DESCRIPTIVE
TEXT
FOR GRADE XI
What is this?
What picture is That?
Where is it located?
Have you ever been
to this place?
What can you see
from this picture?
Learning Objective
- Explain the social function of Descriptive text.
- Analyze the structure of Descriptive text
- Explain the detail information about language feature
of Descriptive text.
LET’S START WITH
THE DEFINITION
Descriptive text is a
text that explains what
a person, place, or
thing is like.
PURPOSE OF THE
TEXT
The purpose of descriptive
text is to describe an
object in detail. / Its
purpose is to describe and
reveal a particular person,
place, or thing.
THE STRUCTURE OF THE
TEXT
Identification (contains about the
introduction of a person, place,
animal or object will be described.)
Description: . Description: contains a
description of something such as animal,
things, place or person by decribing its
features, forms, colors, or anything related
to what the writer describe.
Language Feature of Descriptive
• Specific participant : has a certain object, is not
common and unique (only one). for example:
Bandengan beach, my house, Borobudur temple,
uncle Jim
• The use of the adjective (an adjective) to clarify the
noun, for example: a beautiful beach, a handsome
man, the famous place in jepara, etc.
• The use of simple present tense: The sentence
pattern used is simple present because it tells the
fact of the object described.
• Action verb: verbs that show an activity (for
example, run, sleep, walk, cut etc….
Raja Ampat
ja Ampat is one of popular nature destination in Papua, Indonesia.
mpat is well-known tourist destination for its beautiful beach, sea
tivities, and wonderful underwater views. Raja Ampat is a natural h
fish and sea animals.
Raja Ampat is said to be a hidden paradise in Eastern Indonesia. Th
ater is still very clear with many bright and beautiful marine animals
ja Ampat beach has white sand, thus adding to the impression of th
auty of this place. Raja Ampat is also a group of small islands that h
any steep and beautiful cliffs.
After you learn the descriptive text of Raja Ampat,
Please analyze the generic structure and language
feature of this text.