ENGLISH TEXTS
KINDS OF TEXT PURPOSE
To amuse/entertain the
readers and to tell a story
Narrative Text
To retell something that
happened in the past and to
Recount Text tell a series of past event
To describe a particular
person, place or thing in
Descriptive Text detail
To presents information
about something, as it is
Report Text
To explain the processes
involved in the formation or
working of natural or socio-
cultural phenomena.
Explanation Text
LANGUAGE GENERIC
FEATURES STRUCTURES
1. Using Past Tense 1. Orientation
2. Using action verb 2. Complication
3. Chronologically arranged 3. Résolution
4. Réorientation
1. Using Past Tense 1. Orientation
2. Using action verb 2. Event(s)
3. Using adjectives 3. Reorientation
1. Using Simple Present Tense 1. Identification
2. Using action verb 2. Description
3. Using adverb
4. Using special technical terms
1. Introducing group or 1. General classification
general aspect 2. Description
2. Using conditional logical
connection
3. Using Simple Present
Tense
1. Using Simple Present Tense 1. General statement
2. Using action verbs 2. Explanation
3. Using passive voice
3. Closing
4. Using noun phrase
5. Using adverbial phrase
6. Using technical terms
7. Using general and abstract
noun
8. Using conjunction of time and
cause-effect.
KINDS OF TEXT PURPOSE LANGUAGE GENERIC
FEATURES STRUCTURES
To reveal the readers that 1. Using modals 1. Thesis
something is the important 2. Using action verbs 2. Arguments
3. Using thinking verbs
case 3. Reiteration/Conclusion
Analytical 4. Using adverbs
5. Using adjective
Exposition Text 6. Using technical terms
7. Using general and abstract
noun
8. Using connectives/transition
To persuade the readers 1. Using Simple Present Tense 1. Thesis
that something should or 2. Using modals 2. Arguments
3. Using action verbs
should not be the case or 3. Recommendation
Hortatory 4. Using thinking verbs
be done 5. Using adverbs
Exposition Text 6. Using adjective
7. Using technical terms
8. Using general and abstract
noun
9. Using connectives/transition
To help readers how to do 1. Using Simple Present Tense 1. Goal/Aim
or make something 2. Using Imperatives sentence 2. Materials/Equipments
Procedure Text completely 3. Using adverb
3. Steps/Methods
4. Using technical terms
To present information and 1. Using Simple Present Tense 1. Issue
opinions about issues in 2. Use of relating verb/to be 2. Arguments for and
3. Using thinking verb
more one side of an issue against
Discussion Text 4. Using general and abstract
(‘For/Pros’ and noun 3. Conclusion
‘Against/Cons’) 5. Using conjunction/transition
6. Using modality
7. Using adverb of manner
KINDS OF TEXT PURPOSE
To critique or evaluate an
art work or event for a
public audience
Review Text
To share with others an
account of an unusual or
amusing incident
Anecdote Text
To tell an event with a
humorous twist and
Spoof Text entertain the readers
To inform readers about
events of the day which are
considered newsworthy or
News Item Text important
LANGUAGE GENERIC
FEATURES STRUCTURES
1. Focus on specific 1. Orientation
participants 2. Evaluation
2. Using adjectives 3. Interpretative Recount
3. Using long and complex 4. Evaluation
clauses 5. Evaluative Summation
4. Using metaphor
1. Using exclamations, 1. Abstract
rhetorical question or 2. Orientation
intensifiers 3. Crisis
2. Using material process 4. Reaction
3. Using temporal 5. Coda.
conjunctions
1. Using Past Tense 1. Orientation
2. Using action verb 2. Event(s)
3. Using adverb 3. Twist
4. Chronologically arranged
1. Short, telegraphic 1. Newsworthy event(s)
information about story 2. Background event(s)
captured in headline 3. Sources
2. Using action verbs
3. Using saying verbs
4. Using adverbs : time, place
and manner.
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