DESCRIBING THINGS

Writted by:
Sri Fuji Utami, S.Pd
How does this bracelet look?

It is beautiful.

It looks shiny.

It looks expensive.
How does this house look?

It looks cozy.

It is simple.

It is small.
How does the bag look?
My New Backpack
I have a new backpack. Its colours are
red and grey. I always bring it when I go
to school. It is made of strong fabric.
There are some parts of my
backpack. The first is the pocket. I put my
money and my card library card in the
pocket. The second part is the main part.
I put my books and pencil case in this
part. The third part is a small pocket at
the left side of the backpack. I keep a
bottle of water in this pocket.
Description
A description is a text which
describes a particular
person, place, or thing. The structure of a
description:
1. Identification
Descriptions usually use 2. Description
simple present tense.
My New Backpack I have a new backpack. Its colours are
red and grey. I always bring it when I Identification
go to school. It is made of strong
fabric.
There are some parts of my
backpack. The first is the pocket. I put
my money and my card library card in
the pocket. The second part is the
main part. I put my books and pencil Description
case in this part. The third part is a
small pocket at the left side of the
backpack. I keep a bottle of water in
this pocket.
What are identification and
description consist of?
Identification identifies the
thing to be described.

Description describes
parts, qualities,
characteristics of the
person or something that
is described.
1. A descriptive text consists of the topic and the detailed information.
2. Information to describe people: name, job, age, personality, physical
appearance, behavior
3. Information to describe things: color, size, parts of things
4. Information to describe pets: name, kind of animal, body parts of
animal, quality/character, behavior
5. We describe people, animals, or things to introduce, identify, or
express good or bad things about them.