Unit 2: Text Types
Topic 2.1: Personal texts Questions
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Read this description: "A short, public message to your followers, with a hook, emojis, hashtags and a line asking people to share." Which text type is it?
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What is a "call to action" in a post?
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Which sign-off suits an informal email?
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Which is an appropriate greeting for an informal email to a friend?
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Which is a good hook (intro) for a blog post?
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What register should you use when writing a post for your followers?
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What distinguishes a blog post from a private email to a friend?
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Which phrase best closes a blog post?
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What register and voice does a blog post use?
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Which sentence keeps the friendly tone of an informal email?
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Read this fragment: "Saturday night. Dear diary, today I feel awful, I can't stop thinking about what happened." What text type is it?
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Which feature most helps a blog connect with its readers?
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Which is an appropriate opening for a personal diary entry?
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What does the "hook" of a social media post mean?
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Which register should you use when writing a personal diary entry?
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Which line is the best way to close a personal diary entry?
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Which two features should never be missing from an informal email (and earn Criterion C)?
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Which structural feature is typical of a personal diary entry?
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What register should you use when writing an informal email to a friend?
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Which line works as a call to action in a social media post?
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