French B text types
Every Paper 1 task offers three text types. Knowing what each one needs on the page is the quickest way to show conceptual understanding.
| Personal | Blog, diary entry, email, letter |
|---|---|
| Professional | Formal email or letter, report, proposal, instructions |
| Mass media | Article, review, news report, brochure, speech, interview, opinion column, social media post |
What each one needs
- Email or letter: a greeting and a sign-off that suit the reader, tu or vous throughout
- Article, review or news report: a headline, and a hook in the first lines
- Diary entry: a date and a personal, reflective voice
- Report or proposal: a title, clear sections and a recommendation
- Speech: a greeting to the audience, a direct voice and a closing thank-you
- Interview: an introduction, then questions and answers
Register
Decide on tu or vous from the reader before you start, and keep to it. A friend gets tu and Grosses bises; a head teacher or a company gets vous and Veuillez agréer mes salutations distinguées.
Next step
What if two text types could work?
Pick the one whose audience and purpose match the task most closely, and make its conventions visible on the page.