DESCRIPTIVE
TEXT
Virgiawan Adi Kristianto, [Link]
Instructional purposes:
◦Students are able to:
◦Identify the generic structure of the descriptive text
◦Answer questions related to the descriptive text
◦Create a descriptive text independently
Descriptive
text
Descriptive text is a text which describes
a particular thing, place or people
Generic
Structure of the descriptive
Text (generic structure)
Structure
1. Identification is a general
description of one topic
2. Description contains detailed
characteristics of a thing, a place
or people being described
The Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge in
New York City and is one of the oldest bridges of either type in the United States. Identificatio
Completed in 1883, it connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by n
spanning the East River.
◦ It has a main span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m), and was the first steel-wire
suspension bridge constructed. It uses a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge
design. The towers are built of limestone, granite, and Rosendale cement. The
two towers are designed to be high and bulk enough to serve fundamental
purposes. They supported the enormous weight of the roadway and cables. The
deck and the towers are high enough so that the traffic on the river would not
be interfered. Suspension bridges can easily cross distances between 2,000 and
7,000 feet (610 and 2,134 meters), enabling them to span distances beyond the Descriptio
scope of other bridge designs. The supporting cables and the suspenders, n
on the other hand, receive the bridge's tension forces. The supporting cables
run horizontally between the two far-flung anchorages. However, the
suspenders run vertically. At the end of the suspension cables, they are
secured by anchorages, which are solid cubical structures of stone masonry.
They are 42.8 by 47.5 meters at the base and rising 32.4 meters above high-
water mark. To resist the great tension from the suspension cables, their weight
has to be at least 60,000 tons each. These massive stone masonry structures are
Complete the diagram based on the
text
Answers
1. The foundation
[Link] Deck
[Link] Anchorages
[Link] Tower
[Link]
[Link] Cables
Match each part of the bridge with its
function based on the text
1. Two towers A. To resist the great tension from the
suspension cables
2. The deck
B. receive the bridge's tension forces
3. The supporting cables
C. To become a road for vehicle to travel on
4. the suspenders
D. supported the enormous weight of the
5. Anchorages roadway and cables
6. The foundation E. To secure the top structure of the bridge
F. To support the whole structure of the
bridge
G. receive the bridge’s reaction forces
Answer these following questions
based on the Brooklyn bridge passage!
[Link] regions are connected by the Brooklyn
Bridge?
[Link] was the Brooklyn Bridge completed?
[Link] The two towers are designed to be high
and bulk enough?
[Link] is the difference between The supporting
cables and the suspenders?
[Link] is the minimum weight of for the
anchorage to resist the great tension?
Write down T if the statement is True and F if
the statement is false.
[Link] Brooklyn Bridge spans in East and West River.
( )
17. The Brooklyn Bridge was the first steel-wire suspension bridge
in USA. ( )
[Link] towers are built of limestone, granite, and Rosendale
cement. ( )
[Link] are situated on one end of the bridge.
( )
[Link] anchorages rise 32.4 meters above high-water mark.
Thank you for your attention
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