DP Spanish Text Types

Correo electrónico (informal)

-language informal but still friendly

-salutations and farewell may be short

-refer to person whom writing to

-paragraphs required

Para: (receiver email address)

De: (sender email address)

Asunto: (reason for message)

Enviado: (date sent--date, month, year)

greeting

introduction (purpose)

body (2-3 paragraphs developing ideas)

conclusion (concise closing statement)

farewell (ex: un abrazo y te veo el viernes,)

signature (name only when informal)

correo electrónico (formal)

-formal language

-salutations and farewells are formal (see this section for formal letters for vocab)

-messsage must be clear and cons

-clearly organized

same format as informal emails

diario personal

-May consist of several short entries written on different days or regarding different events or one entry about one event

-often used to reflect, ask questions, think about consequences or make resolutions

-language informal

-factual information

-give reasons for feelings

date (top right corner)

salutation (ex: Querido diario:)

introduction (short intro of topic)

body (describe details of activity)

conclusion (closing statement about topic)

signing off (ex: mañana escribo mas.)

farewell (ex: hasta la próxima vez,)

signature

para colmo

to top things off

entrevista (interview)

-dialogue in which a person asks a series of questions to another person with the purpose of knowing better his or her opinions, feelings or experiences

-language may be informal depending on the person being interviewed

-questions must be interesting and appropriate while also being brief, clear and courteous

title (centered)

introduction (introduces interviewee and topic of interview)

body (questions and answers--alternate who talks)

conclusion (interviewer makes a brief personal comment about interviewee and thanks them)

Carta informal

-written version of personal interaction

-must be polite

-language is informal

-refer to the person you're writing to

city and date (city, date in top right corner)

salutation

introduction (purpose of writing the letter)

body (2-3 paragraphs developing ideas)

conclusion (closing statement, stating a wish, a personal reaction, a final question, etc.)

farewell

signature (only first name)

salutations for informal letter/email

Querid@ amig@:

Apreciad@ amig@:

Querido (.....):

Mi querida (.....):

Hola, (....)!

starting for informal letter

¿Cómo estas?

¿Qué tal, amig@?

¿Cómo estás? Espero que bien.

giving thanks informal

Te agradezco/te doy las gracias por/ gracias por-----tu carta/tu postal/tu correo electrónico

Qué alegría/qué sopresa----recibir tu carta/tener noticias tuyas

espero que---estés bien/tu familia y tú estéis bien

purpose of message informal

te escribo para invitarte/contarte/saludarte/disculparme/sugerirte/pedirte un favor/aceptar tu invitación/darte buenas noticias

apologies informal

los siento/disculpa/perdona/perdone(n)

endings informal

hasta luego/hasta la próxima/escribeme pronto/que tengas suerte/nos vemos en el cine

farewells informal

saludos cordiales de

un abrazo de

besos,

un abrazo de tu amig@,

con much cariño,

carta formal

-writing is task oriented

-information expressed in a well-organized, clear and objective manner

-must show no emotion or affection but be convincing and courteous

-sender and receiver addresses optional

place, date (upper right corner)

formal salutation

introduction (purpose of letter)

body (purpose of writing)

conclusion (ask for confirmation or thank for attention)

farewell (name and surname)

salutations formal letter

estimad@s señores/as:

distinguid@s senores/as

muy senores/as mi@s: (all inclusive)

de su consideration:

closing formal letter

sin otro particular,

en espera de su respuesta,

en espera de su consideración,

agradeciéndole(s) su atención,

farewells formal letter

Atentamente,

Le saluda atentamente,

Se despised de Ud. atentamente,

expressing purpose of the letter

Le escrito para pedirle un favor/solicitar información/hacer una reserva

El motivo de la presente es presentar una queja sobre/dar mi opinion sobre el tema de

Me dirijo a usted para solicitar el puesto de trabajo que aparece en el periódico/informarle sobre

giving thanks formal letter

le agradezco/le doy las gracias por/gracias por---su carta/su correo electrónico

algunas lineas/palabras---para agradecerle

con respecto a nuestra conversación/telefónica

expressing regret formal letter

lo siento/disculpe por no haber contestado/haberle escrito antes

perdone(n) por no haber ido este verano

forms of request formal letter

le agradeceria si me pudiera enviar

podia, por favor, enviarme/decirme/confirme la reserva

le agradeceria que me enviase/me enviara/me dijese/me dijera

le ruego que me envie/me diga

complaints formal letter

siento informarle que el servicio en su hotel/sus camareros no

espero/le pedimos que nos devuelvan...

quisiera, por favor/le agradeceríamos el reembolso del dinero

enclosures formal letter

la adjunto....

folleto

brochure

used to advertise or promote something

purpose mainly to persuade but sometimes used to inform

structure of folleto

introduction (rhetorical questions inviting reader to consider a particular offer, introduce topic of brochure)

body (3-4 paragraphs, diving details of the information presented, under appropriate sub-headings)

conclusion (brief persuasive sentence, inviting reader to take action, followed by contact information if applicable, finish with short slogan)

carta al director de un periodico

letter to the editor

formal type of letter

express opinions regarding issue of public interest

carta al director format

same as formal letter but modified for printing

brief title

señor director:

body of letter

signature, city/town

structure of carta al director

opening (formal salutation)

introduction (purpose of letter)

body (supporting info by developing arguments, explaining and giving examples)

conclusion (asking for or announcing an action)

indudablemente

undoubtedly

afortunadamente

fortunately

por supuesto (que)

of course

desgraciadamente

unfortunately

evidentemente

obviously

esta claro que

it is clear that

me parece que

it seems that

es evidente que

it is obvious that

es una vergüenza

it is a shame

presentacion o debate

oral text one person addresses to others

purpose generally to persuade audience

argumentos a favor de

arguments in favor

argumentos en contra de

arguments against

text de una presentacion

text of a presentation

discurso

speech

presentacion structure

salutation (greet and welcome audience)

introduction (introduction of topic or statement of basic issues)

body (define and explore topic discussed or state arguments)

conclusion (sum up aspects discussed or weight the alternative cases)

closing (thank audience)

en primer lugar

in the first plage

por una parte

on the one hand

por otra parte

on the other hand

sin embargo

however

aunque

even though

a pesar de que

in spite of

en cambio

instead

diario digital (blog)

journal written online

contains opinions, experiences, commentaries on current affairs, etc.

blog structure

url

blog's title and subject

entry title

date/hour

author (por:--)

introduction

body

conclusion

invitation to comment

interactive comments by public