BAHAN AJAR

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT : PERSON

PENYUSUN : SUNDARI, S.Pd

UNIT KERJA : SMP MARDI LESTARI MEDAN

ANGKATAN : 1 LPTK UNIMED

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 Table of content

A. Introduction
1. Short description……………………………………………………………..3
2. Relevance……………………………………………………………………..3
3. Learning guide………………………………………………………………. 3
B. Main section
1. Tujuan Pembelajaran…………………………………………………………..4
2. Materi pokok ………………………………………………………………….4
3. Materi uraian…………………………………………………………………..5
4. Discussion forum………………………………………………………………9
C. Closing
1. Summary……………………………………………………………………….10
2. Formative test………………………………………………………………….10

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. Short description

In this module, you will learn about “Descriptive text: person” . This module
presents materials to increase your understanding about the definition of Descriptive
text: person ,the generic structure, the social function, and language features. This
module also provides exercise, task, and formative text that can help you to enhance
your knowledge about Descriptive text: person

1.2. Learning guide

In this module, you will learn three activities to help you achieve the goals. They are
pre-activity, main activity, and post activity.

1. Pre-activity
Background knowledge is very important to affect your understanding about
Descriptive text: person. You can find some information from book or read an
example text, then write the key words about information of Descriptive text:
person.

2. Main activity
 Take a note book and write important information or the highlight on your
note
 Find out the meaning of difficult words
 Identify the generic structure of texts given
 Find the factual information from Descriptive text: person

3. Post activity
 Questioning
 Discussion
 Creating
 Presenting

2. MAIN SECTION

2.1 Tujuan pembelajaran

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 - Mengidentifikasi ungkapan kebahasaan meminta dan memberi
informasi teks deskripsi
- Membandingkan unsur kebahasaan beberapa teks lisan teks deskriptif
dengan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait dengan deskripsi orang
pendek dan sederhana, sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya.

- Menulis teks tulis sederhana tentangdeskripsi orang, binatang, dan

benda,pendek dan sederhana sesuai konteks

- Menyusun teks deskriptif lisan dan tulis, sangat pendek dan

sederhana, terkait orang, binatang, dan benda, dengan
memperhatikan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan,
secara benar dan sesuai konteks

2.2 Materi pokok

 Definition of Descriptive text: person

Is a text that explains about what a person is

 Fungsi Sosial
Mendeskripsikan, mengidentifikasi, mengkritisi orang, binatang, dan benda tingkah
laku/tindakan/fungsinya.

 Struktur Teks

 Memulai
 Menanggapi (diharapkan/di luar dugaan)

 Unsur Kebahasaan

 Specific participants
 Use of adjective
 Use of simple present tense
 (Kalimat declarative in simple present tense dan Kalimat interogative:
Yes/No question; WH –question)
 Use action verbs

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Example :
X : Hallo. I’m in the bus terminal now, but I
still can’t find Simon. What is he like?
Y : He’s tall. He’s got a
fair skin.
X : Many people are tall and have a fair
skin here. Is he wearing jeans?
Y : I see three people wearing the
same uniform.
X :No. He’s wearing a uniform, black pants
and a blue shirt with long sleeves.
Y : I see three people wearing the
same uniform.
X : He’s a bit fat and chubby. He’s
wearing a black hat.
Y : Oh ya. I see him now. He’s
walking toward me. He’s carrying
a back pack, isn’t he?
X : I think so. Okay, see you later.

Analyze the language feature of the dialogue

Asking information of desriptive text -

(person)
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Giving information of descriptive text -
(person)
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Write down simple written text of descriptive based on the picture below

1.4 Forum diskusi

Having learnt the materials about descriptive text;person, it’s time to assess your
comprehension. Discuss the following questions with your partner.

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1. In your opinion, what are the challenges in learning descriptive t e x t
especially person?
2. How will you increase your comprehending about descriptive text;person?
3. In your opinion, what are the characteristic of a good and appropriate
descriptive text;person?
4. Is there any misconception in learning this material?
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3. Penutup
3.1 Rangkuman
In this material, we have learned how to identify descriptive text (describing
action of a person/job) We also have identified stages and language features of
descriptive text. In discussion forum, we have learned how to explore descriptive
text (describing person) in the classroom context.

3.2 Test formative

Test :

1. Find the different characterisitic of your friends (3 friends)

2. Make a descriptive text about your friend

DAFTAR PUSTAKA

http://britishcourse.com/descriptive-text-definition-purposes-generic-structures-
language-features.php
https://www.mediainggris.com/2018/12/descriptive-text.html