DESCRIPTIVE

TEXT
By : Ms. Ratu Erlinda Kurniatillah
 What is Descriptive Text??

• Descriptive text is text that explain or describe

something, example : describe thing, people,
historical places and etc.
• Function : to describe a particular person, place or
thing.
Generic Structure of Descriptive Text
TITLE

• IDENTIFICATION

DESCRIPTIVE
 Generic Structure of Descriptive Text
• Identification : identifies phenomenon to be described.
• Descriptive : describes parts, qualities, characteristics.
 Language Features of Descriptive Text
1. The use of adjective and compound adjectives (kata sifat)
e.g : - bright colors, clearer view, thick glass, etc
2. The use linking verb/relating verb (kata penghubung pada suatu kalimat)
e.g : - The temple is so magnificent
- The temple consist of five terraces
3. The use of Simple Present Tense (S + V1 ) S/es) + O)
e.g : - The cable car has bright volors
- The hotel provides 450 rooms and a large swimming pool
Write at the words below!. Do you know the
meaning? Check your dictionary.
Word that use to describe people
tall eyebrow pointed nose friendly short
blonde hair smart skinny calm
shy chubby round face kind
helpful stubborn
 Words that use to describe place

• 1 wave trees sandy breeze

• 2 savannah botanical garden wood
jungle
• 3 canopy leafy green blue
• 4 cool cold fresh
• 5 coral clear sofa fish
• 6 dirty nice clean comfortable
• 7 ship boat raft canoe
• 8 fall down rock splash waterfall
• 9 valley amusement park hot spring crater
• 11 sunny wet warm hot
• 12 terrible amazing awesome marvelous
• 13 impressive interesting boring unforgettable
 Words that use to describe people
Tall : tinggi
Eyebrow : alis mata
pointed nose : hidung mancung
 friendly : ramah
 short : pendek
blonde hair : rambut pirang
Smart : tangkas
 Cont,..
 skinny : kurus
 calm : tenang/calm
 shy : pemalu
 chubby : gemuk
 round face : berwajah bulat
 kind : baik
 helpful : suka menolong
 stubborn : keras kepala
 Words that use to describe place
• 1 wave (gelombang) trees (pohon) sandy (pasir) breeze (angin sepoi-
sepoi)
• 2 savannah (padang rumput yg luas) garden (kebun) wood (kayu)
jungle (hutan)
• 3 canopy (langit-langit) leafy (daun yg rindang) green (hijau) blue (biru)
• 4 cool (sejuk) hot (panas) cold (dingin) fresh (segar)
• 5 coral (karang) clear (cerah) sofa (sofa) fish (ikan)
• 6 dirty (kotor) nice (bagus) clean (bersih) comfortable (nyaman)
• 7 ship (kapal) boat (skoci) raft (rakit) canoe (sampan)
• 8 fall down (jatuh) rock (batu) splash (cahaya)
waterfall (air terjun)
• 9 valley (lembah) amusement (hiburan) park (taman)
hot spring (musim semi yg panas) crater (kawah)
• 11 sunny (cerah) wet (basah) warm (hangat)
• 12 terrible (buruk sekali) amazing (mengagumkan)
awesome (terpesona) marvelous (bagus sekali)
• 13 impressive (mengesankan/keren) interesting (menarik)
boring (membosankan) unforgettable (tak dapat dilupakan)
Describing people
My Best Friend (Title)
I have a lot of friends in my school, but Dinda has been my best friend since junior high school.
We don’t study in the same class, but we meet at school everyday during recess and after school. I
first met her at junior high school orientation and we’ve been friends ever since. (Identification)
Dinda is good-looking. She’s not too tall, with fair skin and wavy black hair that she often puts in
a ponytail. At school, she wears the uniform. Other than that, she likes to wear jeans, casual t-shirts
and sneakers. Her favourite t-shirts are those in bright colors like pink, light green and orange. She is
always cheerful. She is also very friendly and likes to make friends with anyone. Like many other
girls, she is also talkative. She likes to share her thoughts and feelings to her friends. I think that’s
why many friends enjoy her company. However, she can be a bit childish sometimes. For example,
when she doesn’t get what she wants, she acts like a child and stamps her feet. (Description)
Dinda loves drawing, especially the manga characters. She always has a sketchbook with her
everywhere she goes. She would spend some time to draw the manga characters from her
imagination. Her sketches are amazingly great. I’m really glad to have a best friend like Dinda.
(Description)
Describing Place
Paris (Title)

Paris is the capital city of France. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the
world. It is also one of the world's most crowded cities. Lovely gardens and
parks are found throughout Paris. At night, many palaces and statues are lit up.
For this reason, Paris is often called the City of Light. (Identification)
Every year, millions of people visit Paris. The most popular place to visit is
the Eiffel Tower. This huge structure has become the symbol of Paris. The
Louvre, one of the world's largest art museums, draws many visitors. The
Cathedral of Notre Dame, a famous church, is another favourite place to visit.
(Description)