ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION WORKSHEET

Communicative Purpose of Analytical Expostion Text:

✔ To reveal that somethi
✔ ng is an important case
✔ To persuade by presenting arguments
✔ To analyse or explain how/why
Generic Structure:

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

2. Arguments: Explaining the arguments to support the writer’s position
3. Reiteration/conclusion: Restating the writer’s position

Text Examples:
TEXT 1
The power of Love in our life

Do you agree that love is important for every human survival? Yes, I do. Love is an
emotion that born from compassion. Love has elements, namely fondness and intimacy.
Love has an important role in our life. Here are some reasons why love is needed by
everyone in everywhere.

First, love is a form of care. When we are sad or even when we are happy, we need a care
from another. Because, we do not want to feel all alone, we certainly want to share what
we feel. Can you imagine how hard if we have to go through all alone?

In addition, love is a crucial need. Love can give us spirit for surviving from our problems.
We cannot life without love. If we do not have someone to be loved, automatically our life
would feel empty. Love also encourages us to help others, keep us far from fear and
insecurity.

Furthermore, love is needed to live in society. Love can unite us and protect each other.
Love makes us not to hurt other people.

So, what would the world be like without love? It would be scary.
TEXT 2
The Importance of Reading

I personally think that reading is a very important activity in our life. Why do I say so?

Firstly, by reading we can get a lot of knowledge about many things in the world such as:
science, technology, sport, art, culture, etc written in either books, magazine, newspaper,
etc.

Secondly, by reading we can get a lot of news and information about something happening
in any parts of the world which we can’t see directly.

Thirdly, reading can give us pleasure too. When we are tired, we read books, newspaper or
magazine on the entertainment column such as: comedy, short story, quiz, etc to make us
relaxed.

Fourthly, reading can also take us to other parts of the world. By reading a book about Irian
Jaya we may feel we’re really sitting in the jungles not at home in our rooms.

From the facts above, it is obvious that everyone needs to read either book, newspaper,
magazine, or other printed materials to get knowledge, information and also entertainment.
Or in summary we can say reading is truly important in our life.

TASK ONE
Read the texts above to get information to complete the following table.
TEXT STRUCTURE TEXT 1 TEXT 2
1. Topic of the text Love in our life The important of Reading
2. Thesis Love is an emotion that Reading is a very
(write the topic born from compassion. important activity in our
sentence) life
3. Arguments  First, love is a form of  Firstly, by reading we
(write the topic care can get a lot of
 sentence)  In addition, love is a
crucial need.
 Furthermore, love is
needed to live in society
knowledge
 Secondly, by reading
we can get a lot of news
and information
 Thirdly, reading can
give us pleasure too.
 Fourthly, reading can
also take us to other
parts of the world

4. Conclusion There is no conclusion in From the facts above, it is

this text obvious that everyone
needs to read either book,
newspaper, magazine, or
other printed materials to
get knowledge,
information and also
entertainment
5. Purpose of writing the To analyze that love is To reveal that reading is a
text important for every very important activity in
Choose the suitable one: human survival our life

To reveal ........................

To
persuade ....................

To
analyze .......................

TASK TWO
Analyze the text to gain information to complete the table below.
GRAMMAR FOCUS TEXT 1 TEXT 2
1. Words /phrases (numeral  First  Firstly
phrase) to list arguments  In Addition  Secondly
  Furthermore  Thirdly
 Fourthly

2. Words/phrases used to So From the facts above

make conclusion
3. Adjective(s)  Love  Important
 Important  Lot
 Happy  Pleasure
 Emotion  Tired
 Alone  Relaxed
 Empty  Feel
 Encourages  Obvious
 Fear
 Scary
 Hard
 Hurt
 Compassion
 Crucial
 Spirit
4. Adverb(s)  Even  Truly
 Certainly  Very
 Automatically  Directly
 Insecurity
5. Sentences in present (+) Love has an important (+) We read books
tense role in our life
(-) We can’t see directly
(-) We do not want to feel
(?) Why do I say so?
all alone
(?) Do you agree that love
is important for every
human survival?
6. Sentences with modal  Can you imagine how  We can get a lot of
auxliaries (e.g. will, can, hard if we have to go knowledge
may, must, should, etc) through all alone?  We can get a lot of
 Love can give us spirit news and information
for surviving from our  We can’t see directly
problems  Reading can give us
 We cannot life without pleasure too
love  Reading can also take
 Love can unite us and us to other parts of the
protect each other world
 What would the world  We may feel we’re
be like without love? really sitting in the
 Automatically our life jungles
would feel empty  We can say reading is
truly important in our
 life
7. Action verbs  Makes  Give
 Share  Take
 Get
8. Thinking verbs  Imagine  Think

Name :
Fauzan Ebertha Nuroni
Class :
XI-IPA 2

NOTE: This worksheet is done in two meetings (This week and the following week)