DESCRIPTIVE

TEXT
What will you learn?
01 Definition of Descriptive text

02 Generic Structure of Descriptive text

03 Language Features of Descriptive text

04 Describing People

05 Describing Places
What is Descriptive text?
 Descriptive text

Describe = …..

Descriptive text is a text which says what a person or thing is like

Its purpose is to describe, to introduce, to identify, to promote, and

explain someone or something
 Generic Structure
identifies the phenomenon to b
IDENTIFICATION
e described

DESCRIPTION describes parts, qualities, and

the characteristic of the person,
place, or thing to be describe
 LANGUAGE FEATURES
1. Noun, Adjective, Noun Phrase

Noun : teacher, house, cat, etc.

Adjective : beautiful, big, cute, etc.
Noun Phrase : beautiful teacher, big house, cute cat
2. Simple Present Tense
 DESCRIBING PEOPLE
What should we describe about people?

1. Name
2. Your relation with him/her (brother/sister/mother, etc)
3. Physical appearance (brown hair, tall, white skin, etc)
4. Characteristic (lazy, smart, etc)
5. Hobbies
 DESCRIBING PLACE

1. INTRODUCTION

Give general information about the place or building:

•What is it?
•Who built it? When?
•Where is it?
•Why is it interesting?
•Why are you writing about it?
 2. BODY

Describe the place/building:

•What does it look like?
•What are the important features of it?
•What makes it special?
•What can you see there?
•What is the atmosphere of it?
What is it?
Candi Muara Takus
 Muara Takus is a temple complex that located in Muara Takus Village, Koto
Kampar District, Pekanbaru, Riau. It precisely located about 135 km from Pekanbaru
city off the main road to Bukittinggi, and about 2.5 km from the center of the village
of Muara Takus, not far from the edge of River Kampar Kanan.

What makes Muara Takus unique can be seen when you step in the the front
yard of the complex. The Muara Takus looks the same as the Buddhist stupas in
Myanmar, stupas in Vietnam, stupas in Sri Langka and the ancient stupas in India.
In the temple complex, there are historical relics of the Sriwijaya kingdom. It is still a
mystery when these Buddhist remains were actually built, estimates are they have been
constructed either in the 2nd, 4th 7th or 9th century. To get to Muara Takus is easiest
from Pekanbaru, the provincial capital of Riau, using private vehicles or public
transportation.