Reading descriptive text
- 1. ReadingReading DescriptiveTextDescriptiveText Devy Ratnasari 031114015 English Education Pakuan University
- 3. What is Descriptive Text?What is Descriptive Text? Descriptive text is a text which says what a person or a thing is like.
- 4. Social functionSocial function Its purpose is to describe and reveal a particular person, place or thing.
- 5. Generic structureGeneric structure Identification : identifies the phenomenon tobe described Description of Features : describes features inorder of importance -Parts/ things, it is about physical -appearance-Qualities, it can be the degree of beauty,excellence, value or worth -Characteristic, it can be prominent aspectsthat are unique
- 6. Generic FeaturesGeneric Features 1. Using Simple Present Tense 2. 2. Using Passive sentences 3. Using to be (is, am, are, was, were) for the identification andshowing qualities 4. Using verb (have, has, had) in order to give detaildescription of the object’s features 5. Using action verbs related to the topic, especially whendescribing behaviors or personalities (for persons) especiallythe qualities 6. Using adjectives in describing
- 7. ExampleExample The National Monument (or Monument Nasional) is a 132 meters tower in thecenter of Merdeka Square, Central Jakarta. It symbolizes the fight for Indonesia’s independence. The monument consist of a 117,7 m obelisk on a 45 m square platform at a height of 17 m. The towering monument symbolizes the philosophy of Lingga and Yoni. Lingga resembles, rice pestle (alu) and Yoni resembles a mortar rice (lesung), twoimportant items in Indonesian agricultural tradition. The construction began in 1961 under the direction of President Soekarno and the monument was opened to the public in 1975. It is topped by a flame covered with gold foil. The monument and museum is opened daily from 08.00 – 15.00 every day throughout the week, except for the last Monday of the month the monument is closed.