Descriptive text is describe a particular person,
place or thing (Rudi Hartono, 2005 : 6). The purpose of a descriptive text is
to tell about the subject by describing its features without including personal
opinion. There are important parts in descriptive text that must be taught as
follows :
a. Social function
The function of descriptive text is to give
information. Contextual factor or social context of this text is
describing things. Can be person, animal, or place (a specific thing like our
friends, or person who we know them well). The social function of descriptive
text is to describe a particular person, place, or thing (Rudi Hartono,
2005:206)
b. Generic structure
The genric structures of descriptive texts are identification and description which identifies the person, place, or
thing to be described and description which describe parts, qualities and
characteristics (Hartono, 2005: 7).
The generic structure of
descriptive text:
Ø Identification:
Identifying the phenomenon to be described
Ø Description:
Describing the phenomenon in parts, qualities, and characteristic.
A typical descriptive text has an opening
paragraph introducing the subject of the description; followed by a series of
paragraph, each describing one feature of the subject. There can be also a
final concluding section that signals the and the description.
c. Language features
The linguistic
features of descriptive texts are focused on specific participants, use of attributive and identifyng process,
frequent use epithets and classifier in nominal groups (Hartono, 2005: 9). The
vocabularies, which are often used in descriptive texts are words that are
related to name of place: location, purpose, beneficial, presentation, and
evidence of today, which are needed (for building). For animals, the words
which are used arew words which describe clasification, presentation, habitat,
behavior, life cycle and beneficial. Language, which is used the neutral
objective language
Descriptive texts often used one of the
forms be: present or past, and one of the
forms have. Tenses which are often use are present tense, but
sometimes past if there are things, which are described had lost (nothing
again). Passive forms are often used too. Describe texts are often completed
with photo, diagram, map, etc.
• Action Verb
She drinks a glass of milk every day.
• Simple present tens
I have a favorite teacher.
• Adjective
Ayu is beautiful woman.
• Relating Verb (It gives the information about the subject)
Seohyun is a singer.
Feby
has a popular name in campus, Eby.
My
Bed room
My name is Restika and I would like to
describe about my bedroom. This is a picture of my bed room, it seems messy
because I have not yet tidy up.
In my bed room there are a few of
facilitates, such as bed, cupboard, table used for study, a fan, etc. The color of my bedroom is green and I have bed sheet is also green. There are some love cushions and a blue bag on the bed. Beside of the bed there is a cupboard for
my dresses. On the wall there is a frame with the picture of flower on it. The floor is white. I always spend my free time in my bedroom for sleeping or studying.
The Assignment!
Ø Take a picture of your bedroom
Ø Make a descriptive text at least two
paragraph about your bedroom
Ø Send your assignment in ratna.sHarie@yahoo.co.id
Ø It should be submitted on February 10th
2013
