Sit down, please., Instructive, The dog is small, brown, and very friendly., Descriptive, Yesterday, the students visited the zoo and learned about animals., Narrative, Water changes into ice when the temperature is below zero degrees Celsius., Expository, I think students should read every day because reading helps improve vocabulary., Argumentative, The teacher explains the lesson, and students ask questions during the class., Conversation, A teacher asks a student questions about their homework while the rest of the class listens., Interview, This text explains what photosynthesis is and also argues that it is important for human life., Expository and Argumentative, During a class discussion, the teacher gives instructions, and students share their opinions freely., Instructive and Conversation, The classroom is quiet and bright. Students are listening to the teacher., Descriptive + Narrative, Yesterday, we learned about plants. Plants need water and sunlight to grow., Narrative + Expository, I think group work is useful because it helps students learn from each other., Argumentative only, The teacher explains the rule and then asks students to follow it., Instructive + Expository, During the discussion, the teacher asks questions and students share their opinions., Conversation + Argumentative, The teacher describes the picture and explains what is happening in it., Descriptive + Expository, This text defines what recycling is and argues that schools should promote it., Expository + Argumentative, The teacher gives instructions, explains the reason for the task, and listens to students’ ideas., Instructive + Expository + Conversation, The teacher tells students what to do, explains why the activity is important, and invites students to share their ideas., Instructive + Argumentative + Narrative, During a lesson, the teacher describes a picture, explains the meaning, and asks students questions about it., Descriptive + Expository + Conversation, The teacher explains a rule, gives examples, tells students to follow it, and asks if they understand., Expository + Instructive + Conversation.

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