HORTATORY EXPOSITION

 

General Function:

      To persuade the reader that something should or should not be the case.

General Structure:

-               Thesis             : Announcement of issue concern.

-               Argument       : Reason for concerns, leading to recommendation

-               Statement      : Statement of what ought or ought not to happen.

Significant Grammatical Features:

a.            Use of general nouns, abstract noun, technical verbs, relating verbs, action verbs, thinking verbs, modal verbs, and modal adverbs.

b.            Use of connectives

c.            Evaluative language

d.            Passive voices

e.            Simple present tenses

Example:

OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER Hon RJ Hawke, MP

Prime Minister

Parliament House

CANBERRA ACT 2600

Dear Prime Minister,

Into the Mouth of Babes

We are writing to you because we are concerned about the way food is being advertised to children.

            What we eat now affect our health in years to come. Bad dietary habits start while we are very young. For this reason, your government support health education that encourages a-balanced healthy diet. Australians are encouraged to get the bulk of their nutrients from fresh fruits, vegetables, and wholegrain cereals, a lesser amount from foods high in fat salt and sugar.

            TV advertising to children presents a completely deferent message. Nearly 80% of food advertising pushed fatty snacks or sweet-the very foods that should be eaten least. To make matter worse, the ads take up much of the advertising time. This must be stopped.

            TV advertising is powerful and influential. Parents, however strong-willed, find it hard to resist pressures created by these advertising. Children are least able to understand the tricks of the advertising industry.

            For the hours when children are the main audience, TV advertising of food must be made to reinforce, not undermine, the message about a balance diet. We appeal to you, as Prime Minister, to take lead in calling together the advertising, TV networks, consumers and public health bodies to decide how this is to be done.

Yours sincerely,

Signed by

Barbara Biggins and

other prominent signatories.

Question:

1.    The second paragraph tells us about …

A.   The food for Australian

B.   Kinds of nutritious food

C.   The food for dietary habits

D.   The food high in fat, salt, and sugar

E.   The influence of food we eat on our health in the future

2.    Which statement is not true according to the text?

A.   Dietary habits influence health in the future

B.   The letter was written to the Prime Minister of Australia

C.   The writer appeals to the Prime Minister as the leader to advertise food

D.   Parents in Australia find difficulties to resist pressure created by advertising

E.   Nutrients am be acquired from fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grain cereals

3.    The communicative purpose of the text is to …

A.   Inform the readers about health food

B.   Describe TV advertising of food in Australia

C.   Persuade the readers that something in the case

D.   Describe how TV in Australia advertises nutritious food

E.   Persuade the readers that something should or should not be the case

4.    “We appeal to you as Prime Minister, to take … (paragraph 5).

      The underline word refers to …

A.   Babes

B.   Children

C.   Barbara Biggin

D.   Hon R J Hawke, MP

E.   Prominent signatories

5.    Australians are encouraged to get the bulk of their nutrients from fresh fruits….(Paragraph 2)

A.   size

B.   Part

C.   content

D.   volume

E.   Majority