Text types in English

There two types of category of text types which students must be competent in using-Literary text types and factual text types. Every text type has structural and language features. An outline is provided below:

Text Type Purpose Structural Features Language Features

NarrativeTo entertain, amuse or instruct

Orientation complication series of events coda

Noun groups to describe characters and settings time words     Action verbs

Report To classify and/or describeGeneral statement Description

Technical language, simple present tense, Generalised Terms

Recount To retell a  series of eventsOrientation sequence of events

Descriptive language, past tense, Time words to connect events, Words which tell us where, when, with whom, how

ProcedureTo instruct someone how to do something

Goal material or equipment steps

Verbs usually at the beginning of each instruction Words or groups of words which tell us how, when, where, with whom 

ExplanationTo explain how or why something occurs

Phenomenon identification Explanation sequence

Technical language Use of words such as because, as a result, to establish cause and effect sequences

ExpositionTo persuade by arguing one side of an issue

Thesis        Arguments Reinforcement of thesis

Words that qualify, eg usually, probably Words that link arguments eg firstly, on the other hand

Response to respond to an artistic work

Context of artistic work          Description of artistic work Judgement

Words which express judgements  Descriptive language