Edexcel A-Level English literature &
language - anthology Questions and
Answers
What is the GAP of Tim Collin's speech? - Answer>>- Genre =
transcript of a spoken, prepared speech
- Audience = wide; Royal Irish Regiment, reporter/press
personnel (primary); UK public, military, the world (secondary)
- Purpose - Give authority, motivate, inform & persuade
Briefly outline the context of Tim Collins' speech. - Answer>>-
Speech made on 19th March 2003
- Collins = retired Northern Irish officer in British Army
- Best known for his role in the Iraq war (2003) & inspiration, eve-
of-battle speech
- Troops invaded Iraq in search of particular, unpermitted
weapons of mass destruction
- Also to end the dictatorial rule of Saddam Hussein
- Thousands of civilians were killed & no weapons were found -
controversial war
What was Collins's voice? Tone? - Answer>>- Voice =
empowering, passionate, authoritative
- Tone = informative, powerful
What is the GAP for JFK's speech? - Answer>>- Genre =
transcript of a prepared speech for broadcast
- Audience = wide (US public, press, world)
- Purpose = ethos; establish himself as a credible leader
Context of JFK's speech? - Answer>>- JFK = American
politician; served as 35th president from 1961 to assassination in
1963
- Inauguration speech - elected president
, - Served in height of the Cold War; most of his work was with the
Soviet Union and the Cuban missile crisis
- Cuba = 90 miles from US shore
- 13-day confrontation between JFK and Nikita Kruschev
- Cold war = political rivalry between US & SU; nuclear rivalry
lasting from 1947-1991
What was JFK's voice & tone? - Answer>>- Voice =
authoritative, passionate, empowering
- Tone = powerful, informative
What's the GAP for Chris Rainer's 'Tsunami Eyewitness
Account'? - Answer>>- Genre = prepared piece of reportage
- Audience = readers of National Geographic; fans/followers of
Rainer; those with an interest in travel/current affairs
- Purpose = inform; share experiences of disaster & aftermath
Context for Chris Rainer's Eyewitness Account reportage -
Answer>>- Tsunami in Indonesia, 2005
- Rainer = American photographer for Nat Geo
- Main focus of piece = American relief effort & US military helping
- American bias to reportage
Voice & tone of Rainer's reportage - Answer>>- Voice =
passive, patriotic (supporting own country)
- Tone = professional, conversational in places, informative
GAP of Martin Hoyle's 'The Bridge' review - Answer>>- Genre =
written review of a TV drama in Financial Times
- Audience = those interested in watching it; creators of drama;
Financial Times fans; Hoyle fans; cast of drama; specific, most
likely middle -class audience due to review being in the FT.
- Purpose = provide feedback & inform potential viewers,
promoting it; entertain
language - anthology Questions and
Answers
What is the GAP of Tim Collin's speech? - Answer>>- Genre =
transcript of a spoken, prepared speech
- Audience = wide; Royal Irish Regiment, reporter/press
personnel (primary); UK public, military, the world (secondary)
- Purpose - Give authority, motivate, inform & persuade
Briefly outline the context of Tim Collins' speech. - Answer>>-
Speech made on 19th March 2003
- Collins = retired Northern Irish officer in British Army
- Best known for his role in the Iraq war (2003) & inspiration, eve-
of-battle speech
- Troops invaded Iraq in search of particular, unpermitted
weapons of mass destruction
- Also to end the dictatorial rule of Saddam Hussein
- Thousands of civilians were killed & no weapons were found -
controversial war
What was Collins's voice? Tone? - Answer>>- Voice =
empowering, passionate, authoritative
- Tone = informative, powerful
What is the GAP for JFK's speech? - Answer>>- Genre =
transcript of a prepared speech for broadcast
- Audience = wide (US public, press, world)
- Purpose = ethos; establish himself as a credible leader
Context of JFK's speech? - Answer>>- JFK = American
politician; served as 35th president from 1961 to assassination in
1963
- Inauguration speech - elected president
, - Served in height of the Cold War; most of his work was with the
Soviet Union and the Cuban missile crisis
- Cuba = 90 miles from US shore
- 13-day confrontation between JFK and Nikita Kruschev
- Cold war = political rivalry between US & SU; nuclear rivalry
lasting from 1947-1991
What was JFK's voice & tone? - Answer>>- Voice =
authoritative, passionate, empowering
- Tone = powerful, informative
What's the GAP for Chris Rainer's 'Tsunami Eyewitness
Account'? - Answer>>- Genre = prepared piece of reportage
- Audience = readers of National Geographic; fans/followers of
Rainer; those with an interest in travel/current affairs
- Purpose = inform; share experiences of disaster & aftermath
Context for Chris Rainer's Eyewitness Account reportage -
Answer>>- Tsunami in Indonesia, 2005
- Rainer = American photographer for Nat Geo
- Main focus of piece = American relief effort & US military helping
- American bias to reportage
Voice & tone of Rainer's reportage - Answer>>- Voice =
passive, patriotic (supporting own country)
- Tone = professional, conversational in places, informative
GAP of Martin Hoyle's 'The Bridge' review - Answer>>- Genre =
written review of a TV drama in Financial Times
- Audience = those interested in watching it; creators of drama;
Financial Times fans; Hoyle fans; cast of drama; specific, most
likely middle -class audience due to review being in the FT.
- Purpose = provide feedback & inform potential viewers,
promoting it; entertain
