內容簡介
Footpaths
Levels 16/17 Orange/Turquoise
Key learning Area Health and Physical Well-being
Theme Footpath Safety
Title City Footpaths
Text Type Information Report
Pages 2–9
Text Form Reference
Genre Non-fiction
Purpose To present information that classifies living or non-living things
Text Structure
General Statement: Identifies and classifies the subject (Page 2)
Description: Provides information about the subject’s physical appearance and other characteristics (Pages 3–8)
Evaluation: Provides a summary statement about the subject (Page 8)
Language Features
．Nouns (e.g. footpath, cars, roads)
．Pronouns (e.g. they)
．Adjectives (e.g. busy, special)
．Present tense verbs (e.g. walk, travel, stepping)
．Adverbial phrases (e.g. by the sides of many roads)
Title A Letter to the Council
Text Type Exposition
Pages 10–16
Text Form Letter
Genre Non-fiction
Purpose To persuade by arguing one side of an issue
Text Structure
Statement of Position: Explains the writer’s point of view and previews the arguments (Page 10)
Series of Arguments: Describes each argument and lists them in order of importance (Pages 10–14)
Concluding Statement: Relates the point of view more forcefully to persuade the reader (Page 16)
Language Features
．Nouns (e.g. council, stick, accident)
．Pronouns (e.g. I, he, you)
．Adjectives (e.g. long, white)
．Sensing verbs (e.g. think)
．Adverbial phrases (e.g. near our house, at Hall Street)
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