Exposition Text

English Class for the XI grade

of the second week of
February 2022
 Exposition text is text that contains a brief, concise
The and clear invitation. This text usually has the
characteristics of answering questions in the form
Definition of what, who, where, when, why, and how.

& Types of
Exposition Hortatory Exposition

Text Analytical Exposition

 Hortatory Exposition is used to persuade the
reader or listener that something should or should
not be the case or be done.
Hortatory
Exposition The generic structures:
Thesis
Argument
Recommendation
 THESIS: English nowadays has an important role in our daily life. It is the massive
means of communication. Is there a strong argument which says that English will not
give any benefit?
ARGUMENT 1: Learning to speak English well may be the best way to improve our life.
It seems all the people in the world have agreed to use English to talk to each other.
About 1,500,000,000 people in the world speak English. While another 1,000,000,000
are still learning English.
ARGUMENT 2: If we can communicate in English, we can contact people from all over
the world. We can talk about our ideas and opinions on Internet discussion groups. We
can chat with other interesting people to learn about their life and culture.
ARGUMENT 3: If we can communicate in English, we can travel more easily. English is
spoken in more than 100 countries. If we lost, we can ask directions or ask for help.
Who knows, English will save our life somewhere someday.
ARGUMENT 4: That is why we should make every effort possible to find somebody to
speak with. Where can we find people who can speak English with us? We can find
them at school, shopping mall, tourist destination, etc.
RECOMMENDATION: Above all, don't be afraid to speak English. We must try to
speak, even if we make mistakes. We cannot learn without mistakes. So, speak English
as much as possible!
 Analytical Exposition is a text that elaborates the
writer‘s idea about the phenomenon surrounding.
Its social function is to persuade the reader that
the idea is important matter, and to analyze the
Analytical topic that the thesis/opinion is correct by
developing an argument to support it.
Exposition
The generic structures are:
Thesis
Argument
Reiteration
 Mentally Ill Person Wander Around Freely on The Street
THESIS: I personally think that a person with a mental illness that we usually find wandering
around our neighborhood aimlessly is not dangerous, but a serious act need to be done on this
matter. The following reasons will show you why we need to do something to insane people.
ARGUMENT 1: Firstly, people with mental illness who walk around our neighborhood or
workplace may look scary because most of the time they are found in dirty condition and in
zombie-like state (having no consciousness), but they rarely endanger the people around them,
except they were disturbed first. Placing them in a secure place will minimize the chance of
them being disturbed by irresponsible people compare to when we let them wander around on
the street freely.
ARGUMENT 2: Secondly, loosing their conscious mind does not mean that they have forgotten
their basic instinct for food, drinks and self preservation. We can imagine what will happen
when they feel hungry or thirsty when they are roaming around on the street. They will cause
trouble to the people around them. Keeping them in a special place will prevent this problem. It
will bring security for the insane people and also for the society.
ARGUMENT 3: Thirdly, people with mental illness may not have a healthy mind, but they do
have a healthy body or at least healthy body parts. Without anyone caring, they are the best
target of human trafficking business as no one will notice if they are disappear. That is why
we need to protect them by placing them in a secure facility where we can always check on
their condition and make sure that they are safe.
REITERATION: Based on the explanations above, it is clear that we need to protect the people
with mental illness by placing them in a special and secure facility where we can take care of
them and cure them if it is possible.
Time to practice
yourself