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This video provides an overview of 13 different types of English texts, detailing their structures and purposes. It covers descriptive, narrative, report, recount, procedure, review, spoof, announcement, anecdote, news item, explanation, analytical exposition, and hortatory exposition texts. The video aims to clarify the distinctions between these texts and offers examples to aid understanding.
- Descriptive Text: Provides detailed descriptions to make objects seem real.
- Narrative Text: Entertains with stories and events.
- Report Text: Presents current information about the environment.
- Recount Text: Retells past events, using past tense.
- Procedure Text: Explains steps to do something correctly.
- Review Text: Offers comments and evaluations of items or products.
- Spoof Text: Contains funny or odd events.
- Announcement Text: Announces events or notifications.
- Anecdote Text: Tells odd, entertaining stories from the past.
- News Item Text: Presents current news with sources.
- Explanation Text: Explains the occurrence of important events.
- Analytical Exposition Text: Informs readers of important events or cases.
- Hortatory Exposition Text: Invites readers to consider solutions to problems.
Descriptive Text [0:49]
Descriptive text provides a detailed depiction of an object, aiming to make it appear real to the reader. It is commonly found in articles that elaborately describe a person, object, or situation. The structure includes identification, which offers a general overview of the object, and description, which presents a detailed portrayal.
Narrative Text [1:26]
Narrative text tells stories and sequences of events, intending to entertain readers. Examples include novels and short stories. Its structure consists of orientation, which introduces the story and characters; complication, which presents the central conflict; resolution, which resolves the conflict; and coda, which provides a conclusion or moral.
Report Text [2:21]
Report text delivers current information about an environmental scope through systematic observation and analysis. It generally describes events that have recently occurred. The structure includes general classification, which provides a general description of the event, and description, which details the specifics of the event.
Recount Text [2:57]
Recount text narrates past events, characterized by the use of past tense. It is often used in novels or short stories with a backward flow. The structure includes orientation, which introduces the event; events, which detail the experiences; and reorientation, which concludes the event.
Procedure Text [3:36]
Procedure text explains the steps and methods for correctly performing a task, commonly found in recipe books or tutorials. The structure includes the goal, which explains the purpose of the process; materials, which lists the necessary items; and steps, which detail the process of making something.
Review Text [4:11]
Review text offers comments and evaluations regarding a particular item or product, such as book or product reviews. The structure includes orientation, which introduces the item; interpretation, which assesses the item; and evaluation, which provides the writer's comments.
Spoof Text [4:49]
Spoof text presents funny or odd events or experiences. It is often found in short stories or articles. The structure includes orientation, which introduces the story; event, which explains the experienced story; and twist, which concludes the story.
Announcement Text [5:19]
Announcement text conveys an announcement of an event or notification to the public, such as job vacancy brochures or seminar notices. The structure includes detail, which contains the theme or title; date, time, place, which specifies when and where the event will occur; and contact representative, which provides contact information.
Anecdote Text [6:00]
Anecdote texts narrate odd or unusual past events to entertain readers. These texts often appear in print media. The structure includes abstract, which begins the story; orientation, which introduces the setting; crisis, which presents the oddities; reaction, which starts to resolve the oddities; and coda, which concludes the story with a message.
News Item Text [6:51]
News item text presents current news to provide updated information, commonly found in newspapers or digital media. The structure includes main event, which contains the main news; background, which details where the event occurred; and source, which cites where the news originated.
Explanation Text [7:25]
Explanation text clarifies the occurrence of an important event with detail, such as natural phenomena like floods or earthquakes. The structure includes title, which introduces the theme; definition, which defines the topic; description, which describes particular aspects; process, which explains what happened; and application, which discusses its implementation.
Analytical Exposition Text [8:06]
Analytical exposition text informs readers of an important event or case, often found in textbooks or scientific books. The structure includes thesis or introduction, argument or opinion, and reiteration or conclusion.
Hortatory Exposition Text [8:35]
Hortatory exposition text invites readers to consider solutions to a problem, commonly found in scientific journals or academic books. The structure includes thesis or introduction, argument or opinion, and recommendation regarding the solution.