Explanation Text & Passive Voice

Do you know what a volcano is? I guess you all know volcano is a mountain with magma inside it. Most volcanoes are formed on land, but there are volcanoes that are on the ocean floor. In Indonesia, there is Mount Merapi and Mount Krakatau. Mount Merapi erupted on October 2010 and Mount Krakatau erupted in 1883. The eruptions were really massive and destructive. Do you want to know how is the volcano erupting? Well, let me explain to you.

What is the general statement of the text?

• Mount Merapi erupted on October 2010.

• Mount Krakatau erupted in 1883.

• How volcano eruption occurs.

• What is a volcano?

Earthquake is one of the most destroying natural disasters. Unluckily it often happens in several regions. Recently a horrible earthquake has shaken West Sumatra. It has brought great damages. Why did it occur? Do you know how earthquake happens?

What is the general statement of the text?

• What is the earthquake?

• The earthquake happens in West Sumatra.

• How earthquake happens.

• There are many natural disaster in the world.

Tsunami

Tsunami occurs when major fault under the ocean floor suddenly slips. The displaced rock pushes water above it like a giant paddle, producing powerful water waves at the ocean surface. The ocean waves spread out from the vicinity of the earthquake source and move across the ocean until they reach the coastline, where their height increases as they reach the continental shelf, the part of the earth crust that slopes, or rises, from the ocean floor up to the land.

A tsunami washes ashore with oftendisastrous effects such as severe flooding, loss of lives due to drowning and damage to property.

A tsunami is a very large sea wave that is generated by a disturbance along the ocean floor. This disturbance can be an earthquake, a landslide, or a volcanic eruption. A tsunami is undetectable far out in the ocean, but once it reaches shallow water, this fast traveling wave grows very large.

Tsunami happened because of.....

• The displaced rock pushes water above it

• A major fault under the ocean floor slips suddenly

• The ocean waves spread out from the vicinity of the source

• The waves moves across the ocean until they reach the beach

• A tsunami is undetectable far out in the ocean

Tsunami occurs when major fault under the ocean floor suddenly slips. The displaced rock pushes water above it like a giant paddle, producing powerful water waves at the ocean surface. The ocean waves spread out from the vicinity of the earthquake source and move across the ocean until they reach the coastline, where their height increases as they reach the continental shelf, the part of the earth crust that slopes, or rises, from the ocean floor up to the land.

A tsunami washes ashore with oftendisastrous effects such as severe flooding, loss of lives due to drowning and damage to property.

A tsunami is a very large sea wave that is generated by a disturbance along the ocean floor. This disturbance can be an earthquake, a landslide, or a volcanic eruption. A tsunami is undetectable far out in the ocean, but once it reaches shallow water, this fast traveling wave grows very large

What are the impacts of tsunami?

• The part of the Earth’s crust that slopes, or rises, from the ocean floor down to the land

• A tsunami washes ashore with often disastrous effects such as flooding and loss of lives

• A tsunami is a very large sea wave which is not generated by a disturbance a long the ocean floor

• A tsunami is detectable far out in the ocean

• Once tsunami reaches shallow water, the wave never grows very large

Tsunami occurs when major fault under the ocean floor suddenly slips. The displaced rock pushes water above it like a giant paddle, producing powerful water waves at the ocean surface. The ocean waves spread out from the vicinity of the earthquake source and move across the ocean until they reach the coastline, where their height increases as they reach the continental shelf, the part of the earth crust that slopes, or rises, from the ocean floor up to the land.

A tsunami washes ashore with oftendisastrous effects such as severe flooding, loss of lives due to drowning and damage to property.

A tsunami is a very large sea wave that is generated by a disturbance along the ocean floor. This disturbance can be an earthquake, a landslide, or a volcanic eruption. A tsunami is undetectable far out in the ocean, but once it reaches shallow water, this fast traveling wave grows very large

We understand from the text that tsunami ....

• Causes the movement of earth

• Forms a new shape of coastline

• Makes unfortunate event

• Rises a new coastal land

• Displaces rocks to land

Earthquake

An earthquake is a shaking of the ground caused by the sudden breaking and movement of large sections (tectonic plates) of the earth’s rocky outermost crust.

Earthquakes are usually caused when a rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault. This sudden release of energy causes the seismic waves that make the ground shake. When two blocks of rock or two plates are rubbing catch on each other. The rocks are still pushing against each other, but not moving. After a while, the rocks break because of all the pressure that’s built up. When the rocks break, the earthquake occurs.

What does the text mainly explain?

• the meaning of earthquake

• the types of earthquake

• the cause of earthquake

• the effects of earthquake

• the place where earthquake happens

An earthquake is a shaking of the ground caused by the sudden breaking and movement of large sections (tectonic plates) of the earth’s rocky outermost crust.

The underlined words can be replaced by…

• cover

• layer

• rock

• soil

• ground

Earthquake

An earthquake is a shaking of the ground caused by the sudden breaking and movement of large sections (tectonic plates) of the earth’s rocky outermost crust.

Earthquakes are usually caused when a rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault. This sudden release of energy causes the seismic waves that make the ground shake. When two blocks of rock or two plates are rubbing catch on each other. The rocks are still pushing against each other, but not moving. After a while, the rocks break because of all the pressure that’s built up. When the rocks break, the earthquake occurs.

It can be concluded that earthquake happens when…

• the pressure is built up

• the two blocks of rock are moving

• the seismic waves are released

• the rock underground suddenly breaks

• the ground is moved

The purpose of an explanation text is..

• to amuse the readers about how and why something happens

• to tell the readers about how and why something happens

• to persuade the readers about how and why something happens

• to explain the readers about how and why something happens

• to describe the readers about how and why something happens

In what paragraph does the explanation text begin?

• General statement paragraph

• Series of paragraph that tell hows and whys

• Concluding paragraph

• Orientation paragraph