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Writing for Purpose and Audience

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Writing for Purpose and Audience

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📝 Part 1: Understanding Purpose and Audience

1. Match each writing purpose with its appropriate audience:
Job application letter
Text to a mate
School report
Birthday invitation
Friends and family
Teacher/assessor
Potential employer
Close friend
2. Which language features are appropriate for formal writing? (Tick all that apply)

Complete sentences

Text speak (u, ur, lol)

Professional vocabulary

Slang expressions

Proper punctuation

3. What is the main difference between formal and informal writing?

✉️ Part 2: Formal Writing Task

Scenario: You need to write a formal letter to the manager of a local business requesting work experience for your course.

4. Planning - Before writing, organise your ideas:

Purpose: ________________________________

Audience: ________________________________

Key points to include:

5. Write your formal letter below:

💬 Part 3: Informal Writing Task

Scenario: Write a message to a friend telling them about an exciting event you attended recently (concert, sports game, festival, etc.)

6. Planning - Organise your ideas:

Purpose: ________________________________

Audience: ________________________________

What happened? (key details):

7. Write your informal message below:
8. Reflection: How did your language and structure differ between the formal letter and informal message?

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