Reading the writer’s attitude and purpose
Work out why a passage was written and what the writer thinks, from evaluative words, reporting verbs and how certain they sound; then match views to the people who hold them.
9 min
Module 27 · Lesson 2 of 5
In this lesson
- Name a passage’s main purpose: to explain, to criticise or to persuade.
- Read the writer’s attitude from evaluative words, reporting verbs and hedging.
- Match views to the people who hold them, and answer Yes, No or Not Given.
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