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196 C OMMUNICA TION SKILLS

Writing to inform SEE ALSO
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54–55 Voices and moods
THE MAIN PURPOSE OF SOME PIECES OF WRITING IS TO GIVE THE   116–117 Bullet points
194–195 Layout and
READER INFORMATION. presentational features
Newspaper articles 198–199 
Informative texts, such as leaflets, encyclopedias, newspaper reports, Letters and e-mails 200–201 
and letters, give the reader information about a topic. Some texts also
tell the reader how to do something, by giving instructions.

A headline at the top of
a leaflet tells the reader
Simple but detailed what it is about.
Informative writing should
give readers the details they
need to know, clearly. It should There are countless
include lots of facts, presented
in short paragraphs and using YOSEMITE ways to explore and
simple vocabulary. have fun in Yosemite
NA TIONAL P ARK National Park.

Yosemite National Park covers nearly
761,268 acres (3,081 sq km) of mountainous terrain
in the Sierra Nevada of California. The park attracts
more than 3.7 million visitors each year.

REAL W OR L D
DIY dilemma
Sometimes people buy furniture
in separate parts that need to
be put together at home. The
buyer needs to follow a set of
instructions in order to assemble
the item. Often, the instructions
are not very clear, which can lead
to a great deal of frustration.

Pictures of the place show the
reader what it looks like and make
the leaflet look attractive.