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Descriptive Text

Definition

• Descriptive Text is a text which says what a

person or a thing is like.

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Purpose

• To describe person, thing or place in specific

• To describe a particular person, thing or place.

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Generic Structure
 Identification : Identifies phenomenon (person, place, or thing)
that will be described (contains about the introduction of a
person, place, animal or object will be described.)
 Description : 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.

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Language Feature

– Specific participant : has a certain object, is not common and unique (only one).
for example: Bandengan beach, my house, Borobudur temple, uncle Jim
– The use of the adjective (an adjective) to clarify the noun, for example: a beautiful
beach, a handsome man, the famous place in jepara, etc.
– The use of simple present tense: The sentence pattern used is simple present
because it tells the fact of the object described.
– Action verb: verbs that show an activity (for example, run, sleep, walk, cut etc….

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Text
• Borobudur is Hindu – Budhist temple. It was build in the nineth century under Sailendra
dynasty of ancient Mataram kingdom. Borobudur is located in Magelang, Central
Java, Indonesia. (Identification)
• Borobudur is well-known all over the world. Its construction is influenced by the Gupta
architecture of India. The temple is constructed on a hill 46 m high and consist of eight
step like stone terrace. The first five terrace are square and surrounded by walls adorned
with Budist sculpture in bas-relief. The upper three are circular. Each of them is with a
circle of bell shape-stupa. The entire adifice is crowned by a large stupa at the centre at the
centre of the top circle. The way to the summit extends through some 4.8 km of passage
and starways. The design of borobudur which symbolizes the structure of universe
influences temples at Angkor, Cambodia. (Description)

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Report Text

Definition
Report is a text which presents information about something, as it is. It is as a
result of systematic observation and analysis.

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Purpose
• To describe something in general.

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Generic Structure
1. General classification: Stating classification of general aspect of thing;
animal, public place, plant, etc which will be discussed in general.
2. Description: Describing the thing which will be discussed in detail; part per
part , customs or deed for living creature and usage for materials.

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Language Features
• Introducing group or general aspect
• Using conditional logical connection; when, so, etc
• Using simple present tense

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Mosquito
Mosquitoes are flying insects of the family Culicidae and order Diptera. There are around 2.700 species of
General mosquitoes in the world. It is believed that they have a cosmopolitan distribution, which means that they can be found
anywhere in this world. Some species who live in a tropical regions are active for the entire year and those who live in
Classification
cold regions will go through a hibernation process. They suck blood from various kinds of hosts such as vertebrates,
mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, amphibians and also humans.
Mosquitoes have a small and slender body with the size of 3 mm to 6 mm. The average weight of a mosquito is 5
mg. As an insect, they also have three segments on their body. They have two large eyes, antenna, mouth and a
proboscis. This tube-like proboscis is used to pierce the host’s skin and suck their blood. The antenna on their head is
used to detect the odor of the host and also the breeding sites. They have six legs and two wings attached on their
Description thorax. Their abdomen is the place where they store the blood and their eggs.
Mosquitoes actually feed on nectar and plant juices. Some species of mosquitoes suck blood because they need its
nutrients to produce eggs. In fact, some species does not suck blood at all. Only female mosquitoes suck blood, the
male does not need it at all. Female mosquitoes can live for 42 to 56 days while male mosquitoes only live for 10 days.
During this time, a female mosquito is able to produce 100 to 200 eggs.

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