Descriptive Text (Part 1, 2, 3)

 


Part 1

Definition

A descriptive text usually focuses on describing a single location, object, event, person, or place. It endeavors to engage all five of the reader's senses to evoke the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and feel of the text's subject.


Generic Structure

  • Identification is an introduction, in the form of a general description of a topic. 
  • Description contains special characteristics possessed by the object, place, or person being described. For example, characteristics, physical appearance, and other things that are written specifically.


Characteristics Descriptive Text

  • Verbs used are attribute verbs , such as be ( am , is , are )
  • The tense used is simple present tense
  • Only focus on that one object.
  • The depiction is done by involving the five senses.
  • Give a picture of an object, place or atmosphere.
  • Provide an explanation of the object being described.
  • It has a purpose so as if the reader can come to hear, see, and feel what is described by the writer himself.

Types of descriptive text

  • Descriptive Text About Place
  • Descriptive Text About Animal
  • Descriptive Text About Person
  • Descriptive Text About Thing


A little video explanation about this material


The Great Pyramid of Giza


The great pyramid of Giza is the name given to the oldest and largest of all pyramids located in Giza, the third-largest city in Egypt. This pyramid also known as the Pyramid of Khufu as it was built for the fourth dynasty Pharaoh of Egypt, Khufu. This historical building of Egypt is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world and remain in the list until now.

With its base size (230.4 metres) and its height (146.5 metres) this pyramidal construction considered to be the tallest building in the world for more than 3.800 years. It was estimated by the scientist that it took 20 years to build the pyramid. The whole building was formed by using 2.300.000 stone blocks which arranged into 210 layers from the bottom to the top. Each stone blocks has average size of 1 to 1.5m with the weight of 6.5 to 10 tons for each large stone.

Egyptologists believe that the function of the pyramid is to be used as a tomb for the Pharaoh. There are two entrance that we can use to enter the pyramid. Both of them is located on the east side of the pyramid. Once we entered the building, we will find three chambers inside the great pyramid. 

The lowest chamber is called the subterranean chamber, the highest chamber is the King's chamber, and the the one in the middle is the Queen's chamber. You will also find a passage called the grand gallery connecting the Queen's chamber and the King's chamber.


Part 2

Borobudur Temple
    Borobudur temple is one of the most beautiful tourist resorts in Indonesia. It is situated in central Java. Borobudur temple is one of the seven wonders of the world which needs to be preserved its circumstances. The people all over the world know that Borobudur is one of the greatest art works that ever known since long time ago.
    Borobudur temple was built by Syailendra Dynasty during the eighth century. It needed more than two million river stones. It is the biggest temple in the world.
    After going into some restorations, Borobudur is visited by more and more tourists, both domestic and foreign tourists. Most of them admire Borobudur temple because of its beauty, its elegance and the story of the relief on its walls.
    Domestic tourists usually go there by bus or private cars, while foreign tourists like to join travel bureau because they don’t need to think of the transportation, accommodation, and itinerary. There are some money changers around the location. It makes them easier to change their money. But some of them like to bring credit cards and checks.

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Example of practice questions about descriptive text

Orchard Road

Orchard Road is a Boulevard which becomes business and entertainment center in Singapore. Orchard Road is surrounded by a lush tropical and flower gardens which are beautiful. At first, Orchard Road is just a suburban street lined with orchards, plantations nutmeg, and pepper farming. However, in the 1970s, it turned into a shopping center in Singapore. In 1960 and 1970 entertainment industries began to enter this road. Shopping centers such as mall and Plaza was built in 1974.

Orchard Road runs along about 2.2 km. This road is one-way street flanked by a variety of shopping malls, hotels and restaurants. The shopping area which is nearly 800,000 square meters provides a wide range of Things, food, and entertainment. In this area there are many options that can satisfy visitors from all walks of life starting from the luxury branded things to the Popular branded, from exclusive restaurants to fast food.

There are so many ways that can be accessed to get to Orchard road such as: by taxi, bus or drive your own car. For those who are driving to Orchard Road can be entered from the west through the Napier Road. Vehicles from Dunearn Road can turn to left at the intersection of the Marriott Hotel junction. Vehicles that come from Paterson can turn right onto Orchard Road. Orchard is always crowded so you have to be careful in order not to get lost.

1. The text mainly focuses on
a. Singapore
b. Orchard Plantation
c. Plaza and Mall
d. Orchard road as business and entertainment center
e. Shopping Center

2. Which statement is TRUE?
a. At first Orchard Road is a crowded settlement
b. Orchard road became business and entertainment center since 1974
c. Vehicles from Dunrean road turn to the left at intersection of the Marriott Hotel junction
d. Orchard road is infamous place at Singapore
e. Orchard road is not surrounded by flower garden

3. In the third paragraph the writer describes about?
a. The location of Orchard Road
b. The things that we can see at orchard road
c. The direction to get to Orchard Road
d. The history of Orchard Road
e. The distance of Orchard Road

4. Words “it” in line 4 refers to?
a. The plantation
b. Luxury branded things
c. The plaza
d. Singapore
e. Suburban street

5. The word “satisfy” in line eighth has the closet meaning with?
a. Pleased
b. Free
c. Frighten
d. Threat
e. Loved



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