What it is: Each task offers three text types. You pick one and give it its own features, not an essay.
| Textsorte | Must-have features | Register |
|---|---|---|
| Blog | title, date, speaks to readers, invites comments | informal (ihr) |
| E-Mail (formell) | Betreff, Sehr geehrte…, Mit freundlichen Grüßen | formal (Sie) |
| E-Mail (informell) | Liebe/Lieber…, news, Liebe Grüße | informal (du) |
| Artikel | headline, author, intro, subheadings | neutral |
| Rede | greets the audience, questions, thanks at the end | depends on audience |
| Broschüre | title, subheadings, bullet points, contact | neutral (Sie) |
| Interview | intro of the guest, questions and answers | neutral |
| Brief / Leserbrief | place and date, greeting, sign-off | formal (Sie) |
- die Überschrift
- headline
- die Zwischenüberschrift
- subheading
- der Betreff
- subject line
- die Anrede
- greeting
- die Grußformel
- sign-off
- der Aufruf
- call to action
Remember: Choose the type whose features you know best, not the one that sounds hardest.
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Pick your text type
1
Who reads it?
Classmates, the head, a newspaper, a guest?
2
What must it do?
Inform, persuade, invite, complain?
3
Which features do you know?
Pick that type and list them.
Reader → Purpose → Features
One task, three possible types
The same task in each form
- Aufgabe: Überzeugen Sie Ihre Mitschüler, mehr zu recyceln. Blog • E-Mail • Rede
- Blog: Recycling? Ja, bitte! – 12. März. Was meint ihr? Schreibt unten!
- E-Mail: Betreff: Mehr Recycling an unserer Schule – Liebe Mitschülerinnen und Mitschüler,
- Rede: Liebe Mitschülerinnen und Mitschüler, wisst ihr, wie viel Plastik wir jeden Tag wegwerfen?
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Do
- Pick one of the three types.
- Show its features from line one.
- Keep the features to the end.
Don't
- Write the same essay for every type.
- Forget the title or the greeting.
- Switch type halfway through.