Nama:Ahmad Dafa Al Fikri

NIM:2302040099
Matkul:Factual Reading /Friday 15.00

D. Discussion Questions
1. What is a text?
2. What are the differences between literary and factual texts?
3. Find examples of literary text.
4. Find examples of factual text.
Answer

1.In academic terms, a text is anything that conveys a set of

meanings to the person who examines it.
In literary theory, a text is any object that can be "read", whether
this object is a work of literature, a street sign, an arrangement
of buildings on a city block, or styles of clothing.
Summary a text is the original words and form of a written or
printed work that convey a set of meaning in order to be read

2. Factual texts inform, instruct or persuade by giving facts and

information.
Literary texts entertain or elicit an emotional response by using
language to create mental images.

3.Here are the example of Literature text:

A. Novel D.Poetry
B.Fiction E.Fables
C.Fairy Tales F.Folk tales
4.Here are the example of factual text:
A.news reports
B.interviews
C.recipes
D.records of history
E.instructions

2. Find an example of both spoken and written Descriptive Text,

determine the communicative purpose, outline the generic
structure and identify the linguistic features.

Written Descriptive text usually based on paper that describes or

explains a topic, idea, person, place, or thing to give the reader a
mental picture.
For example a descriptive text about “blue cat”
While Spoken Descriptive text usually someone read the text
about a certain topic while we just pay attention to that person.