EXPLANATION TEXT

Explanation text is a text that is used to explain a phenomenon, such as water cycle,
earthquake, tsunami and photosynthesis. It usually contains the process of it, which covers
'why' and 'how' questions.

Generic Structure of Explanation Text

• Title

• General Statement which describes or identifies the phenomenon

• Sequenced explanation stating a series of steps which explain the phenomena.

• Conclusion sums up the explanation and talks about its applications may also give
example

Language Features
• language feature is any word that gives your sentence additional significance
or
improves the overall quality of your writing.
• Focusing generic participants
The phenomenon which is being discussed.

• Present tense
• Chronological connectors
Chronological connectors are such as, first, second, next, and then

• Passive
 Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on
a massive scale. A tsunami will be generated when the seafloor abruptly deforms and
vertically displaces the overlying water. Such large vertical movements of the earth's crust
can occur at plate boundaries. Subduction of earthquakes are particularly effective in
generating tsunami, and occur where denser oceanic plates slip under continental plates. As
the displaced water mass moves under the influence of gravity to regain its equilibrium, it
radiates across the ocean like ripples on a pond. Tsunami always bring great damage. Most of
the damage is caused by the huge mass of water behind the initial wave front, as the height
of the sea keeps rising fast and floods powerfully into the coastal area.

Generic Structure
1. General Statement
The term of "tsunami" comes from the Japanese which means harbour ("tsu") and wave
("nami"). A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly
displaced on a massive scale,
2. Squenced of Explanation
A tsunami can be generated when the sea floor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces
the overlying water. Such large vertical movements of the earth's crust can occur at plate
boundaries. Subduction of earthquakes are particularly effective in generating tsunami, and
occur where denser oceanic plates slip under continental plates. As the displaced water
mass moves under the influence of gravity to regain its equilibrium, it radiates across the
ocean like ripples on a pond.
3. Closing
Tsunami always bring great damage. Most of the damage is caused by the huge mass of
water behind the initial wave front, as the height of the sea keeps rising fast and floods
powerfully into the coastal area.

Language Features
• Use simple present tense
A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced
on a massive scale.
• Use Passive Voice
A tsunami will be generated when the seafloor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces
the overlying water.