Language Toolkit for New Zealand Book 4 is a workbook for Year 10 students to support the development of language and literacy skills through various communication modes. Students will develop the skills they need to read, view, listen and speak, and to write and create their own texts in a variety of contexts and for a variety of audiences and purposes. The units in Language Toolkit for New Zealand Book 4 are organised around different text types, including multimodal texts that provide a context for the development of language skills. * Grammatical rules are clearly and simply explained. * Comprehension, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary exercises build language and literacy skills. * Spelling lists and dictionary exercises encourage vocabulary development and confidence. * Revision exercises allow students to review their progress and strengthen their understanding and confidence from one unit to the next

 

There are 180 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Cambridge University Press .

Andrea Hayes is an experienced VCE teacher and author who has written over a dozen textbooks and educational resources. She runs workshops and lectures for teachers and students on all aspects of the VCE English course.

This book has the following chapters: Unit 1. Informal text - personal blog post; Unit 2. Information text - feature article; Unit 3. Literary text - plot; Unit 4. Information text - media release; Revision Tools Units 1-4; Unit 5. Literary text - personal memoir; Unit 6. Visual text - zines; Unit 7 Literary text - descriptive writing; Unit 8 Literary text - descriptive writing; Revision Tools Units 5-8; Unit 9. Persuasive text - online newsletter; Unit 10. Literary text - Shakespeare; Unit 11. Responsive writing - film review; Unit 12. Literary text play; Revision Tools Units 9-12; Unit 13. Literary text - characters; Unit 14. Literary text - poetry; Unit 15. Everyday text - job application letter; Unit 16. Persuasive text - speech; Revision Tools Units 13-16.