Descriptive Text

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DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
1.Standard Competence :
Understanding meaning of short functonal text and essay in
the form of descriptive in communication with the closest social
and academic context.
2. Basic Compeence :
Accurately and efficiently responding t explicit meaning of essay
in he form of descriptive related to closest social and academic
contexts.
3. Instructional Objectives :l
At the end of the session the students are able to produce
procedure text.
WHO AM I ?
I am Fadhil and my brother is
Faqih.
I am 4 years old and my brother
is 2 years old.
We wear the same T-shirt.
It’s colour is yellow.
Yellow is our favourite colour.
WHO AM I
Dea describes her pet animal
for the wall magazine.
My Bombi
Bombi is my playful black cat.
This cat is always playful. It likes playing
with anything. It sometimes plays with me.
It likes playing with a ball very much. It is
very clever. Sometimes it is very naughty.
My Bombi is small but fat. It has soft and
black fur. Bombi has a long tail. Its eyes
are round. It looks cute. It is always near
me.
1.What is Bombi’s fur like ?
2.What does Bombi like to play with
very much ?
3.What does Bombi like to do?
4.What is the synonym of the word
“soft”.
5.Which sentence/s belongs to the
identification of the text?
Characteristic of descriptive text
a. Function :
To describe a particular person, animal,
thing or place.
b. Generic structure :
- Identification :
Introduces the character ( who, what ) .
- Description :
Describe the character ( What is it like,
how, why, etc ).
The linguistic Features of Descriptive text :
1. Vocabularies related to the topic / text.

Examples : playful, clever, naughty, fur,
cute,eyes,ears,leg,tail, soft.
2. Verbs : Play, have.
3.Tobe : is
4.Tense : Simple Present Tense
DESCRIBE THESE
ANIMALS BELOW
What animals are these?
Can you describe these animals?
Read the following text about
Singapore!
Identification
Singapore is an island city of about 4 million people. It’s a
beautiful city with lots of parks and open spaces. It’s also a
very clean city.
Physical description
Kinds of building
Most of the people live in high-rise flats in different parts of
the island. The business district is very modern, with lots of
tall new office buildings. Singapore also has some nice older
sections. In Chinatown there are rows of old shop houses.
The government buildings in Singapore are very beautiful
and date from the colonial days.
Specific characteristics
Singapore is famous for its shops and restaurants. There
are many good shopping centers. Most of the goods are
duty free. Singapore’s restaurants sell Chinese, Indian,
Malay and European food, and the prices are quite
reasonable.
How is the text about Singapore

organized?
When you describe a place, a person, or a thing,
you begin with identification.
•Singapore is an island city of about 4 million people.
•Megawati Sukarnoputri is the first female president of
Indonesia.
•Brazil is the largest country in South America.
People live in high-rise flats.
The business district is modern,
with tall new office buildings.
In Chinatown, there are rows of
old shops and houses
Practice to write a simple
descriptive.
Here are the words that you use to describe people, animals,
things or places. These words are called adjective.
Look at the pictures.
Read the sentences below the pictures.
With a partner, discuss the meanings of the words in italic.
The girl on the left is tall The dog on the left is big
The girl on the right is short The dog on the right is small
The bridge on the left is high The man on the left is fat
The bridge on the right is low The man on the right is thin
The train on the left is fast The road on the left is wide
The train on the right is slow The road on the right is narrow
ACTIVITY 1
find more adjectives with their opposites.
BEAUTIFULL UGLY
ACTIVITY 2
Describe your classroom condition with your friend.
Choose one that really describes your classroom.
•The floor is ___________________. (wide/narrow)
•The blackboard is _________________. (clean/dirty)
•Your friend is ________________. (fat/thin)
•Your bag is _________________. (full/empty)
•The ceiling is _________________. (high/low)
•The clock on the wall is _______________. (big/small)
•The windows are _______________. (open/closed)
ACTIVITY 3
Nadia describes her grandma’s home for the wall
magazine.
Fill up the missing words.
My Grandma’s Home
My Grandma’s home is really beautiful and comfortable.
The home …1… far from my home. It … 2… in a small village
in Pati, Central Java . … 3… is far from the city. The yard
…4… wide and full of plants. …5… is very quiet, especially
at night. The air in the village ..6… clean and the trees …7…
green.
ACTIVITY 4
Who am I?
1.I am an animal. I am black and white.
I am fat. I live in North Pole.
You are a …………………….
2.I am green. I live in a pond. I eat mosquitoes.
I jump high. I have four legs.
You are a …………………….
3.I am an animal.
I am the king of the jungle.
You are a ……………………
4.I am an animal. I am black and white.
I look like a stripy horse.
You are a ……………..
. Check what each animal has. Talk about the chart with your
friend. Make a simple sentence to describe each animal
Little Short Big Long Long

Legs Neck Ears Nose Tail
Girrafe
Monkey
Elephant
Lion
Describe one of the following
noun phrases in five
sentences.
1.My close friend

2.My favorite teacher
3.My pet
4.My School
Written by
Eni Sulandari.S.S.Pd
SMP NEGERI 5
CILACAP

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