Direct and Indirect Speech

Direct Speech / Quoted Speech

Saying exactly what someone has said is called direct speech (sometimes called quoted speech)

Here what a person says appears within quotation marks ("...") and should be word for word.

For example:

She said, "Today's lesson is on presentations." Or "Today's lesson is on presentations," she said.

Discussion Text

Discussion is a text which presents a problematic discourse. This problem will be discussed from different points of view. It presents pro and contra opinion on certain issue. The purpose of a discussion text is to present arguments and information from differing viewpoints.

Narrative Text

 

 

NARRATIVE TEXT

Narrative text is a text which contains about story (fiction/non fiction/tales/folktales/fables/myths/epic) and its plot consists of climax of the story (complication) then followed by the resolution.

Asking about Possibilities, Expressing Curiosity and Desire.

ASKING ABOUT POSSIBILITIES

To know, to find, to inform possibilities the following phrases might be useful.

Do you think it is possible

• ·         Is it likely to….
• ·         Is there any chance?
• ·         Can she be…?
• ·         I think it is going to….
• ·         I bet…..

Giving Instructions and Complaining

GIVING INSTRUCTION

DO YOU KNOW HOW TO GIVE INSTRUCTIONS IN ENGLISH? WHAT SORT OF INSTRUCTIONS CAN YOU GIVE SOMEONE?

Requesting Something and Making Sugestion

Here are some  configuration from Requesting Something and Making Sugestion.
Requesting Something

·         Would you mind passing me the salt, please?

Explanation Text

Explanation text is a text that contains the processes involved in natural and social phenomena, or to explain how something works. These texts answer the questions “how” or “why”. It is often found in science, geography, and history text books.

The elements of the explanation texts are :