Descriptive Text

Goal:
Descriptive text is a text to describe something, someone or place.

Generic structure in descriptive text:

 Identification
Contains the identification of terms or preliminary / the general describe of someone or
things of the topic.
Description:
Contains of the explained, describe of things and someone that more detail from the
identification that has general describe.
           To make descriptive text, we have to determine the topic descriptive text then you make
general describe of descriptive text. The general describe that will be make detail description.

Language features of descriptive text

Using simple present tense
Have an adjective as a noun explanation.
Written explanation from general to specific.
Sample of description mapping: BRITNEY SPEARS

Draft of descriptive text based on the mapping:

I have a favourite singer. Her name is Britney Spears. She is beautiful. I do admire her.
She has oval face. She has long wavy blonde hair.She has brown slanted eyes.She has
pointed nose.She has thin lips.She has slim body. She is a pop singer in America.
 Worksheet
Make a mind map based on the picture below. Develop your ideas as much as possible.

After completing the concept mapping, write your draft in the spaces provided.

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