DESCRIPTIVE

TEXT
 What is Descriptive Text??

• Descriptive text is text that explain or

describe something, example : describe
thing, people, historical places and etc.
• Function : to describe a particular
person, place or thing.
Generic Structure of
Descriptive Text
TITLE

• IDENTIFICATION

DESCRIPTIVE
Generic Structure of Descriptive
Text
• Identification
: identifies
phenomenon to be described.
• Descriptive : describes parts,
qualities, characters.
 Language Features of
Descriptive Text
1. The use of adjective and compound
adjectives
e.g : - a five hundred seated football
stadium
- a beautiful ancient Roman opera house
2. The use linking verb/relating verb
e.g : - The temple is so magnificent
- The temple consist of five terraces
 Cont,..

3. The use of Simple Present Tense

e.g : - The hotel provides 450 rooms and a
large swimming pool
4. The use of Degree of Comparison
e.g : - The weather in Jakarta is hotter than
bandung
- Bogor has the same weather as Ungaran
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Word that use to describe people

tall eyebrow pointed nose
friendly short blonde hair
smart skinny calm
shy chubby round face
kind helpful stubborn
Words that use to describe place
• 1 wave trees sandy breeze
• 2 savannah botanical garden wood
jungle
•3 canopy leafy green blue
•4 cool cold fresh
•5 coral clear sofa fish
•6 dirty nice clean
comfortable
• 7 ship boat raft canoe
• 8 fall down rock splash
waterfall
• 9 valley amusement park hot
spring crater
• 11 sunny wet warm hot
• 12 terrible amazing awesome
marvelous
• 13 impressive interesting boring
unforgettable
 Words that use to describe
people
Tall : tinggi

eyebrow : alis mata

pointed nose : hidung mancung
 friendly : ramah
 short : pendek
blonde hair : rambut pirang
smart : tangkas
 Cont,..
 skinny : kurus
 calm : tenang/calm
 shy : pemalu
 chubby : gemuk
 round face : berwajah bulat
 kind : baik
 helpful : suka menolong
 stubborn : keras kepala
Words that use to describe
place
• 1 wave (gelombang) trees (pohon) sandy (pasir)
breeze (angin sepoi-sepoi)
• 2 savannah (padang rumput yg luas) garden (kebun)
wood (kayu) jungle (hutan)
• 3 canopy (langit-langit) leafy (daun yg rindang) green
(hijau) blue (biru)
• 4 cool (sejuk) hot (panas) cold (dingin)
fresh (segar)
• 5 coral (karang) clear (cerah) sofa (sofa)
fish (ikan)
• 7 ship (kapal) boat (skoci) raft (rakit)
canoe (sampan)
• 8 fall down (jatuh) rock (batu) splash
(cahaya) waterfall (air terjun)
• 9 valley (lembah) amusement (hiburan)
park (taman) hot spring
(musim semi yg panas) crater (kawah)
• 11 sunny (cerah) wet (basah)
warm (hangat)
• 12 terrible (buruk sekali)amazing
(mengagumkan) awesome (terpesona)
marvelous (bagus sekali)
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. I think that’s why
many friends enjoy her company. However, she can be a bit childish sometimes. For
example, when she doesn’t get what she wants, she acts like a child and stamps her
feet.
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
Paris (Title)

Paris is the capital city of France. It is one of the most

beautiful cities in the world. It is also one of the world's most
crowded cities. Lovely gardens and parks are found throughout
Paris. At night, many palaces and statues are lit up. For this reason,
Paris is often called the City of Light. (Identification)
Every year, millions of people visit Paris. The most popular
place to visit is the Eiffel Tower. This huge structure has become the
symbol of Paris. The Louvre, one of the world's largest art museums,
draws many visitors. The Cathedral of Notre Dame, a famous
church, is another favourite place to visit. (Description)
 My Best Friend
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. I think that’s why many friends enjoy
her company. However, she can be a bit