Descriptive texts aim to picture something using adjectives, adverbs, comparisons and senses. Instructive texts tell how to do something using direct language and omitting unnecessary words, sometimes including diagrams. Informative texts advise about a subject by presenting facts clearly without repetition, introducing and developing the topic.

2. Types of texts DESCRIPTIVE TEXTS INSTRUCTIVE TEXTS INFORMATIVE TEXTS It is a text that wants you to picture what they are describing. They usually: make use of adjectives and adverbs use comparisons to help picture it - something is like something Employ your five senses. It is a text that instructs or tells you how to do something. are written as though the reader is being spoken to - (although the word 'you' is not usually used) language is direct and unnecessary words are left out often use 'must' and 'must not' sometimes use diagrams or pictures to help understanding It is a text that wants to advise or tell you about something. They: avoid repetition contain facts give information in a clear way - introducing the subject and then developing it.