MATERI PEMBELAJARAN KELAS X

KD 3.3 : DESCRIPTION TEXT

Descriptive text is a text that describes a particular person, animal,place or thing.

The purpose of descriptive text is : To describe person, place, animal or thing in specific.

Generic structure ofdescriptive text:

 Identification : This part introduces where or who the subject being described is.
 Description : This part shows the detail description of subect .It may include the
Information about the appearance or qualities of.

Language feature :

 Using simple present tense : S+v1 + o+ adv

 Using adjective and adverb
 Using present passive voice : S+V1+ o+adv dalam active voice berubah menjadi
O+ To be (am/is/are)+ verb3 +by+ subject+ adverb.

Example1. - Active : I clean the room every day.

- passive : The room is cleaned by me every day.

2. Active : You write a letter to your parents.

Passive: A letter is written by you to your parents.

3. Active : My sister sends the packages to Palembang.

Passive: The packages are sent by her to Palembang.

Vocabularies ( Kosa kata ) berhubungan dengan Description text :

- Amazing :Luar biasa interesting : menarik

- Crowded : Ramai pleasant : nyaman
- Historical : bersejarah Terrific : dahsyat
- Picturesque : indah Magnificent : luar biasa
- Stunning : menakjubkan deserted :sepi
- Wild : buas/ramai Quiet : tenang
- Ancient : kuno Boring : membosankan
- Damp : lembab Remarkable : luar biasa

Reading section :
Text 1.
MAIMUN PALACE
Maimun Palace is a tourist destination in north Sumatra which has historical and
cultural values located at jalan Brigjen Katamso Aur, Medan. This Palace is Iconic to Medan.
The building stand on an area of 2.772 square meters and is the heritage of the Deli
 Sultanate . It was designed by an Italian architect and built in 1888 under the rule of Sultan
Makmun Al Rasvid Perkasa, the sultan of Deli.
The Palace was stunning architecture it combines Islamic, Dutch and Malay
architectures with a dominant colour of yellow, typical of Malay. This Two-storey building
Is devided into three parts,namely The main building,left and right building parts. It’s
supported by 82 octagonal stone pillars and 43 wooden pillars.
The first floor display antiques such as old furniture and ornaments, while the
second floor is used as the residence of the sultanate familiies. There are 13 rooms on the
second floor, 7 of which are the main building . 3 rooms in the left wing part and 3 other
rooms in the left wing part.

New vocabularies from the text :

- Palace :
- Destination :
- Value :
- Heritage :
- Storey :
- Display :
- Furniture :
- Ornaments :
- Residence :

Question :Choose A,B,C,D or E for the right answer !

1. What’sthe purpose of the text ?

A. To relate Deli Sultan
B. To entertain the readers
C. To describe Maimun palace.
D. To describe a palace architecture
E. To relate a person’s trip to Medan
2. From the text we know that....
A. Maimun Palace is the heritage of the Deli sultanate
B. Maimun Palace was designed by the Sultan of Deli.
C. Maimun Palace covers an area of 2.727 m2
D. Maimun palace is the three strorey buildingwith two main parts .
E. The visitors can see antiques on the second floor of the palace
3. “ It combines Islamic, Dutch and Malay architectures...” (P3 ). The italic word refers to...
A. Malay architectures
B. The main building
C. The Deli sultanate
D. The Maimun palace
E. The residence
4. The palace has stunning architecture. The closest meaning of stunning is....
A. Awful C Fascinating D. old
B. Ancient E. new