# IB English B Text Types

## Article
**Purpose**: Inform, persuade, entertain
**Features**: Headline, byline, lead paragraph, subheadings, quotes
**Register**: Formal to semi-formal
**Audience**: General public or specific readership

## Blog
**Purpose**: Share opinions, experiences, information
**Features**: Informal tone, personal voice, comments section, hyperlinks
**Register**: Informal to semi-formal
**Audience**: Online readers, followers

## Essay
**Purpose**: Argue, analyze, explain
**Features**: Introduction with thesis, body paragraphs, conclusion, formal structure
**Register**: Formal
**Audience**: Academic readers

## Letter (Formal)
**Purpose**: Request, complain, apply, inquire
**Features**: Sender/recipient addresses, date, salutation, formal closing
**Register**: Formal
**Audience**: Specific recipient (official, organization)

## Letter (Informal)
**Purpose**: Share news, maintain relationships
**Features**: Personal tone, conversational style, informal greeting/closing
**Register**: Informal
**Audience**: Friends, family

## Speech
**Purpose**: Persuade, inform, inspire
**Features**: Direct address, rhetorical questions, repetition, emotive language
**Register**: Formal to informal (context-dependent)
**Audience**: Live or recorded listeners

## Review
**Purpose**: Evaluate and recommend
**Features**: Description, evaluation criteria, personal opinion, recommendation
**Register**: Semi-formal
**Audience**: Potential consumers/users

## Report
**Purpose**: Present findings, inform
**Features**: Title, executive summary, sections, data, recommendations
**Register**: Formal
**Audience**: Specific stakeholders

## Interview
**Purpose**: Gather information, reveal perspectives
**Features**: Q&A format, introduction, follow-up questions
**Register**: Varies by context
**Audience**: Readers/listeners interested in subject

## Brochure
**Purpose**: Promote, inform
**Features**: Headings, bullet points, images, contact info, persuasive language
**Register**: Semi-formal
**Audience**: Potential customers/participants