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Understanding what writers are doing
If you are able to see what the writers are doing, it will be much easier to understand what they are saying.Learning this technique will help you with almost all question types of the reading module. Broadly speaking, writers do the following:
.Writers describe. They present information. They describe processes. They describe what happened. They define and label things. They classify things into
different types. This kind of writing is called ‘descriptive writing’. A user manual for a microwave oven, a library catalogue, a news article about a car accident, a children’s story and a laboratory report are all examples of descriptive texts.
.Writers argue. They give opinions. They express their viewpoints. They make claims. They give reasons. They give evidence to support their claims. They predict what will happen. This is called ‘argumentative writing’. A letter to the editor of a newspaper, a newspaper editorial, a political pamphlet and a university essay about the advantages and disadvantages of using computers are all examples of argumentative texts.
Tip: Of course many pieces of writing may include examples of both describing and arguing.
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