Descriptive Text

By
Rahmi Wuri Handayani, M.Pd.
 KD 3.3
• Membedakan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan beberapa
teks deskriptif lisan dan tulis dengan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait
tempat bersejarah atau terkenal di sekitar lingkungan/ daerah tempat tinggal
siswa, pendek dan sederhana, sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya.
 What is a descriptive text?
• A descriptive text describes a particular person, place or thing. Its purpose is to tell
about the subject by describing its features without including personals opinions. A
descriptive text differs from an information report because it describes a specific
subject rather than a general group.
• Examples of descriptive texts includes:
• Descriptions of a particular building
• Descriptions of a specific animal
• Descriptions of a particular place
• Descriptions of a specific person
 Generic Structure of Descriptive
A general opening statement in the first paragraph
• This statement introduce the subject of the description to the audience.
• It can give the audience brief details about the when, where, who or what of the subject.
A series of paragraphs about the subject
• Each paragraph usually begins with a topic sentence.
• The topic sentence previews the details that will be contained in the remainder of the paragraph.
• Each paragraph should describe one feature of the subject.
• These paragraphs build the description of the subject.
A concluding paragraph (optional)
• The concluding paragraph signals are the end of the text.
 Grammatical features of descriptive
• verbs in the present tense
• adjectives to describe the features of the subject
• topic sentences to begin paragraphs and organize the various aspects of the
description.
 Model of a descriptive

Introduction/ Opening
Statement

The series paragraph about

the subject

Concluding
 Questions for game
• What is the name of tourism place?
• Where is it located?
• How can we go there?
• What can we see there?
• Tell us, why we have to go there?
Thank you