English Language · Writing: directed writing. The idea in plain words, the rules to remember, the mistake to avoid and a worked example, written and checked by Mega Lecture.
Directed writing asks for a set form: a letter, a speech, a report or an article. Each form has its own layout and its own way of talking to the reader. Questions on this topic show a feature, an opening or an ending and ask which form it suits.
Ask two things: who receives this, and how does it reach them? A letter goes to one reader. A speech is heard, so the speaker talks to the listeners directly. A report gives facts to someone who must decide. An article must catch and hold a general reader.
The opening and the closing must match both the form and the reader.
Students mix up the two letter endings. If the greeting has no name, end with ‘Yours faithfully’; if it has a name, end with ‘Yours sincerely’.
Answer: It is a speech.
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