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Mrs Cox English 
In this article we learn that St Mortiz is a beautiful place full of magical snow not just any snow ‘oh no’ this is professional, high class, pure, white snow. And they know what to do with it. There are no half-hearted snow angels and cracked plastic sledges here. Snow is not for children. In St Moritz snow has become a proper adult game, and they take having fun extremely seriously. We also learn that the entire St Moritz Lake in the Engadine valley freezes so deeply that it is possible every year to turn it into this stadium, with rows of seats and hundreds of beautiful people drinking champagne beneath the mountains. Watching the horses gallop on the snow is a surreal, almost timeless scene. But turn away from the race track and things look much more modern, with BMW car dealerships, champagne bars and restaurants all set up on the ice. From this article we also learn that St Mortiz is a classy expensive town ‘This is a place where it seems that money can tame even the elements’ we also find out that the town is utterly prepared for winter. The buildings have thick walls and every road seems to have been ‘magically gritted.’ Finally we learn that this place offers hot pools, swimming, skiing, beauty, amazing snow, beautiful scenery, expense and glamour and much much more.
From this article we know that the writer is excited and mystified by this place, we can tell this because of the language and lexis used; she uses bright positive language which suggests that the piece is about a positive thing i.e. St Mortiz an example of this would be; ‘surreal’ ‘modern’ ‘adrenaline junkies’. The writer obviously has strong feelings for this place as she talks in a very confident way, where she expresses her thoughts and feelings. She also writes in a way that promotes it to the audience describing its beauty which again shows her passion for this place.
In the first paragraph to this article the writer doesn’t use any punctuation it is written as one large sentence which I feel shows the eagerness of the writer, the sentence also links to the topic but it does not directly dive you into the topic it side tracks you slightly. Throughout the article the writer uses imbedded quotes which emphasises the word within one sentence it also shows that the writer is trying to engage with her audience. The article is written in an informal manner as it is just describing the writer’s holiday rather than informing them on a piece of information. Finally the article uses basic grammar such as full stops, commas, and imbedded quotes which bring the article all together in a well-executed manner.
Week 16:
1. In this article, we learn that the writer, Anna Davis, goes to St Moritz – which is in Switzerland -to to take an ‘adrenaline-fuelled break’. St Moritz is a place where there is ‘luxury’ snow and you can have fun ‘seriously’. We also learn that when Davis visited St Mortiz, she stayed at ‘the Carlton Hotel St Moritz’ which sponsors the icy bobsleigh track the writer went down. The bobsleigh track is made of only ice and snow – this makes it the world’s biggest ice sculpture; although it melts every summer, it gets remade in the winter. When Anna Davis went to St Moritz, ‘the White Turf horse race’ was happening; this is a competition that many visitors from all over Europe visit, also, in the competition horses race on a frozen lake. The lake which the horses race on is so deeply frozen that it gets turned into a stadium which has ‘rows of seats and hundreds of beautiful people drinking champagne beneath the mountains’. Additionally, there are BMW car dealerships, champagne bars and restaurants on the ice. The reader learns that the people who ‘enjoy a day at the races’ dress in sunglasses and fur coats because the temperature is around minus 15 degrees.
2. From the lexis of this article, it is clear that the writer thinks that St Mortiz is luxury. ‘That moment is ruined for me. Ruined because I have been to St Moritz, where there is not just snow, there is luxury snow’, this suggests that Davis thinks that there is no other place that she has visited that has better snow than St Moritz; this gives the reader an image of how beautiful St Mortiz is. Also, the reader uses vocabulary that is positive in order to describe what St Mortiz is like, such as, ‘high class’, ‘magically’ and ‘surreal’, this shows the feelings of the writer as she has used adjectives in order to describe in great detail. ‘Realising that sledging down hills in London was never going to feel quite the same again’, it is clear that Anna Davis prefers the winter weather in St Moritz than in London.
3. This article is written by Anna Davis for the London Evening Standard, which is credible news source for readers who enjoy the news and like to read a lot. The purpose of the article is to inform the reader about the winter resort, St Moritz. ‘Who needs skiing?’, by using a question mark to indicate that a question is being asked, is makes the reader think which keeps them interested; especially readers who like to go skiing, it might make them change their mind. Davis uses juxtaposition in this article, ‘this is professional, high class, pure, white snow. And they know what to do with it. There are no half hearted snow angels and cracked plastic sledges here.’ This shows the reader the two different opinions of London and St Mortiz; this keeps the reader interested. Anna Davis also employs the use of semantic fields with vocabulary that associate with ‘winter’, such as, ‘ice’, ‘snow’ and ‘frozen’, this keeps the reader attracted as the writer stays on topic. In the first paragraph, Davis uses no punctuation and this is to show the reader how she is excited she is to talk about St Moritz. The writer uses a variety of punctuation such as a dash, ‘the famous White Turf horse race was in full flow — next year’s is on February 9, 16 and 23.’, this creates a pause and makes the article more interesting. Also, the writer also uses a variety of paragraph lengths in order to keep the reader interested.
1. What do you learn about St Moritz in this article (8 marks)
In this article we learn that St Moritz is a Swiss resort. St Moritz is home to the Famous ‘white turf horse race’. At St Moritz, ‘there isn’t just snow, there is luxury snow’. In St Moritz ‘snow has become a proper adult game, and they take having fun extremely seriously’. ‘The bobsleigh track is made entirely out of snow and ice, making it the world’s biggest ice sculpture.’ We also learn that the bobsleigh track melts in spring and is remade again in winter. The entire St Moritz Lake in the Engadine valley freezes so deeply that it is possible every year to turn it into this stadium, with rows of seats and hundreds of beautiful people drinking champagne beneath the mountains.’ ‘Overlooking the frozen lake is the town of St Moritz itself.’
2. Explain the writer’s thoughts and feelings about this place. (8)
The writer believes that the moment snow falls in London has been ruined for her because of St Moritz. This shows that writer feels as though the snow in St Moritz is better than London. That moment is ruined for me. Ruined because I have been to St Moritz, where there is not just snow, there is luxury snow.
The writer conveys to the reader how amazing she believes St Moritz is by using adverbs such as ‘hair-raising’ and ‘bone-rattling’. The writer believes that ‘Watching the horses gallop on the snow is a surreal, almost timeless scene.’ By using adjectives, the thoughts of the author are made stronger and emphasise how great St Moritz is.
3. How is language used for effect? Give some examples and analyse what the effects are Link to context and purpose (8)
The purpose of this article is to inform the reader about St Moritz and persuade the reader to go there too. Adjectives have been used to persuade as they emphasise how great St Moritz is. ‘Watching the horses gallop on the snow is a surreal, almost timeless scene.’ The article has been written in a formal way and uses sophisticated language. Therefore, would appeal to mostly adults as it does not contain text language, informs about a location and is not the typical teen topic. Hyphons have been used to add variety to the punctuation. Furthermore, this adds interest. They are used to inform and make the article seem slightly chattier in preference to writing an extra line to inform the reader on only one topic. In, addition it makes the article easier for the reader to read. ‘The weekend I visited, the famous White Turf horse race was in full flow — next year’s is on February 9, 16 and 23.’ The article has been published on the standard website which is an informative news site so would appeal to people who like to read nonfiction articles, possibly somebody who is trying to decide on their next holiday would be drawn to this article. Prices of flights to Switzerland have also been included at the end of the article, this could be used to persuade as it is persuading people to look on holiday websites and maybe book a holiday.
1. In this article we learn that in St Moritz there may be a lot of snow present, “where there is not just snow, there is luxury snow.” We learn that the snow in St Moritz may be too dangerous for children, “In St Moritz snow has become a proper adult game”. We learn that St Moritz may be better than London for the snow, “realising that sledging down hills in London was never going to feel quite the same again.” We learn that St Moritz may be well known for its horse races, “with rows of seats and hundreds of beautiful people drinking champagne”. In this article, we learn that St Moritz may be appealing, “every road seems to have been magically gritted.” We acquire that St Moritz may be for higher class people, “It is as if Bond Street has been frozen and transported up a mountain.” This is as “Bond Street” is denoted to be an expensive area. We learn that St Moritz has different activities besides skiing, “guests can swim through a gap in the glass and into an outside pool in the freezing cold air.”
2. This article may imply that from the first line Davis may think that snow is important in London, “There is a magical winter moment in London”. This implies that the writer may feel that snow is significant as she states, “That moment is ruined for me.” This could be denoted to portray the importance of snow in London. In this article, it may be indicated that the writer thinks that Snow has importance in St Moritz, “In St Moritz snow has become a proper adult game”. As the snow is described as a “proper adult game”, it may suggest that the writer feels that snow is significant in St Moritz. It is suggested that in St Moritz, Davis thinks that the standard of the sculptures is exemplary, “is remade every winter to the same hair-raising, bone-rattling specifications.” The lexis that Davis uses, such as: “Bone-rattling”, implies that the writer feels that St Moritz entails good monuments and resorts. We learn that the writer may think the activities that occur in St Moritz are exciting, “Watching the horses gallop on the snow is a surreal”. This implies that Davis may feel that the activities in St Moritz are enjoyable.
3. This article has been written for ‘London Standard Evening’ which is connoted to be well known and trusted. In the title of this article, the writer uses a well-known phrase and punctuation,“ Winter wonder: St Moritz”. By utilising the phrase, “winter wonder” and entailing a semi colon, the writer influences the reader into reading this article. During the first paragraph of this article, Davis creates imagery: “when the first tentative flutterings of snow float down”. This creates an image for the reader; the purpose of this would be to attract the reader. The writer utilises three adjectives, to create a rule of three, “This is professional, high class, pure, white snow.” These adjectives are used to please the reader in order for the reader to continue reading the article. Davis inscribes an anecdote that occurred in the past tense, and writes it in the present, “I am thinking this as I hurtle, screaming, at 80mph”. This causes the reader to feel a close experience to what the writer may have felt. The purpose of this would be to entertain the reader. The writer uses varied sentence lengths, “dressed in fur coats and sunglasses, and enjoying a day at the races. This is five-star snow.” By utilising varied sentence lengths, Anna Davies causes the readers to become embedded into the article. The purpose of this would be to sustain the reader’s attention throughout the article.