exposition text

An exposition persuades a reader or listener by presenting one side of an argument. ... Exposition texts can be personal and emotive in tone and selectively explain and analyse events, issues and phenomena. The writer wants the reader to empathise with the emotions and reasons and to support the action.

Purposes:

       1. To persuade the readers that idea is important matter. 

       2. To persuade the readers or listeners that there is something that, certainly, needs to get attention

       3. To analyze a topic and to persuade the reader that this opinion is correct and supported by arguments

Generic Structures:

       1. Thesis (Introduction): Introducing the topic and indicating the writer’s position

       2. Arguments (Body): Explaining the arguments to support the writer’s position.

       3. Reiteration (Conclusion): Restating the writer’s position.

Language Features:

      1. Using relational process = Relationships between and among leaders, workers, followers, partners, co-workers, etc. people knowing and caring about people.

      2. Using external conjunctions = Enhancing by linking to real world events (Holocaust, the Final Solution, death trains) 

      3. Using internal conjunction = Elaborating and itemizing steps in an argument (Firstly, secondly, next, finally) 

      4. Using causal conjunction = the cause of an event, because

      5. Using contrastive conjunction = but, nevertheless 

      6. Using simple present tense = Bruno is quiet boy

      7. Focusing on generic human and non-human participants, e.g.: car, pollution, leaded petrol car

      8. Using abstract noun, e.g.: policy, government

      9. Using relational processes, e.g.: It is important

      10. Using modal verbs, e.g.: We must preserve

      11. Using modal adverbs, e.g.: Certainly we.

      12. Using passive sentence

Soal:

As we all know, cars create pollution, and cause a lot of road deaths and other accidents.

Firstly, cars, as we all know contribute the most of pollution in the world. Cars emit a deadly gas causes illnesses such as bronchitis, lung cancer, and trigger of asthmA. Some of these illness are so bad that people can die from them.

Secondly, the city is very busy. Pedestrians wander every where and cars commonly hit pedestrians in the city, which causes them to diE. Cars today are our roads biggest killers.

Thirdly, cars are very noisy. If you live in the city, you may find it hard to sleep at night, or concentrate in your homework, and especially talk to someonE.

In conclusion, cars should be banned from the city for the reasons listed.

1.What type of the text above?

A. Narrative.

B. Report.

C. Analytical.

D. Explanation.

E. Description.

2.What one of the diseases caused by pollution?

A. HIV / AIDS

B. Bronchitis

C. Liver

D. Fever

E. Cholera

3. What tense is mostly used in the text?

A. Past tense

B. Simple present tense

C. Simple perfect tense

D. Present continuous tense

E. Past continuous tense

4. We usually call the last paragraph as………

A. Resolution

B. Reiteration

C. Conclusion

D. Recommendation

E. Twist

5. What is the purpose of the text?

A. to persuade reader about the Cars Should Be Banned In The City

B. to explain the characteristics the Cars Should Be Banned In The City

C. to inform readers about Cars Should Be Banned In The City

D. to describe Cars Should Be Banned In The City

E. to entertain readers about Cars Should Be Banned In The City

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