Descriptive Text

DEFINITION OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Descriptive Text is a text which says what a person or a thing is like

PURPOSE OF THE TEXT

To describe and to reveal the characteristics of a person, a thing, or a place in particular.

GENERIC STUCTURE : Struktur atau Kerangka Umum Teks

1. Identification (Pengenalan subjek, benda khusus atau tertentu)
Containing general introduction of the subject described
2. Description (
Containing the characteristics of the subject, for example: physical appearance,
special qualities, condition, behavior, etc

GRAMMATICAL FEATURES : Ciri Kebahasaan

1. Memiliki kata benda tetentu / jelas / khusus / specific
Contoh : my car, my pet, my new house
Note : Tapi tidak boleh car, cat, house, dsb yang masih bersifat umum

2. Benda yang digambarkan bersifat unik dan menggambarkan lebih menonjol sisi
perbedaan / keunikan dari yang lain
Contoh : my dog doesn’t like bones

3. Menggunakan simple present tense

Simple Present Tense : Kebiasaan
Time signals : Every day, every month, always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely,
seldom, never, on Sundays, …… etc

Verbal sentences : kalimat yang mengandung kata kerja

S + verb 1(s/es)
We go to campus every day
I have best friends in my class.

Nominal sentences : kalimat yang tidak mengandung kata kerja

There are 30 students in my class

4. Untuk melukiskan sesuatu secara rinci / detail

Contoh: I have a white skinned girl friend
5. Berbagai macam adjectives, yang bersifat describing (menjelaskan), numbering
(menerangkan jumlah), dan classifying (mengklasifikasikan)
Adjective order / susunan kata sifat:
D = Determiner (the, a, an, some, dll)
O = Opinion (beautiful, rich, diligent, dll)
S = Size (big, small, long, dll)
A = Age (young, old, new)
S = Shape (round, fat, thin, dll)
C = Colour (white, yellow, red, dll)
O = Origin (Italy, Indonesian, Malaysia, dll)
M = Material (rubber, plastic, cotton, dll)
P = Purpose (tennis, school, dll)

Example :
a big new rectangular blue China drawing book
a green leather jacket
There are thirty diligent young Indonesian students in my class.

6. Thinking verb and feeling verb untuk menungkapkan pendapat pribadi penulis
tentang subjek yang digambarkan

7. Action verb, misalnya : my cats eats mouse

8. Bahasa figurative / menggunakan Bahasa yang menarik seperti simile, metaphor,

Misalnya:
Joe is white as chalk,
Her hair is black as ebony
 Welcome to Sydney

Identification
Sydney is Australia’s oldest, largest, and liveliest state capital with a population of over
3.000.000. It is a colourful modern city but it has also a natural beauty with green parkland
and perhaps the world’s most beautiful deep-water harbor.

Description
As well as being famous for its modern buildings and roads, there are many
places of historical interest in Sydney. For example, Mrs. Macquire’s Chair, the area
called the Rocks dating back to the early nineteenth century and the attractive terrace
houses of Paddington are all close to the harbor and the city center.

Sydney has many attractions which tourist can enjoy-surf beaches, a zoo, Koala
Bear Park, and an Opera House which is situated at the water’s edge. Some say that this
is one of the most beautiful examples of modern architecture in the world. For further
entertainment there is a wide variety of restaurants, theaters, nightclubs, sports, and
social clubs. There is also a very efficient network of communications within the city
including public telephones, an underground railway, buses, and taxis.

Sydney has a very pleasant, temperate climate. The average temperature in

summer is 21.50C and in winter 12.60C.

There are few places in the world where a visitor can find such a rich variety of
natural and historical beauty, entertainment, and culture. Ask any Sydneysider about his
city, and he’ll say there is no place like it.