Descriptive Text

The Purpose of descriptive text is

• To tell how to make something

• To entertain the readers

• To describe someone, place, or a thing

• To advertise the product

Giraffe is the tallest animal, I saw in Ragunan zoo. It is a male. It is about six meter tall. It has big brown eyes. It has brown spots on its skin. It also has two short horns on its head. Its tail is long with thick hair on the top of the tail. It likes eating leaves of tree.

• to describe about giraffe

• to tell about tall animal

• to describe Ragunan zoo

• to tell about elephant

The man check the patient. He ....... a doctor.

• Was

• Is

• Are

• Will

I love cats very much. I keep some cats in my house. They are Abooy, Olive, Bubul and Sincan. Abooy is grey. It’s big and strong. Olive is black and small. Bubul is brown, yellow and red. The last sincan, Sincan is white. I always take care of my cats everyday.

‘It’s big and strong’ .

It refers to….

• Olive

• Abooy

• Bubul

• Sincan

Tulus is a ...... . He has many songs.

What is Tulus profession?

Dea has good personality. Dea is an independent girl. She rarely ask for help from other people. She is also a diligent girl. She studies a lot. She is friendly too because she always greets everyone he meets.

• Studies hard everyday

• often asks for other ‘s help

• has a good personality.

• always greets her friends.

This is a tourist attraction and educational center. It is an icon of the city of Jakarta. It is located in the center of Jakarta. It was built in August 1959. Its height is 132 meters. This museum displays the history of the struggle of the Indonesian people.

What is it ?

What kind of tenses which use for descriptive text?

• Past tense

• Present tense

• Future tense

• Perfect tense

What is the schematic structure of the descriptive text?

• Description-identification

• Orientation-identification

• Identification-description

• General classification-description

How about our class today?

• Great

• Bad