Descriptive Text

What is the structure of descriptive text?

• Definition

• Solution

• Identification

• Explanation

Paris is the capital of European Nation, France. It is also one of the most beautiful and most famous cities in the world. Paris is called the city of light. It is also an international fashion centre.

What is the text about?

• How Paris is named

• The description of Paris

• The famous city in the world

• Things you can see in Paris

What tense is used in Descriptive Text?

• Future Tense

• Past Tense

• Past Future Tense

• Simple Present Tense

Tanjung Puting National Park

Tanjung Puting National Park is an internationally famous ecotourism destination, which is located in the southwest of Central Kalimantan peninsula. Visitors from foreign countries come to this park because of its amazing nature. This is called a park, but unlike any park that you have seen in your city, this is a jungle! It is a real jungle, which is home to the most interesting animals in the world: orang utan.

Where is Tanjung Putting National Park located?

• Southwest

• Kalimantan Peninsula

• Central Kalimantan

• West Kalimantan

Barack Obama is the president of United States. He is an African-American. He is tall and thin. He is bald. He has dark complexion, pointed nose, and oval face.

He is the first black man who becomes the president of United States. He is known as a smart and wise man. He is a loving husband for his wife and a good father for his two children. People from all over the world adore him because of his spirit and action in creating peace in this world. He also looks friendly because he always smiles a lot.

What is the purpose of the text?

• To persuade the readers to choose him in the election

• To describe Barack Obama's physical appearance and personality

• To entertain the readers about the story of Barack Obama

• To report the life of the president of United States of America

What can be described in a descriptive text?

• A person

• A place

• An animal

• All of the above

Read the list below

(1) Using present perfect tense

(2) Using adjective

(3) Using linking verbs

(4) Using declarative sentence

(5) Using simple present tense

Which of the above features can be used in a descriptive text?

• (2) and (5)

• (1) and (5)

• (1), (3), and (4)

• (1), (2), and (5)

I have a grandfather. He is very old. He is about 80 years old. He is bald.

Choose the correct picture based on statement above!

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Mrs. Herlina is a big lady, with glasses. She is wearing a batik shirt and black pants. She is sitting on the bench in front of the Principal's office. She is carrying a pink purse.

What does Mrs Herlina look like?

• She is fat, with glasses

• She is big and wearing a batik dresses

• she is slim with glasses

• She is slim and standing near the bench

These animals are aquatic animals that cannot fly and generally live in the southern hemispher. The outer body is black, and the inner body is white. And these animals has two legs, generally these animals eat krill (a type of shrimp), fish, squid and other aquatic animals that are caught when swimming in the sea with their beaks.

Which picture is descibe?

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