Understanding Descriptive Text

 

Halo temen-temen pembelajar yang semangat! Kali ini ada catatan materi buat kalian, nih! Materi kali ini mengenai understanding descriptive text. Materi ini sangat berguna untuk kalian, karena ini basic materi yang harus kalian kuasai dalam bahasa Inggris. Yuk, pahami!

Definition of Descriptive Text

Descriptive text is a text that describes a particular person, animal, place, or thing. You write a description when you want your reader to picture what you are describing.

Purpose of Descriptive Text

To describe person, animal, place, or thing in specific.

Generic Structure of Descriptive Text

1.       Identification

This part introduce where or who the subject being described is

Borobudur is one of historical buildings in Indonesia. it is considered to be the world’s largest Buddhist temple for its size  and height . it is located in Magelang, Central Java. Not only it became a well known tourism destination to a lot of travelers around the world, Borobudur Temple is also included in UNESCO ist of world heritage site.

2.       Description

This part shows the detail description of subject. It may include the information about the appearance or qualities of.

Borobudur Temple consist of six square floors and three circular floors which arranged accordingly and make it to be stair like layers that you have to climb one by one to reach the top of the temple. In the middle of the floor, you will find small stairwell with couples of stairwells with couples of stairs connecting each floor that you can use as a passage to go to the top.

On each level of the floor, there are a lot of relief panels and Buddha statues speard around it. Based on the data, there are 2.672 panels and 504 statyes in total. There is a dome located on the top center of the temple and is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues, each seated inside a perforated stupa. It is said that, if you place your hand into the stupa through one of its hole and you can touch the Budda statue, you will be able to make one of your dream come true.

Language Features of Descriptive Text

1.       Using Simple Present Tense

S + V1 + O + Adv

S (i/you/they/we) + V1 + O + Adv

S (she/he/it) + V1 + s/es + O + Adv

2.       Using Adjective and Adverb

·       Adjectives

-          Historical

-          Well known

·       Adverb

-          In Indonesia

-          In UNESCO list

-          In Magelang

-          On each level

-          On the top center

3.       Using Present Passive Voice

·       Active

S + V1 + O + Adv

·       Passive

O + is/am/are + V3 + by + s + Adv

 

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Referensi Materi;

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