Spanish Text Types Flashcards
1
Q
Folleto informativo
A
Information leaflet
- title
- sections with subtitles
- capital letters, bold, underlined for emphasis
- three sections like a leaflet
- box for an image
- contact details like websites and phone number
- Register is formal or informal depending on the subject
- Short sentences
- Lots of exclamations
- imperative
2
Q
Hoja de publicidad
A
Advertisement
- title
- subtitle
- different sections
- image
- talking directly to the reader
- short sentences
- lots of exclamations
3
Q
Conjunto de instrucciones
A
Instructions
- title
- subtitles
- sections
- images
- statistics
- slogan
4
Q
Diario Personal
A
Diary
- date
- time
- querido diario
- sign off
- informal
- no tengo ganas de dormir
- talk to the diary (ya sabes - as you already know)
- rhetorical questions
- emotional and intimate
5
Q
Blog
A
Blog
- title
- date
- time
- author
- address bar
- comments
- links
- informal
- opinions
- questions
6
Q
Carta Informal
A
Informal Letter
- date
- querido …
- un abrazo y beso, Lucy
- informal
- exclamations
- ojalá espero que estés aquí
7
Q
Carta Formal (de reclamación)
A
Formal letter (of complaint)
- address
- date
- formal greeting (estimado)
- formal ending (quedo a la espera de sus noticias)
- signiture and printed name
- formal
- exaggeration
- formal synonyms (e.g. precio elevado instead of caro)
8
Q
Correo electrónico informal
A
Informal email
- de….
- a….
- fecha
- asunto
- informal
- sign off with your name Lucy :-)
9
Q
Correo electrónico Formal
A
Formal email
- de…
- a…
- fecha y tiempo
- asunto
- formal
- sinceramente, Lucy
10
Q
Carta al director de un periódico
A
Letter to a newspaper editor - address - date - senor director de el mundo - sign off your name and city - formal - argumentative -
11
Q
Artículo de la revista del colegio
A
Article in a school magazine article
- title
- introduction
- argument
- relatively formal but keeping in mind the audience of young readers
- start with personal experience before stepping back and reflecting on society
- es decir (it is to say)
- resulta que (it turns out that)
12
Q
Artículo de opinion (editorial)
A
Editorial - title - subtitle - name of newspaper, date, author's name - nosotros form - formal - statistics - try to be contraversial -
13
Q
Crónica de noticias
A
News Report
- title
- name of newspaper, date, author’s name
- first paragraph summarises who, what, when, where, why
- formal
- objective and factual
- preterite and pluperfect
- witness accounts
14
Q
Informe
A
Official report
- title
- subtitles
- formal but neutral and objective
- facts and statistics
- comparatives (más que, menos que, igual que)
- include expert opinions
15
Q
Propuesta
A
Proposal
- de…
- a…
- fecha
- asunto
- formal and objective
- me dirijo a los estudiantes en nombre de (I am addressing students on behalf of)
- use of nosotros y vosotros form
- sign off with your name
16
Q
Crítica de cine
A
Cinema review
- title
- details about the film
- star rating
- formal
- predominantly opinion
- inspire readers to watch the film or not
- don’t give away the ending!
17
Q
Entrevista
A
Interview
- title
- introduction and context of the interviewee
- important to convey two different voices
- intimate and personal
- usted form for the interviewee
- interogative (qué, cuándo, por qué)
- concluding sentence
18
Q
Discurso (de agradecimiento)
A
Speech of thanks
- addressing the audience (hola at the beginning, gracias at the end)
- sentimental
- formal but an intimate style
- appeal directly to the audience
- emotional (ha sido un sueno)
19
Q
Discurso (persuasivo)
A
Persuasive speech
- address the audience
- explain why you’re gathered
- concluding statement
- finish with gracias
- powerful language
- formal
- rule of three
- use nosotros form to include the audience
20
Q
Introducción a conferencia o debate
A
Introduction to a conference or debate
- address the audience
- explain why you’re gathered
- formal
- suggest solutions that are possible within the context
- speaker appeals directly to the audience
- finish with thanks to the audience for listening
- going to open up for questions and comments now
21
Q
Ensayo
A
Essay
- introduction
- thesis
- antithesis
- conclusion
- formal
