DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
Descriptive text is text that contain of
Identification and description.
To describe a particular place, things, or
person
GENERIC STRUCTURE
IDENTIFICATION
identifies the phenomenon to be described
DESCRIPTION
Describes physical appearance, behavior, and the characteristic of
the person, place, or thing to be describe
My Cat IDENTIFICATION
NOUN
I have a pet. Its name is PHRASE
catty. My uncle gave it to
me. NOUN
PHRASE
Catty has green eyes, NOUN
and brown fur. It always DESCRIPTION
PHRASE
sleep on my bedroom with
me and often scratch my
badcover. it eats animal
food and does not like fish.
Catty is my beautiful pet.
NOUN PHRASE
Noun phrase may function as subject or object
Noun phrase consist of group of words.
Example: Animal food
The original single word: food
It has been expanded and give us more information.
Susunan kata Noun phrase :
Adjective + Noun / Noun + Noun
(Adejctive/kata sifat, contoh: fast, wild, smart)
Seekor hewan buas = A wild animal
Kucing pintar = Smart cat
Rumah nenek = Grandma’s house
LANGUAGE FEATURES
• Using noun phrase, example white lion, strong beak, dsb
• Thinking verbs dan feeling verbs untuk mengungkapkan pandangan
pribadi penulis tentang subyek, misalnya I think it is a clever animal, dsb
• Action verbs, misalnya roar, swim, run. Our new puppy bites our shoes.
• Using adjectives, misalnya Fast, wild, amazing, cute, tame, strong, sharp,
etc
• Adverbials, untuk memberikan informasi tambahan tentang perilaku tsb,
misalnya slowly, greedly, at the tree house, dsb.
• Verb be, for example: the lion is wild animal.
• Has/have, for example: the lion has sharp teeth, the lions have sharp
teeth.
Here are some wordsused to describe animal appereance:
Fur/Hair: long, medium, short, curly, straight, wavy
Eyes: big, little, green, blue, etc
Nose: long, pointed
Mouth: wide, thin lips
Ear: wide, small
Neck: long, short
Body/heigh: big, small, tall, short,
Tail: long, short
Claw: big, sharp
Teeth: sharp,
What animal
snout: long,
is this?
Trunk: long,
Example : it has very long neck. The skin is brown. It is the tallest animal.
Please open page 25!
NAME OF ANIMALS
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PLATYPUS
The word platypus is derived from Greek. Platys means broad and pous means foot. Many people call it
Duckbill because the animal has a bill that like a duckbill. It is native to Tasmania and Southern and Eastern
Australia.
Appereance
Platypus have flat talls and webbed feet. Their body length is 30 to 45 cm and covered with a thick, soft and
wooly layer. Their bills are detecting prey and stirring up mud. Platypuses eyes and heads are small. They
have no ears, but they can sense sounds and light.
Behaviour
Duckbill is shy animals are seldom observed, even in localities where they live. They are active during early
morning and late afternoon. They are excellent swimmers and divers.
Habitat
Platypus live in stream, rivers and lakes. Female platypus usually dig burrows in banks of rivers or streams.
The burrows are blocked with soil in several places to protect them from intruders and flooding. For the nest
female construct a bed of grass, leaves, and woods. Males don;t stay in the burrow.
Breeding
The adult female usually lays two or four eggs. The young animals have no fur when were born. The female
uses its tail to hold the young to its abdomen.
Choose the best on the text you hear
1. a. Tasmania b. Australia c. Platypus d. Greek
2. a. A kind of country c. A kind of animal
b. A kind of people d. A kind of foot
3. a. Pous b. Greek c. Duckbill d. Bill
4. a. In house b. In the river c. In the forest d. In the air
5. a. 10 to 25 b. 20 to 35 c. 30 to 45 d. 40 to 55
6. a. To swim in lake c. To detect prey
b. To lay egg d. To construct bed
7. a. Male platypus b. Female platypus c. Shy platypus d. Strong platypus
8. a. To describe platypus
b. To entertain the readers with platypus
c. To retell the experiences of platypus
d. To give instructon how to breed platypus
PLEASE EACH OF YOU DESCRIBE ONE ANIMAL, AND
YOUR FRIEND WILL GUESS WHAT ANIMAL IT IS.
Thank you.
See you again.
Have a nice day
