English Language Form 3

Contents

1. 1. Listening for Information from Different Sources

   1 tests 17 questions

   Topic lessons

   • Sources of oral information and getting ready to listen
   • Following the structure of a talk: discourse markers
   • Taking notes while listening
   • Listening critically: facts, opinions, bias and inference
   • Summary

   Introduction At Form Three level you are expected to listen to longer and more complex spoken texts – lectures, speeches, radio and television programmes, interviews, debates, sermons, public announcements and recorded talks – and to pick out the information you need. Effective listening for information combines…

2. 2. Using Appropriate Language, Content and Style in Speaking

   1 tests 17 questions

   Topic lessons

   • Language, content and style: choosing the right register
   • Preparing and delivering a formal speech
   • Speaking in interviews, presentations and meetings
   • Delivery and politeness strategies
   • Summary

   Introduction Speaking well means more than speaking correct English. A good speaker chooses the right language (words and grammar), content (ideas and information) and style (formal or informal manner) for the audience , purpose and situation . This match is called using the appropriate register . Register Formal…

3. 3. Reading for Information from Different Sources

   1 tests 16 questions

   Topic lessons

   • Sources of written information
   • Finding information in books and libraries
   • Reading strategies and note-making
   • Evaluating sources, reading graphics and acknowledging sources
   • Summary

   Introduction Students, workers and citizens constantly need information: for assignments, health decisions, business, travel and current affairs. Reading for information means locating , selecting , understanding , evaluating and using information from different written sources. Sources of written information Textbooks…

4. 4. Reading Literary Works

   1 tests 17 questions

   Topic lessons

   • Analysing a novel: plot, setting and characters
   • Themes, messages and literary devices
   • Reading a play: dramatic features
   • Analysing a poem
   • Writing a literature essay
   • Summary

   Introduction In Form Three you read full-length novels, plays and collections of poems, and you learn to analyse and write critical essays about them. You need the vocabulary of literary criticism and a method for discussing any work, whatever book your class studies. Analysing a novel or a play Plot structure :…

5. 5. Writing Using Appropriate Language, Content and Style

   1 tests 16 questions

   Topic lessons

   • Audience, purpose and form: choosing language and style
   • Planning content and building good paragraphs
   • Types of essays: narrative, descriptive, expository and argumentative
   • Summary writing
   • Report writing
   • Summary

   Introduction Good writing is not only grammatically correct; it is also appropriate . The writer must consider the audience (who will read it), the purpose (to inform, persuade, describe, narrate, instruct or entertain) and the form (essay, report, article, speech, summary, minutes) and choose language, content and…

6. 6. Writing Formal Letters

   1 tests 17 questions

   Topic lessons

   • What is a formal letter? Types and differences from personal letters
   • The layout of a formal letter
   • Language, tone and paragraphing in formal letters
   • Model letters: inquiry, order and invitation
   • Model letters: complaint and letter to the editor
   • Summary

   What is a formal letter? A formal letter (also called an official or business letter) is written to an organisation or a person in an official position, often someone we do not know personally. It must follow a standard layout and use polite, clear and concise language. Types of formal letters Letter of request –…