Descriptive

Text,Giving and
Defending Opinion

name :Nasrun najib

class: XI TKR 2
Descriptive Text

Definition of Descriptive Text

Descriptive Text is a text which says
what a person or a thing is like. Its
purpose is to describe and reveal a
particular person, place, or thing.
 Generic Stucture
IDENTIFICATION DESCRIPTIO
N A
(CONTAINS
(CONTAINS DESCRIPTION OF
ABOUT THE SOMETHING SUCH
AS ANIMAL,
INTRODUCTIO THINGS, PLACE OR
N OF A PERSON BY
DECRIBING ITS
PERSON, FEATURES, FORMS,
PLACE, COLORS, OR
ANYTHING
ANIMAL OR
RELATED TO WHAT
OBJECT WILL THE WRITER
BE DESCRIBE.)
Purpose Of Descriptive Text
1. To describe person, thing or place
in specific

2. To describe a particular person,

thing or place.
Language Feature of Descriptive Text1.
1. Specific participant : has a certain object, is not common and
unique (only one). for example: Bandengan beach, my house,
Borobudur temple, uncle Jim
2. The use of the adjective (an adjective) to clarify the noun, for
example: a beautiful beach, a handsome man, the famous place in
jepara, etc.
3. The use of simple present tense: The sentence pattern used is
simple present because it tells the fact of the object described.
4. Action verb: verbs that show an activity (for example, run, sleep,
walk, cut etc....
In English, opinions can be expressed through the following
words (Giving Opinion)

• In my opinion…
• What I mean is….
• I think….
• Personally, I think….
• In my experience...
• As i understand…
• From my point of view…
• As i see it…
• I reckon…
• I am compelled to say…
• To my mind…
• I would like to point out that.
When you disagree with someone
else's opinion, it can be expressed
with the words (Definding Opinion)

• I am sorry, i don’t agree with you

• I don’t agree with you
• I don’t belive that
• I can’t say i agree with this, and
here’s why…
• I disagree with you
• I think you’re wrong.
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