Text function and text features

Text function and text features

1. GENRE: web page

   • Function
     • A web page aims to inform how something in particular works, its characteristics and functions. For example: an organization
       • FEATURES
         • Location
           • In an official web page
         • Topic focus
           • Greenpeace as a global organization (role and main goals),
         • Visual aspects and layout
           • A bold title and pictures which show some of the campaigns/actions of the organization. The web page is attractive and uses the colour green to identify itself.
         • Lenght
           • One page
         • Structure
           • Title - Well organised paragraphs with subtitles- pictures
         • Subjects/Agents/Focus
           • Discourse mode: describing (Greenpeace as an organization) and explaining (main goal, values and role)
         • Style and register
           • Informal
         • Grammar
           • Present simple - short sentences (mostly)
         • Lexis
           • Vocabulary related to environmental problems - solutions to help the environment

2. TASKS

   • Pre- reading tasks
     • Structure and function of the text - genre and features
     • Title- images- colours
       • What Students think the text will be about
   • While-reading tasks
     • Cognates
     • Main ideas
       • Mind map