Using words to communicate with another person
A functional text is written to fulfil a particular need or solve a problem. It can be read relatively quickly compared to other types of text. An expository text focuses on education. It gets to the point fairly quickly and efficiently. Based on these definitions the classification of the texts in the attached image is:
- Functional text: nº 1, nº 4 and nº 5.
- Expository text: nº 2 and nº 3.
<span>Artemidorus enters a street near the Capitol reading from a paper that warns Caesar of danger and that names each of the conspirators. He intends to give the letter to Caesar and he reasons that Caesar may survive if the fates do not ally themselves with the conspirators.</span>
