Descriptive Text

Descriptive Text (Historical Buildings)

By Siti Fitria

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Definition

Descriptive text 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

Social Function

a)      Giving information about a particular object by describing its features dan special characteristics;

b)      Giving information about a particular object by describing its physical attributes, behavior, functions, etc.

 Generic structure of Descriptive text:

a)      Identification introduces and identifies specific objects (a person, thing, place, animal, or event) intended to be described. It is used to gives a general idea about the object we want to describe.

b) Description describes the intended objects using descriptive details or information about the objects’ characteristics, appearances, personality, habits, or qualities

Language Features:

a)        - Specific participant: has a certain object, is not common and unique (only one).

b)        The use of the adjective (an adjective) to clarify the noun

c)         The use of simple present tense: The sentence pattern used is simple present because it tells the fact of the object described.

d)        Action verb: verbs that show an activity

e)        Using adverbial phrases of manner, place, or time

f)          Using words explaining characteristics features (size, shape, location, color, etc)

g)        Using details to visualize the topic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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​BOROBUDUR TEMPLE

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Borobudur Temple

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         Borobudur temple is one of the most beautiful tourist resorts in Indonesia. It is situated in central Java. Borobudur temple is one of the seven wonders of the world which needs to be preserved its circumstances. The people all over the world know that Borobudur is one of the greatest art works that ever known since long time ago. Borobudur temple was built by Syailendra Dynasty during the eighth century. It needed more than two million river stones. It is the biggest temple in the world. After going into some restorations, Borobudur is visited by more and more tourists, both domestic and foreign tourists. Most of them admire Borobudur temple because of its beauty, its elegance and the story of the relief on its walls.           Domestic tourists usually go there by bus or private cars, while foreign tourists like to join travel bureau because they don’t need to think of the transportation, accommodation, and itinerary. There are some money changers around the location. It makes them easier to change their money. But some of them like to bring credit cards and checks.

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Multiple Choice

Descriptive Text of Historical Place

Angkor Wat was faced a Hindu temple, a man of Budhist temple completed in Cambodia. It is the largest religious monument in the world. The temple was built by the Khmer King, Suryawarman II in the early twelveth century in Yosadapura, the capital of the Khmer Empire as this temple of eventual moslem. It is dedicated to Wisnu. It is designed to represent Khmer Meru, frame of the Devis in Hindu mithology within the mouth and has an outer wall which is 3 to 7 km long. It has three rectangular galleries which races about the neck. At the centre of the temple stand Queen Cap of Tower.

What is the monolog about?

• Gallery complex

• Buddhist mythology

• Cambodia

• Khmer Empire

• Angkor Wat

Multiple Choice

In the twelveth century which Empire was strong enough to build the biggest temple of the world?

• Old Empire

• Yosadapura   Empire

• Meru Empire

• The King Empire

• Khmer Empire