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Kinds of Text

The document discusses different types of short functional texts such as notices, signs, posters, postcards, announcements, brochures, memos, invitations, advertisements, recommendation letters, and greetings cards. It then explains different types of longer functional texts including recount texts, narrative texts, descriptive texts, procedural texts, and report texts. An example is provided for each type of text.

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Kinds of Text

The document discusses different types of short functional texts such as notices, signs, posters, postcards, announcements, brochures, memos, invitations, advertisements, recommendation letters, and greetings cards. It then explains different types of longer functional texts including recount texts, narrative texts, descriptive texts, procedural texts, and report texts. An example is provided for each type of text.

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KINDS OF TEXT

SHORT
FUNCTIONAL
TEXT
1 NOTICE
( wr i t t e n or printed) news or
information; warning
Example :
2 SIGN
Mark or symbol used t o
represent something; notice,
board, etc t h a t gives
warning, directions, advertises a
business, etc
Example :
3 POSTER
Large print e d notice or picture
Example:
4 POSTCARD
Card for sending messages by pos t
without an envelope
Example :
5 ANNOUNCEMENT
Public s t a t e m e n t
Example :
6 BROCHURE / FLYER
Booklet containing
information or
advertisements
Example :
7 MEMO
Informal written communication
Example :
8 INVITATION CARD
Reques t card t o go or come somewhere
Example :
9 ADVERTISEMENT
Notice in a newspaper, on television,
etc of something for sale
Example :
10 RECOMMENDATION LETTER
Praise somebody/something as
suitable for a job/purpose in a
written message
Example :
11 GREETINGS CARD:CHINESE
NEW YEAR
First word used on writing to
somebody on a card
Example :
LONG
FUNCTIONAL
TEXT
1 RECOUNT TEXT
Recou n t t e x t is a text that
telling t h e reader about one
story, action or activity for
information or entertainment

Purpose : to tell t h e reader


about t h e last event or
experience
Generic structure :
- Orientation (who, what, where,
when)
- Sequence of events
- Re-orientation
Example :
I was hospitalized for a week
because of malaria last m o n t h .
At first, I had headache,
aching muscles, stomachache, and
weakness.
Then, I got fever,
chills, loss of appetite
and vomiting. I thought
that I got cold, b u t the
doctor said that I had
malaria. I was
afraid because people suffered
from malaria
can develop severe complications
and die. The doctor and t h e nurse tried t o
calm me down.
2 NARRATIVE TEXT
Narrative t e x t is an imaginative
sto ry t o entertain people

Purpose : t o entertain t h e readers


Generic structure :
- Orientation ( w h a t , who,
where, when)
- Complication (problems)
- Resolution (problem solving)
- Moral value
Example :
The sun shone brightly and t h e west breeze blew. The
kite was flying t h is way and t h a t way tie d t o her s t ring.

Suddenly t h e string snapped. The kite was free. She


soared high in t h e air until she couldsee far, far away.
The kite followed some parrots who t o ok her t o see t h e
rainforests. The air was cool and t h e kite got w e t .
The kite followed some crocodiles who t o ok her t o see
th e
rivers. The air was misty and t h e kite caught a fish.
The kite followed some wallabies who t o ok her t o see
t h e deserts. The air was h o t and t h e kite got tired.

So t h e kite followed t h e sun who took her back home,


right t o her string
3 DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
Descriptive t e x t is a t e x t whichsays
what a person or a thing
is like.

Purpose : to describe
someone/somet hing specifically
Generic structure :
- Identification

- Description
Example :
Yu ta is one of t h e 150 International students
a t t h e ELC of Brigham Young University. He is
from Japan. He grew up in Japan, and he is 19
years old. There are six people in his family, a
father, a mother, three sisters and himself. He
is t h e youngest in his family. He is also t h e only
boy in his family, b u t now he is in Provo, Utah,
studying English. Yu t a likes t h e United S t a t e s
very much and he thinks everything is cheap.
Yu ta thinks his English classes are excellent and
t h e teachers are professionals.
Yu ta thinks someone in his class is noisy so he
doesn't like t h a t . In his free tim e he spends
to o much tim e sleeping, so i t seems t h a t he
has a sleeping sickness
4 PROCEDURAL TEXT
Procedure t e x t is a text to
describe how t o make or doing
something.

Purpose : to tell t h e
reader how t o do something
in order.
Generic structure :
- Goal

- Materials

- Steps
Example :
How t o cook Instant Noodle

Materials
:
Instant noodle
Water
A bowl

Firstly, heat t h e water of 4 0 0 cc until


boiled and add t h e noodle after t h a t .
Meanwhile t h e noodle is cooked, mixed
t h e chili powder, t h e oil and t h e seasoning
into a bowl. Pour t h e cooked noodle into
t h e bowl. Delicious noodle is ready to
eat.
5 REPORT TEXT
Report is a t e x t whichprese n t
information about something, as
it is a result
of systematic observation
and analyses.
Purpose : t o tell/describe som e t h ing in general
Generic structure :
- General identification/classification
- Description
Example :

PLATYPUS
Many people call platypus duckbill because this animal has a
bill like duckbill. Platypus is a native Tasmania and southern
and eastern Australia.
Platypus has a flat tail and webbed f e e t . Its body length is
3 0 t o 4 5 cm and covered with a thick, and woolly layer of
fur. Its bill is detecting prey and stirring up mud.
Platypus' eyes and head are small. I t has no ears b u t has
ability t o sense sound and light.
Platypus lives in streams, rivers, and lakes. Female platypus
usually dig burrows in t h e streams or river banks. The
burrows are blocked with soil t o protect i t from intruders
and flooding. In t h e other hand, male platypus
does n o t need any burrow t o stay.
CONVERSATION
A: I like t h a t shirt.
B: So do I.
A: How much is it?
B: I don’t know. The tag is
missing. A: Ask t h e clerk.
B: I will.
A: Oh, look. Here’s another shi r t
just like it.
B: Does i t have a price tag?
A: Yes, i t does. It’s only
$2 0 . B: That’s a great
price.
A: I think I’ll buy both of
them.
B: You’d better t r y them
THANKYOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION !
Simple future
(+) s+ will + verb + o
(-) s+ will + not + v1+o
(?) will+s+v1+o?
Example
(+) Tria will study hard tonight.
(-) Tria will not study hard tonight.
(?) will tria study hard tonight?

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