Exposition Text - Let’s Learn By: Hidayatur Rahman Romadhona It’s Video Time! Watch the following video Let’s watch again the explanation video of exposition text. 2 3 “ A hortatory exposition is a type of spoken or written text that is intended to explain the listeners or readers that something should or should not happen or be done 4 Purpose to persuade the reader or listener that something should or should not be the case. 5 Exposition Text Structure ◎ ◎ ◎ Thesis : Statement or announcement of issue concern Arguments : Reasons for concern that will lead to recommendation Recommendation : Statement of what should or should not happen or be done based on the given argument 6 Exposition Text Language Feature ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ ◎ Focusing on the writer Using abstract noun; policy, advantage, etc Using action verb Using thinking verb Using modal adverb; certainly, surely, etc Using temporal connective; firstly, secondly, etc Using evaluative words; important, valuable, trustworthy, etc Using passive voice Using simple present tense 7 Now, let’s go with some exercises! You can open Worksheet 2 on your Google Classroom 8 Thanks! Any questions? You can find me at: @hr_romadhona & hidayatur@gedu.demo.refo.co 9 Credits Special thanks to all the people who made and released these awesome resources for free: ◎ Presentation template by SlidesCarnival ◎ Photographs by Unsplash 10