Written task; Paper 1

The text 'Why Antigua and Barbuda' from the website wheretostay.com, is an informative and non-fiction text with a varied audience. We can say this because the text presents specific information of this place, such us 'Antigua is the larger of the two islands...', the twin nation of Antigua and Barbuda...', etc. information that is real about this nation, a real place (isn't a fictional place). About the audience we can say that this text present different options of what to do in Antigua and Barbuda, as I will explain later.

This text present a very interesting structure. First, above the name of the text we have an outline with some words highlighted. What does those words mean? The words are: Beaches, Antigua. Barbuda, Luxury. These words represent the words that define a section of the audience, the one that people who like to relax in a luxury hotel near a beach. Also reinforcing this idea, in the comparison between both islands, we can notice some words like 'rich', 'famous', that support the idea of this of a section of the audience with interest in luxury.

The use of image is very important in this text, when we read something, we imagine what we are reading, but if we have an image, it reinforces our perspective, in this case, of the 2 islands that the text describes. Also, the use of image helps with the idea or purpose of the text: convince people to go to Antigua and Barbuda. It helps, because, for example, if  I read 'the long reach of the British Empire is still evident' or '...the beaches are beautiful' I can imagine many things about what I just read, but they might not be what the place it really is. The use of image give us a real impression of what the place is about and also it helps to join the good things that the text is saying about the place with a real image of it. So we can say here that the image is a persuasive element, that shows the beauty of a place attracting people (a very powerful one).

Another persuasive element is when in the description of Barbuda, it says that the resort K-club is a secure place (private) that sometimes hosts rich and famous people. I think that is kind of a persuasive technique to say 'come and feel like a rich or famous', because it's giving you an invitation to be or go where our idols or important people go. I mean, we always try to be like people that we see on the TV or important people (use of celebrities: persuasive technique). Mentioning this, it reinforces again what I said in the beginning about this section of the audience (those who are looking for luxury, relax and in this case also privacy)

During the description also the author also puts some information about cultural aspects of this tourist destination (British influence) and interesting places, such us Nelson's Dockyard, the Frigate Bird Sanctuary in Barbuda, etc. Why did the author put this information? As I said in the paragraph, the text have a varied audience. The author mention this cultural aspect to involve more aspects than only the beaches and the luxury of the resorts, because maybe somebody isn´t looking only for beaches, so it presents more options (cultural option) to convince people that Antigua and Barbuda isn't only stay all the day resting in the beach.

Concluding this informative and non-fiction text, tries to convince people to go to Antigua and Barbuda, trying to include also the cultural aspect, in stead of describing only the beaches and the luxury of the place. In the structure it present some interesting elements such us the Outline of the beginning that present some words highlighted that shows us a section of the audience (the one that is looking for luxury). Also it have some persuasive elements such us the use of celebrities (when it mention famous people), the rule of three ('...is wild, woolly and barely inhabited) and the use of image. The last one is very important because it helps us to make a good and real image of what the place is about, something that helps to the purpose of the text: convince us to go to Antigua and Barbuda.