DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
By Miss Hayati
SMK MUHAMMADIYAH 2 BOJA
DESCRIPTIVE
TEXT
Descriptive Text is a
text that describe a
person, place or things.
Its social function is to
describe a person,
place or things in
specific
GENERIC STRUCTURE
Identification merupakan
pengenalan atau penggambaran
umum mengenai objek atau topik
yang akan dibahas. Contoh:
My best friend is Philip. He is my
classmate.
Teman baik saya adalah Philip. Ia
adalah teman kelas saya.
• Description merupakan bagian yang menjelaskan secara detail men
genai objek yang telah diperkenalkan di bagian identification. Penjela
san ini bisa berupa ciri khas, tampilan, jumlah, sifat,
dan sebagainya. Contoh:
• Philip and I go to school together every day. We sit next to each
other. Philip is very diligent. He is really good at Math. Sometimes
he teaches me too. He also likes to play football. Every Wednesday
and Friday, we practice football together. I am glad to have a friend
like Philip.
• Philip dan saya pergi ke sekolah bersama-sama setiap harinya. Kami
duduk bersebelahan. Philip sangat rajin. Ia sangat pandai Matematika
. Kadangkadang ia juga mengajari saya. Ia juga suka bermain sepak b
ola. Setiap Rabu dan Jumat, kami berlatih sepak bola bersama.
L ANGUANGE FEATURES
Descriptive text memiliki beberapa unsur yang menjadi cirinya, di antaranya:
• Noun (kata benda): Dalam descriptive text, kata benda yang digunakan
merupakan kata benda yang spesifik. Misalnya my cat, Monumen Nasional, my
sister, dan sebagainya.
• Adjective (kata sifat): Biasanya kata sifat (adjective) digunakan untuk
memperjelas kata benda, seperti the red book, a beautiful flower, dan lain-lain.
• Simple present tense: menggunakan kata kerja bentuk pertama (verb 1) untuk
mendeskripsikan objek. Contoh: My room has 1 bed, my sister is very pretty,
dan lainnya.
• Figurative language: menggunakan bahasa figuratif seperti metafora untuk
mengilustrasikan sesuatu, biasanya sifat objek. Contoh: Snow White’s hair is as
black as ebony, skin as white as snow.
MY BEDROOM
My bedroom is my favorite room. Its wall
color is blue, which is my favorite color. It
has one comfortable bed that faces the
window. Every morning the sun shines
through my window and wakes me up. On
the corner of the room is my desk where I
usually study and do my homework.
Beside that desk is a big wardrobe where
I put all of my clothes. My father made
the wardrobe for me as my birthday’s
gift. On the left side of the desk, there is
a bookshelf where I put all of my favorite
books. On the desk, there is a table lamp,
laptop, stationery, and notebook. Even
though my bedroom is small and simple, I
find it very cozy. This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-NC.
Kamar tidur saya adalah kamar favorit saya. Warna temboknya biru,
warna favorit saya. Kamar saya punya satu ranjang yang nyaman
yang menghadap ke jendela. Setiap pagi, matahari bersinar melalui
jendela dan membangunkan saya. Di sudut ruangan ada meja saya
dimana saya biasanya belajar dan mengerjakan pekerjaan rumah.
Di samping meja itu adalah sebuah lemari pakaian besar tempat saya
menaruh seluruh pakaian saya. Ayah saya membuatkan lemari
pakaian tersebut untuk saya sebagai hadiah ulang tahun. Di sisi kiri
meja, terdapat rak buku tempat saya meletakkan semua buku favorit
saya. Sementara di atas meja, terdapat lampu meja, laptop, alat tulis,
dan buku catatan. Walaupun kamar saya kecil dan sederhana, saya
merasa kamar saya sangat nyaman.
BOROBUDUR TEMPL
E
• (Identification)
Borobudur is a Buddhist temple. It was built in
the ninth century under Sailendra dynasty of
ancient Mataram kingdom. Borobudur is located
in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.
• (Description)
Borobudur is well-known all over the world. Its
construction is influenced by the Gupta
architecture of India. The temple is constructed
on a hill 46 meter high and consists of eight
steps like stone terrace. The first five terraces
are square and surrounded by walls adorned
with Buddhist sculpture in bas-relief. The upper
three are circular. Each of them is with a circle
of bell shape-stupa. The entire upper structure
is crowned by a large stupa at the center of the
top circle. The way to the summit extends This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA.
through some 4.8 km of passage and stairways.
The design of Borobudur symbolizes the conception
of universe in Buddhist cosmology. It is believed
that the universe is divided into three spiritual
spheres, kamadhatu, rupadhatu, and arupadhatu.
The first sphere, kamadhatu, This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA.
represents respectively the sphere of desires where
we are bound to our desires; the second
sphere, rupadhatu, represents forms where we
abandon our desires but are still bound to name and
form; and the last sphere, arupadhatu,
represents formlessness where there is no longer
either name or form. Borobudur temple which is
rededicated as an Indonesian monument in 1983 is
a valuable treasure for Indonesian people. With its
magnificent size and architecture, no wonder that
Borobudur Temple includes 7 wonders of the world. This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA.
TAYLOR SWIFT
Taylor Alison Swift is an American
singer & song writer. She is known for
narrative songs about her personal life.
Her songs are very popular, namely
Shake It Off, Blank Space, Bad Blood.
Taylor Swift has appeared as one of the
most influential and powerful women
by Forbes as well as Time Magazines.
By 2019, Taylor Swift’s age is 30 years
old. She was born on December
13, 1989 in Reading, Pennsylvania,
United States. This beautiful girl has
178 centimeters tall & weighs 54
kilograms. Her hair is blonde while her
eye color is blue. Her lips are usually
red as she likes red color very much.
Taylor Swift is a famous
wealthy woman but her life was not
always so sweet. She suffered bullying
in Junior High School. She said that she
got dumped by a group of popular girls
in the school. They thought that she
was weird because she liked country
music. This changed after she moved to
Nashville; she becomes a successful
singer.
This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA