Monday, 7 October 2013


All these are semantic fields.

Drugs and alcohol.


 
Poisonous
Drugs
Gun
Sleaze
Marijuana
Drinking
Abusive
Toxic
Poisonous princess and toxic role model =Are examples of an Oxymoron's.
 
Rihanna uses her own dialect when responding to the journalist's opinion on her.

Colloquial language

(slang)

 

Friday, 4 October 2013

Page 148 - Activity 40


Extract A- The main character is a women has done something terrible in the past which could risk her chances in getting employed.
Extract B - About a women where other peole notice she should be a doctor as well as her wanting to become a doctor but don't have qualifications.
Extract C- About a doctor whose work is always so overcrowded and speaks upon how busy it is. Use of ellipses and short sentence.
Extract D- About a person who has a good perspective on life and tries to bring light into a dark room, as patients are always down
Extract E- A perspective from a doctors wife as it bothers her that he's all about the patients and has no time for her as he also overworks, this explains to is that the wife is quite family orientated.
Extract F - A perspective of a works patient who frequently visits and feels confused As to why the surgery is always empty. You can also see that the patient is quite religious and show show important the faith to them.
Extract G - about a very dependent reptionist and from her point of view she realises that patients are waiting doctors time with every little excuse. She's explains that shes in pain but could easily get better with an aspirin.

3) I think Extract C has the most effective opening as it jumps straight into action with a short sentence leaving the listener interested and ready to continue listening.

4) No as their not as effective as Extract C.