The key answer of exercise 6
The key to exercise solutions in chapter 6.4 - Differences for the textbook Speakout Advanced Plus - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education
Question
Read the article below. How would you describe its tone, for example serious, humorous, satirical? Why? Do you think any parts of it are offensive?
Answer
Satirical - It follows the style of 'How do you spot a... (Eg. Trekkie)?' articles, and has a humorous tone throughout, with a lot of irony, eg. It's not everyone's goal in life to blend in with techies and So be prepared to make a few comments along these lines if you don't want people to notice that you're NOT one of THEM. In speaking directly to the reader, often with the imperative (DON'T refer to your laptop as 'a lapper'), it has a conversational, even chatty tone. There's a serious message near the end, that people are individuals no matter how strongly you may identify them (or they themselves) with their 'group'.