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Understanding Descriptive Text Structure

This document discusses the descriptive text genre. Descriptive texts describe, portray, or elaborate on something like an object, person or specific place. They typically include characteristics, types, forms, functions and detailed aspects of the topic. A descriptive text generally has an identification section that introduces the topic and a description section with details about its type, form, etc. They mainly use simple present tense and focus on providing thorough discussion of the intended topic or object. An example is given describing The White House which identifies it as one of the most famous buildings in Washington D.C. and then describes its appearance and surroundings.

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Understanding Descriptive Text Structure

This document discusses the descriptive text genre. Descriptive texts describe, portray, or elaborate on something like an object, person or specific place. They typically include characteristics, types, forms, functions and detailed aspects of the topic. A descriptive text generally has an identification section that introduces the topic and a description section with details about its type, form, etc. They mainly use simple present tense and focus on providing thorough discussion of the intended topic or object. An example is given describing The White House which identifies it as one of the most famous buildings in Washington D.C. and then describes its appearance and surroundings.

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READING, GENRE: DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Materi, Soal dan Pembahasan Bahasa Inggris Ujian Nasional SMP

Descriptive Text, Teks Deskriptif, adalah teks yang mendiskripsikan, menggambarkan, atau
menguraikan tentang sesuatu, misalnya benda, orang ataupun tempat tertentu. Uraian teks ini
biasanya meliputi karakteristik, jenis, bentuk, fungsi dan hal-hal terperinci tentang sesuatu
tersebut.

Ciri-ciri Descriptive Text:

1. Struktur umumnya (generic structure) terdiri dari:

Identification: Bagian (kalimat) yang memperkenalkan (introducing) sesuatu.


Description: Bagian yang berisi uraian atau gambaran tentang sesuatu tersebut, misalnya
tentang jenis dan bentuknya.

2. Grammatical Features umumnya tenses simple present


3. Isi teks fokus pada pembahasan terperinci mengenai sesuatu atau benda yang dimaksud.

Contoh Descriptive Text:

THE WHITE HOUSE

One of the most famous buildings in Washington D.C. is the White House. It is the home of the
president of the United States.

The White House is a very large white building. It has three main parts, namely the main
building and two wings (west and east wings). The main building has large central porches. The
porches have tall columns. Large lawns and gardens surround the White House.

Generic Structure teks di atas sebagai berikut:

Identification: One of the most famous buildings in Washington D.C. is the White House.

Description: It is the home of the president of the United States. The White House is a very
large white building. It has three main parts, namely the main building and two wings (west and
east wings). The main building has large central porches. The porches have tall columns. Large
lawns and gardens surround the White House.

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