Paris

Paris is the capital city of France. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It is also one of the world's most crowded cities. Lovely gardens and parks are found throughout Paris.

At night, many palaces and statues are lit up. For this reason, Paris is often called the City of Light. Every year, millions of people visit Paris. The most popular place to visit is the Eiffel Tower. This huge structure has become the symbol of Paris. The Louvre, one of the world's largest art museums, draws many visitors. The Cathedral of Notre Dame, a famous church, is another favourite place to visit.

Taken from The World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia, 2006

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GENRE	SOCIAL FUNCTION/PURPOSE	GENERIC STRUCTURE	GRAMMAR FEATURES
D E S C R I P T I V E	To describe a particular person, place, or thing.	o  Identification; identifies the person, place, or thing to be describe o  Description; describes parts, qualities, characteristics	o  Focus on specific participants\use of atttribute and identifying processes o  Use of simple present tense o  Frequent use of ephitets and classifiers in nominal group
R E P O R T	To describe the way thing are, with reference to a range of natural, man-made, and social phenomena	o  General classification; tells what the phenimenin under discussion is o  Description; tells what the phenomenon under discussion is like in term of (1) parts, (2) qualities, (3) habits or behaviours, if living, uses, if nonnatural	o  Focus on generic participants o  Use of relational processes to state what is and that which it is o  Use of simple present tense o  No temporal sequence
E X P L A N A T I O N	To explain the processes involved in the formation or working of natural or sociocultural phenomena	o  General statement; to position the reader o  Sequenced explanation; why or how something occurs	o  Focus on generic, non human participants o  Use mainly material and relational processes o  Use mainly of temporal and causal circumtances and conjunctions o  Some use of passive voice to get theme right
P R O C E D U R E	To describe how something is accomplished/made through a sequence of actions or steps.	o  Goal; leads to the thing to be made done o  Materials; things neede for the accomplishment o  Steps; oriented to achieving the goal	o  Focus on generalized human agents o  Use of simple present tense o  Use mainly of temporal conjunctions or numbering to indicate the sequence o  Use mainly material and processes

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