Purposes of Communication

1. PURPOSES OF
SPEAKERS/WRITERS
IN A GIVEN TEXT

2. Looking back to your lesson
TEXT STRUCTURES

3. RECAP
1. What feature might an author NOT use
when writing an informational text?
A. Disinformation, Fake News and
Historical Revisionism
B. Factual Information
C. Data supported by evidences
D. Both B & C

4. RECAP
1. What feature might an author NOT use
when writing an informational text?
A. Disinformation, Fake News and
Historical Revisionism
B. Factual Information
C. Data supported by evidences
D. Both B & C
CORRECT ANSWER:
A

5. RECAP
2. If an author writes on Taal Volcano
Eruption and its aftermath, this would be
an example of which text structure?
A. Cause and Effect
B. Comparison and Contrast
C. Order and Sequence
D. Problem and Solution

6. RECAP
2. If an author writes on Taal Volcano
Eruption and its aftermath, this would be
an example of which text structure?
A. Cause and Effect
B. Comparison and Contrast
C. Order and Sequence
D. Problem and Solution
CORRECT ANSWER:
A

7. RECAP
2. If an author writes about fish kill in an
area and provided an action/suggestion
to the case, this would be an example of
which text structure?
A. Cause and Effect
B. Comparison and Contrast
C. Order and Sequence
D. Problem and Solution

8. RECAP
2. If an author writes about fish kill in an
area and provided an action/suggestion
to the case, this would be an example of
which text structure?
A. Cause and Effect
B. Comparison and Contrast
C. Order and Sequence
D. Problem and Solution
CORRECT ANSWER:
D

9. What is Purpose?
The reason for which
something is done or
created or for which
something exists.

10. 5 Basic Author’s Purposes
1. To inform/explain
2. To entertain
3. To instruct/teach
4. To persuade
5. To criticize

11. 1. To inform/explain
The author gives credible facts.
 Contain scientific or technical
terms.
 E.g. Academic textbooks,
magazines, newspapers,
encyclopedias

12. To inform/explain (Example)

13. 2. To entertain
 The author intends to catch the
readers’ interest and to amuse
them.
 Stories, poems, anecdotes, or
dialogues.
 To stimulate the readers both
mentally and emotionally.

14. To entertain (Example)

15. 3. To instruct/teach
 The author writes to give
specific instructions or
directions to the readers.
 E.g. recipes, manuals, maps

16. To instruct/teach (Example)

17. 4. To persuade
 to encourage or to convince
readers to try or do something.
 E.g. Advertisements, Posters,
billboards, brochures, flyers,
and persuasive essays or
speeches

18. To persuade (Example)

19. To persuade (Example)

20. 5. To criticize
 when an author expresses his
opinion without trying to
convince the reader to agree
with him, then he is just
criticizing.
 either good or bad
 E.g. Editorial articles, reviews

21. To criticize (Example)

22. To criticize (Example)