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Explanation texts explain how or why something happens or works. They have a title, opening, explanation, and conclusion. The explanation is typically written in the present tense using formal language. Examples include information books or leaflets that explain processes sequentially or through cause and effect. Proper structure, language features, and visual elements like headings make explanations clear.

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Explanation Text

Explanation texts explain how or why something happens or works. They have a title, opening, explanation, and conclusion. The explanation is typically written in the present tense using formal language. Examples include information books or leaflets that explain processes sequentially or through cause and effect. Proper structure, language features, and visual elements like headings make explanations clear.

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EXPLANATION

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NUMBER 1
What is Explanation Text?

THE MATERIALS NUMBER 2


The Structure of an Explanation Text

In this presentation we will discuss


about...
NUMBER 3
The Example
WHAT IS IT?
Explanation texts are pieces of
writing that explain something.
They might tell you how or why
something happens, or give
information on how to do
something. Some examples are:
information books or leaflets.
STEP 1
2017
THE SOCIAL
STEP 2
FUNCTION
2018

The social function of Explanation text is


to explain the audience how and why
STEP 3 something works or happens.
2019
TYPES OF SEQUENTIAL
EXPLANATION Sequential explanations are
TEXT concerned with explaining the
flow of a series of events
according to the time they
happen

CAUSE & EFFECT


Who are the customers
you want to cater to? Causal explanations focus on
explaining the cause and effect
related to a particular
phenomenon.
TITLE
THE GENERAL
STRUCTURE THE OPENING

THE EXPLANATION
What is the structure of
an Explanation Text A CONCLUSION

A VISUAL TEXT
LINGUISTIC Present tense
FEATURE Subject + base form of the
verb/verb+s/es(if needed) +
rest of the sentence.

Explanation text is typically


written in the present tense
with formal to-the-point Subject + have/has
+ past participle
language that doesn't deviate
Subject + have/has (third form of the
from the topic. It uses separate + been + present verb) + rest of the
text with headings and participle (verb+ing) sentence.
subheadings to make the + since/for (if
needed) + the rest
explanation text simple and of the sentence.
easy to understand.
EXAMPLES

Here are one examples of an


explanation text
MOBILE
+123-456-7890

THANK YOU
EMAIL
hello@reallygreatsite.com

MAILING ADDRESS
123 Anywhere St., Any City

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