1.

2 Coherence: developed by means of:

- the cohesive devices mentioned in section 1.1 above,
- the logical sequence of the sentences with their own functions in the text (see the table
below),
- the parallel constructions through the use of the present tense of verbs,
- the paraphrasing in sentence No. 1 and sentence No. 7,
- rhetorical relations: explanation (using examples and illustrations to clarify/give evidence
for the topic of the hatred between dogs and cats), cause – sequence (in sentence No. 5 ‘the
typical result is that…’).
Sentence No. Function
1 Topic sentence: introduce the topic
2 Reason 1
3 Evidence for reason 1
4 Reason 2
5 Example for reason 2
6 Comment
7 Summary of paragraph

2. Genre (3 pts): an extract from a conversation between Nancy and Chole, probably a reporter
and sb works in personnel of a company. The conversation consists of personal descriptions.
(0.5)
- Physical appearance/layout: clearly presented, each participant’s line is separated and clearly-
recognized. (0.5)
- Purpose: To inform about the procedures to employ someone. (0.25pts)
- Overall pattern/Generic structure: (0.75) consists of a sequence of sentences to define and
describe the recruitment procedures; describes attributes of factors relate to this phenomenon and
finally sums up the description. To be more specific:

+ Nancy’s 1st turn: raise the question

+ Chloe’s 1st turn: define and describe the process

+ Nancy’s 2nd turn: demand more specific explanation related to the problem

+ Chole’s 2nd turn: describe factors related to the problem and then sum up her description

- Specific language features: (1pts)

+ Grammatically, present tense to indicate truth/reality; active and passive voice; simple,
compound, and complex sentence structures.
+ Lexically, a number of academic words related to the topic of job application can be detected.
Softening phrases can also be found in order for the conversation to continue smoothly.

3. Context: (3 pts)

• Participants: Nancy and Chloe. Nancy is a reporter and Chloe works in the Human
Resource department of a company.
• Topic: How to choose the best candidate for the job?
• Setting: in Chloe’s office/on stage, working hours
• Channel: speech with facial expressions and gestures
• Code: informal spoken English, standard English
• Message form: interviewing
• Event: interviewing on stage
• Purpose: to figure out the most effective way to select a candidate of a company
• Key: helpful, encouraging