When you read a text, you should now be able to do the following:

• Identify the purpose of the communication
• Identify the type of writing
• Identify the intended readership
• Summarise the text
• Describe the writer’s attitude to the events reported
• Evaluate the communication.

This Study Section has looked at each of these tasks, and you should refer back to the relevant part if you’re unsure about how to do that particular task.