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Analytical Exposition Text a.



Social Function



Analytical exposition and hortatory are arguments which present a thesis or opinion with supporting evidence. An analytical exposition presents the argument in such a way that it sounds like the writer is an authority on the subject and so it does not use first person pronoun (e.g. I, we or us), or extravagant language or cliches; whilst a hortatory or persuasive exposition presents the argument in a much more flowery and flamboyant manner, like the personal opinion of the writer. Examples of analytical expositions are found in the discussion of a scientific experiment report or reports of business projects. The social function of an an analytical exposition text is to reveal readers that something is the important case. b.



Generic Structure



The generic structure of an nalytical exposition text consists of thesis, arguments, and reiteration/conclusion. Text Elements Thesis



Arguments



Reiteration



Is Smoking Good for Us? Before smoking, it is better to look at the fact. About 50 thousands people die every year in Britain as direct result of smoking. This is seven times as many as those die in road accidents. Nearly a quarter of smokers die because of diseases caused by smoking. Ninety percent of lung cancers are caused by smoking. If ones smoke five cigarettes a day, they are six times more likely to die of lung cancer than a non smoker. If people smoke twenty cigarettes a day, the risk is nineteen greater. Ninety five percent of people who suffer of bronchitis are people who are smoking. Smokers are two and half times more likely to die of heart disease than non smokers. Additionally, children of smoker are more likely to develop bronchitis and pneumonia. In one hour in smoky room, non smoker breathes as much as substance causing cancer as if he had smoked fifteen cigarettes.



Smoking is really good for tobacco companies because they do make much money from smoking habit. Smoking however is not good for every body else.



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Language Features The language of Analytical exposition includes the following: 1.



Modals



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Action verbs



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Thinking verbs



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Adverbs



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Adjective



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Technical terms



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General and abstract noun



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Connectives/transition



Definition 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. Function To reveal the readers that something is the important case.



Generic Structure 1. Thesis: Introducing the topic and indicating the writer’s position 2. Arguments: Explaining the arguments to support the writer’s position 3. Reiteration: Restating the writer’s position



Language Features of Analytical Exposition 



Using relational process



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Using internal conjunction Using causal conjunction Using Simple Present Tense



d. Examples of Analytical Exposition text (1) Is Smoking Good for Us? Before smoking, it is better to look at the fact. About 50 thousands people die every year in Britain as direct result of smoking. This is seven times as many as die in road accidents. Nearly a quarter of smokers die because of diseases caused by smoking. Ninety percent of lung cancers are caused by smoking. If ones smoke five cigarettes a day, they are six times more likely to die of lung cancer than a non smoker. If they smoke twenty cigarettes a day, the risk is nineteen greater. Ninety five percent of people who suffer of bronchitis are people who are smoking. Smokers are two and half times more likely to die of heart disease than non smokers. Additionally, children of smoker are more likely to develop bronchitis and pneumonia. In one hour in smoky room, non smoker breathes as much as substance causing cancer as if he had smoked fifteen cigarettes. Smoking is really good for tobacco companies because they do make much money from smoking habit. Smoking however is not good for every body else. (source: www.englishdirection.com)



(2) Is It Important to Choose an Accredited School? Most of teenagers need to go to school and there are a lot of schools over there. Nowadays, schools grow to offer plenty of choice; private and state ones. However it is a hard choice since there are many factors which need to be considered before making the selection. Some will be influenced by friends; because some friend got to certain school than we go to there too. Some prefer to choose certain school because of the closer distance. In fact, the primary decisive matter for selecting school is whether the school has been accredited or not. Why is important to choose an accredited school?



Well, accredited schools have an edge over the unaccredited schools. This label of Accredited School has an impact in employment opportunities. As result, if there are two or more students with similar qualifications, the student who comes from the accredited school will have an edge over the other candidate. Student from an accredited school has more open door than student with an accredited one. Many students select certain school depending more on short term factors like friend influence and short distance from home. It is not bad since commuting actually needs much cost. Choosing school which is closer to home will save time, energy and money. However if that school is not accredited, the time and money spent along studying seems to be waste in the long term because it could become a limiting factor in gaining future opportunities. Accredited school is not the only factor which will drive student’s success. Personality and characterization are very important too. However a student with good personality who comes from an accredited school is better than the others.



e. Exercise  Writing Find the generic structures of the text below and put them in the table? Controlling Children Using Computer Computer and internet are useful as well as powerful. Information about health and safe usage of computer and Internet, especially for children, should be owned by each family. Computer connected to internet is powerful way to socialize with others. It can be good but also bad effect. Recently we hear a lot of children get the advantage of social networking sites but we often see the news about the disadvantage of it for children. Healthy and safety of computer and Internet usage should continue to be campaigned. The role of parent in assisting and directing children in using computer is very necessary. Installation of software monitor such as key logger which has function to watch and note all activities relating to keyboard usage is helpful but not enough to protect children from potential harms. Children tend to hide what they have done in front of the computer to their parent. They see that all of they have done are their privacy and no one may know.



We can not prevent children from using computer because it is multifunctional. However, many parents worry about what their kids do in front of the computer; whether they are doing homework or even just playing games. Or spending all time to surf internet which is the materials do not fit with his age. There is a tendency, especially teenagers, want to become acquainted with many strangers out side. The lack parental supervision of children's activities is likely to pose a potential danger to them. So parental monitor against the use of computers needs to be done from time to time. (Source: www.englishdirection.com).



Text Elements Thesis Argument s Reiteratio n Conclusion



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Controlling Children Using Computer ...................................................................................... ...................................................................................... ........................ ...................................................................................... ........................ ...................................................................................... ........................



Vocabulary



a). Fill in the blanks with words in the categories, and continue with different words for the rest. No . 1. 2.



Noun



Verb



Adjective



Adverb



personality ...................



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................... characteriz e ...................



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4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.



................... ................... analysis ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ...................



................... prevent ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ...................



differen t ................... ................... ................... personal ................... ................... ................... ................... ...................



supportively ................... ................... ................... actually ................... ................... ................... ...................



b). Identify the words which show the materials process in the text “Is Smoking Good for Us?”, and which show the circumstances in the text “Is It Important to Choose an Accredited School?” above.



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Grammar 1. Write down the paraphrases of the underlined sentences/clauses in the following text, by changing/ avoiding the use of the participants “I/ We”. 2. Change the underlined sentences/ clauses into any types of phrases, if possible. The Power of Music in our Life



Do you agree that music is important in our life? (1) Yes I do, music has certain role completing our day to day activities. Here are some reasons why music is heard everywhere and anywhere. (2) Music is a way to express feelings. When we fall in love, the kind of music we’d listen to would be all about love. When we’re sad, we would go for music that is melancholic in nature and immerse ourselves in the sadness. (3) When we’re happy, we’d choose songs with happy tunes too. (4) Song can help to memorize the last experiences. A favorite song is a powerful documentary. People with Alzheimer which are impaired the brain would remember details about songs they were familiar with. For example, an elderly woman who couldn’t even remember her husband’s name would remember the details of her favorite song; (5) when it was played, the song made her feel things about that made it especially memorable for her. (6) Further, music can unite people for a cause and changes the world. A song with good lyric and striking deep chord can stimulate the universal feeling of all people. (7) We can see it in the case of the famous and legendary Michael Jacson's Heal the World. It can arouse humanism of a lot people in this world. (8) So what would the world be like without music? It would be lonely. The paraphrases of sentence/clause are the following: 1. ............................................................................................... 2. .............................................................................................. 3. ..............................................................................................



4. 5. 6. 7. 8.



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Opportunity in the Global Financial Crisis US. financial crisis and its contagion to Europe and the rest of the world could also create new opportunity for Indonesia in term of foreign direc investment and the development of basic infrastructure. As the US. financial crisis has now spread to Europe, the oil-rich countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Arab Emirate which have accumulated hundreds of billion of Dollars in their foreign reserve, are now reviewing their holding or investment vehicle. They are looking for more diversified investment outside the US and Europe. Because of unfavorable political developments in Thailand and Malaysia over the past few months, Indonesia which has largely Muslim population could become one of these oil-rich countries' favorite place for foreign direct investment. That wil be true if the conditions, legal and market infrastructure are conducive for Islamic financial instruments. The government had improved the legal framework with the recent actment of laws on sharia banking and bonds. The long term nature of Islamic bonds could make them the most suitable investment instrument for Indonesia, as these bonds grant an investor a share in an asset along with the cash flows and risks commensurate with such ownership. The financial crisis that has gripped the globe and weakening economic growth in the rest of the world will serve to the government to accelerate the investment reform measures in order to grab the hidden opportunity in the global crisis. (simplified from the jakartapos.com on Oct 9)



Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.



What is the text about? Why could indonesia become one of the rich oil-rich country? Where has the financial crisis spread? Who had improved the legal framework? When was this information simplified?



6. Find the synonym of the difficult words! 7. Make your own sentences from the difficult words!