Groovin the Moo Transcript - English Language VCE

The register of this transcript would be best described as what two of the following?

• casual

• consultative

• formal

• informal

The register suits the cultural context of the text, which is:

Select the best answer.

• A promotion for an even that engages a largely elderly demographic that enjoys music.

• A promotion for an even that engages a largely youthful demographic that enjoys music.

• A promotion for an even that engages for a largely elderly demographic that enjoys festivals and contemporary music.

• A promotion for an even that engages a largely youthful demographic that enjoys contemporary music.

The social purpose of the text would likely be to:

Select all that apply.

• build rapport with the audience/viewer.

• build rapport with society.

• reduce the social distance between the author and the audience/viewer.

• increase the social distance between the author and the audience/viewer.

• promote in-group membership between the author and the audience/viewer.

Why would the social purpose be this?

Select the best response.

• It's made for a website that is run by an organisation that promotes youth issues and contemporary music.

• It's made for a website that is run by an organisation that promotes youth issues and contemporary music

• The informal register, coupled with the context of the website being administered by an organisation that seeks to engage with younger people (it's cultural context) suggests these are the main social purposes.

• The informal register, coupled with the context of the website being administered by an organisation that seeks to engage with a fairly youthful demographic (it's cultural context) suggests these are the main social purposes.

What line of evidence (subsystem and feature) would would you be able to identify in the first 7 lines that would support the social purposes of rapport building and/or shortening the social distance between the author and viewer/audience?

Select all that adequately apply.

• Morphology - truncated word that reflects how youthful individuals commonly speak.

• Semantics - Colloquial words or phrases that promote a less formal style of speech that appeal to younger individuals.

• Lexical Choices - Verbs that say to do something.

• Lexicology - Proper nouns that show formality and proper grammar to engage the reader.

• Semantics - Connotations and modality that suggest the festival and what it offers that persuades and engages the audience or viewer.

One of the functions of the text is to persuade the viewer. This enables the author to engage the audience and promote the festival, and concurrently - Triple J's diverse range of music. The website page does this by employing semantically diverse features such as connotations and ___________. (paragraph Continues on next question)

Modality is best described as...

Select two that suit the language feature best.

• The frequency or probability of an occurrence; or degree to which something 'is'.

• The mode of the text.

• A verb, adverb or adjective that describes the a quality, likelihood or amount something will happen.

• All of the above.

Which sentence adds to the paragraph

'One of the functions of the text is to persuade the viewer. This enables the author to engage the audience and promote the festival, and concurrently - Triple J's diverse range of music. The website page does this by employing semantically diverse features such as connotations and modality.'

best.

• An example of modality can be found in Line 6, in the lexical choices of 'biggest' and 'best'.

• An example of modality can be found in Line 6, in the lexical choices of 'biggest and best'.

• Either of the above is fine.

Which example would be best to continue the paragraph:

'One of the functions of the text is to persuade the viewer. This enables the author to engage the audience and promote the festival, and concurrently - Triple J's diverse range of music. The website page does this by employing semantically diverse features such as connotations and modality. An example of modality can be found in Line 6, in the lexical choices of 'biggest' and 'best'.'

• These forms of modality convince the viewer that the quality of music and acts on display at the festival should not be missed, therefore serving the social purpose of solidarity readers that they should purchase tickets and attend.

• Modality is really good to use. It makes readers understand the quality and they really won't want to miss out on this festival.

• By using modality the audience becomes convinced it would be rad to go to the festival.

• These forms of modality convince the viewer that the quality of music and acts on display at the festival should not be missed, therefore serving the function of persuading readers that they should purchase tickets and attend.

Select the sentences that best introduce the social purpose of promoting in-group membership.

• One of the main social purposes of the text is to promote in-group membership. This social purpose presents well for an organisation that prides itself as targeting a more youthful demographic and further strengthens its focus on that particular audience.

• One of the main social purposes of the text is to promote in-group membership. This social purpose is a really good one to have if you want to engage the audience.

• One of the main social purposes of the text is to promote in-group membership. This is done, chiefly, by means of truncation.

• One of the main social purposes of the text is to promote in-group membership. This social purpose presents well for an organisation that prides itself as targeting the youth.