Descriptive

Text
BY DIANA MARDALETA
Who is he?
What do you know about
him?
 Explanation

• Descriptive text is text

that contain of
Identification and
description
Communicative Purpose
o To describe a
particular place,
things, or person

Do you have
an idea?
 Generic structure
Parts, qualities
• Identification : and
identifies the characteristics

phenomenon to be
described
• Description : describes
parts, qualities, and
the characteristic of
the person, place, or
thing to be describe
 Grammatical feature

 Focus on specific
participants
 Use identifying process
 Adjective
 Use of simple present tense
 Descriptive text
(describe a particular person)
My favorite teacher
There are about fifty eight
teachers in my school. Most of
them are kind and helpful. But my
favorite one is Mr. Hery, my
English teacher.
Mr. Hery is tall and slim
enough. He is about forty years
old, and wears glasses. Mr. Hery
is always neatly dressed. To
school he rarely carries a
briefcase.
Work in group, observe two
texts. Then, find out social
function, generic structure
and language feature to
complete the table below.
 Text 1
Do You Know Lee Min Ho?
 
Lee Min Ho is a korean actor and model. He was born in
Dongjokgu, South of Korea, 22 June 1987. He is the only son of
his parents. He has one older sister. His height is about 187 cm
and his weight is about 73 kg.
 
Lee Min Ho's hobby is playing football. His favorite food is beef.
And his favorite actor is Leonardo D'caprio. Lee Min Ho has a pet,
the name is Choco. It is a dog.
 
When he was child, his mathemathics grade always more than 90.
His acting debut was in 2005, in MBC's Love Hymne, appearing
as a minor character. However, his first big career came when he
get role as Gu Jun Pyo in korean drama "Boys Before Flowers".
The role as Gu Jun Pyo, catapulted him to fame.
 Text 2

Barack Obama is the president of United States. He is an African-

American. He is tall and thin. He is bald. He has dark complexion,
pointed nose, and oval face.

He is the first black man who becomes the president of United

States. He is known as a smart and wise man. He is a loving
husband for his wife and a good father for his two children. People
from all over the world adore him because of his spirit and action
in creating peace in this world. He also looks friendly because he
always smiles a lot.