【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 nts are recounted in the order in which they have occurred. Other writers will choose 中國最大的管理資源中心 (大量免費(fèi)資源共享 ) 第 7 頁 共 16 頁 to anize an account of events in different ways, perhaps with repeated contrasts between past and present time. 9 Assessing a writer39。s purpose Once you understand the anization of a text, you can then recognize the writer39。s purpose more clearly. The text anization a writer selects will partly depend upon his or her particular purpose. A writer may want to inform or persuade, and he or she will select a structure or pattern of anization according to this purpose. A writer may also intend to do both of these things in a written text to inform as will as persuade. In such cases it is often helpful to try to assess which of these purposes seems to be more important or dominant. 10 Evaluating a writer39。s attitude. Writers are not necessarily neutral or objective when they write, particularly if the are trying to persuade readers to agree with their opinions. It is important that you recognize what an author39。s attitude is in relation to the ideas or information being presented. This is because such attitudes can influence the ways in which information is presented. You will be looking at ways in which a writer39。s attitude may be identified. You will also practice 中國最大的管理資源中心 (大量免費(fèi)資源共享 ) 第 8 頁 共 16 頁 evaluating how relatively neutral or biased his or her attitude may be. DEMONSTRATION TEXT AND QUESTIONS Do not read the following text and questions first. Go directly to the How to Answer section which will show you the most efficient way of answering the questions. YOUR POST OFFICE at your service At our main offices we are introducing, where appropriate, a number of changes to help improve the standard of service provided to our customers. Similar developments are taking place at many of our agency offices. Improvements: .more staff at peak periods for faster service .a single queuing system for fairer service .special service windows for some transactions .PostShops in main offices with their own separate service till for greeting cards, stationery, stamps and gifts 中國最大的管理資源中心 (大量免費(fèi)資源共享 ) 第 9 頁 共 16 頁 .the refurbishment of a number of main offices to provide a better environment .new vending machine services such as cashchange machines, and phonecard and stamp dispensers for faster service .extended opening hours at selected main offices .a new range of air package services. Questions 13 Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage above? Write: TRUE if the statement is true FALSE if the statement is false NOT GIVEN if the information is not given in the passage in the correct boxes on your answer sheet. 1. All offices will have more staff throughout the day. 2. There will be special service windows for cash transactions at all main offices. 3. It will be possible to obtain some items from machines in many offices. Question 4 Using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS answer the following question. 4. Which change will ensure that the customers are treated more