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el tipo de texto
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the text type — the form you must write
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las convenciones
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the conventions / features that mark out a text type
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¿Qué convenciones lleva un blog?
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Título, dirigirse al lector y una despedida; registro semiformal.
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¿Qué convenciones lleva un correo formal?
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Estimado/a, el registro usted y una despedida como Atentamente; registro formal.
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¿Qué convenciones lleva un artículo?
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Un titular, subtítulos y un gancho de apertura; registro semiformal.
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¿Qué convenciones lleva un discurso?
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Un saludo al público y preguntas retóricas; registro según el público.
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textos personales
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personal text types: el correo (a un amigo), el blog, el diario
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textos profesionales
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professional text types: la carta formal, el informe, la propuesta
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textos de los medios
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mass-media text types: el artículo, la reseña, la entrevista, el discurso, el folleto
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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», «correo», «artículo», «discurso» — 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 usted, 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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