DESCRIPTIVE
TEXT
What is Descriptive Text??
• Descriptive text is a kind of text with a purpose to give
information that explain or Describe something,
example : Description of particular thing, animal,
person, or others. Describe
The Function of
Descriptive Text
Function : to describe a particular person, place or thing.
Descriptive text is about how something looks, sounds, and tastes.
Mostly , it is about visual .
In Conclusion , Descriptive text is to describe something like a person ,
place or thing
Generic Structure of Descriptive Text
TITLE
• IDENTIFICATION
DESCRIPTIVE
Generic Structure of Descriptive Text
• Identification : in the first paragraph , the goal is to
identify something or phenomenon to be described.( The
writer introduce about the object or something that will
describe
• Description :In the second paragraph that contains The
description of subject or the thing in parts, qualities,
characteristics.
Describing people
My Best Friend (Title)
I have a lot of friends in my school, but Dinda has been my best friend since junior high school.
We don’t study in the same class, but we meet at school everyday during recess and after school. I
first met her at junior high school orientation and we’ve been friends ever since. (Identification)
Dinda is good-looking. She’s not too tall, with fair skin and wavy black hair that she often puts in
a ponytail. At school, she wears the uniform. Other than that, she likes to wear jeans, casual t-shirts
and sneakers. Her favourite t-shirts are those in bright colors like pink, light green and orange. She
is always cheerful. She is also very friendly and likes to make friends with anyone. Like many other
girls, she is also talkative. She likes to share her thoughts and feelings to her friends.
Dinda loves drawing, especially the manga characters. She always has a sketchbook with her
everywhere she goes. She would spend some time to draw the manga characters from her
imagination. Her sketches are amazingly great. I’m really glad to have a best friend like Dinda.
(Description)
Describing Place
Harau Valley (Title)
Harau valley is a canyon near the town of Payakumbuh, Limapuluh Koto regency, West Sumatra
province. Harau valley flanked by steep rocky hills with height of 150 meters. Harau Valley or
sometimes called the Arau valley is the place where lush green ricefields are hemmed in between huge
granite cliffs. (Identification)
Harau valley flanked by steep rocky hills with height of 150 meters. Harau valley is also
surrounded by steep colorful sandstone, with height of 100 to 500 meters. There are dozens of
waterfalls tumble down from 80 to 300 meters height into the valley below, cutting by the Batang
Arau River. There is waterfall named the Bunta Waterfall or locally called Sarasah Bunta that pours
down fresh water from the highlands with three other waterfalls nearby. It was first visited in 1926 by
a Dutch mayor. A carved stone indicating the year when the mayor visited the waterfall is still there
expressing the beauty of this valley. Other waterfalls are called the Akar Barayun, Sarasah Luluh, and
Sarasah Murai. (Description)
Describing Thing
My Small House
I live in a small house. It has five rooms: there are two bedrooms, a living room, a bathroom, and a
kitchen. Indeed it is a small house; but I like living in here for wasting my spare time. (Indentification)
When the door is open, I can see the living room. It is so small with only three chairs and a table,
nothing else. I prefer reading a novel in this room.
My bedroom is in the left side of the living room. In this room there is a night table next to the bed, a
TV, a radio, and a computer. When being bored of reading, I usually play online games, chat with my
friends via Facebook and so on.
Next to my bedroom is my mother's. I do not know what is inside because I never come in to see it. In
the right side of the living room there is the kitchen. In the kitchen I have everything I need when I get
hungry. It is very pleasure when my mother cooks, the smell fills my whole house.I know it is a very
small house; but it is the best place I have ever seen. (Description)
Language Features of Descriptive Text
• 1. Using Simple Present Tense
• 2. Using Linking Verb = Is , Am, Are
• 3. Using Adjective = Red, Beautiful , Good, Straight, Beautiful and etc
• 4. Auxillary Verb = Has & Have