NOTES :  Reported speech: Reported Speech (also called Indirect Speech) is used to communicate what someone else said, but without using the exact words. A few changes are necessary; often a pronoun has to be changed and the verb is usually moved back a tense, where possible. Idiolect – the speech habits peculiar to […]

What do you consider are your prized possessions? phone (contacts, pictures) physical photographs some of my clothes (traditional clothing) Who are the people you consider your family? father, mother, brother (immediate family) some of my close/best friends grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins What does “safe” look like to you? being around family and friends calm […]

  What prompts Roy to admit that he must ‘give up’ Norma?  Fear of his perception of what happened Mr hands  Desire for normalcy – marry eve Shame – police    Why does he find it so hard to do :  Identity – his alter ego is his main identity interests/passion – in fashion and […]

Attracting the opposite sex is probably one of the most common aims of advertising companies. This particular text is completely focussed on this target. This advertisement was likely published in a newspaper/magazine in 1996 in the USA. During this period, gender stereotypes were different and feminism was becoming more prominent. However this advertisement does somewhat […]

Guiding question :  Discuss how the language features both written and visual, aim to persuade the readers of this advertisement to think and behave   ———————————————————————————————————————-   This advertisement, that was published in the USA, in 1996 has attempted to persuade men to believe that women find men more attractive when they are passive. In […]