Lesson 1, sort of texts

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

What are the most common text purposes? (welke tekstdoelen ken je?)

Text purposes

to inform/instruct:

to entertain:

to persuade:

user manual, book for studying, invitation

novel, comic book, joke, poem, a play, a song

an advertisement, election pamflet, etc..

What's the purpose of this text?

1. Persuade
2. Instruct
3. Inform
4. Entertain

What's the purpose of this text?

1. Persuade
2. Instruct
3. Inform
4. Entertain

Do you know any strategies for reading?

Read the text very carefully to understand what the writer means exactly.

Look through a text to find specific information to answer a question.

Read the text quickly in order to understand the topic and main points.

Intensive reading

Scanning

Skimming

Once you know what the topic of a text is, you can determine what the main idea is.

Stated in one sentence

Topic: Violence on TV

Main idea: Violence on TV affect people in a negative way

The main idea is not always the same as the topic of the text.

It can be what the author says, thinks or wants to communicate

Introduction:
First part of the text, introduce the topic and capture attention

Body: 

Main part of the text, presents the various points of information

Conclusion: A summary of the main part of the tekstCan also be an opinion, recommendation, a prediction, a comment or a piece of advise based on the information.

Questions?

Homework

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