Descriptive texts are the texts which are used to describe
about a particular place, person or thing. Descriptions are almost the same as
report text. A descriptive text focuses on a specific thing and its specific
features. A report usually deals with things in general. Descriptions can be
used in textbook, encyclopedias, scientific magazines, historical texts,
factual reading book, magazines etc
A. Generic Structure of Descriptive text
1. Identification : identifies the phenomenon to be described
2. Description of Features : describes features in order of importance
• Parts/ things, it is about physical appearance
• Qualities, it can be the degree of beauty, excellence, value or worth
• Characteristic, it can be prominent aspects that are unique
NOTES:
1. Difference between descriptive and reports can be seen as follow: descriptive texts talk about one specific person, place or thing, e.g. “My Car” and reports classify and describe a whole class of thing, e.g. “Cars” (in general). In short, reports deal with general classification and description of thing while descriptive texts describe a particular thing.
2.The description can cover the facts about various aspects of an object (parts, colour, shape, habits, behaviour, personalities etc
B.Generic Features of Descriptive
1.Descriptive texts usually use Simple Present Tense
2.Frequent use of Passive sentences.
3.Use of be (is, am, are, was, were) for the identification and showing qualities
4.Use of verb “Have” (have, has, had) in order to give detail description of the object’s features.
5.Use of action verbs related to the topic, especially when describing behaviours or personalities (for persons)
6.Use of adjectives in describing especially the qualities.
A. Generic Structure of Descriptive text
1. Identification : identifies the phenomenon to be described
2. Description of Features : describes features in order of importance
• Parts/ things, it is about physical appearance
• Qualities, it can be the degree of beauty, excellence, value or worth
• Characteristic, it can be prominent aspects that are unique
NOTES:
1. Difference between descriptive and reports can be seen as follow: descriptive texts talk about one specific person, place or thing, e.g. “My Car” and reports classify and describe a whole class of thing, e.g. “Cars” (in general). In short, reports deal with general classification and description of thing while descriptive texts describe a particular thing.
2.The description can cover the facts about various aspects of an object (parts, colour, shape, habits, behaviour, personalities etc
B.Generic Features of Descriptive
1.Descriptive texts usually use Simple Present Tense
2.Frequent use of Passive sentences.
3.Use of be (is, am, are, was, were) for the identification and showing qualities
4.Use of verb “Have” (have, has, had) in order to give detail description of the object’s features.
5.Use of action verbs related to the topic, especially when describing behaviours or personalities (for persons)
6.Use of adjectives in describing especially the qualities.
The Example Of Descriptive
Text My House
I
live in a small house. It has five rooms: there are two bedrooms, a living
room, a bathroom, and a kitchen. Indeed it is a small house; but I like living
in here for wasting my spare time.
When the door is open, I can see the living room. It is so small with only three chairs and a table, nothing else. I prefer reading a novel in this room.
My
bedroom is in the left side of the living room. In this room there is a night
table next to the bed, a TV, a radio, and a computer. When being bored of
reading, I usually play online games, chat with my friends via Face book and so
on.
Next
to my bedroom is my mother's. I do not know what is inside because I never come
in to see it. In the right side of the living room there is the kitchen. In the
kitchen I have everything I need when I get hungry. It is very pleasure when my
mother cooks; the smell fills my whole house.
I know it is a very
small house; but it is the best place I have ever seen.
My family has four
members: those are I, my sister, and parents of course.
My mother is 47 years old. Her name's Anisa. She's thin-faced and she's got long, blond hair and beautiful green eyes. She is still slim because she always tries to stay in shape. She is very good-looking, always well-dressed and elegant.
My father, Lukman, is 5 years older than my mother. He is 52. In spite of his age he's still black-haired, with several grey hairs. He has bright blue eyes. He is quite tall, but a bit shorter than me. He's very hard-working. Besides that he is working in a travel company. He can even make a dinner when my mother is outside. His cooking and his meals are always very tasty as well as my mothers'.
My mother is 47 years old. Her name's Anisa. She's thin-faced and she's got long, blond hair and beautiful green eyes. She is still slim because she always tries to stay in shape. She is very good-looking, always well-dressed and elegant.
My father, Lukman, is 5 years older than my mother. He is 52. In spite of his age he's still black-haired, with several grey hairs. He has bright blue eyes. He is quite tall, but a bit shorter than me. He's very hard-working. Besides that he is working in a travel company. He can even make a dinner when my mother is outside. His cooking and his meals are always very tasty as well as my mothers'.
Finally, my sister Nadina. She is 22. She is also red-haired and green-eyed. She has long wavy hair and freckles. She is definitely shorter than me. She is rather introverted. But she is very sensible, smart and co-operative. Right now she is studying English and also knows Arabic and Mandarin. I want to be so smart as she is.
They all, except me, speak Sundanese very well, because we were living in Bandung for 5 years. My sister have been going to primary school there. Unfortunately I was only 3 when we were leaving to Jakarta, so I can't speak Sundanese. Now we are happily living in Jakarta.
Orange, the popular fruit which is
easy to find and relatively cheap, in fact contain much nutrition, which is
good for our health. The fruit has widely been known as not only vitamin and
mineral-rich fruit but also containing essential substances, which cannot be
produced by human body. As a matter of fact, those substances are necessary
since they are used in the process of the growth and development of human body.
The non-nutrition compounds in orange can minimize the risk of some dreadful diseases, such as cardiovascular, cancer, and eyes problems. Unfortunately, for many years people see the fruit only as the source of vitamin C while actually it also produces carbohydrate, potassium, calcium, thiamin, niacin, vitamin B, phosphor, magnesium, riboflavin, another natural chemical compounds.
Consuming orange is also suggested for those who have diet programme since there are only 60-80 calories in one fruit. Therefore, by having this fruit in daily menu, someone can reduce his or her weight.
The non-nutrition compounds in orange can minimize the risk of some dreadful diseases, such as cardiovascular, cancer, and eyes problems. Unfortunately, for many years people see the fruit only as the source of vitamin C while actually it also produces carbohydrate, potassium, calcium, thiamin, niacin, vitamin B, phosphor, magnesium, riboflavin, another natural chemical compounds.
Consuming orange is also suggested for those who have diet programme since there are only 60-80 calories in one fruit. Therefore, by having this fruit in daily menu, someone can reduce his or her weight.
As we know ,most cat look so cute
,so does my cat.My cat's name is Cuty. I named Cuty because she looks so cute
and make me always want to hug her.Do you want to know about my cat ?
My Cuty has white and orange fur .It
is so soft .And make me always want to stroke it. She has blue eyes.Her tail is
long.And she also has sharp tooth and of course scary me.The whishkers in her
mouth make her si funy.
But,although she looks very cute and
funny,when she was angry or want catch her prey like mouse, she is very scary
me. Her paws is look so sharp and long.Her sound also change like tiger sound. I
never approach her when she is angry.
But,when my Cuty back as ussual ,I
approach her again ,and play her ear,her whishkers,her tail and she look very
enjoy it.I love my vat so much.
She is a very kind person. She is very lovely, friendly, patient, and she loves to help people. I love my mom, because she is a good example to me. She loves being in the Church, and she loves sing and dance too.
She is a very good child, wife and mother. She always takes care of her family. She likes her house to be clean and organized. She a very organized person, and all things in the house are in the right place. She doesn't like messes.
She always has a smile on her face. She is so sweet and lovely. I like when I am going to sleep or went I wake up or when I am going to go to some places, she always give me a kiss, and when the family have a problem she always be with us to helps us and to give us all her love.
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