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Learning to learn (Units 5 and 6)

Text types

1 Look at these texts. Write the name of the correct text type.

email biography instructions description definition letter

Anne Frank was born in Frankfurt, Germany, It was a huge building, more like a prison
on 12th June, 1929. She moved to really. The windows were silver in the
Amsterdam in 1933 with her parents and moonlight and great, black shadows reached
sister, Margot. For her 13th birthday, around out under the towers like giant fi ngers. From the
the beginning of the second world war, she rooftops I heard the high screech of bats.
was given a diary.

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How to get there 16 Lee Road
Oxford
Follow the M5 out of London. Turn off at OX4 2PQ
junction 3 and follow the signs to Brancombe 16th September 2010
North. Follow the road for 5 miles, then look Dear Carl,
for a turning on the left to Castle Trume. I hope you are well. I am fi ne. Yesterday,
we went to London for the day…

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Hi! Can you send me the link to that Bottle, 1. a vessel with a narrow neck for
history website that you found? I’m storing liquids. 2. the amount of liquid
trying to do my homework but can’t contained in a bottle.
nd the information I need. Thanks ! Bottle-brush, 1. a brush for cleaning bottles.

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2 Read these descriptions. Write the letter of the text they refer to in the box.

1 An electronic message using informal language.
2 Information about a person’s life (usually someone famous).
3 Information to complete a task. Written in a very clear way.
4 An explanation of the meaning of a word.
5 A text using lots of descriptive words and adjectives.
6 A text written to someone else. Usually starts with Dear ...

3 Choose a text type and write a text in that style.

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