No Text Components

1 Descriptive - Thing
- Person
- Place === tourism destination
Historical building
- Thing ===== physical look === >
Shape, colour, size, origin,
function, age, material
- Person ==== physical appearance
*Face, skin, hair, height, weight, body shape
* personality
* age, origin
- Place == location, look, age, special characteristic,
landmarks, weather, climate, governmental system
- Historiocal building = look, location, history,
shape,size, materials, special things

== Content => specific info

== Purpose === To describe something in detail or
specific

= Language Feature : Simple Present, simple past

= Structure =Identification, Description
2 Report =things, animals, plants
Content === general
Things === > LCD Remote Control, Cats, Elephants,
Rose
Purpose = to describe something in general
Structure  General Identification, Description
Language => Simple present Tense
3 Analytical Exposition Content  Opinion/argument
Purpose  to persuade/convince the readers that
something is important
Structure  Thesis, arguments, reiteration
(Conclusion) ---NOT SUGGESTION
Language  Simple present == proved with
examples, data
4 Hortatory exposition Content  Opinion/argument
Purpose = to persuade the readers to do
something likes the writer wants/suggest
Structure = Thesis, arguments, recommendation
Language  Simple Present Tense and the use of
modals
5 Procedure Content = How to do, how to make, how to use
Purpose  To tell the readers how to do..., how to
make ...., how to operate ...
Structure = Goal, materials, steps
Language imperative word== Stir, close, etc
6 Explanation Content = Process or cycle of social or natural
phenomenon
Purpose  to explain, to tell the process of ...
 Structure = Orientation, Events, Conclusion
Language  Simple Present Tense, Passive Voice
7 News Item Content == actual news
Purpose  to inform, to tell, to report a newsworthy
event
Structure == Newsworthy event, Background, Source
(5 W, 1 H)
Language  Simple Present, Simple Past, Simple
future, perfect
Direct – indirect
8 Discussion Content == issue with pro and cons arguments
Purpose  to discuss/ to give opinion/ to present an
issue from two points of view
Structure  Issue, pro arguments, contra arguments,
conclusion (tend to be pro, tend to be cons, neutral)
Language == Simple Present, example, facts, data,
modals
9 Review Content ==> evaluation of an art work (movie, song,
book,novel, painting, sculpture, statue, temple)
Purpose  to evaluate, to assess an art work
Structure  Orientation, Summation/Synopsis,
Evaluation, Evalutive Summation (Conclusion)
Language = Simple Present Tense
10 Narrative Imaginative – not based on true story
Types : fable, myth, legend, fairy tale, folk tale, short
story
Purpose = To amuse/ entertain the readers
Structure : Orientation
Complication
Resololution
Language : Simple Present Tense, Direct Sentence
11 Recount True Story – experience in the past – biography
Must be chronologically order
Purpose = to tell the readers someone’s experience
in the past
Structure = Orientation
Events
Reorientation
Language = simple past tense