Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9-1)
English Language B
Paper 1
Topic:
TEXT ANALYSIS (Answering Q No. 3,6 and 7)
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Section: A
What will you write about the EFFECTS?
Repetition in threes or lists of points: adds detail to the text, makes the text more persuasive by using a technique often used in
speeches and advertising, makes the subject seem more complex or interesting
Alliteration: catches the reader’s interest visually and aurally, makes the text more like poetry or advertising, makes the text more
memorable
Emotive vocabulary: makes the subject more emotional, provokes a response in the reader (makes us agree/disagree /happy/
unhappy)
Formal or informal vocabulary – eg “did not” v “didn’t”: Formal: makes the text feel more authoritative/powerful / convincing
Informal: makes the text appeal to us because it’s speaking to us, on our level, conversational
Hyperbole (overstatement):makes the point more powerful, helps us to visualise and remember the idea
Metaphor/simile: makes the subject more vivid, helps us to visualise the idea, uses a technique often used in advertising and
storytelling
Pun (wordplay): makes the text memorable/amusing / quirky/noticeable, appeals to the reader by making us think we are clever for
noticing the pun
Addressing the reader directly (“you”): makes the reader feel involved, gets the reader to empathise with the writer or someone
in the text, encourages our emotional reaction, makes the text more memorable
Adjectives and adverbs: adds detail to the text which helps us to visualise what is being described, uses the senses to make the text
more vivid, paints a picture in our minds which will help us to remember the text
Short/long sentences: creates rhythm in the text which makes it more interesting to read, short sentences give clarity and authority,
long sentences may make it more formal or more conversational, overall effect will be to hold our interest better
Use of statements/commands/questions: adds interest to the text by not using one tone of voice, this will keep us reading and
help us to remember the text, commands may provoke a response from us (“Stop talking and listen”) and
establish a link between writer and reader, questions (“Why should you visit Ibiza?”) draw us into the text
Use of dialogue: helps bring the text to life by adding human voices, grabs our interest by personalizing the subject, adds visual
interest on the page by being different from ordinary paragraphs
[See page 89,103, of the Student Book.]
What kind of language can you use to QUOTE or to give EVIDENCE?
The evidence that supports this is...This is evident when...This is illustrated by...This is demonstrated by...
What language can you use to introduce EXPLANATION ?
This suggests that...This infers that...This implies that...This insinuates (suggests indirectly) that...This shows that...
What language can you use to discuss the EFFECTS ?
The use of descriptive language creates a sense of…// Repetition of … creates a sense of …// The use of typical …
language/behavior/attitude/… makes the reader/article/writing …// The writer is surprised/shocked/moved/amused/… by the… and this
is expressed by “ … … …”.// At the start of the extract, the writer uses ….. to ….// For example, it says ‘…’. This makes the audience
think/feel/imagine…// The writer uses… which creates the effect of … on the reader…
What are the Main Points of Comparison in the answer of Question 7:
:: the audience for each text :: the purpose of each text and how the writers achieve this :: the subject or theme of each text and
how this is presented – but the response should not focus only on the content :: the techniques the writers have used, for example
vocabulary, imagery, rhetorical devices, sentence length and complexity, paragraph length, structuring or organization of ideas :: the
writer’s ideas and perspectives or point of views:: which text is more effective (unless asked, this is not a must-do)
Advice :
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While reading for details and scanning, you must underline/tick your findings (words/phrases/clauses/…). You may write small
comments beside them. It will help you in many ways.
Do not summarize the passage or just repeat its content points in your language. Your task wants you to COMMENT.
Do not write disconnected points or in note form. Make it a coherent writing and use Sentence Linkers to give it the quality of a
continuous writing.
Better to use Simple Present and Present Perfect Tenses in situations like these:
“In Text 1, the tone is….” “The writer has used many adjectives to…. He/She has demonstrated this in ….”
Your quotations need to be small (words/phrases). Do not quote a big sentence; instead, use dots in the middle.
Do not write everything in one paragraph only.
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