OP Practice-Malaysia

Please watch the video posted in teams. https://youtu.be/uZ3tB1UO1hM

What is the text type?

• website

• video commercial

• book

Identify the main points of this video.

• Malaysia has monkeys. It has a golden statue. They have calm music.

• Malaysia has many universities and libraries. The people of Malaysia love to read.

• Malaysia has beautiful nature. It has diverse culture. It has interesting things to see.

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ORIGIN: Who is the creator?

• This was created by National Geographic.

• This was created by Madison Kittleson.

• It is produced by Malaysia Truly Asia.

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ORIGIN: The youtube video links to https://www.malaysia.travel/.

Go to this website. Are they experts on Malaysia?

• They are not experts. The website is made by students who studied the country, but have never visited.

• They are experts. The website is for tourism in Malaysia. They have a lot of knowledge about the country.

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ORIGIN: What is the mission of the organization?

• Malaysia.travel wants to warn people that travel in Malaysia is terrible.

• Malaysia.travel wants to attract tourists to Malaysia.

• Malaysia.travel wants to give people knowledge about Malaysia.

ORIGIN: When was this video created?

• 2018

• 2021

• 2001

• 2015

PURPOSE: Was this video made MAINLY to inform, persuade, or entertain the audience?

And what is the evidence?

• This commercial was made to inform. The evidence is they give facts about Malaysia. At the end, the audience knows more about Malaysia.

• This commercial was made to persuade. It wants the viewers to travel to Malaysia. The evidence is it shows beautiful images of the nature, culture of the country. By the end, the audience may want to visit Malaysia.

• This commercial was made to entertain. They want the audience to experience emotion and feeling, especially calm. The evidence is they have music that makes you feel calm. By the end, the audience may feel calm.

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PURPOSE: Who is the audience? (Who was this made for?)

What is the evidence?

• This is made for university students who might want to study in Malaysia. The evidence is that it gives facts about the different universities there, and it shows happy university students learning together.

• This is made for people outside of Malaysia, or people in Malaysia who have the money to travel. It is made for people who have sight (there are no words, so blind people wouldn't understand it). It is made for people who can read English.

• This is made for children to learn about the culture of Malaysia. The evidence is it shows many fun activities such as theme parks and playgrounds. It also uses playful music.

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USEFULNESS: Imagine you are doing a research project about possible vacations in Asia.

Is this a good resource for your research question? Does it help you answer your question?

• This does helps me answer my research question because it helps me see vacation ideas for Malaysia.

• This does not help me answer my research question because it does not show me universities of Malaysia.

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