MODUL AJAR
DESCRIPTIVE
TEXT
MS. Farhana
Learning Objectives
1 Students will be able to identify a descriptive text
2 Students will be able to understand the generic structures and the language features of descriptive text
3 Students will be able to process, interpret, and evaluate information from some examples of descriptive text
Students will be able to identify and explain the meaning of low-frequency words and new words in descriptive
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text
5 Students will be able to present ideas in the form of presentations and class discussions
6 Students will be able to understand action verbs
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What is Descriptive Text?
Texts written to describe an
object, person, place, event, or
idea.
Teks deskripsi adalah teks yang menggambarkan sebuah benda, orang, tempat atau
ide-ide yang lainnya.
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● Introduction to the subject of the
description
● Characteristic features of the
subject (physical appearance,
qualities, habitual behaviour
● Significant attributes
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Look at the pictures below. Then answer the following questions.
1 2
1. What do you see in the pictures?
2. What is your opinion after seeing the pictures?
3. If you are asked to describe both of the pictures, which picture will you enjoy describing the most? Why?
4. Which would do you prefer, living in a house near the beach or the mountain?
SECTION
Activity 1, Activity 2, Activity 3,
Listening Activity 4
Activity 5, Activity 6, Activity 7,
Reading Activity 8
Viewing Activity 9, Activity 10
Activity 11, Activity 12, Activity
Speaking 13
Writing Activity 14
Presentation Activity 15
LISTENING AND READING SECTION
Activity 1
Text 1 – Thing (Object) Text 3 – Food (Idea)
Text 2 – Person
Verb Adjective Noun
LISTENING AND READING SECTION
Activity 1
Text 1 – Thing (Object) Text 3 – Food (Idea)
Text 2 – Person
Verb Adjective Noun
Action (Melakukan Modifies a noun / pronoun Refers to thing (Kata
Sesuatu) / K. Kerja (Kata Sifat) Benda)
Ex: Eat, Drink, Walk Size: Big, Tall, Huge Person: man, women
Condition: Clean, Dirty Place: home, office
Color: Red, Black, Blue Thing: table, car, shoes
Opinion: Beautiful, diligent
Text 1
On my previous birthday, my friend give me a Teddy Bear. The size of the
doll is big. It’s about 1.6 meters. The color is brown and white. It is very
soft and fluffy. I feel really comfortable when I hug it. My little sister also
likes to hug my big Teddy Bears. I love Teddy Bear because they are so
cute.
Verb Adjective Noun
Text 2
Maudy Ayunda is my favorite artist. She is so beautiful and smart. She
makes me fall in love with her since I first saw her on TV. My first time
see her is when she promotes a beauty product on a TV’s
advertisement. Then, she play in movies and also become a singer. Her
voice is also wonderful. I like her song the first time I hear it. Maudy is
also an actress that cares about her education. I hear now she study
somewhere at. I hope she will make new movies and songs soon.
foreign university
Verb Adjective Noun Subject Object Possessive
Pronoun Pronoun Adjective
Makes, Beautiful I, She Me, Her My, Her on
TV
Text 3
Fried rice is a typical Indonesian food. Fried rice is a very popular food.
The ingredients for makes fried rice are rice, cooks oil, soy sauce, and
other seasonings. Everyone loves fried rice. Fried rice is very good.
Initially, fried rice come from China. Fried rice has been around since
4000 BC.
Verb Adjective Noun
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Grammar Corner 1
Subjects Object Pronouns Possessive Possessive
Pronouns Adjectives Pronouns
I me my mine
you you your yours
he him his his
she her her hers
it it its its
we us our ours
they them their theirs
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WRITING SECTION
Activity 16
Find any pronouns and possessive forms in the text “Cristiano Ronaldo” page 51
in For Your Information.
1. Subject Pronouns
2. Object Pronouns
3. Possessive Pronouns
4. Possessive Pronouns
WRITING SECTION
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Words that describe or modify a person/thing/place/concept (a noun or a noun
phrase) in a sentence are called adjectives. They are place before the noun or noun
phrase that the modify.
Example:
He owns a brown car.
Black and white televisions are very rare.
The company seeks intelligent, motivated, and energetic people.
Grammar Corner 2
Adjective Example
Determiner of quantity a, an, the, my, your, her, his
Opinion (attitude/observations) lovely, beautiful, diligent, delicious
Size (size/height) big, tall, huge, enormous, large
Conditions (condition/state) clean, broken, wet, rich, dirty
Age (how old is it?) new, ancient, antique, new, old,
young
Color (color/approximate color) red, black, blue, brownish, green
Study the table below: Page 54
Grammar Corner 3
A. USING SENSES
Descriptive Language paints a picture with words. A good description creates a vivid picture of a
person, place or thing and sometimes how you feel about it.
SEE HEAR TOUCH TASTE SMELL
The green The The The sweet The soft
skin of the crunching smooth taste of and subtle
pear, the sound as skin of the the pear. smell of
the crisp
white pear is
pear, the the fruit.
flesh. bitten into, sticky
chewing, drips of
swallowing. juice.
Grammar Corner 3
B. USING FIGURATIVE AND LITERAL LANGUAGE
Literal Descriptions Figurative Descriptions
Grass looks green. The grass looks like spiky
Sand feels rough. green hair. (simile)
The flower smells sweet. Sand is solid water.
Grasshoppers make a high (metaphor)
pitched noise. The flower has the sweetest
smelling petals in the world.
(hyperbole)
Grasshoppers are fiddlers
who play their legs.
(personification)
Grammar Corner 3
C. USING FIGURES OF SPEECH TO CREATE IMAGES
Technique Examples
Simile - a descriptive technique that compares
one thing with another, usually using 'as' or The trees stood as tall as towers.
'like'.
Metaphor - a descriptive technique that names
The circus was a magnet for the children.
a person, thing or action as something else.
Personification - a metaphor attributing human The sun smiled at the hills, ready to begin a new
feelings to an object. day.
Alliteration – the same initial consonant sound
I hear the whispering of the wind.
for a string of words.
Imagery – appeals to the five senses to help The autumn leaves and twigs cracked and
create mental pictures. crunched underfoot.
Hyperbole - a use of obvious exaggeration for
The sun scorched through the day.
rhetorical effect.
WRITING SECTION
How often do you describe something in detail? Sometimes we are in a situation where we
need to describe something in detail. We could use the structure of descriptive text in order
to make our description flow smoothly so it is easily understood. Take a closer look at the
descriptive text below and its explanation.
Introduction/Classification
Introduce the person who is being described or explained.
Characteristics Features
Describe the features or characteristics (physical appearance, qualities, habitual behavior,
significant attributes.
Conclusion/Concluding Statement (optional)
Describe how the main ideas and important details that is necessary to include and how you
will state them in your own words following the structure of the text.
My Lovely Dog Title
My father bought me a present I’ve wanted for years. Introduction/
classification
It’s a dog. A puppy to be exact. I called him Ross.
Ross is a small puppy. His size is as big as the palm of
my hand. Ross is so fragile. Sometimes I am afraid I will
hurt him if I want to take him up. Dad said he found Ross
near our house, crying looking for his mom.
But Dad can’t see her, so Dad decides to bring him Descriptions
home and give him some comfort. Ross is a good eater. He
always finished everything we gave him. Now, it’s been a Characteristics features
year since Ross came to our family. His small body has
grown up into the size of a football.
Ross is a good dog, and we love him so much.
Conclusion
WRITING SECTION
TASK OF PAIR/TEAM
Directions:
You are about to write a descriptive text about a person who is very successful and
famous with your desk mate/pair.
You really want to become like him/her in the future when you graduate from school.
You love to know the latest information on every single thing about this person’s life from
his/her social media or magazine or television or newspaper or online news.
To begin your draft, use a mind map. Here are steps you can follow.
COVER
TITLE
LOGO OF SCHOOL
Name of Team:
1.
2.
Step 1: Brainstorming
a. Write all the ideas that come to your mind
b. Find the smaller ideas (subtopic)
c. Find details for each subtopic.
d. Pick a topic which has many details.
The hair is cruel
Raffi Ahmad
Pyshical
The nose is flat
Smaller idea/subtopic
Smaller idea/subtopic Detail
Detail Detail
Detail
Step 2: Mind map your idea
Title (name of the person)
Physical appearance Personality Personal life Achievement
………………………… …………….. ……………... ……………....
Step 3: Put the text planner into a text layout
Introduction/Classification
……………………………………………
Characteristics Features
……………………………………………
Conclusion/Concluding Statement (optional)
……………………………………………
Step 4: Make a paragraph
Title
Title
The first paragraph.
Introduction/
classification
The second paragraph.
Descriptions
The third paragraph.
Characteristics features
The fourth paragraph.
Conclusion
Step 5: Put the text planner into verb, adjective, and noun
Verb Adjective Noun
