9
Informational text and creative-descriptive text
Textbook: pp. 14–15
GoalDistinguish an informational text from a creative-descriptive text by content, language and aim.
New words
informational text · ma’lumotnoma matnicreative-descriptive text · ijodiy-tavsifiy matnimagery · obrazlilikobjective · xolis
Explanation
An informational text exists to pass on facts about an event or situation. It uses no imagery such as comparison or personification; the author adds no feelings and gives only the facts — notices, documents and certificates are such texts. In a creative-descriptive text the author shows his or her attitude to the event, describes it through his or her own eyes and uses figurative words. Artistic and publicistic texts and the essay belong to this kind. Both texts may be on the same topic, but the first appeals more to reason and the second more to feelings.
Worked examples
Informational: “Bog‘ 2015-yilda barpo etilgan, maydoni ikki gektar, unda 300 tup daraxt bor.” (The garden was laid out in 2015, covers two hectares and has 300 trees.)
Creative-descriptive: “Bog‘ning soyasida vaqt sekinlashadi, barglar esa sirlarini shivirlab aytadi.” (In the garden’s shade time slows and the leaves whisper their secrets.)
Class activity
Write a three-sentence informational text and then a three-sentence creative-descriptive text about your classroom; your partner guesses which is which.
Practice
1
What do the two text types have in common?
Both can be about one topic and consist of connected sentences.
2
Three features distinguishing an informational text from a creative-descriptive one.
No imagery, objective, no personal attitude of the speaker.
3
Name an example of an official informational text.
For example, a certificate a school gives that a pupil studies there.
4
Why does the essay belong to creative-descriptive texts?
Because it expresses the author’s own thoughts and attitude.