Section B: Recast Types

Section B: Recast Types

1. Informal Letter

2. Diary Entry

3. Newspaper Article

4. Magazine Article

5. Website Article

6. Travel Warning

7. Advert

8. Radio Broadcast

9. Encyclopedia Entry

   • Clear headword
   • 3rd person
   • Non-chronological - structured in topics
   • Impersonal tone - informative style
   • Formal language
   • Declarative mood
   • Technical/numerical/ factual modifiers
   • Graphological features: subheadings, maps, diagrams, photos

10. Obituary

11. Commentary

    • Feature Typical of the Genre
    • Structural Point
      • Headline / Title
      • Use of the declarative mood
      • Opening Sentence
      • Subheadings
    • Lexis
      • Adjectives
      • Adverbs
      • Common/proper/ abstract nouns
      • Dynamic verbs
      • High/Low frequency
      • Idiom
    • Syntax
      • Declaratives
      • Imperatives
      • Interrogatives
      • Exclamatory
    • Personal Pronouns
    • Tone
      • Humour
      • Sarcasm
    • Literary Features
      • Imagery
      • Informative/ Emotive/ Persuasive Language
      • Semantic Field
      • Simile
      • Metaphor
    • Speech Representation
      • Contractions
      • Comment clauses

12. Talk for students