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Rabu, 16 Februari 2011

Descriptive Text

The Definition and Purpose of Descriptive Text

Descriptive text is a text which say what a person or a thing is like. Its purpose is to describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.


The Generic Structure of Descriptive Text 

Descriptive text has structure as below :
- Identification : identifying the phenomenon to be described.
- Description : describing the phenomenon in parts, qualities, or/and      characteristics.


The Language Feature of Descriptive Text
- Using attributive and identifying process.
- Using adjective and classifiers in nominal group.
- Using simple present tense.

Purpose of Descriptive Text :
To describe a particular place/ thing/ person
 
Text Organization:

^ Identification (mention the special participant)
^ Description (mention the part, quality, and characteristics of subject being described)


Language Features:

The use of adjectives and compound adjectives e.g. :
- a five hundred seated football stadium.
- a beautiful ancient Roman opera house.
 
 The use of Linking Verbs/ relating verbs e.g. :
- The temple is so magnificent.
- The temple consists of five terraces.
 

The use of Simple Present Tense e.g. :
- The museum houses hundreds of Greek Statues.
- The hotel provides 450 rooms and a large swimming pool.
 

The use of degree of comparison e.g. :
- The weather in Jakarta is hotter than Bandung.
- Bogor has the same weather as Ungaran.



Example of Descriptive text :

Bandengan Beach
Bandengan Beach or Tirta Samudra Beach is the famous beach in jepara. the place is very beautiful and romantic. people around Jepara, Kudus, Demak knows this place.

This place is located 7 kilometers north of Jepara city center. The way to get there is very easy. Just follow the traffic sign and you will find it. From the town square, follow the road to Bangsri then turn left when reached kuwasen village. You can take public transportation or by your own vehicle.

The white sandy beach which has pure water is good for swimming. The beach is save enough for swimming because the beach is shallow and the wave is not so big. This place is more beautiful at dusk. We can see the beautiful sunset with our family or friends.

In this location, we can sit and relax on the shelter while enjoy the natural beach breezy wind. It also has large pandan tree field. It is suitable for youngster activities such as camping.

If we want to sail, we can rent the traditional boat owned by local people. We can make voyage around the beach or we can go to pulau panjang (panjang island). Some time we can find banana boat and jet ski for rent.

In this place we can find many traditional footstalls. We can order traditional foods sold by the trader such as roasted fish, crab, boiled shell. Pindang srani is one of the delicious food enjoyed by the visitors.

come to the bandengan beach and you will find a paradise on the tips of Muria peninsula.

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