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Audience and Tone Exploration
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Audience and Tone Exploration
📚 Part 1: Recognition & Quick Choices
WALT: Recognise how audience affects tone in news delivery.
Success Criteria: I can identify an audience, choose a formal or informal tone, and give reasons for my choice.
1. Who is the most likely audience for a formal national news bulletin?
The general public
Teenagers only
Sports fans
Preschool children
2. Which tone fits a lively community radio update for families?
Formal and precise
Informal and conversational
Technical and specialist
Silent or scripted with no emotion
3. Check all features that usually show a formal tone:
Use of precise, professional language
Slang and casual expressions
Controlled pace and clear enunciation
Frequent jokes and personal anecdotes
4. Match the audience to the most suitable tone. Draw a line between the columns.
1. National evening bulletin
2. School newsletter announcement
3. Boating forecast for local harbour users
A. Friendly, informal, approachable
B. Technical and safety-focused (formal)
C. Serious, professional, precise
✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Practical Planning
5. In one sentence, define audience as it relates to a news segment.
6. In 2–3 sentences, explain the difference between a formal and an informal tone.
7. Scenario: You will deliver a 1-minute sports update aimed at local teenagers. Identify the audience, choose the tone (formal/informal) and write two sentence starters you would use.
8. Reflection and differentiation: Which dyslexia-friendly support helped you most today? (tick one) Or add your own.
Sentence starters and written key words in bold
Short clear instructions read aloud
Peer support during planning
I used a coloured overlay / other (write below)
9. Extension (optional): Briefly suggest one way to adapt language or tone for an audience from a different cultural background.
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