This lesson resource is designed to draw attention to how we use different registers in a variety of written contexts. When we use language, we make a number of different lexical and grammatical choices, depending on the context, or 'situation of usage'.
In this activity, students analyse neoclassical compounds, which are compounds where often the word elements were taken from the classical
languages (ancient Greek and Latin) and were combined in new ways in
English (the element neo- comes from the Greek for ‘new’). Neoclassical compounds involve combining forms. They are meaningful elements drawn from Greek and Latin, which can combine with other elements to form words.
Write your own charity appeal, using the source material below. It is a statement from a charity about their aims and
methods. Make use of a range of persuasive
devices, including modal verbs.
The "Live Not Exist" charity has been set up with the following key aims:
In this lesson, students will analyse persuasive language in a
charity appeal, and then write their own charity appeal. There is a
particular focus on the way modal
auxiliary verbs can be used to persuade.
Identify some elements of spoken dialogue in an interview setting.
Analyse some features of colloquial language, specifically the kinds of words and phrases that are used.
Lesson Plan
The Activity page appears in the menu entitled 'This Unit' in the upper right corner of this page. It includes a video of an interview between Russell Brand and Ed Miliband, recorded just before the UK General Election in May 2015.
