INSTRUCTIVE TEXT

INSTRUCTIVE TEXT

1. Written or spoken directions for carrying out a procedure or performing a task.

   • Written or spoken directions for carrying out a procedure or performing a task.
     • YOUR
     • YOURS
     • YOU

2. written

   • active voice
     • Address your audience directly
   • imperative mood

3. Most instructions are written in the form of a numbered list so that users clearly recognize the sequence of the tasks.

4. Basic Features

   • Instructions tend to follow a consistent step-by-step pattern, whether you are describing how to make coffee or how to assemble an automobile engine.
     • Specific and precise title
     • Introduction with background information
     • List of parts, tools, and conditions required
     • Sequentially ordered steps
     • Graphics
     • Safety information
     • Conclusion that signals completion of task

5. example

   • Sponge cake
     • Ingredients
       • 100g/4oz butter
       • 100g/4oz sugar
       • 100g/4oz self-raising flour
       • 2 eggs
       • a little water
       • preparation
         • First
           • place the sugar and butter in a mixing bowl
         • Use
           • a wooden spoon or electric mixer to beat them together until the mixture is smooth and light
         • Add
           • the eggs and carefully beat them into the sugar and butter mixture