BAHASA INGGRIS KELAS X (DESCRIPTIVE TEXT)

The Definition:
Descriptive text is a text to describe a particular person, place, or thing.

The Paragraph Structure:

 Identification. It identifies the object or thing to be described.
 Description. It describes parts, qualities, or characteristics of the object. Focus on one object.

The Language Feature: Present tense.

Descriptive Text 1:

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American computer programmer & internet entrepreneur. He is a co-
founder of Facebook, a famous social media. His name is in the list of 100 wealthiest and most influential
people since 2010 by Time Magazine.
About his physical appearance, Mark’s body is 170 centimeters tall with 76 kilograms weight. His hair
color is red while his eyes are blue. Mark Zuckerberg was born on 14 th May 1984 in New York, USA. Therefore,
he is 35 years old by 2019. Mark Zuckerberg has married to Priscilla Chan; they have one daughter named
Maxima Chan Zuckerberg.

Questions:

1. What is purpose of the text?

2. Who is Mark Zuckerberg?
3. How do you describe Mark’s appearance?
4. When was Mark born? How old will he be in 2024?
5. How many children does Mark have?

Descriptive Text 2:

Have you ever watch the cartoon movie “Kung Fu Panda”? The panda in the movie is described as a fat
animal, love-noodle eater, and Kung Fu master. But the Panda that will be described below is not the Panda
who can do Kung Fu like in that movie. Here is the description about Panda.
Pandas are bear-like animal which originally live in center and western part of China. Pandas have
distinguish features that make them different other species of bear. Pandas have white thick fur which covers
all of their body with black eyes patches, ears, nose, legs, shoulders, and arms. Those black marks make
Pandas unique and different.
Like other species of bear, pandas have a big head, a short tail, rounded ears, and a long muzzle with a
big nose. However, pandas’ diet is totally different with other species of bear; in which they prefer bamboos
than others. 90% of pandas’ diet consists of bamboos. That is why pandas have adapted their body to help
them in eating bamboos. Pandas have a big jaw with tough muscles and strong molars to crush bamboos so
they can extract the nutrients they need.

Questions:
1. What is the text about?
2. Where does panda come from originally?
3. What physical feature makes panda unique?
4. Other than physical feature, what makes panda different from other species of bear?
5. How do pandas adapt their body to eat bamboos?