EXPLANATION TEXT

Group 5
- Aghny Anjali
- Nayandra Keysha
- Tria Apriani
- Nazma Alvia
 WHAT IS AN EXPLANATION TEXT ?

Explanation text is a text which tells

processes relating to forming of natural,
social, scientific and cultural
phenomena.
Explanation text is to say ‘why’ and
‘how’ of the forming of the phenomena.
It is oftem found in science, geography
and history text books.
GENERIC STRUCTURE OF EXPLANATION
TEXT

General statement; stating the phenomenon

issues which are to be explained.
Example : “Stating the phenomenon that is
the daylight in summer is longer
that in winter.”

Sequenced explanation; stating a series of

steps which explain the phenomena.
Example : “
 LANGUANGE FEATURE OF EXPLANATION
TEXT
 Featuring generic participant; sun, rain, etc
 WHY SUMMER DAYLIGHT IS LONGER
THAN WINTER DAYLIGHT
In the summer, the amount of daylight that we get is
more than we get in the winter. This is not because as
much people think we are closer to the sun but because of
the tilt of the earth.

The earth is actually closer to the sun in winter than it is

in summer but you would be forgiven for thinking that this
can not be true after looking out of your window on a cold
and frosty morning.

It seems strange that as the earth get closer to the sun

during its orbit then the amount of daylight that we get
decrease. But that is the case. It is the tilt of the earth that
determine the amount of daylight that we get and so the
length of time that for us the sun is above the horizon.
 The process of natural flooding is preceded
by rain which falls to the surface of the earth.
Then the rain water is absorbed by the ground
surface and flows to the lower place. Once that
condition happens, evaporation and the water
appear to the surface of the land. Flooding can
be disastrous for humans when floods happen
in an area that people live because the water
carries along objects like houses, bridges,
cars, furniture and even people.
 On the other hand, the process of non
natural flooding is usually caused by bad
habits of humans who don’t care about the
environment, such as littering that can make
water flow clogged. This makes the watter
deposited in landfills which gradually becomes
more common. When water reservoirs can no
longer hold water discharge, the water then
overflows out the land and cause flooding.