conclusion = concerns / worries / hope for the future

4) can include accounts of events, thoughts, feelings

Front 10

language to use for a dairy / journal

Back 10

1) 1st person voice

2) Usually past tense (e.g. yesterday it was cloudy)

3) Future tense for hope / anxieties about future ( e.g. if i do, the'll go mad!)

4) descriptive

5) opinionated

6) informal / personal

Front 11

ways to organise a speech / talk

Back 11

1) opening = the reason for the speech (e.g. i am here to ...)

2) In paragraphs

3) contains reasons, examples, descriptions

4) Short + catchy conclusion

Front 12

language used of a speech / talk

Back 12

1) 1st person voice

2) direct address to audience

3) use persuasive devises (e.g. list of 3, rhetorical question)

Front 13

organisation structure for a dialogue / conversation /interview

Back 13

1) written like a script

2) May include stage direction (in italics)

3) Question - answer structure

4) Includes events, examples, descriptions, feelings, thoughts

Front 14

language to use in a dialogue / script / interview

Back 14

1) Dialogue / conversation = informal

2) Reporter (interview) = more formal