Copyright English with Anne 2021

1. PURPOSE

3. Watch this

4. What was the speaker’s message?
Why did the speaker say what he said?

5. Author’s or speaker’s purpose
●Persuade
●Inform
●Entertain

6. Match the purpose on the left to the appropriate titles on
the right
1. To persuade
2. To inform
3. To entertain
A. How to cook chicken in 5 minutes
B. Why you should not let your kids watch TV
after 6pm
C. You would not believe what she did next!
D. Prince Philip died at the age of 99
E. How to tell if your boyfriend is cheating on
you
F. The solution to our climate change
problem
G. The benefits of being an international
student
H. How to overcome culture shock

7. Match the purpose on the left to the appropriate titles on
the right (ANSWER)
A. How to cook chicken in 5 minutes (to inform)
B. Why you should not let your kids watch TV after 6pm (to persuade)
C. You would not believe what she did next! (to entertain)
D. Prince Philip died at the age of 99 (to inform)
E. How to tell if your boyfriend is cheating on you (to entertain)
F. The solution to our climate change problem (to inform/to persuade)
G. The benefits of being an international student (to inform/to persuade)
H. How to overcome culture shock (to inform/to persuade)

8. Match the purpose on the left to the appropriate titles on
the right (ANSWER)
A. How to cook chicken in 5 minutes (to inform)
B. Why you should not let your kids watch TV after 6pm (to persuade)
C. You would not believe what she did next! (to entertain)
D. Prince Philip died at the age of 99 (to inform)
E. How to tell if your boyfriend is cheating on you (to entertain)
F. The solution to our climate change problem (to inform/to persuade)
G. The benefits of being an international student (to inform/to persuade)
H. How to overcome culture shock (to inform/to persuade)
How did you know which is which?

9. INFORMATIVE
● Fact-based
● The author/speaker don’t care if you
change your mind or not
● Tend to be balanced (e.g. advantages and
disadvantages)
PERSUASIVE
● Opinion-based
● Often supported by facts
● Intended outcome: For you to agree with
them
● Problem → Solution format
ENTERTAINING
● Ultimate outcome: To evoke an emotion out of you
(sad, angry, happy, shocked etc.)
● The author/speaker want you to react emotionally to
their content
● The author/speaker want you to engage with their
content
● Some are disguised as something like the news

10. In academic texts (written/spoken), the texts are
either informative or persuasive
It is closely related to the thesis statement

11. What is the author’s purpose?
“The author’s purpose is to inform/persuade readers to
[insert thesis statement]”

12. Did the author achieve their purpose?
Explain your answer.

13. Introduction
Yes, the author has achieved his/her/their purpose to _______.
He/she/they have done this by [preview main ideas].

14. Body paragraphs
Firstly, the author described the problems with…
He used the example of… to illustrate this point.
Secondly, the writer explained the causes of…
He used the example of...to convince the readers that….
Finally, [family name] highlighted 3 solutions that will solve….He did
this by explaining the...He then gave the example of….By sharing
these solutions, he was able to _____ the readers to _____

15. Conclusion
In conclusion, the author was successful in achieving his purpose
to_______. He did this by ____[problem], _____[cause] and
______[solutions].

16. Other ways of saying “say”
1. Describe
2. Use the example of
3. Highlight
4. Explain
5. Give the example of
6. Sharing
7. ???

17. Exercise: Your article
What’s the author’s purpose?
Did the author achieve their purpose? Explain your answer.