Intermediate Close ReadingExpression and word choice

Style and register

Register includes grammar, word choice and style

Read information on p27 about colloquial language

Note examples of what is meant by informality

Copy down model Q & A on p27

Colloquial language

Read the passage on p28 Complete the table from p29 Learn these features of informal

language

Dialect

Standard English – understood everywhere

Dialect – spoken in a particular area Read the poem on p30 and complete

the comparison table on p31 Q. Does use of dialect help make writing

‘natural, expressive and lively’?

Shades of meaning (1) Read p32 Note the Q and the brief answer for 1

mark Copy down the second Q and answer on

pp 32, 33

‘A good approach would be to consider what would have been lost by using a more neutral word…’

Shades of meaning (2)

Complete practice questions on pp. 33,34,35

Word choice for atmosphere

Read the example on p35 In groups, discuss and note down your

response Complete practice examples on pp36,

37, 38

Emotive language

Read the explanation of emotive language on p38

Read the newspaper article on p39 Write down the words and expressions

that you think have an emotive effect Explain how they make you feel

Jargon and archaisms

Read the information on jargon and archaism on p40

Complete practice activities on pp. 40, 41

Revise your notes