DISCUSSION TEXT

Purpose           : to present (at least) two points of view about an issue

Structure text  :

·         Issue

·         Arguments pro and contra

·         Conclusion/recomedations

Language features       :

Ø  General nouns, as uniform, alcohol, etc.

Ø  Relating verbs, to give information about issue that discuss, as smoking is harmfull.

Ø  Thinking verbs,as feel, believe, hope, etc.

Ø  Additives, contrastives, and causal connectives, as similarly, on the and, however, etc.

Ø  Detailed noun groups, as the dumping of unwanted kittens.

Ø  Modalities, as perhaps, must, should, should have been, could be, etc.

Ø  Adverbials of maner, as deliberately, hopefully, etc