Language acquisition · L1 English language B

L1.2 — Text types

Language acquisition · SL / HL · syllabus-mapped notes

1. The review

   Newsworthy → hook → thesis, and the rule about "I think".

2. The news report

   The five Ws and one H, and the vocabulary of bias.

3. The essay

   Hook, thesis statement, topic sentences, evidence, explanation, conclusion.

4. Guidelines and instructions

   The text type built entirely out of modal verbs.

5. The official report

   Data, methodology, findings: and no opinions, no story, no "I".

6. The brochure

   A text type where layout is part of the writing.

7. The assessment chapters: and how to use them

   Chapters 7–9 split every component into an SL unit and an HL unit.