audience and purpose

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• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

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Audience and Purpose

Authors write differently for different purposes. You need to be able to spot who the audience is when you are reading a text - and think about your audience when doing your own writing. 

Texts A-D have been written for different audiences. Match up the intended reader or audience with the right text...

ALast week, a local schoolboy got more than he bargained for when he added his mother's rhubarb crumble to a tank of algae. The result if this bizarre experiment? A teacher described it in one word: 'Mayhem." The boy, aged 13, cannot be named for legal reasons. 

BLast week, I did a really interesting experiment in my school. I tried adding rhubarb crumble to a tank of algae. Do you know what algae is? It's a sort of moss that grows on the surface of ponds. After three days, I found that the algae was growing bigger and bigger. 

CDid I tell you that I did an amazing experiment in school last week? We were adding different things to tanks of algae to see what would happen. I added my mum's rhubard crumble. Well, that was a mistake! The algae grew absolutely enormous; it was bigger than Gavin's bike. 

DMy teacher suggested that I should describe my algae experiment to you, in the hope that you could shed some light on the results. The algae was from a pond in Haverwaite. About 50cm was used in a 5 litre tank of water. One standard portion on crumble was added. 

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A friend

readers of a newspaper

An expert

pupils of a local primary school

Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed guests - i bid you the warmest of welcomes on this very special evening. 

Tina, the teeny-weeny caterpillar, was very sad. None of her friends wanted to play with her, not even Maite the Mole. 

Please respect others and their belongings, and keep your uniform smart at all times. 

ADULTS

TODDLERS

SCHOOL PUPILS