➧ Definition : describes what kind of person or an object described, good shape, properties, and other numbers. Goal (purpose) of the descriptive text is to describe or disclose an individual or an object.
➧ Generic Structure
1. Identification : contains the identification of matter / what will be described.
2. Description : contains the explanation / description of the thing / person to mention a few properties.
3. Language Features
-The use of adjectives and compound adjectives.
-Using the simple present tense.
➧ Language Features
1. Focus on specific participants
2. Use of simple present tense
Pattern:
(+) S + V1 s/es
Example: They write
a letter
(-) S + do/does +
not + V1
Example: I do not
bring money.
(?) Do/does + S + V1
Example: Does she go
to campus? 3. Use of adjective
Example : beautiful, short, sweet, thin, funny, etc.
Notes :
- Specific participant has a certain object, is not common and unique (only one). For example: Wonosari beach, my house, Borobudur temple, uncle Jack, etc.
- The use of the adjective (an adjective) to clarify the noun (noun) for example, be used for the following expression: a beautiful beach, a handsome man, the famous place in Yogyakarta, etc.
- Use the simple present tense for telling the facts of object descriptions.
- There are action verbs that show an activity, for example: run, sleep, walk, cut, etc.
EXAMPLES OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
My Small House
I live in a small house. It has five rooms: there are two bedrooms, a living room, a bathroom, and a kitchen. Indeed it is a small house; but I like living in here for wasting my spare time.
When the door is open, I can see the living room. It is so small with only three chairs and a table, nothing else. I prefer reading a novel in this room.
My bedroom is in the left side of the living room. In this room there is a night table next to the bed, a TV, a radio, and a computer. When being bored of reading, I usually play online games, chat with my friends via Facebook and so on.
Next to my bedroom is my mother's. I do not know what is inside because I never come in to see it. In the right side of the living room there is the kitchen. In the kitchen I have everything I need when I get hungry. It is very pleasure when my mother cooks, the smell fills my whole house.
I know it is a very small house; but it is the best place I have ever seen.
When the door is open, I can see the living room. It is so small with only three chairs and a table, nothing else. I prefer reading a novel in this room.
My bedroom is in the left side of the living room. In this room there is a night table next to the bed, a TV, a radio, and a computer. When being bored of reading, I usually play online games, chat with my friends via Facebook and so on.
Next to my bedroom is my mother's. I do not know what is inside because I never come in to see it. In the right side of the living room there is the kitchen. In the kitchen I have everything I need when I get hungry. It is very pleasure when my mother cooks, the smell fills my whole house.
I know it is a very small house; but it is the best place I have ever seen.
My Sphynx Cat
My Sphynx cat is the only pet I have. He has a little hair but is not totally hairless as he has a peach fuzz over much of his body. His coat is often a warm chamois. My Sphynx has a normal cat proportion.
I like his tail although my mom say that it is like a rats tail. I love his usual color varieties including, tortoiseshell, chocolate, black, blue, lilac, chocolate etc. He is really an amazing cat. Believe it or not, he is very intelligent cat. He can respond my voice commands.
He is really funny as well as my friends get a joke. I love him so much as I love my mother.
source: http://www.englishindo.com/2012/03/simple-descriptive-text-examples.html#ixzz4Q2mQVDpR
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