Descriptive

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Definition A descriptive text explains how someone or something looks or feels.

The purpose of the text to describe person, thing or place in specific.

It also to describe a particular of person, thing or place.

 1. Identification
Identifying the phenomenon to be describe and giving general
Generic
information
Structure

2. Description
Describing parts, qualities, characteristics, position, etc.
 1. Specific participant (only one)
2. Adjectives
How things look, feel, taste, sound, or smell.

Language Shape and size Atmosphere How you feel Appearance

Features Large/small Cozy Amazed Colourful
Wide/narrow Comfortable Surprised Unforgetable
Round Warm/cool Happy Beautiful
Reactanggular Cold/hot Nostalgic Unattractive
 3. Preposition
Preposition
In front of Above Around
behind Next to Between
On top of Below In the middle of
On the bottom of To the right of To the left of
Language
Features

4. Simple present tense

e.g.: Candi Agung is a popular tourism place in Amuntai. It consists of
some historic buildings.
 Niagara Falls

Identification
Niagara Falls is one of destination for thousands of visitors each
year. It is a city on Ontario, Canada. It is a group of three waterfalls
at the southern end of Niagara Gorge.

When you stand at the edge and look down at the 188 feet of
white waterfalls, you feel amazed at the power of nature. The tree-
lined river that leads into the falls is fast-moving, pouring over the
edge of the falls and crashing to the bottom in a loud roar. If you

Description
Example want to experience the falls close up, go for a boat ride. You’ll
come near enough to look up at the roaring streams of water flow-
ing over the edge and feel the cool mist that rises as the water hits the
rocks below. Seeing Niagara falls is an unforgettable experience
 Exercise
1. Write the identification of Public Administration & someone’s favorite place!
( Tulislah mana kalimat identification dari text Public Administration & some-
one’s favorite place)
2. Mention the preposition & adjectives
that describes someone’s favorite place!
(Sebutkan kata depan dan kata sifat dari text yang mendiskripsikan tentang
“someone’s favorite place”)
3. Mention the preposition & adjectives
that describes Public Administration!
(Sebutkan kata depan dan kata sifat dari text yang mendiskripsikan tentang
“Public Administration,”)
 Public Administration

Public administration is all processes, organizations, and individual

associated with carrying out laws and other rules issued by legislatures
executives and the courts.
This definition includes considerable administrative involvement in
forming and implementing legislation and executive orders.
Public administration is also a common field of academic study and
professional training for government employees. This definition does
not limit the participants in public administration to administrative per-
Example sonnel or even to people in government. It consists of wide variety of
individuals and groups with a common interest in government ac-
tion. There are five stakeholders, such as members of the legislature
and their staff, judges, political-party officials, lobbyists seeking policies
and actions, and the last one is private contractors and media per-
sonnel
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