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die Textsorte
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the text type — the form you must write
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die Merkmale / die Konventionen
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the conventions / features that mark out a text type
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Welche Merkmale hat ein Blog?
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Titel, Anrede an den Leser und ein Schlussgruß; Register halbformell.
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Welche Merkmale hat ein formeller Brief?
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Sehr geehrte/r …, das Register Sie und ein Schlussgruß wie Mit freundlichen Grüßen; Register formell.
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Welche Merkmale hat ein Artikel?
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Eine Überschrift, Zwischenüberschriften und ein Aufhänger; Register halbformell.
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Welche Merkmale hat eine Rede?
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Eine Begrüßung des Publikums und rhetorische Fragen; Register je nach Publikum.
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persönliche Texte
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personal text types: die E-Mail (an eine Freundin), der Blog, das Tagebuch
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formelle/berufliche Texte
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professional text types: der formelle Brief, der Bericht, der Vorschlag
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Medientexte
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mass-media text types: der Artikel, die Rezension, das Interview, die Rede, die Broschüre
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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», «E-Mail», «Artikel», «Rede» — so underline it first.
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How do you decide the register for a text type?
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From the form and its reader: a formal letter is Sie, a blog is semiformal, a speech depends on the audience.
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Which criterion does the right text type protect?
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Criterion C (Conceptual) — the conventions and register of the named form.
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