Genre of texts

1. Explain what genre is in your own words.

2. Look at these texts. Can you identify the genre? What helped
you to identify them?
Life over the past year has been quite difcult, but don't worry: 2007 promises to be a
fantastic year for you.
c u ! outside cinema
" lovely lamb dish with a fantastic mi# of spices. $ure to set your taste buds tin%lin%.
&est served with a nice li%ht white wine.
3. Review your assignments and list the different genre of texts
which you have read.
4. Can you identify some key features of these texts?
5. What reading material would you use to help your learning?
6. What reading material would you read for entertainment
purposes?
7. What is bias? o to your !ssignment Reading "ive# can you
identify bias in this article?
Interpersonal Communication
1. What are the key factors hich affect e!ery"ay
communication#
2. $o oul" you start a con!ersation on the phone#
3. $o oul" you start a con!ersation in a face to face
con!ersation#
4. What ice%reaker oul" you use to make small talk#
5. $o oul" you express "isa&reement ith somethin&#
6. $o oul" you express your personal opinion#