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TEXT
Presented by:
Gaby
Chevarrria
Karina
Gutierrez
Ji Eun Kim
Eileen Torres
THEORY
DEFINITION
o The text lists the characteristics of something.
described
CHARACTERISTICS
o GENERIC STRUCTURE
- Identification
- Description
o SOCIAL FUNCTION
o SIGNIFICANT LEXICO-GRAMMATICAL
FEATURES
-
AttributiveandIdentifyingProcesses
Nouns
Adjectives
Noun phrases
Verbs (Simple present tense)
LANGUAGE
o It is a language that adds purpose, aesthetic value
flowery
Characteristics
Simple Present
Tense
o The present tense: often used
in this
kind of text.
Tense
Adverb
s
The
Thegirl
girl hurriedly
drank thedrank
juice. the
juice.
Adverbsthe
arereader
descriptive
Helping
getwords
a better
visual
that describe
of whata the
verb.action might
involves.
Adjectives
Metaphors and
Similes
Metaphors and
Similes
BENEFITS
o It helps the wirter to convey the
meaning
behind the text.
o The benefit for the reader is the
ability to more
clearly visualize what is being
described.
STRUCTURE
of the text.
EXAMPLES
: Identification:
I live with my dad.
Description:
EXAMPLES
Present
The sunset fills the entire sky with
The past
The old man was stooped
Metaphors and
similes
Simile: Your eyes are like sunshine.
PRODUCTION
My cat Tita
Tita is my beautiful blond cat. She walks with pride and
grace, performing a dance of disdain as she slowly lifts and
lowers each paw with the delicacy of a ballet dancer. Her
pride, however, does not extend to her appearance, for
she spends most of her time indoors watching television
and growing fat.
She enjoys watching cartoons, especially Tom and Jerry
and Timon and Pumbaa. She likes to eat a lot of Ricocat,
she loves to play with me and she is very lovely.
Tita does not establish her territory, as many cat experts
think, but she doesnt like to sleep where other cats have
slept.
What I like about her is that she is very friendly with my
friends and she likes to be stroked.