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Chapter 4 Descriptive Text

Chapter 4 discusses descriptive text, which aims to describe the characteristics of a person, place, or thing using sensory experiences. It outlines the generic structures, purposes, language features, and differences between descriptive and report texts, along with tips for writing effective descriptive text. Examples include descriptions of a best friend and a tourist attraction, illustrating the application of the concepts presented.

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Chapter 4 Descriptive Text

Chapter 4 discusses descriptive text, which aims to describe the characteristics of a person, place, or thing using sensory experiences. It outlines the generic structures, purposes, language features, and differences between descriptive and report texts, along with tips for writing effective descriptive text. Examples include descriptions of a best friend and a tourist attraction, illustrating the application of the concepts presented.

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CHAPTER 4 DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

BY: I. S. AGUSTIANI AGEOSTIAN


2021
1. Definition
2. Generic Structures
3. Purposes
4. Language Features
5. The Difference between Descriptive Text
and Report Text
6. Tips To Write Descriptive Text
DEFINITION
Descriptive Text is a text which says what a person or a thing
is like. The descriptive text is meaningful text that describes
the experience related to the senses, such as what shape,
sound, taste is. Most descriptive text is about visual
experience, but in fact the experience other than the sense
of sight, we can also use it to make descriptive text.

But in particular, the descriptive text is, “…… 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.”

So, it can be said that the descriptive text is a text that


explains about whether a person or an object is like, whether
its form, its properties, its amount and others. The purpose of
the descriptive text is clear, that is to describe, represent or
reveal a person or an object, either abstract or concrete.
GENERIC STRUCTURE
When writing descriptive text, there are
some generic structures (actually not
mandatory) for our writing to be true. The
arrangement is:
• Identification: (contains about the
introduction of a person, place, animal or
object will be described.)
• Description: contains a description of
something such as animal, things, place
or person by describing its features,
forms, colors, or anything related to what
PURPOSES
• To describe person, thing
or place in specific

• To describe a particular
person, thing or place
LANGUAGE FEATURE
• Specific participant : has a certain object, is not common and
unique (only one). for example: Bandengan beach, my
house, Borobudur temple, uncle Jim

• The use of the adjective (an adjective) to clarify the noun, for
example: a beautiful beach, a handsome man, the famous
place in jepara, etc.

• The use of simple present tense: The sentence pattern used


is simple present because it tells the fact of the object
described.

• Action verb: verbs that show an activity (for example, run,


sleep, walk, cut etc….
EXAMPLES OF DESCRITIVE TEXT
Descriptive Text about Person

– My Best Friend, Ernesto


My best friend is Ernesto and he is my classmate. We go to school together.
Ernesto comes from an educated family. His father is a school principal and his
mother is also a teacher.

He is punctual, well-educated, and has good manners. He is really hard working.


He always does his homework. He is also well-dressed and well-behaved. All
teachers have a high opinion of him.

Ernesto has a well-built body. He is gentle but fearless. He takes part in all
sports, scout, trekking and mountaineering activities. He has a good heart. He is
truthful, honest and obedient.

He also plays the guitar, and he makes his parents very proud of him. He
secures good marks and is usually top of his class in examinations. He inspires
me to work harder. He keeps me away from bad company. I am happy to have
such a friend.
Descriptive Text Tourist Attraction
Way Kambas National Park

Way Kambas National Park is a national park for elephant sanctuary


located in Lampung precisely in the Labuhan Ratu sub district, East
Lampung, Indonesia. Way Kambas National Park, established in 1985, is
the first school for elephant in Indonesia. In the beginning of its
establishment, Way Kambas National Park was named the Elephant
Training Center / Pusat Latihan Gajah (PLG), but the last few years this
name was changed into Elephant Conservation Center / Pusat
Konservasi Gajah (PKG), which is expected to become a center for
elephant conservation in taming, training, breeding and conserving
elephants. Until now, this PKG has trained for about 300 elephants
which have been deployed to all over the country.

In Way Kambas National Park, there are some endangered animals such
as Sumatran Rhinos, Sumatran elephant, Sumatran tiger, Mentok
Rimba, and Buaya sepit. There are also some plants which are mostly
found there such as Api-api, Pidada, Nipah, and Pandan. On the marshy
coasts of Way Kambas National Park is often found various species of
birds, such as, Lesser Adjutant, Pheasant Blue, Kuau Raja, Pependang
THE DIFFERENTS BETWEEN
DESCRIPTIVE AND REPORT TEXT
THE DESCRIPTIVE REPORT
DIFFERENT TEXT TEXT

Talk about one Talk about one


The object specific thing general thing

Based on the Based on the


objective fact careful
The resourses of the thing observation
My beautiful
cat (describe The cat
The example the cat’s (describe cat
(title) writer) in general)
Tips to write descriptive text
1. Make sure to choose a meaningful person,
place, or thing. …
2. Introduce the person, place, or thing you are
describing. …
3. Engage your reader’s sense of sight. …
4. Describe smells and tastes if you can. …
5. Describe how the moment or item feels. …
6. Describe how your subject sounds.
7. Make unique observations
8. Include some figurative language.
9. Wrap it up

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