文档介绍：for
Higher Level
Interpretation and Language
Mary M Firth
Andrew G Ralston
Illustrations by
O. R. Davison
Hodder Gibson
A MEMBER OF THE HODDER HEADLINE GROUP
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PART ONE : Reading Skills
I. Understanding the Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using your own words
What the examiner is looking for
Context questions
Link questions
II. Appreciating the Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Tackling structure questions
Different types of sentence
Paragraphing
Punctuation
Sentence Patterns
What the examiner is looking for
Varieties of language
Formal and informal language
Literal and figurative language
What the examiner is looking for
Tone
Irony and other aspects of tone
Emotive language
What the examiner is looking for
III. Identifying the Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Genre, readership and purpose
PART TWO : Writing in Focus
Annotated passages demonstrating the language techniques in Part One and further exercises for practice. . . . 67
1 Sharon the Shark
2 The Spoils of Childhood
3 The Dangling Man
4 Idol Thoughts
PART THREE : Interpretation Practice
Full-length interpretation passages modelled on the style of those in the Higher English examination . . . . . . . 81
1 The Status of Women
2 Novels
3 Grandmothers
4 America and the Americans
Appendix I Grammar and syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Appendix II Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .