How to Analyse Texts in Relation to Audience Needs: Functional Skills English

How to pass Functional Skills English Level 2? Preparation is the name of the game and this video gives you an insight in to one of the most important questions in the exam.  Get a past paper to work through once you have watched the video and take note – this is worth five whole marks in the exam.  If you get this question right then the chances are you can pass the exam – of you get it wrong then you could fail. This question assesses standard L2.2.5 (analyse texts in relation to audience needs and consider suitable responses).   This means that, on paper at least, this is quite a challenging question but follow the instructions in the video – and practice on past exam papers – and you should do really well on this question!

How Meaning is Conveyed: Functional Skills English Reading Level 2

The changes to Level 2 Functional Skills English in 2015 and 2016 have sent teachers in to something of a panic but when you read between the lines, although the examination is more challenging, some of the changes are not much more than skin deep.  There was, in previous versions, a question where students could pick up 3 points very easily – where they spotted three features which helped to convey information.

This has now disappeared.  The replacement question asks them to explain two ways the writer of a text (usually C) tries to convince the reader of something.  The answers are in a different format to the old question (and students have to be more careful with their responses) but the four marks they can now pick up are attainable if they ‘box clever’.

Here’s a video which explains the question and the method which should be used to get all the marks.