Text types in P1 Flashcards
(14 cards)
l’article and 3 characteristics and register
- Title/Headline
- Date
- Informative and objective info (can be w/ statistics and direct quotes)
Formal register (but can vary depending on what type of article so your common sense)
le blog 3 characteristics and register
- Title
- Date
- Main part of the blog: What happened and give opinion
Register can vary depending on intended audience
la lettre formelle/de motivation 3 characteristics and register
- Formal title of sender and receiver of letter
- Date
- Closing salutations
Register must be formal
la lettre informelle 3 characteristics and register
- Letter standard shit (sender/receiver name and address)
- Colloquial expressions
- Closing salutations as “bisous”
Informal register
essay/la dissertation 3 characteristics and register
- Title
- Intro, paragraphs and conclusion
- Name of author
Formal register
l’entretien 3 characteristics and register
- Title (can be the name of the interviewee or topic going to be disussed)
- Short intro about interviewee at the start. Also thanking interview at the start and end of the interview
- Q&A format
Register can vary depending on intended audience
la brochure
- Logo and contact details
- Mentioned proposed thing to change/do
- Persuasive text
Register can vary depending on intended audience
le discours (speech)/le débat, l’exposé 3 characteristics and register
- “bienvenue à toutes et à tous” at start and a final thank you at the end (“merci de m’avoir écouté”)
- Development of your subject for the speech with exclamations, repetition, and conclusion
- Use of “nous” and “vous”
Register can vary from formal to informal depending on intended audience
le rapport
- Date of report
- Title + author name
- 5Ws (who, what, where, when, why)
Register mostly formal
la proposition (written proposal) 3 characteristics and register
- Title (Expressing reason for proposal)
- Address to the recipient (le / la Maire)
- Justification and a lot of use of conditional as well as a conclusion
Formal Register
l’editorial 3 characteristics and register
- Same format as l’article but now not as objective, more focused on author’s opinions
Formal Register
l’extrait d’un journal intime (diary
extract) 3 characteristics and register
- Date
- Personal opinions, emotion and events
- Speaking to the journal directly as if it was a person (“Cher journal” at start for example)
Register can really be anything, better to be informal
l’email 3 characteristics and register
- From, To, subject of email
- Salutations at end (if informal: “à bientôt”, if formal: “cordialement”)
- Date and time
Register can vary
Le message publié dans les médias
sociaux 3 characteristics and register
- Date and time of posting message, name of platform and person’s username
- Opinions, exclamations, idioms, emojis
- Can draw likes and reactions on the post
Register is usually informal
