Descriptive Text

Descriptive

TEXT

By Christine Deyani

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Study List

1. Definition of descriptive text

2. Generic structure

3. Language feature

4. Example

5. Exercise

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Definition

Purpose

Descriptive Text is a text which says what a person or a thing is like. Its purpose is to describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.

– To describe person, thing or place in specific – To describe a particular person, thing or place.

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Generic Structure

- Identification; identifying the phenomenon to be described. Contains about the introduction of a person, place, animal, or object that will be describe. - Description; describing the phenomenon in parts, qualities, or/and characteristics. Contains a description of something such as an animal, things, place or person by describing its features, forms, colours, or anything related to what the writer describe.

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– 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. – Action verb: verbs that show an activity (for example, run, sleep, walk, cut etc….

Language Feature

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– The use of simple present tense: The sentence pattern used is simple present because it tells the fact of the object described. Form : S + V1 +O + AdvS (I/you/they/we) +V1 + O + AdvS (She/he/it) + V1 + e/es +O +Adv – Using present passive voice: Form :Active : S + V1 + O + AdvPassive : O + is/am/are + V3 + by + S + Adv

Language Feature

Borobudur Temple

Borobudur is Hindu – Budhist temple. It was build in the nineth century under Sailendra dynasty of ancient Mataram kingdom. Borobudur is located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. 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 m high and consist of eight step like stone terrace. The first five terrace are square and surrounded by walls adorned with Budist sculpture in bas-relief. The upper three are circular. Each of them is with a circle of bell shape-stupa. The entire adifice is crowned by a large stupa at the centre at the centre of the top circle. The way to the summit extends through some 4.8 km of passage and starways. The design of borobudur which symbolizes the structure of universe influences temples at Angkor, Cambodia. Borobudur temple which is rededicated as an Indonesian monument in 1983 is a valuable treasure for Indonesian people.

Borobudur Temple

Generic Structure Analysis - Identification; identifying the phenomenon to be described in general; Borobudur temple - Description; describing the Borobudur temple in parts; eight terraces of Borobudur temple and its characteristics Language Feature Analysis - Using adjective and classifiers; valuable - Using simple present tense; Borobudur is well-known,The temple is constructed, etc

Descriptive text about thing (Borobudur tample)

Another Examples

Descriptive text about person (Cleopatra)

Descriptive text about animal (Cat)

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Exercise/Homework:

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THANKS!

http://britishcourse.com/descriptive-text-definition-generic-structures-purposes-language-features.php

https://pakpuguh.wordpress.com/2011/08/12/description-text/

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