Descriptive Text

By: Rahmad Ansori Hasibuan

What is Descriptive
text?

Descriptive text is a kind of text with a

purpose to give information.
context The of this kind of text
is of particular thing, animal,
description
person, or others.
 The Generic Structure of
Descriptive Text
 Identification

Introducing where or who is the subject is being

describe.

 Description

Describes parts, qualities, and the characteristic

of the person, place, or thing to be describe.

Grammatical feature

 Focus on Specific Participant

 Adjective
 The Use of simple present tense
Describing person!
 Has … children/ ….Daughter(s) and …
 His/her name is
son(s)
…
 Likes …+ ing
 He/she…
 Doesn’t like …+ing
 Is …years old
 What does he/she look like?
 Is …(nationality)
 He/she …
 Speaks … (language)
 Is tall/short
 Is from….
 Is fat/ skinny
 Lives in ….
 Has long/short hair
 Is single/married
 Has black/brown/red/blond/gray hair
Has brown/blue/green eyes.
THE KINDS OF FACE
THE KINDS OF EYES
THE KINDS OF NOSE
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe
 Daniel Jacob Radcliffe

Daniel Jacob Radcliffe was born in

n
Identificatio
Fulham, London, 23 July 1989. his
nickname is Dan. He is the only child of
Alan Radcliffe and Marcia Gresham.
Dan has white skin, dark brown
hair, blue eyes, and pointed nose. His
height is about 168cm. He is a loyal,
shy, down to earth and humorous

n
Descriptio
person. is also intelligent and
He mysterious. He loves
somewhat Formula
football, racing and
One gymnastics.
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe
Robert Pattinson Shahrukh Khan
To describe a person’s physical appearance, you
can use the following words

Physical Appearnce
Height Body Age Hair Face Eyes

Tall Slim Young Long Round Big

To describe a person’s physical appearance, you can
use the following words

Physical Appearnce
Height Body Age Hair Face Eyes

Tall Slim Young Long Round Big

short Thin Old Short Oval Round
Plump Teenage Bald Square Blue
Fat r In 20s, straight Wrinkles Brown
Skinny 30s, 40s Curly Pale Green
muscular Middle Wavy Bearded slanting
age Black shaved
Red
brown
 Complete the column below based on the text

Names Physical Characters

Appearance
Daniel Radcliffe •Hair: dark brown •Loyal
•Eyes: blue •Shy
•Pointed nose •Humorous
•Height: 168cm •Intelligent
•mysterious
Emma Watson

Rupert Grint
 Complete the column below based on the text

Names Physical Characters

Appearance
Daniel Radcliffe •Hair: dark •Loyal
brown •Shy
•Eyes: blue •Humorous
•Pointed nose •Intelligent
•Height: 168cm •Mysterious
Emma Watson Hair: wavy brown •Generous
Eyes: brown •Friendly
Pointed nose •Determined
Height: 165 cm •Little bit stubborn

Rupert Grint Hair: Bright red •Active

Eyes: blue •Humorous
Pointed nose •Humble
Height: 180 cm
 descriptive text adalah, "...... is a text which
says what a person or a thing is like. Its
purpose is to describe and reveal a particular
person, place, or thing." [teks yang
menjelaskan gambaran seseorang atau benda.
Tujuannya adalah mengambarkan
atau mengungkapkan orang, tempat
atau benda tertentu]

Jadi, bisa dikatakan bahwa descriptive text ini adalah teks yang
menjelaskan tentang seperti apakah orang atau suatu benda dideskripsikan,
baik bentuknya, sifat-sifatnya, jumlahnya dan lain-lain. Tujuan (purpose)
dari descriptive text pun jelas, yaitu untuk menjelaskan, MENGGAMBARKAN
atau mengungkapkan seseorang atau suatu benda.
 Descriptive text
1. Personal description
Personal description contains some information such as name, age,
religion, address, school, and etc. Personal description can be in a form
and text.
2. Generic structure:
Mention full name, address, age, school, family.
Mention the name, occupation, profession and career.
Mention the physical features, his/her personality.
3. Language feature:
-Use adjectives and compound adjectives e.g. brown-skinned, attractive
and beautiful.
-Use linking verbs appear, is, etc.
-Use attributes has and have.
-Use question words who, which, how, where, etc.
-Use pronoun I, you, we, they, he, she, it.
-Use possessive pronoun my, your, our, her, his, etc.
-Use action verb related to the simple present tense, e.g. be, have, work,
live, etc.
-Use singular and plural nouns.
-Use simple present tense.
2. Simple present tense

a.Verbal sentence
Formula:
(+) S + Verb(-s/-
es) + Object
(-) S + Do/Does + Not + Verb +Object
(?) Do/Does + S + Verb + Object +?

b. Nominal sentence
Formula:
(+) S + To be (is/am/are) + Complement
(adjective/adverb/noun)
(-) S + To be (is/am/are) + Not +
Complement
 The Implementation of Triple Gold Writing to
Make Descriptive text
1. Triple Gold Sentences

Topic
My mother Part 1 is ......... My mother is beautiful

Part 2 is.......and ...... My mother is beautiful and

kind person
Part 3 of this
sentence usually Part 3 is ......... , ...... , My mother is beautiful, kind
uses as Topic and ....... person, and good wife.
sentence

Short topic sentence of Descriptive text :

My mother is beautiful, kind person, and good wife. -------- Triple Golders 1,2,3 (Part3)
My mother is
beautiful, kind
person, and good
wife. My mother has
white skin and her eyes color is
brown she looks so beautiful.
My mother loves to help people
and kind person. As a good
wife my mother always take
care all her children.
My mother is beautiful, kind person, and good wife.

My mother has white skin and her eyes colour is brown she
looks so beautiful
My mother loves to help people and kind person
As a good wife my mother always take care all her children.

My mother has white skin and her eyes color is brown she
looks so beautiful
My mother hairs’ is curly with brown color.
She has beautiful smile

My mother loves to help people and kind person

She always give me example to help other people

All my friends love my mothers

As a good wife my mother always take care all her children.

She likes her house to be clean and organized

She always takes care of her family

My mother is beautiful, kind person, and good wife