TIPOS DE TEXTO EN INGLES

UNIDAD III
TIPOS DE TEXTOS EN INGLES

OBJETIVO..- Al término de la presente unidad el estudiante será capaz de identificar diversos tipos de texto así como habrá adquirido las habilidades para redactar textos en inglés.
1. What is text? Text is any piece of writing.This could be a letter, an email, a novel, a poem, a recipe, a note, instructions, an article in a newspaper or magazine, writing on a webpage or an advert.All of these examples can be called texts

When you are reading or writing any text think about the purpose of the text or why it has been written.

2. What might the purpose of a text be? An advert might be trying to persuade you to buy something.A letter from school might be to inform you about something.A novel might describe somewhere or someone to you.A car manual might instruct you how to do something to your car.


Depending on the purpose of the text, different methods will be used to get the message across to the reader.

For more specific information on some of the different types of text see the Persuasive texts, Informative texts, Instructive texts and Descriptive texts.

Persuasive texts
A persuasive text is a text that really wants you to do somethingAn advert might want you to buy something.You might write a letter to persuade a friend to go on holiday with you, or to try and get off a parking ticket.

Persuasive texts might use:
repeated words
text in capital letters
exclamation marks
rhetorical questions (questions where no answer is needed)
an emotional one-sided argument
humor
Example:


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ACTIVITY 1.- Now write and persuasive text answering these questions for help you.

What am I trying to make people do?
E.g. visit the attraction

Who do I want to read this?
E.g. Children and parents


What will your title be?


Do you want to put it in capitals, a bold front or larger letters than the rest of the advert?



How are you going to persuade people to visit?


A good price? Lots of activities ? Something for all the family?




How will you make it look interesting?



Pictures, uses of colors?



Will you use exclamation marks to get the reader’s attention?







Informative texts
An informative text is a text that wants to advise or tell you about something.A newspaper article might give you information about a health issue like giving up smoking.A website might give you information about a movie, band or something that you are interested in.A handout from school might be advising you about what your child will be doing during the next term.
Informative texts usually:
avoid repetition
contain facts
give information in a clear way - introducing the subject and then developing it
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Instructive texts
An instructive text is a text that instructs or tells you how to do somethingA recipe wants to instruct you how to cook something.A leaflet with a piece of furniture wants to tell you how to put it together or take care of it.
Instructive texts:
are written as though the reader is being spoken to - (although the word 'you' is not usually used)
language is direct and unnecessary words are left out
often use 'must' and 'must not'
sometimes use diagrams or pictures to help understanding
Examples:
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Descriptive texts
A descriptive text is a text that wants you to picture what they are describing.A novel might want you to imagine the characters and see them in your mind.A travel book will want you to see the country it is describing.
Descriptive texts usually:
make use of adjectives and adverbs
use comparisons to help picture it - something is like something
employ your five senses - how it feels, smells, looks, sounds and tastes
Examples: .




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