A Brief Introduction to Text Types Examples of Thirteen Genres and Their Generic Structures Prepared...

A Brief Introduction to Text Types

Examples of Thirteen Genres and Their Generic Structures

Prepared byDrs. Muchlas Yusak, Dip.Appl.Ling.

Widyaiswara LPMP Jawa Tengah2005

To retell events for the purpose of informing or entertainingGeneric

Structure

Orientation

Event 1

Event 2

Event 3

Reorientation

Earthquake

I was driving along the coast road when the car suddenly lurched to one side.

At first I thought a tyre had gone but then I saw telegraph poles collapsing like matchsticks.

The rock came tumbling across the road and I had to abandon the car.

When I got back to town, well, as I said, there wasn’t much left.

It was really a frightening experience.Significant Lexicogrammatical Features:• Focus on Specific Participants• Use of Material Processes• Circumstance of time and place• Use of past tense• Focus on Temporal Sequence

To retell an event with a humorous twistTo retell an event with a humorous twistGeneric Generic

StructurStructuree

OrientationOrientation

Event 1Event 1

Event 2Event 2

TwistTwist

Penguin in the parkPenguin in the parkOnceOnce a mana man was walkingwas walking in a parkin a park when he when he came across came across a penguin.a penguin.

HeHe tooktook himhim to a policemanto a policeman and said, ‘ and said, ‘II have have justjust foundfound this penguinthis penguin. What should . What should I I dodo?’ ?’ TheThe policemanpoliceman replied, ’ replied, ’TakeTake him him to the zooto the zoo.’.’

The next dayThe next day the policemanthe policeman saw saw the same manthe same man in thein the same parksame park and and the manthe man waswas still still carryingcarrying the penguinthe penguin with himwith him. . The policemanThe policeman was was rather surprised and rather surprised and walkedwalked up up to the manto the man and and asked, ’Why asked, ’Why areare you you still still carryingcarrying that penguinthat penguin about? Didn’t about? Didn’t you you taketake itit to the zooto the zoo?’ ‘?’ ‘II certainly did,’ replied certainly did,’ replied the manthe man

‘‘and it was a great idea because and it was a great idea because hehe really really enjoyed enjoyed itit, so , so todaytoday I’I’mm takingtaking himhim to the to the moviesmovies!’!’

Significant Lexicogrammatical Features:Significant Lexicogrammatical Features:

Focus on Focus on Individual ParticipantsIndividual Participants

Use of Use of Material ProcessesMaterial Processes

Circumstance of time Circumstance of time and and placeplace

Use of past tenseUse of past tense

To describe a particular person, place or To describe a particular person, place or thingthing

IdentificatioIdentificationn

DescriptionDescription

Natural Bridge National ParkNatural Bridge National Park

Natural Bridge National ParkNatural Bridge National Park isis lusciousluscious tropical rainforest.tropical rainforest.

It It is locatedis located 110 kilometers south of Brisbane and is reached 110 kilometers south of Brisbane and is reached by followingby following the Pacific Highwaythe Pacific Highway to Nerang and then by to Nerang and then by travelling throughtravelling through the Numimbah Valleythe Numimbah Valley. . This scenic roadwayThis scenic roadway lies lies in the shadow ofin the shadow of the Lamington National Park.the Lamington National Park.

The phenomenon of the rock formed into a natural ‘arch’ and The phenomenon of the rock formed into a natural ‘arch’ and the cave through which a waterfall cascadesthe cave through which a waterfall cascades is is a short one-a short one-kilometer walk below a kilometer walk below a densedense rainforest canopy from rainforest canopy from the mainthe main picnic area.picnic area. Swimming is permitted inSwimming is permitted in the rock poolsthe rock pools. . Night-Night-time visitors to the cavetime visitors to the cave will discover the will discover the uniqueunique feature of feature of the glow wormsthe glow worms..

Picnic areasPicnic areas offeroffer toilets, barbeque, shelter sheds, watertoilets, barbeque, shelter sheds, water and and fireplacesfireplaces; however, overnight camping is not permitted.; however, overnight camping is not permitted.

Significant Lexicogrammatical Features:Significant Lexicogrammatical Features: Focus onFocus on Specific ParticipantsSpecific Participants Use of Use of AttributiveAttributive and and Identifying ProcessesIdentifying Processes.. Frequent use of Frequent use of epithetsepithets & & classifiersclassifiers in nominal groups. in nominal groups. Use of simple present tenseUse of simple present tense

To describe the way things are, with reference to a range of natural, To describe the way things are, with reference to a range of natural, man-made and social phenomena in our environmentman-made and social phenomena in our environment

Generic Generic StructureStructure

GeneralGeneral

ClassificatiClassificationon

DescriptionDescription• PartsParts• QualitiesQualities• Habits or Habits or

behaviorsbehaviors(if living);(if living);

• Uses (if Uses (if non-non-natural)natural)

WhalesWhalesWhalesWhales areare sea-living mammalssea-living mammals..TheyThey therefore breathe air but cannot survive therefore breathe air but cannot survive on land.on land. Some speciesSome species areare very large indeed very large indeed andand the blue whale,the blue whale, which which can exceedcan exceed 30m in 30m in lengthlength,, isis the largest animal to have lived on the largest animal to have lived on earth. Superficially,earth. Superficially, the whalethe whale lookslooks rather like rather like a fish, but there are important differences in a fish, but there are important differences in its external structure;its external structure; its tailits tail consistsconsists of a pair of a pair of broad, flat horizontal paddles (of broad, flat horizontal paddles (the tail of a the tail of a fishfish isis vertical) andvertical) and itit hashas single nostril on top single nostril on top of its large, broad head.of its large, broad head. The skinThe skin isis smooth smooth and shiny and beneath itand shiny and beneath it lieslies a layer of fata layer of fat (blubber).(blubber). ThisThis isis up to 30cm in thickness and up to 30cm in thickness and serves to conserveserves to conserve heat and body fluids.heat and body fluids.

Significant Grammatical Features:Significant Grammatical Features:• Focus on Focus on Generic participantsGeneric participants• Use of Use of Relational ProcessesRelational Processes to state what is and that which it is to state what is and that which it is• Use of Use of simple present tensesimple present tense• No temporal sequenceNo temporal sequence

To amuse, entertain and to deal with actual or vicarious experience in different ways; Narratives To amuse, entertain and to deal with actual or vicarious experience in different ways; Narratives deal with problematic events which lead to a crisis or turning point of some kind, which in turn finds deal with problematic events which lead to a crisis or turning point of some kind, which in turn finds a resolution.a resolution.


Major Major ComplicationComplication

ResolutionResolution

ComplicationComplicationResolutionResolution

ComplicationComplication

MajorMajor resolutionresolution

Snow WhiteSnow WhiteOnce upon a timeOnce upon a time there there livedlived a little girl named Snow Whitea little girl named Snow White. . SheShe livedlived with with her Aunt and Uncleher Aunt and Uncle becausebecause her parents her parents werewere deaddead..

One dayOne day sheshe heardheard her Uncle and Aunther Uncle and Aunt talkingtalking about leavingabout leaving Snow Snow White White in the castle becausein the castle because they they bothboth wantedwanted to go to go toto America andAmerica and they didn’t havethey didn’t have enough money to take enough money to take Snow WhiteSnow White..

Snow White Snow White did not wantdid not want her Uncle and Aunt her Uncle and Aunt to doto do this so this so she she decideddecided it it would be would be best if best if she she ran awayran away. . The next morningThe next morning she she ran ran awayaway from home from home when when her Aunt and Uncle her Aunt and Uncle were were having having breakfastbreakfast. . She She ran awayran away into the woods.into the woods.

SheShe waswas very tired and hungry. very tired and hungry.

Then Then she she sawsaw this little cottagethis little cottage. . She She knockedknocked but no one but no one answeredanswered so so she she went insidewent inside and and fell asleepfell asleep..

MeanwhileMeanwhile, , the seven dwarfs the seven dwarfs were comingwere coming home from work. home from work. They They wentwent inside. There inside. There they they foundfound Snow White Snow White sleepingsleeping. . ThenThen Snow Snow White White woke upwoke up. . She She sawsaw the dwarfsthe dwarfs. . The dwarfs The dwarfs saidsaid, ‘What , ‘What is is your your name?’ name?’ Snow White Snow White saidsaid, ‘My name , ‘My name isis Snow WhiteSnow White.’.’

Doc Doc saidsaid, ‘if you , ‘if you wishwish, , youyou may livemay live here with us’. here with us’. Snow White Snow White saidsaid, , ‘Oh, could ‘Oh, could II? Thank you.’ ? Thank you.’ Then Then Snow White Snow White toldtold the dwarfs the the dwarfs the whole storywhole story and and Snow White Snow White and and the seven dwarfs the seven dwarfs livedlived happily happily ever after.ever after.Significant Lexicogrammatical Features:Significant Lexicogrammatical Features:

Focus on Focus on specific specific and and usuallyusually individualized Participantsindividualized Participants.. Use of Use of Material Processes (or Behavioral and Verbal Processes).Material Processes (or Behavioral and Verbal Processes). Use of Use of Relational Processes Relational Processes and and Mental ProcessesMental Processes.. Use of Use of temporal conjunction temporal conjunction and and temporal circumstancestemporal circumstances.. Use of past tenseUse of past tense

Social Function:Social Function:To persuade the reader or listener that something is the caseTo persuade the reader or listener that something is the case

Thesis:Thesis:PositionPosition

Argument 1 Argument 1 Point Point

ElaborationElaboration

Argument 2Argument 2 PointPoint


Argument 3Argument 3 PointPoint


ConclusionConclusion

In Australia there In Australia there areare three levels of government, thethree levels of government, the federal government, state governmentfederal government, state government andand local local governmentgovernment. . All ofAll of these levels of governmentthese levels of government areare necessary. This necessary. This isis soso for for a number of reasons.a number of reasons.

FirstFirst, , the federal governmentthe federal government isis necessary necessary for the big for the big things.things.

TheyThey keep keep the economythe economy in order and look after things in order and look after things like like defensedefense..

SimilarlySimilarly, , the state governmentthe state government look after look after the middle the middle sized things.sized things.

For exampleFor example they they look after look after law and orderlaw and order, preventing , preventing things like things like vandalism in school.vandalism in school.

FinallyFinally, , local governmentlocal government look after look after the small thingsthe small things..

TheyThey look after things like look after things like collecting rubbish, collecting rubbish, otherwise otherwise everyone everyone would have would have diseasesdiseases..

ThusThus, , for the reasonsfor the reasons above above wewe can conclude that can conclude that the the three levels of government three levels of government areare necessary. necessary.

Significant Grammatical Features:Significant Grammatical Features: Focus on Focus on generic humangeneric human or or non-human Participantsnon-human Participants Use of simple present tenseUse of simple present tense Use of Use of Relational ProcessesRelational Processes Use of internal conjunction to stage argumentUse of internal conjunction to stage argument Reasoning through Reasoning through Causal ConjunctionCausal Conjunction or or nominalizationnominalization

Social Function:Social Function:To explain the processes involved in the formation or workings of natural or socio-To explain the processes involved in the formation or workings of natural or socio-cultural phenomenacultural phenomena

GeneralGeneralStatement toStatement toposition theposition thewriterwriter

ExplanationExplanation



A Brief Summary of Speech ProductionA Brief Summary of Speech Production

Speech productionSpeech production is madeis made possible by the specialized possible by the specialized movements of our vocal organs that generate speech movements of our vocal organs that generate speech sounds waves.sounds waves.

Like all Like all sound productionsound production, , speech productionspeech production requiresrequires a a source ofsource of energyenergy. The source of energy for speech . The source of energy for speech production production isis the steady stream of air that comes from the the steady stream of air that comes from the lungs as we exhale. lungs as we exhale. WhenWhen we breathe normally, we breathe normally, the air the air streamstream isis inaudible. To became audible, inaudible. To became audible, thethe air streamair stream must vibratemust vibrate rapidly. rapidly. The vocal cordsThe vocal cords causecause the air streamthe air stream to vibrateto vibrate..

As we talk, As we talk, the vocals cordthe vocals cord openopen and and closeclose rapidly, rapidly, chopping upchopping up the steady air streamthe steady air stream onto a series of puffs. onto a series of puffs. These puffs are heard as a buzz. But this buzz These puffs are heard as a buzz. But this buzz isis still not still not speech.speech.

To produceTo produce speech sounds, the vocal tractspeech sounds, the vocal tract must changemust change shape. shape. DuringDuring speechspeech we continually we continually alteralter the shape of the shape of the vocal tract by the vocal tract by movingmoving the tonguethe tongue and and lipslips, etc. These , etc. These movement change movement change the acoustic properties of the vocal the acoustic properties of the vocal tracttract, which in turn , which in turn produceproduce the different sound of speechthe different sound of speech

Significant Grammatical Features:Significant Grammatical Features:• Focus on Focus on generic, non-human Participantsgeneric, non-human Participants• Use mainly of Use mainly of MateriaMaterial and l and Relational ProcessesRelational Processes• Use mainly of Use mainly of temporal temporal and and casual Circumstancecasual Circumstance and and conjunctionsconjunctions• Use of simple present tenseUse of simple present tense• Some use of Passive Voice to get Theme rightSome use of Passive Voice to get Theme right

Social Function:Social Function:To present (at last) two point of view about an issueTo present (at last) two point of view about an issue

IssueIssue

Argument forArgument forPointPointElaboratioElaborationn

Point Point ElaboratioElaborationn

ArgumentArgumentAgainstAgainst

Point Point ElaboratioElaborationn

ConclusionConclusion

Gene SplicingGene Splicing Genetic researchGenetic research has produced both exciting and frightening has produced both exciting and frightening

possibilities. possibilities. ScientistsScientists areare now now able to createable to create new forms of lifenew forms of life in the in the laboratorylaboratory due todue to the development of the development of gene splicinggene splicing..One of the handOne of the hand, the ability to create , the ability to create lifelife in the laboratory in the laboratory couldcould greatly greatly benefitbenefit mankindmankind. . For example, For example, becausebecause it it isis very expensive to obtain very expensive to obtain insulininsulin from from natural sourcesnatural sources, , scientistsscientists have developedhave developed a method to manufacture a method to manufacture it in expensively in the laboratory.it in expensively in the laboratory.Another beneficial application of Another beneficial application of gene splicinggene splicing isis in in agricultureagricultureScientistsScientists foresee the day when foresee the day when new plantsnew plants will be developed using will be developed using nitrogen from the air instead of from fertilizer. nitrogen from the air instead of from fertilizer. ThereforeTherefore food food productionproduction could becould be increasedincreased. in addition, entirely . in addition, entirely new plantsnew plants could could be developed to feedbe developed to feed the world’s hungry people.the world’s hungry people.Not Not everyoneeveryone isis excited about excited about gene splicinggene splicing, , howeverhowever. . Some peopleSome people feelfeel that it that it could havecould have terrible consequences. terrible consequences.A laboratory accident, for example, might A laboratory accident, for example, might causecause an epidemican epidemic of an of an unknown that could wipe out unknown that could wipe out humanityhumanity..As a result of this controversyAs a result of this controversy, , the governmentthe government has made rules to has made rules to control control genetic experimentgenetic experiment. . WhileWhile some members of the scientific some members of the scientific communitycommunity feel feel that these rules that these rules areare too strict, too strict, many othermany other peoplepeople feelfeel that they that they areare still not strict enough still not strict enough

Significant Grammatical Features:Significant Grammatical Features:Focus on Focus on generic humangeneric human and and generic non-human Participantsgeneric non-human ParticipantsUse ofUse of- Material Processes:Material Processes: e.g. has produced, have developed, to feede.g. has produced, have developed, to feed- Relational Processes:Relational Processes: e.g. is, could have, cause, aree.g. is, could have, cause, are- Mental Processes:Mental Processes: e.g. feele.g. feelUse of Use of Comparative: contrastiveComparative: contrastive and and Consequential conjunctionConsequential conjunctionReasoning expressed as verbs and noun (Reasoning expressed as verbs and noun (abstractionabstraction))

Social Function:Social Function:To describe how something is accomplished through a sequence of To describe how something is accomplished through a sequence of actions or stepsactions or steps

MaterialsMaterials

neededneeded

Steps 1-nSteps 1-n

11

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The Hole GameThe Hole Gametwo playerstwo playersone marble per personone marble per persona hole in grounda hole in grounda line (distance) to start froma line (distance) to start from

FirstFirst you you must dubmust dub ( (clickclick marble together) marble together)ThenThen youyou must checkmust check that the marble are in good that the marble are in good

condition and are nearly worth the same value.condition and are nearly worth the same value.NextNext youyou must digmust dig a hole in the ground and a hole in the ground and drawdraw a line a line

a fair distance away from the hole.a fair distance away from the hole.The first playerThe first player carefully carefully throwsthrows his or her marble his or her marble

towards the hole.towards the hole.ThenThen the second playerthe second player tries to throwtries to throw his or her marble his or her marble

closer to the hole than closer to the hole than hishis or or herher opponent. opponent.The playerThe player whose marble is closest to the hole whose marble is closest to the hole tries to tries to

flickflick his or her marble into the hole. If successful, his or her marble into the hole. If successful, this playerthis player triestries to flickto flick his or her opponent’s his or her opponent’s marble into the hole.marble into the hole.

The person flicking the last marble into the holeThe person flicking the last marble into the hole winswins and and getsgets toto keepkeep both marble. both marble.

Significant Lexicogrammatical Features:Significant Lexicogrammatical Features:• Focus on Focus on generalized human agentsgeneralized human agents• Use of simple present tense, often imperativeUse of simple present tense, often imperative• Use mainly of Use mainly of temporal conjunctionstemporal conjunctions (or (or numberingnumbering to indicate sequence) to indicate sequence)• Use mainly of Use mainly of Material ProcessesMaterial Processes

To persuade the reader or listener that something should or should not be the To persuade the reader or listener that something should or should not be the case.case.

ThesisThesis

ArgumentArgument

ArgumentArgument

Recom-Recom-mendationmendation

Country ConcernCountry ConcernIn all the discussion over the removal of lead fro In all the discussion over the removal of lead fro petrol (and the atmosphere) there petrol (and the atmosphere) there doesn’t seem to doesn’t seem to have beenhave been any mention of the difference between any mention of the difference between driving in the city and the country.driving in the city and the country.While I While I realizerealize my leaded petrol car my leaded petrol car is pollutingis polluting the the airair wherever I wherever I drivedrive, I , I feelfeel that when that when youyou traveltravel through the country, wherethrough the country, where youyou only seeonly see another another carcar every five to ten minutes,every five to ten minutes, the problemthe problem isis not as not as severe as whensevere as when traffictraffic isis concentrated on concentrated on city roadscity roads..ThoseThose who want to penalize older, leaded petrol who want to penalize older, leaded petrol vehicles andvehicles and their ownerstheir owners don’t seem to appreciatedon’t seem to appreciate that, in the country, there that, in the country, there isis no public transportno public transport to to fall back upon andfall back upon and one’s own vehicleone’s own vehicle isis the only way the only way to get about.to get about.I I feelfeel that that country peoplecountry people, , who often who often have to travelhave to travel huge distances to the nearest town and who huge distances to the nearest town and who already already spendspend a great deal of money on petrol, a great deal of money on petrol, should be treatedshould be treated differently to differently to the people who life the people who life in the cityin the city..Significant Lexicogrammatical Features:Significant Lexicogrammatical Features:

Focus onFocus on generic humangeneric human andand non-human Participantsnon-human Participants, , except for speaker or except for speaker or writer referring to selfwriter referring to self

Use of Use of - - Mental Processes: to state what writer thinks or feels about issue Mental Processes: to state what writer thinks or feels about issue e.g. realize, feel, appreciatee.g. realize, feel, appreciate- Material Processes: to state what happens- Material Processes: to state what happens e.g. is polluting, drive, travel, spend, should be treatede.g. is polluting, drive, travel, spend, should be treated- Relational Processes: to state what is or should be- Relational Processes: to state what is or should be e.g. doesn’t seem to have been,e.g. doesn’t seem to have been, isis- Use of simple present tense- Use of simple present tense

Social Function:Social Function:To share with others an account of an unusual or amusing incidentTo share with others an account of an unusual or amusing incident

AbstractAbstract


CrisisCrisis

IncidentIncident

CodaCoda

Snake in the BathSnake in the BathHow would you like to find a snake in your bath? A nasty one, How would you like to find a snake in your bath? A nasty one, too!too!

WeWe hadhad justjust movedmoved into a new house, which had been empty into a new house, which had been empty for so long that everything was in a terrible mess. Anna and I for so long that everything was in a terrible mess. Anna and I decided wedecided we wouldwould cleanclean the bath first, so we the bath first, so we set toset to, and, and turned onturned on the tap.the tap.Suddenly to my horror, a snake’s headSuddenly to my horror, a snake’s head appearedappeared in the plug in the plug hole. hole. ThenThen out out slitheredslithered the rest of his long thin body. He the rest of his long thin body. He twistedtwisted and and turnedturned on the slippery bottom of the bath, on the slippery bottom of the bath, spittingspitting andand hissinghissing at us.at us.

For an instant IFor an instant I stoodstood therethere quitequite paralyzed. paralyzed. ThenThen I yelled for I yelled for my husband, who luckilymy husband, who luckily came runningcame running and and killedkilled the snake the snake with the handle of a broom. Anna, who was only three at the with the handle of a broom. Anna, who was only three at the time, wastime, was quitequite interested in the whole business. Indeed Iinterested in the whole business. Indeed I had had to pullto pull her out of the way orher out of the way or sheshe’d’d probablyprobably have leanthave leant over over the bath to get a better look.the bath to get a better look.

We found out latter that it was a black mamba, a poisonous We found out latter that it was a black mamba, a poisonous kind of snake. It had obviously been fast asleep,kind of snake. It had obviously been fast asleep, curled upcurled up at at the bottom of the nice warm water-pipe.the bottom of the nice warm water-pipe. IIt must have had an t must have had an awful shock when the cold water came trickling down!awful shock when the cold water came trickling down! But But nothing to the shock I got!nothing to the shock I got! Ever since thenEver since then II’ve’ve alwaysalways putput the the plug in firmly beforeplug in firmly before runningrunning the bath water.the bath water.Significant Grammatical Features:Significant Grammatical Features:

Use of Use of Exclamation, rhetorical question and intensifiersExclamation, rhetorical question and intensifiers Use of Use of Material ProcessesMaterial Processes to tell what happened to tell what happened Use of Use of temporal conjunctiontemporal conjunction

Social Function:Social Function:To inform readers, listeners or viewers about events of the day are considered To inform readers, listeners or viewers about events of the day are considered newsworthy or importantnewsworthy or important

NewsworthNewsworthyy

EventEvent

BackgrounBackgroundd

EventEvent

SourcesSources

Town ‘Contaminated’Town ‘Contaminated’Moscow - A Russian journalist Moscow - A Russian journalist has uncoveredhas uncovered evidence of another Soviet nuclear catastrophe, evidence of another Soviet nuclear catastrophe, which which killedkilled 10 sailors and 10 sailors and contaminatedcontaminated an an entire town.entire town.Yelena Vazrshavskya is the first journalist to Yelena Vazrshavskya is the first journalist to speak to people who witnessed the explosion a speak to people who witnessed the explosion a nuclear submarine nuclear submarine at the naval base of Shkotovo-at the naval base of Shkotovo-22 near Vladivostoc.22 near Vladivostoc.The accident, which The accident, which occurredoccurred 13 month before 13 month before the Chernobyl disasterthe Chernobyl disaster, , spreadspread radio active fall-radio active fall-out out over the base and nearby townover the base and nearby town, but was , but was covered up by officials of the then Soviet union. covered up by officials of the then Soviet union. Residents were told the explosion Residents were told the explosion in the reactor in the reactor of the Victor-class submarine during a refitof the Victor-class submarine during a refit had had been a ‘thermal’ and not a nuclear explosion. been a ‘thermal’ and not a nuclear explosion. And those involved in the clean-up operation to And those involved in the clean-up operation to remove more than 600 tons of contaminated remove more than 600 tons of contaminated material were sworn to secrecy.material were sworn to secrecy.A board of investigators was latter to describe it A board of investigators was latter to describe it as the worst accident in the history of the Soviet as the worst accident in the history of the Soviet Navy.Navy.

Significant Grammatical Features:Significant Grammatical Features: Short, telegraphic information about story captured in head line.Short, telegraphic information about story captured in head line. Use of Use of Material ProcessesMaterial Processes to retell the event to retell the event Use of projecting Use of projecting Verbal ProcessesVerbal Processes in sources stage. in sources stage. Focus on Focus on CircumstancesCircumstances

Social Function:Social Function:To critique an art work or event for a public audience Such works of art include movies, TV To critique an art work or event for a public audience Such works of art include movies, TV shows, books, plays, operas, recordings, exhibitions, concerts and balletsshows, books, plays, operas, recordings, exhibitions, concerts and ballets

Generic Generic StructureStructure


EvaluationEvaluation


InterpretativInterpretativeeRecountRecount



EvaluativeEvaluative

SummatioSummationn

Private Lives SparklePrivate Lives Sparkle Since the first production of ‘Private Lives’ in 1930, with theatre’s two Since the first production of ‘Private Lives’ in 1930, with theatre’s two

leading leading sophisticatessophisticates Noel CowardNoel Coward and and Gertrude LawrenceGertrude Lawrence in the in the leads, leads, the playthe play has tended to be seen as a vehicle for stars. has tended to be seen as a vehicle for stars.QUT Academy of the Arts’ production boasted no ‘stars’, but certainly QUT Academy of the Arts’ production boasted no ‘stars’, but certainly fielded potential stars in a fielded potential stars in a sparklingsparkling performance that brought out performance that brought out just how fine a piece of just how fine a piece of craftsmanshipcraftsmanship Coward’s playCoward’s play is. is.More than 60 years later, what new could be deduced from so More than 60 years later, what new could be deduced from so familiar a theme?familiar a theme?Director Rod Wissler’sDirector Rod Wissler’s highly perceptivehighly perceptive approach went beyond approach went beyond the the glitteryglittery surface of surface of wittywitty banter to the banter to the darkerdarker implications implications beneath.beneath.With the shifting of attitudes to social values, it became clear that With the shifting of attitudes to social values, it became clear that VictorVictor and and SibylSibyl were potentially the more were potentially the more admirableadmirable of the couples, of the couples, with standards better adjusted than the with standards better adjusted than the volatilevolatile and and self-indulgenself-indulgent t ElyotElyot and and Amanda.Amanda.The The witwit was there, was there, dexterouslydexterously ping-ponged to and fro by a ping-ponged to and fro by a vibrantvibrant Amanda (Catherine Jones)Amanda (Catherine Jones) and a and a suavesuave Elyot (Daniel Kealy)Elyot (Daniel Kealy)..Julie Eckersly’s SybilJulie Eckersly’s Sybil was a was a delightful creationdelightful creation, and , and Philip Philip Cameron-Smith’sCameron-Smith’s more more seriousserious playing was playing was just rightjust right for for Victor. Victor. Jodie LevesconteJodie Levesconte was a superb French maid. was a superb French maid. James Maclean’s setJames Maclean’s set captured the Thirties atmosphere with captured the Thirties atmosphere with many subtlemany subtle touches. touches.All involved deserve All involved deserve the highest praisethe highest praise..Significant Grammatical Features:Significant Grammatical Features:

► Focus on Focus on Particular ParticipantsParticular Participants► Direct Direct expression of opinionsexpression of opinions through use of attitudinal lexis through use of attitudinal lexis► Use of elaborating and extending clause and group complexes to package Use of elaborating and extending clause and group complexes to package

the informationthe information► Use of metaphorical languageUse of metaphorical language

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