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text type
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the form you are told to write — a blog, an email, an article, a speech…
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conventions
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the features that mark out a text type (a headline, a greeting, a sign-off…)
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register
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how formal or informal your language is, set by the text type and the reader
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What conventions does a blog need?
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A catchy title, direct address to the reader and a sign-off; semi-formal register.
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What conventions does a formal letter need?
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A formal greeting (Dear Sir/Madam), clear paragraphs and a formal sign-off (Yours faithfully); formal register.
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What conventions does an article need?
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A headline, subheadings, an opening hook and a conclusion; semi-formal register.
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What conventions does a speech need?
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A greeting to the audience, rhetorical questions and a call to action; register depends on the audience.
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personal text types
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private/informal forms: an email to a friend, a blog, a diary entry
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professional text types
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formal forms: a formal letter, a report, a proposal
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mass-media text types
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forms for a wide audience: an article, a review, an interview, a speech, a leaflet
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What are the four moves for the text type?
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Find the named form → Recall its conventions → pick the Register → Frame the opening & closing.
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Why not write a generic essay in Paper 1?
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The task names a specific form; a generic essay misses its conventions and loses Criterion C.
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Where do you find the text type in a prompt?
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It's almost always printed in the prompt — blog, email, article, speech — so underline it first.
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Which criterion does the right text type protect?
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Criterion C (Conceptual understanding) — the conventions and register of the named form.
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