Paper 2
Section B: Writing to Inform, Explain, or Describe
1 Writing to inform
Student Book Page 138
Activity
1
Read the article ‘And the beat goes on’ on page 139. Complete this
chart by finding evidence of the features of this article listed in the
first column. Try to find more than one example if possible.
Features
Evidence of feature in the text
Range of information
Reggae, salsa, calypso, steel-band, less
well-known forms; European, African,
Indian and American and technological
influences
Mixture of fact and opinion
Use of rhetorical question to
involve reader
Addresses reader directly
Use of technical terms relevant
to subject
Variety of sentence structures
More sophisticated vocabulary
choices
Use of cliché (a frequently
used and familiar phrase)
Use of figurative language, e.g.
a simile or metaphor
Use of colloquial language, as
normally found in casual
speech
Written in the present tense