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NotesSpanish BTopic 4.2Choosing the text type
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Choosing the text type

IB Spanish B · Unit 4

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Contents

  1. 1What it is
  2. 2Text-type conventions
  3. 3Choose the type step by step
  4. 4Common errors
What it is: Each task prints three text types. Choose one and write it with its conventions: the features its readers expect.
un artículo
an article (magazine, newspaper)
un blog / una entrada de blog
a blog post
un correo electrónico
an email
una carta formal
a formal letter
un discurso
a speech
un folleto / un panfleto
a leaflet
una reseña
a review
una entrevista
an interview
Remember: Choose the type whose reader and purpose fit the task best, not just the one you like.

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TypeOpeningMust haveClosing
Blogtitle · ¡Hola a todos!first person, questions to readers¡Nos leemos!
Formal emailAsunto: · Estimado/a señor/a:usted, a clear requestAtentamente,
Informal email¡Hola, Marta!tú, news and questionsUn abrazo,
Articleheadline · subheadingparagraphs, facts, examplesfinal thought · your name
SpeechBuenos días a todos.rhetorical questions, direct addressMuchas gracias por su atención.
Leafletslogansubheadings, bullet pointswhere to find out more
Reviewtitle · what is reviewedopinion with reasonsrecommendation

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Pick the best type

1

Who reads it?

Classmates, a mayor, a newspaper…

2

Why are you writing?

To inform, persuade, complain, advise.

3

Pick the best fit

From the three types printed.

4

List its features

Opening, layout and closing first.

Reader → Purpose → Type → Features

Do

  • Name your type in the plan.
  • Use its opening and closing.
  • Lay it out like the real thing.

Don't

  • Write an essay with a greeting.
  • Give a blog no title.
  • End a formal letter with Besos.

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The prompt asks for A BLOG POST for young people, but a student begins like this:

En este ensayo voy a hablar de los beneficios de cocinar.

Rewrite the opening in Spanish so that it follows the conventions of a blog.
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