Text I is written so that the speech is very formal when the teacher is addressing the parents of the newest students. Straight away in the first line there is the word 'I'd', which brings in the use of pronouns. By addressing the audience and herself, the teacher is using direct speech, thus gaining the audiences attention. The speech is in a positive face, using facts and comments that project a positive effect. For example, 'We provide the very best for your son or daughter'.
The speech is very wordy, and long, however the teacher does her best to sound polite and well mannered. This is done to influence the audience that the school runs in an efficient way, giving children a good education as well as good manners.The teacher starts the speech and ends it too. She does not hesitate but does use fillers such as 'erm' and 'er'. Not all speeches are perfect and so this speech proves this fact by the spokesman creating these errors.
Finally, she uses repetition and statements which places her in a declarative mood, enhancing the audiences attention. The fact that she acknowledged the power above her by using 'Local authority', shows that she is has to obey as well as the children do. The headteacher being in a school role means that this speech is said with personal power. The spokesperson also uses tripling of the words 'I will', this choice of words sound like a promise. It asserts her dominance by using her opinion over the subject of pupils doing their best.
In conclusion, the headteacher speaks confidently about the subject of new students coming to her school. She puts forward her aims, not without relating them to a past experience in which she used to help persuade the parents that their children will be pushed to try harder and succeed. For example, she uses the words, 'They'd say mummy draw this but (.) useless (.) but i did have a go and that's what we want'
Gemma Lucas
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