DESCRIPTIVE

TEXT
 What is Descriptive Text??

• Descriptive text is text that explain or describe

something, for example : describe thing, people,
historical places and etc.
• Function : to describe a particular person, place or
thing.
Generic Structure of Descriptive Text
TITLE

• IDENTIFICATION

DESCRIPTION
 Generic Structure of Descriptive Text

• Identification : identifies phenomenon to be

described.
• Descriptive : describes parts, qualities,
characters.
Language Features of Descriptive Text
1. The use of adjective:
e.g: - a five hundred seated football stadium
- a beautiful ancient Roman opera house
2. The use of Degree of Comparison:
e.g: - The weather in Jakarta is hotter than in Bandung
- Bogor has the same weather as Ungaran
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3. The use of Simple Present Tense:

e.g: - The hotel provides 450 rooms and a large swimming

pool
4. The use of Adverbs:
e.g: - Very, extremely, quite, interestingly etc
 Words to describe people. Do you know the
meaning?
Word that use to describe people
tall pointed nose friendly short
blonde hair smart skinny calm shy
round face kind helpful stubborn
talkative
 Words that use to describe

wave trees sandy breeze savannah

wood jungle canopy leafy green blue
cool cold fresh coral clear dirty

nice clean lovely comfortable

 Adjectives to describe

terrible amazing awesome marvelous

impressive interesting boring unforgettable
exciting sunny wet warm hot
Describing people
My Best Friend (Title)
I have a lot of friends in my school, but Dinda has been my best friend since junior high school.
We don’t study in the same class, but we meet at school everyday during recess and after school. I
first met her at junior high school orientation and we’ve been friends ever since. (Identification)
Dinda is good-looking. She’s not too tall, with fair skin and wavy black hair that she often puts in
a ponytail. At school, she wears the uniform. Other than that, she likes to wear jeans, casual t-shirts
and sneakers. Her favourite t-shirts are those in bright colors like pink, light green and orange. She is
always cheerful. She is also very friendly and likes to make friends with anyone. Like many other
girls, she is also talkative. She likes to share her thoughts and feelings to her friends. I think that’s
why many friends enjoy her company. However, she can be a bit childish sometimes. For example,
when she doesn’t get what she wants, she acts like a child and stamps her feet.
Dinda loves drawing, especially the manga characters. She always has a sketchbook with her
everywhere she goes. She would spend some time to draw the manga characters from her
imagination. Her sketches are amazingly great. I’m really glad to have a best friend like Dinda.
(Description)
Describing Place
Paris (Title)

Paris is the capital city of France. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the
world. It is also one of the world's most crowded cities. Lovely gardens and parks
are found throughout Paris. At night, many palaces and statues are lit up. For this
reason, Paris is often called the City of Light. (Identification)
Every year, millions of people visit Paris. The most popular place to visit is the
Eiffel Tower. This huge structure has become the symbol of Paris. The Louvre,
one of the world's largest art museums, draws many visitors. The Cathedral of
Notre Dame, a famous church, is another favourite place to visit. (Description)
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Find out the adjectives in this text!
Pulau Merah is one of awesome ‘hidden’ gems that Indonesia has.
It is still virgin with many trees. It has a vast white sandy beach
stretching for miles, featuring the island in the middle of the bay.
Not only sandy beach, there are also great scenery with many
amazing tremendous rocks and sunset. Moreover, the constant
and huge waves invite surfers to have an enjoyable surfing and
experience the mystical feeling of surfing next to this gigantic
“red island” rock in the middle of waves though it is very
forgiving beach break. It takes 3 hours from Banyuwangi to reach
this place or about 1 hour from Purwoharjo.