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So he sat down, opened a drawer, took out of it a woman's photograph, gazed at it a few moments, and kissed it.
When you read an advertisement, an email from a friend or a research article for your degree, for example, the kinds of words, phrases, grammatical patterns, writing styles and structures you encounter are very different in each case. In other words, different types of texts contain different features. Being able to recognise these various text types and their distinct features has a number of advantages. Some of these are listed below. | ![]() |
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1. | Advertising has a great impact on children and therefore advertisements should be designed carefully so that children do not adopt inappropriate values.
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2. | The nervous system works through a complex network of neurons. These are the basic functioning cells of the nervous system and conduct electrical impulses between the central and peripheral nervous system.
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3. | To produce "foie gras" (which literally means "fatty liver"), workers ram pipes down male ducks' or geese's throats two or three times daily and pump as much as 4 pounds of grain and fat into the animals' stomachs, causing their livers to bloat to up to 10 times their normal size. Many birds have difficulty standing because of their engorged livers, and they may tear out their own feathers and cannibalize each other out of stress. (Source: www.peta.org)
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4. | So he sat down, opened a drawer, took out of it a woman's photograph, gazed at it a few moments, and kissed it.
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5. | Swallowing air when eating is often done unconsciously and may cause frequent belching during or after meals. To avoid swallowing air, make sure you slow down when eating, try not to 'slurp' drinks, and avoid talking while chewing.
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6. | Yesterday I fell over while walking in the hills and went to see the doctor, who bandaged my knee and gave me a tetanus injection.
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7. | There are various ways to overcome deteriorating eyesight. One possible avenue is to undergo eye surgery. However, before making this decision, patients should consider several factors such as the cost of the surgery, their state of health and the associated risks.
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8. | Major programme requirements that were identified by the directors include the need for better tools to track and evaluate clients’ performance over time.
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So he sat down, opened a drawer, took out of it a woman's photograph, gazed at it a few moments, and kissed it.
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