Reading: Understanding Text Structure, Cohesion & Coherence: B1 Lesson 2: Recognizing Common Text Organization Patterns

Text Structure

B1 Lesson 2: Organization Patterns

Goal: Identify how a text is built: Is it a timeline? A comparison? A cause and effect?

1. Key Concepts

Chronological តាមលំដាប់លំដោយ (Time Order)

Compare ប្រៀបធៀប (Similarities)

Contrast ផ្ទុយគ្នា (Differences)

Cause & Effect ហេតុ និង ផល

2. The Text Blueprint

Before an architect builds a house, they need a plan. Writers use plans too. We call these Patterns.

🏗️ Look for "Signal Words"
They are the clues to the blueprint.

3. The 4 Main Patterns

Chronological (Time)

Events happen in order 1, 2, 3.

CLUES: First, Next, Then, Finally, Dates (1999, 2020)

Compare & Contrast

Showing how things are the same or different.

CLUES: Like, Both, But, However, Unlike, Although

Cause & Effect

Why something happened (Reason & Result).

CLUES: Because, So, Therefore, As a result, Due to

4. Identify the Pattern

Text: "Phnom Penh is big and busy. However, Kampot is small and quiet."

1. What pattern is this? Chronological Compare & Contrast (Using "However")

Text: "First, boil the water. Then, add the noodles. Finally, eat!"

2. What pattern is this? Chronological (Using "First, Then") Cause & Effect

Text: "He was late for school because he missed the bus."

3. What pattern is this? Compare & Contrast Cause & Effect (Using "Because")