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Descriptive Text
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definition

Descriptive text is the kind of text


which describes the scope of
characteristics of people, places or
things, even situations.
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purpose

To describe a particular:
person
place
thing
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generic structure
1. identification 2. description
identifies the thing describes the details
to be described. of the thing you have
(name, location, identified. (quality,
general parts, historical
information) events,
characteristics)
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Language features
1. Specific participant : has a certain object, is not
common and unique (only one). example: the eiffel
tower.
2. The use of the adjective to clarify the noun, for
example: famous, beautiful, tall, etc.
3. The use of fact and opinion adjectives, example: old,
white, flat
4. The use of simple present tense
.

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