DESCRIPTIVE

TEXT
KELAS VIII/SEMESTER 2
• H a v e y ou e v e r b e e n t o t h e zoo?

• W ha t did y ou s e e t he r e ?

• C a n y ou m e nt ion s om e a n im a ls
t he r e ?

• W ha t a nim a l do y ou lik e ?

• D o y ou lik e big a nim a ls lik e

e le pha nt , t ige r , e t c ?
Now, take a look
at this picture
• What animal is this?

• Where can you find this animal?

• What is the colour of its fur?

• Can you describe a bit about

this animal?
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
What Is Decsriptive Text?

Descriptive text is a text which describes the characteristics of a place, a person,

an animal or a thing. Descriptive text has a purpose to explain, describe, or reveal
a person, animal, place or thing.
Generic Structure of Descriptive Text

Identification
• Identification is the introduction of a person, place, animal or object
that will be described.

Description
• Description is the part of the text which contains a description of
something such as animal, things, place or person by describing its
features, forms, colors, or anything related to what the writer describe.
 Elephants are the largest animal in
the world. They are from Asia and Africa. They
Identification
are herbivores. They eat grass, fruit and
branch.

An elephant has a big body with four

legs. It has long nose called trunk, large ear
and small eyes. It uses the trunk to take the
food. By the ears, they can hear sounds from a
d i s t a n c e a b o u t t e n s k i l o m e t e r. I t s s k i n i s g r a y,
brown and hairless. It has a short tail. Their
Description
habitats is in the forest and can be found in
the zoo. Elephants are strong animals. They
c a n p l a y f o o t b a l l , t h e y a r e s m a r t a n d f r i e n d l y.
Now they are a kind of protect animals
because their population remains little in their
habitat.
Language Feature of Descriptive Text
• S p e ci fi c p a r ti ci p a n ts : h a s a ce r ta i n o b j e ct, i s n o t co m m o n a n d u n i q u e ( o n l y o n e ) .
Fo r e xa m p l e : m y ca t, m y d o g , e l e p h a n ts.

• Th e u se o f a d j e cti ve to cl a r i fy th e n o u n .
Fo r e xa m p l e : th e l a r g e st ca t sp e ci e s, l o n g w h i te w h i ske r s, sh o r t ta i l , e tc.

• Th e u se o f si m p l e p r e se n t te n se : Th e se n te n ce p a tte r n u se d i s si m p l e p r e se n t
b e ca u se i t te l l s th e fa ct o f th e o b j e ct d e scr i b e d .

• A cti o n ve r b : ve r b s th a t sh o w a n a cti vi ty.

Fo r e xa m p l e : r u n , sl e e p , w a l k, cu t e tc
Example of
Descriptive Text The use of Present tense
Adjective

Ti g e r i s k n o w n a s o n e o f t h e l a r g e s t c a t s p e c i e s . I t c a n
r e a c h u p t o 2 . 9 m i n l e n g t h a n d c a n w e i g h u p t o 3 0 0 k g . Ti g e r i s
k n o w n f o r i t s d i s t i n c t i v e b l a c k a n d o r a n g e s t r i p e s . Ti g e r s ’ s t r i p e s
are advantageous for the tiger to camouflage in long grass
vegetation.

Specific participants

Ti g e r h a s l o n g w h i t e w h i s k e r s t h a t f u n c t i o n t o h e l p t h e
tiger navigate its environm ent. Tiger h a s e y e s t h a t c a n h e l p
t h e m t o s e e v e r y w e l l i n t h e d a r k . Ti g e r i s a c a r n i v o r e a n d o n l y
e a t s m e a t . Ti g e r h a s s t r o n g t e e t h a n d s h a r p c l a w s t o p r e y f o r i t s

Action verb f o o d . Ti g e r u s u a l l y p r e y s o n d e e r, w i l d b o a r, o r z e b r a . Ti g e r s l i v e
in diverse habitats, mostly in rain forests, grasslands, or
savannas. In addition, tigers are also held in captivity in zoos
and conservation parks in many parts of the world
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