Unit 2: Text Types
Topic 2.3: Media texts Questions
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A text with a headline, a lead answering who/what/when/where, and an attributed quote, in an objective tone. Which text type is it?
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Which phrase best CLOSES a review with a recommendation?
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Which is the best way to CLOSE a speech?
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In a news report, what is the "headline"?
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A text greets the audience, asks a rhetorical question, sets out two signposted points and ends "Let's protect it together! Thank you for listening."
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Which phrase is the best way to OPEN a review of a film?
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Which of these is a good headline for a magazine article about young readers?
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Which is a good headline for a brochure promoting a youth club?
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Which of these features belongs to a brochure?
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Which is the correct way to introduce a fact in a news report?
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Read the description: "A text for a magazine or website that informs and entertains a general reader, with a headline, a lively tone and a conclusion, and no greeting or sign-off."
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In an interview, what do we call the person who answers the questions?
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Which phrase is a good call to action to close a brochure?
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Which line best CLOSES an interview in a polite, semi-formal register?
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Which register should you use when writing an opinion column, and why?
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Read this description: "a short, personal piece for a newspaper or blog in which the writer defends a point of view on a current issue."
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Which phrase best closes an article?
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Which structural feature most clearly identifies a text as an interview?
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Which register is right for a brochure?
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Which feature is typical of a review?
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