DESCRIPTIVE

TEXT

WHAT IS

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT ?

DEFINITION

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT IS A KIND OF TEXT WITH A PURPOSES TO DESCRIBE A PARTICULARPERSON, PLACE, ANIMAL OR THING

Rhetorical Structure• Identification

Identifies the phenomenon to be described. In this thext identification is in the first paragraph. Introduces who, where, or what is being described. (mengenalkan siapa, dimana dan apa yang digambarkan)

• Description Describes parts, qualities and characteristics. In this text description is in paragraph 2 and 3.

Language Features

Present Tense

Examples : I like christiano- Adjective (kata sifat) : hansome, famous, great- Atributive : have and has- Prounoun (Kata ganti) : he, his hair, ronaldo

Subject + V1 (s/es) + Object

Describing Person• His/her name is ..• He/she• Is .. Years old• Is .. (nationality)• Speaks ..(language)• Is from .. • Lives in ...• Likes ... + ing • Doesn’t like ... + ing• What does he /she look like?• Is tall/short ?

The kinds of Face • Rectangle• Round• Square• Oval• Triangle• Heart

The kinds of eyes• Round eyes• Roundish-almond eyes• Almond eyes• Asian eyes • Droopy eyes

The kinds of nose• Small nose• Sharp /ponted nose• Long nose• Flat nose

EXAMPLE

IDENTIFICATION

I like Christian Ronaldo, a famous footbal player of Real Madrid

Ronaldo was born in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal on 5 February 1985. He is handsome man. He has dark brown hair, brown eyes ah he has a birthmark on the left cheek. His nose is sharp and his skin is light brown. Ronaldo has height of 185 centimeters and 83 kilograms of weight. Ronaldo is known as a great football player.

DESCRIPTION

Christiano Ronaldo

Worksheet• Read the text carefully and answer the questions correctly.

I am Carla and my sister is Sandra. My sister and I look very different.

I have blue eyes and she has green eyes. We have black hair, but I have long, straight hair and she has short, curly hair. I am tall and thin, but she is short and heavy. As you can see, I do not look like my sister . We look different.

Pay attention to the text on your handout and think about the following question

• What are Carla and Sandra’s relationship?• How do they look?• In what points are they different?• Who has short and curly hair?• How does Sandra look like?

Thank you for nice attention