DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT ; DEFINITION, GENERIC

STRUCTURES, PURPOSES, LANGUAGE
FEATURES
Hallo everybody
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT, or in terms of writing only known as
“description” is one of English lessons that should be mastered
not only by junior high school students but also by senior high
school students, college students and anyone who loves English.
Because after all, descriptive material is very necessary for the
increasing of our English proficiency.
Some of the most famous authors, especially fiction writers, have
good skill in writing of descriptive text so that their writing is
very readable and easy to understand. Therefore, if we were able
to master this lesson well, we might be able to become a great
writer in the future.

Furthermore, explanations and examples of this descriptive text

can help a friend who is or still a long journey to learn English. Do
not hesitate to read the descriptive text below, the more often we
read we will be able to understand it more. And it would be nice if
we do not only understand mere, but also can write descriptive
text ourself….

Maybe you are “bored” to learn narrative text, because of that,

it’s time to discuss descriptive text so that our head is not merely
contains stories and stories
Definition of Descriptive Text
Descriptive Text is a text which says what a person or a thing is
like. Its purpose is to describe and reveal a particular person,
place, or thing.

In a broad sense, description, as explained by Kane (2000: 352),

is defined like in the following sentence:
Description is about sensory experience—how something looks,
sounds, tastes. Mostly it is about visual experience, but
description also deals with other kinds of perception.
Thus, if we conclude it from Kane’s explanation above, the
descriptive text is meaningful text that describes the experience
related to the senses, such as what shape, sound, taste is. Most
descriptive text is about visual experience, but in fact experience
other than the sense of sight, we can also use it to make
descriptive text.

But in particular, the descriptive text is, “…… is a text which says
what a person or a thing is like. Its purpose is to describe and
reveal a particular person, place, or thing.”

So, it can be said that this descriptive text is a text that explains
about whether a person or an object is like, whether its form, its
properties, its amount and others. The purpose of the descriptive
text is clear, that is to describe, represent or reveal a person or
an object, either abstract or concrete.

Generic Structure of Descriptive Text

When writing descriptive text, there are some generic
structures (actually not mandatory) for our writing to be true. The
arrangement is:
# Identification: (contains about the introduction of a person,
place, animal or object will be described.)
# Description: contains a description of something such as
animal, things, place or person by decribing its features, forms,
colors, or anything related to what the writer describe.

Purpose of Descriptive text

– To describe person, thing or place in specific
– To describe a particular person, thing or place.
Language Feature of Descriptive Text
– Specific participant : has a certain object, is not common and
unique (only one). for example: Bandengan beach, my house,
Borobudur temple, uncle Jim
– The use of the adjective (an adjective) to clarify the noun, for
example: a beautiful beach, a handsome man, the famous place in
jepara, etc.
– The use of simple present tense: The sentence pattern used is
simple present because it tells the fact of the object described.
– Action verb: verbs that show an activity (for example, run, sleep,
walk, cut etc….
Example Descriptive Text – My Favorite
Teacher
My favorite teacher is my history teacher, and he is by far the
best teacher that I have ever had. He has the ability to make a
subject that many students find incredibly boring come to life
through his enthusiasm and passion for history, and his love of
being a teacher. Going to his lessons is something we look
forward to, not dread, like we do with most other lessons.
It’s ever so funny to watch him get excited about something,
which happens in every lesson. It’s easy to know that he’s getting
excited because he begins bouncing up and down slightly in a
way that no other sixty-something year old would ever managed
without looking completely ridiculous. He has this dark (with
more and more grey streaks these days), springy hair that lines
the edge of his growing bald patch, and the hair bounces up and
down with him like thousands of tiny little springs. Then, he takes
on his whole new persona, often going into role and becoming the
character or figure he is talking about, doing the voices, the
actions, and parading up and down the room gesticulating wildly,
but all the while there’s a gentle ‘bounce, bounce, bounce’, as
though the springs are not just on his head but on the soles of his
shoes too.

A teacher that doesn’t take himself too seriously always will be a

big hit with teenagers, although he’s not afraid to impose his
authority if he has to. I’ve only ever heard him properly shout
once (although thankfully it wasn’t it me), but it isn’t an
experience that I would like to repeat. When he lost it, the room
suddenly became more silent than I’d ever known it to be before.
We all sat slightly paralyzed, not even anting to breathe too
loudly, because hearing such a jovial and jolly little man lose his
temper was a huge shock. It certainly had the right kind of
impact though, because he’s never needed to shout since.

It is actually this teacher that I have to thank for my love of

history. In his lessons, history does not mean copying out of
textbooks and writing pages and pages of notes. History is alive;
history is something tangible, that you can see, hear and feel, and
we can live it through dressing up and acting out scenes or
taking trips to important places of historical interest. And
although he’s getting on in years and may not be teaching for
much longer, he will have an important place in history for many
of his students, because there has never been a teacher able to
bring a subject to life in quite the same way he does.

***
Sumber :
“Descriptive Essay My Favorite Teacher” Scholaradvisor.com. 27
April 2015. http://www.scholaradvisor.com/essay-
examples/descriptive-essay-my-favorite-teacher
Descriptive Text about Person – My Best
Friend, Ernesto
My best friend is Ernesto and he is my classmate. We go to school
together.
Ernesto comes from an educated family. His father is a school
principal and his mother is also a teacher.
He is punctual, well-educated, and has good manners. He is really
hard working. He always does his homework. He is also well-
dressed and well-behaved. All teachers have a high opinion of
him.

Ernesto has a well-built body. He is gentle but fearless. He takes

part in all sports, scout, trekking and mountaineering activities.
He has a good heart. He is truthful, honest and obedient.

He also plays the guitar, and he makes his parents very proud of
him. He secures good marks and is usually top of his class in
examinations. He inspires me to work harder. He keeps me away
from bad company. I am happy to have such a friend.

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THE DIFFERENTS BETWEEN DESCRIPTIVE AND REPORT TEXT

THE DIFFERENT DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

REPORT TEXT
Talk about one
The object specific thing Talk about one
general thing
Based on the
objective fact of the
The resourses thing Based on the careful
observation
My beautiful cat
(describe the cat’s
The example (title) writer) The cat (describe
cat in general)
Tips to write descriptive text :
1. Make sure to choose a meaningful person, place, or thing. …
2. Introduce the person, place, or thing you are describing. …
3. Engage your reader’s sense of sight. …
4. Describe smells and tastes if you can. …
5. Describe how the moment or item feels. …
6. Describe how your subject sounds.
7. Make unique observations
8. Include some figurative language.
9. Wrap it up
Oke. That’s all my explanation about descriptive text. I hope it
will be useful for us.

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Juwana Pati, Central Java, Indonesia
I am an English teacher in SMA Negeri 1 Pati. I am a father of two children
Wanindyatami Firstidi Putri and Satriya Pinandhita Seconditya Putra. I am a husband
of Triyanti. I live in Doropayung village Rt 7 RW. 3.I am a dreamer cause I believe if
I can dream someday my dream will come true.
Lihat profil lengkapku

Rabu, 04 November 2009

Description Text

1. Description Text
What is Descriptive Text?
1. The Definition and Purpose of Descriptive Text
Descriptive text is a text which says what a person or a thing is like. Its purpose is to describe
and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.
2. 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.
3. The Language Feature of Descriptive Text
• Using attributive and identifying process.
• Using adjective and classifiers in nominal group.
• Using simple present tense
4. Examples and structures of the text

MacQuarie University
Identification Macquarie University is one of the largest universities in Australia. This year,
in 2004, it celebrates its 40th anniversary.
Description The university is located at the North Ryde Greenbelt, Sydney, where the New
South Wales government sets aside 135 hectares for the institution. In 1964, Macquarie area
was a rural retreat on the city fringe, but today the campus and its surroundings have evolved
beyond recognition. The North Ryde District has grown into a district of intensive occupation
anchored by a vibrant and growing university.
Blessed with a fortunate location and room to breathe, Macquarie can be proud of that careful
planning that retains and enrich the university’s most attractive natural features. A pleasing
balance between buildings and plating is evident across the campus. This emphasis on the
importance of landscape has created images of Macquarie as a place that members of the
university are most likely to pleasurably recollect.
One of the highlights of the landscape is the Mars Creek zone. It comprises landscaped creek
sides and valley floor, a grass amphitheatre, and artificial lake… surrounded by rocks and
pebbles, native plants and eucalypts.
Today, a railway station is under construction. In three years1 time, Macquarie will be the
only university in Australia with a railway station on site. Macquarie is poised to be the most
readily accessible in Sydney region by rail and motorway, yet retaining its beautiful site.

Example of Description
A. My Friend's New Shoes
I have a close Friend. She is beautiful, attractive and trendy. She always want to be a trend
setter of the day. She always pays much attention on her appearance. Recently, she bought a
new stylist foot legs from blowfish shoes products. This shoes really matches on her.
Her new blowfish women's shoes are wonderful. When she are walking on that shoes, all her
friends, including me watch and admire that she has the most suitable shoes on her physical
appearance. The style, bright color, and brand represent her as a smart woman of the day. She
really have perfect appearance.
She is really mad on that shoes. She said that the products covered all genders. The blowfish
men's shoes are as elegant as she has. The products provide varieties of choice. Ballet, casual,
boot athletic shoes are designed in attractive way. The products are international trader mark
and become the hottest trend.

B. Borobudur Temple
Borobudur is Hindu - Budhist temple. It was build in the nineth century under Sailendra
dynasty of ancient Mataram kingdom. Borobudur is located in Magelang, Central Java,
Indonesia.
Borobudur is well-known all over the world. Its construction is influenced by the Gupta
architecture of India. The temple is constructed on a hill 46 m high and consist of eight step
like stone terrace. The first five terrace are square and surrounded by walls adorned with
Budist sculpture in bas-relief. The upper three are circular. Each of them is with a circle of
bell shape-stupa. The entire adifice is crowned by a large stupa at the centre at the centre of
the top circle. The way to the summit extends through some 4.8 km of passage and starways.
The design of borobudur which symbolizes the structure of universe influences temples at
Angkor, Cambodia.
Borobudur temple which is rededicated as an Indonesian monument in 1983 is a valuable
treasure for Indonesian people.

Generic Structure Analysis

• Identification; identifying the phenomenon to be described in general; Borobudur temple
• Description; describing the Borobudur temple in parts; eight terraces of Borobudur temple
and its characteristics
Language Feature Analysis
• Using adjective and classifiers; valuable
• Using simple present tense; Borobudur is well-known,The temple is constructed, etc

Small Notes
Description (Deskripsi)
Ciri Umum:
(a) Tujuan Komunikatif Teks:
Mendeskripsikan ciri-ciri seseorang, benda atau tempat tertentu secara spesifik.
(b) Struktur Teks/Generic structure
 Identification; Identifikasi tentang topik yang akan dideskripsikan,
Misalnya: I have many pets, but my favourite one is a cat.
 Description; berisi deskripsi tentang bagian-bagiannya.
Misalnya tampilan fisik (physical appearance), kualitas, perilaku umum, sifat-sifat
(characteristic).
(c) Ciri Kebahasaan:
Menggunakan:
• nouns tertentu, misalnya teacher, house,my cat, dsb.
• simple present tense.
• detailed noun phrase untuk memberikan informasi tentang subjek, misalnya It was a large
open rowboat, a sweet young lady, dsb.
• berbagai macam adjectives, yang bersifat describing, numbering, classifying, misalnya, two
strong legs, sharp white fangs, dsb.
• relating verbs untuk memberikan informasi tentang subjek, misalnya, My mum is realy
cool, It has very thick fur, dsb.
• thinking verbs dan feeling verbs untuk mengungkapkan pandangan pribadi penulis tentang
subjek, misalnya Police believe the suspect is armed, I think it is a clever animal, dsb.
• action verbs, misalnya Our new puppy bites our shoes, dsb.
• abverbials untuk memberikan informasi tambahan tentang perilaku tersebut, misalnya fast,
at the tree house, dsb.
• bahasa figurative, seperti simile, metafor, misalnya John is white as chalk, sat tight,dsb

A. The Differences between Report and Descriptive Text

Some text types are quite difficult to differ. Such report and descriptive text have the
similarity in the social function and generic structure. However if they are analyzed carefully,
the slight difference between the two text types will reveal.
The purpose of the two texts are to give the live-description of the object/participant. Both the
report and descriptive text try to show rather than tell the reader about the factual condition of
the object. Readers by themselves will catch the impressive point of the object through that
showing writing style. What make different, between report and descriptive text, is the scope
of the written object. If we talk about, eg: bicycle, it belongs to report text. It will talk about
bicycle in general; its parts, physical strengh, function for certain people or other general
characters of bike. In the other hand, descriptive text will convey more focus, for example
"my bicycle" with its specific characters; colour, lengh, wheel style, etc.
In short, report text describes the way of certain things and frequently refer to phenomenon of
nature, animal and scientific object. Mostly, report is written after getting careful observation.
This scientific and technical sense make clearer difference from descriptive text. The way of
descriptive text in showing thing is based on the objective fact of the thing. It describe the
specific thing simply as the thing is.

a) DESCRIPTIVE
Purpose: To explain the processes involved in the formation or working of natural or socio-
cultural phenomena.
Generic Structure:
1. General statement
2. Explanation
3. Closing
Dominant Language Features:
1. Using Simple Present Tense
2. Using action verbs
3. Using passive voice
4. Using noun phrase
5. Using adverbial phrase
6. Using technical terms
7. Using general and abstract noun
8. Using conjunction of time and cause-effect.

English – Descriptive
Prambanan Temple

Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple compound in Central Java in Indonesia, located
approximately 18 km east of Yogyakarta.

The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the largest Hindu temples in
south-east Asia. It is characterized by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu temple
architecture, and by the 47m high central building inside a large complex of individual
temples.

It was built around 850 CE by either Rakai Pikatan, king of the second Mataram dynasty, or
Balitung Maha Sambu, during the Sanjaya Dynasty. Not long after its construction, the
temple was abandoned and began to deteriorate. Reconstruction of the compound began in
1918. The main building was completed in around 1953. Much of the original stonework has
been stolen and reused at remote construction sites. A temple will only be rebuilt if at least
75% of the original stones are available, and therefore only the foundation walls of most of
the smaller shrines are now visible and with no plans for their reconstruction.

The temple was damaged during the earthquake in Java in 2006. Early photos suggest that
although the complex appears to be structurally intact, damage is significant. Large pieces of
debris, including carvings, were scattered over the ground. The temple has been closed to the
public until damage can be fully assessed. The head of Yogyakarta Archaeological
Conservation Agency stated that: “it will take months to identify the precise damage”.
However, some weeks later in 2006 the site re-opened for visitors. The immediate
surroundings of the Hindu temples remain off-limits for safety reasons.

My Pets
We have three family pets: a dog, a cat, and a tortoise.
Descriptions
The dog’s name is Benjamin. He is big golden Labrador. He is beautiful. He has big brown
eyes and a long tail. He is very friendly dog, but he is sometimes a little stupid. Dogs are
expensive to keep but they are fun to play with.
Our cat is named Martha. She is quite young, but she is not a kitten. She is very pretty. She
has black and white fur and green eyes. She’s smart, too and very clean.
The tortoise’s name is Rocky. He has short, fat legs, a long neck, and a very hard shell. He is
also very old and slow. He’s ugly and dirty, but I like him.

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.

Jakarta City
Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia. It is centrally located within the country on the
northwest coast of Java Island at the mouth of the Ciliwung river. Jakarta dominates
Indonesian’s administrative, economy, cultural activities, an is a major commercial and
transportation hub within Asia-with a population of about 9 million, Jakarta has more people
than any other cities in Indonesia.
The climate is hot and humid year-round. Rainfall occurs throughout the year, although it is
the heaviest from November to May. To average annual precipitation in Jakarta is 1, 790 mm.
The city lies on a flat, low plain and is prone to flooding during periods of heavy rainfall.
Kota is city’s oldest commercial area. It is located south of the old Sunda Kelapa harbor.
Glodok, the south of Kota is a banking, retail and residential neighborhood with a large
Chinese population. Merdeka Square with Monas (The National Monument) dominates the
city’s central district. Surrounding the square are Istana Merdeka, the presidential palace, the
National Museum, and the Istiqlal Mosque.

The purposes of the two texts are to give the live-description of the object/participant. Both
the report and descriptive text try to show rather than tell the reader about the factual
condition of the object. Readers by themselves will catch the impressive point of the object
through that showing writing style. What makes different, between report and descriptive text
is the scope of the written object. If we talk about, e.g.: bicycle, it belongs to report text. It
will talk about bicycle in general; its parts, physical strength, function for certain people or
other general characters of bike. In the other hand, descriptive text will convey more focus,
for example "my bicycle" with its specific characters; color, length, wheel style, etc.
In short, report text describes the way of certain things and frequently refer to phenomenon of
nature, animal and scientific object. Mostly, report is written after getting careful observation.
This scientific and technical sense makes clearer difference from descriptive text. The way of
descriptive text in showing thing is based on the objective fact of the thing. It describes the
specific thing simply as the thing is.

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The Differences between Report Text and Descriptive Text

Some text types are quite difficult to differ. Such report and descriptive text have the
similarity in the social function and generic structure. However if they are analyzed carefully,
the slight difference between the two text types will reveal.
The purposes of the two texts are to give the live-description of the object/participant. Both
the report and descriptive text try to show rather than tell the reader about the factual
condition of the object. Readers by themselves will catch the impressive point of the object
through that showing writing style. What makes different, between report and descriptive text
is the scope of the written object. If we talk about, e.g.: bicycle, it belongs to report text. It
will talk about bicycle in general; its parts, physical strength, function for certain people or
other general characters of bike. In the other hand, descriptive text will convey more focus,
for example "my bicycle" with its specific characters; color, length, wheel style, etc.
In short, report text describes the way of certain things and frequently refer to phenomenon of
nature, animal and scientific object. Mostly, report is written after getting careful observation.
This scientific and technical sense makes clearer difference from descriptive text. The way of
descriptive text in showing thing is based on the objective fact of the thing. It describes the
specific thing simply as the thing is.
Taken from; understandingtext.blogspot.com

Adjectives
Adjectives can be classified into many categories. In English, adjectives are generally used in
the order: quantity-->opinion-->size-->age-->shape-->color-->origin-->material-->purpose.
Some of these categories are (roughly in the order in which adjectives are used in English):

Opinion/quality - good, better, best, bad, worse, worst, mediocre, awful, fantastic, pretty,
ugly, clean, dirty, wasteful, difficult, comfortable, valuable, worthless, useful, useless,
important, evil, angelic, rare, scarce, poor, rich, lovely, disgusting, amazing, surprising,
loathe, some, unusual, usual, pointless,

personality/emotion - happy, sad, excited, scared, frightened, outgoing, funny, sad, zany,
grumpy, cheerful, jolly, carefree, quick-witted, blissful, lonely, elated, ...

Sound - loud, soft, silent, vociferous, screaming, shouting, thunderous, blaring, quiet, noisy,
talkative, rowdy, deafening, faint, muffled, mute, speechless, whispered, hushed, ...

taste - sweet, sour, acidic, bitter, salty, tasty, delicious, savory, delectable, yummy, bland,
tasteless, palatable, yummy, luscious, appetizing, tasteless, spicy, watery, ...

touch - hard, soft, silky, velvety, bumpy, smooth, grainy, coarse, pitted, irregular, scaly,
polished, glossy, lumpy, wiry, scratchy, rough, glassy, ...

Size, - tall slim, tiny, giant, thin, fat, short, long, big, small, slender, willowy, lean, svelte,
skeletal, lanky, wide, enormous, huge, vast, great, gigantic, wee, dense, tubby, obese, portly,
monstrous, mountainous, jumbo, hulking, hefty

Weight – heavy, big, small, thin, slim, fat, giant, tiny, underweight, slender, willowy, lean,
svelte, wide, jumbo, weighty, and obese, lanky

Height – tall, short, long, gigantic, low, advanced, lowest, highest, soar, medium
smell - perfumed, acrid, putrid, burnt, smelly, reeking, noxious, pungent, aromatic, fragrant,
scented, musty, sweet-smelling,...

Speed - quick, fast, slow, speeding, rushing, bustling, rapid, snappy, whirlwind, swift, hasty,
prompt, brief, ...

Temperature - hot, cold, freezing, icy, frigid, sweltering, wintry, frosty, frozen, nippy, chilly,
sizzling, scalding, burning, feverish, fiery, steaming, ...

age - young, old, baby, babyish, teenage, ancient, antique, old-fashioned, youthful, elderly,
mature, adolescent, infantile, bygone, recent, modern,

Distance - short, long, far, distant, nearby, close, faraway, outlying, remote, far-flung,
neighboring, handy, ...

shape - round, circular, square, triangular, oval, sleek, blobby, flat, rotund, globular, spherical,
wavy, straight, cylindrical, oblong, elliptical, zigzag, squiggly, crooked, winding, serpentine,
warped, distorted, , broad, chubby, crooked, curved, deep, flat, high, hollow, low, narrow,
round, shallow, skinny, square, steep, straight, wide.

Miscellaneous qualities- full, empty, wet, dry, open, closed, ornate, ...

brightness - light, dark, bright, shadowy, drab, radiant, shining, pale, dull, glowing,
shimmering, luminous, gleaming, ...

color - pink, red, orange, yellowish, dark-green, blue, purple, brown, tanned, pastel, red,
orange, yellow, green , blue, purple, gray, black, white

Time - early, late, morning, night, evening, everlasting, initial, first, last, overdue, belated,
long-term, delayed, punctual, ...

Origin/location - lunar, northern, oceanic, polar, equatorial, Floridian, American, Spanish,

Canadian, Mexican, French, Irish, English, Australian, ...

Material - glass, wooden, cloth, concrete, fabric, cotton, plastic, leather, ceramic, china,
metal, steel, ...

Purpose/utility - folding, swinging, work, racing, cooking, sleeping, dance, rolling, walking,
frying

Quantity Adjectives -few, no, one, two, three, four, several, many, all, some, every, each,
Abundant, empty, few, full, heavy, light, many, numerous, sparse, substantial

Sentences:
1. Many well-made tiny elongated brown wooden fishing boats
2. several cheap large purple polyester sleeping bags
3. five huge young black Canadian bears
4.

Appearance Adjectives
adorable
beautiful
clean
drab
elegant
fancy
glamorous
handsome
long
magnificent
old-fashioned
plain
quaint
sparkling
ugliest
unsightly
wide-eyed

Color Adjectives

red
orange
yellow
green
blue
purple
gray
black
white

Condition Adjectives

alive
better
careful
clever
dead
easy
famous
gifted
helpful
important
inexpensive
mushy
odd
powerful
rich
shy
tender
uninterested
vast
wrong.

Feelings (Bad) Adjectives

angry
bewildered
clumsy
defeated
embarrassed
fierce
grumpy
helpless
itchy
jealous
lazy
mysterious
nervous
obnoxious
panicky
repulsive
scary
thoughtless
uptight
worried

Feelings (Good) Adjectives

agreeable
brave
calm
delightful
eager
faithful
gentle
happy
jolly
kind
lively
nice
obedient
proud
relieved
silly
thankful
victorious
witty
zealous

Shape Adjectives
broad
chubby
crooked
curved
deep
flat
high
hollow
low
narrow
round
shallow
skinny
square
steep
straight
wide.

Size Adjectives

big
colossal
fat
gigantic
great
huge
immense
large
little
mammoth
massive
miniature
petite
puny
scrawny
short
small
tall
teeny
teeny-tiny
tiny

Sound Adjectives

cooing
deafening
faint
hissing
loud
melodic
noisy
purring
quiet
raspy
screeching
thundering
voiceless
whispering

Time Adjectives

ancient
brief
early
fast
late
long
modern
old
old-fashioned
quick
rapid
short
slow
swift
young

Taste/Touch Adjectives

bitter
delicious
fresh
greasy
juicy
hot
icy
loose
melted
nutritious
prickly
rainy
rotten
salty
sticky
strong
sweet
tart
tasteless
uneven
weak
wet
wooden
yummy

Touch Adjectives

boiling
breeze
broken
bumpy
chilly
cold
cool
creepy
crooked
cuddly
curly
damaged
damp
dirty
dry
dusty
filthy
flaky
fluffy
freezing
hot
warm
wet

Quantity Adjectives

abundant
empty
few
full
heavy
light
many
numerous
sparse
substantial
Comprehensive List of Adjectives
A

aback
abaft
abandoned
abashed
aberrant
abhorrent
abiding
abject
ablaze
able
abnormal
aboard
aboriginal
abortive
abounding
abrasive
abrupt
absent
absorbed
absorbing
abstracted
absurd
abundant
abusive
acceptable
accessible
accidental
accurate
acid
acidic
acoustic
acrid
actually
ad hoc
adamant
adaptable
addicted
adhesive
adjoining
adorable
adventurous
afraid
aggressive
agonizing
agreeable
ahead
ajar
alcoholic
alert
alike
alive
alleged
alluring
aloof
amazing
ambiguous
ambitious
amuck
amused
amusing
ancient
angry
animated
annoyed
annoying
anxious
apathetic
aquatic
aromatic
arrogant
ashamed
aspiring
assorted
astonishing
attractive
auspicious
automatic
available
average
awake
aware
awesome
awful
axiomatic

B
bad
barbarous
bashful
bawdy
beautiful
befitting
belligerent
beneficial
bent
berserk
best
better
bewildered
big
billowy
bite-sized
bitter
bizarre
black
black-and-white
bloody
blue
blue-eyed
blushing
boiling
boorish
bored
boring
bouncy
boundless
brainy
brash
brave
brawny
breakable
breezy
brief
bright
bright
broad
broken
brown
bumpy
burly
bustling
busy

C
cagey
calculating
callous
calm
capable
capricious
careful
careless
Caring
Cautious
Ceaseless
certain
changeable
charming
cheap
cheerful
chemical
chief
childlike
chilly
chivalrous
chubby
chunky
clammy
classy
clean
clear
clever
cloistered
cloudy
closed
clumsy
cluttered
coherent
cold
colorful
colossal
combative
comfortable
common
complete
complex
concerned
condemned
confused
conscious
cooing
cool
cooperative
coordinated
courageous
cowardly
crabby
craven
crazy
creepy
crooked
crowded
cruel
cuddly
cultured
cumbersome
curious
curly
curved
curvy
cut
cute
cute
cynical
D
daffy
daily
damaged
damaging
damp
dangerous
dapper
dark
dashing
dazzling
dead
deadpan
deafening
dear
debonair
decisive
decorous
deep
deeply
defeated
defective
defiant
delicate
delicious
delightful
demonic
delirious
dependent
depressed
deranged
descriptive
deserted
detailed
determined
devilish
didactic
different
difficult
diligent
direful
dirty
disagreeable
disastrous
discreet
disgusted
disgusting
disillusioned
dispensable
distinct
disturbed
divergent
dizzy
domineering
doubtful
drab
draconian
dramatic
dreary
drunk
dry
dull
dusty
dusty
dynamic
dysfunctional
E
eager
early
earsplitting
earthy
easy
eatable
economic
educated
efficacious
efficient
eight
elastic
elated
elderly
electric
elegant
elfin
elite
embarrassed
eminent
empty
enchanted
enchanting
encouraging
endurable
energetic
enormous
entertaining
enthusiastic
envious
equable
equal
erect
erratic
ethereal
evanescent
evasive
even
excellent
excited
exciting
exclusive
exotic
expensive
extra-large
extra-small
exuberant
exultant

F
fabulous
faded
faint
fair
faithful
fallacious
false
familiar
famous
fanatical
fancy
fantastic
far
far-flung
fascinated
fast
fat
faulty
fearful
fearless
feeble
feigned
female
fertile
festive
few
fierce
filthy
fine
finicky
first
five
fixed
flagrant
flaky
flashy
flat
flawless
flimsy
flippant
flowery
fluffy
fluttering
foamy
foolish
foregoing
forgetful
fortunate
four
frail
fragile
frantic
free
freezing
frequent
fresh
fretful
friendly
frightened
frightening
full
fumbling
functional
funny
furry
furtive
future
futuristic
fuzzy

G
gabby
gainful
gamy
gaping
garrulous
gaudy
general
gentle
giant
giddy
gifted
gigantic
glamorous
gleaming
glib
glistening
glorious
glossy
godly
good
goofy
gorgeous
graceful
grandiose
grateful
gratis
gray
greasy
great
greedy
green
grey
grieving
groovy
grotesque
grouchy
grubby
gruesome
grumpy
guarded
guiltless
gullible
gusty
guttural
H
habitual
half
hallowed
halting
handsome
handsomely
handy
hanging
hapless
happy
hard
hard-to-find
harmonious
harsh
hateful
heady
healthy
heartbreaking
heavenly
heavy
hellish
helpful
helpless
hesitant
hideous
high
highfalutin
high-pitched
hilarious
hissing
historical
holistic
hollow
homeless
homely
honorable
horrible
hospitable
hot
huge
hulking
humdrum
humorous
hungry
hurried
hurt
hushed
husky
hypnotic
hysterical
I
icky
icy
idiotic
ignorant
ill
illegal
ill-fated
ill-informed
illustrious
imaginary
immense
imminent
impartial
imperfect
impolite
important
imported
impossible
incandescent
incompetent
inconclusive
industrious
incredible
inexpensive
infamous
innate
innocent
inquisitive
insidious
instinctive
intelligent
interesting
internal
invincible
irate
irritating
itchy

J
jaded
jagged
jazzy
jealous
jittery
jobless
jolly
joyous
judicious
juicy
jumbled
jumpy
juvenile

K
kaput
keen
kind
kindhearted
kindly
knotty
knowing
knowledgeable
known

L
labored
lackadaisical
lacking
lame
lamentable
languid
large
last
late
laughable
lavish
lazy
lean
learned
left
legal
lethal
level
lewd
light
like
likeable
limping
literate
little
lively
lively
living
lonely
long
longing
long-term
loose
lopsided
loud
loutish
lovely
loving
low
lowly
lucky
ludicrous
lumpy
lush
luxuriant
lying
lyrical

M
macabre
macho
maddening
madly
magenta
magical
magnificent
majestic
makeshift
male
malicious
mammoth
maniacal
many
marked
massive
married
marvelous
material
materialistic
mature
mean
measly
meaty
medical
meek
mellow
melodic
melted
merciful
mere
messy
mighty
military
milky
mindless
miniature
minor
miscreant
misty
mixed
moaning
modern
moldy
momentous
motionless
mountainous
muddled
mundane
murky
mushy
mute
mysterious

N
naive
nappy
narrow
nasty
natural
naughty
nauseating
near
neat
nebulous
necessary
needless
needy
neighborly
nervous
new
next
nice
nifty
nimble
nine
nippy
noiseless
noisy
nonchalant
nondescript
nonstop
normal
nostalgic
nosy
noxious
null
numberless
numerous
nutritious
nutty

O
oafish
obedient
obeisant
obese
obnoxious
obscene
obsequious
observant
obsolete
obtainable
oceanic
odd
offbeat
old
old-fashioned
omniscient
one
onerous
open
opposite
optimal
orange
ordinary
organic
ossified
outgoing
outrageous
outstanding
oval
overconfident
overjoyed
overrated
overt
overwrought

P
painful
painstaking
pale
paltry
panicky
panoramic
parallel
parched
parsimonious
past
pastoral
pathetic
peaceful
penitent
perfect
periodic
permissible
perpetual
petite
petite
phobic
physical
picayune
pink
piquant
placid
plain
plant
plastic
plausible
pleasant
plucky
pointless
poised
polite
political
poor
possessive
possible
powerful
precious
premium
present
pretty
previous
pricey
prickly
private
probable
productive
profuse
protective
proud
psychedelic
psychotic
public
puffy
pumped
puny
purple
purring
pushy
puzzled
puzzling
Q
quack
quaint
quarrelsome
questionable
quick
quickest
quiet
quirky
quixotic
quizzical

R
rabid
racial
ragged
rainy
rambunctious
rampant
rapid
rare
raspy
ratty
ready
real
rebel
receptive
recondite
red
redundant
reflective
regular
relieved
remarkable
reminiscent
repulsive
resolute
resonant
responsible
rhetorical
rich
right
righteous
rightful
rigid
ripe
ritzy
roasted
robust
romantic
roomy
rotten
rough
round
royal
ruddy
rude
rural
rustic
ruthless

S
sable
sad
safe
salty
same
sassy
satisfying
savory
scandalous
scarce
scared
scary
scattered
scientific
scintillating
scrawny
screeching
second
second-hand
secret
secretive
sedate
seemly
selective
selfish
separate
serious
shaggy
shaky
shallow
sharp
shiny
shivering
shocking
short
shrill
shut
shy
sick
silent
silent
silky
silly
simple
simplistic
sincere
six
skillful
skinny
sleepy
slim
slimy
slippery
sloppy
slow
small
smart
smelly
smiling
smoggy
smooth
sneaky
snobbish
snotty
soft
soggy
solid
somber
sophisticated
sordid
sore
sore
sour
sparkling
special
spectacular
spicy
spiffy
spiky
spiritual
spiteful
splendid
spooky
spotless
spotted
spotty
spurious
squalid
square
squealing
squeamish
staking
stale
standing
statuesque
steadfast
steady
steep
stereotyped
sticky
stiff
stimulating
stingy
stormy
straight
strange
striped
strong
stupendous
stupid
sturdy
subdued
subsequent
substantial
successful
succinct
sudden
sulky
super
superb
superficial
supreme
swanky
sweet
sweltering
swift
symptomatic
synonymous

T
taboo
tacit
tacky
talented
tall
tame
tan
tangible
tangy
tart
tasteful
tasteless
tasty
tawdry
tearful
tedious
teeny
teeny-tiny
telling
temporary
ten
tender
tense
tense
tenuous
terrible
terrific
tested
testy
thankful
therapeutic
thick
thin
thinkable
third
thirsty
thirsty
thoughtful
thoughtless
threatening
three
thundering
tidy
tight
tightfisted
tiny
tired
tiresome
toothsome
torpid
tough
towering
tranquil
trashy
tremendous
tricky
trite
troubled
truculent
true
truthful
two
typical

U
ubiquitous
ugliest
ugly
ultra
unable
unaccountable
unadvised
unarmed
unbecoming
unbiased
uncovered
understood
undesirable
unequal
unequaled
uneven
unhealthy
uninterested
unique
unkempt
unknown
unnatural
unruly
unsightly
unsuitable
untidy
unused
unusual
unwieldy
unwritten
upbeat
uppity
upset
uptight
used
useful
useless
utopian
utter
uttermost
V
vacuous
vagabond
vague
valuable
various
vast
vengeful
venomous
verdant
versed
victorious
vigorous
violent
violet
vivacious
voiceless
volatile
voracious
vulgar

W
wacky
waggish
waiting
wakeful
wandering
wanting
warlike
warm
wary
wasteful
watery
weak
wealthy
weary
well-groomed
well-made
well-off
well-to-do
wet
whimsical
whispering
white
whole
wholesale
wicked
wide
wide-eyed
wiggly
wild
willing
windy
wiry
wise
wistful
witty
woebegone
womanly
wonderful
wooden
woozy
workable
worried
worthless
wrathful
wretched
wrong
wry

yellow
yielding
young
youthful
yummy

zany
zealous
zesty
zippy
zonked

List of Adjectives

A-D
afraid
agreeable
amused
ancient
angry
annoyed
anxious
arrogant
ashamed
average
awful
bad
beautiful
better
big
bitter
black
blue
boiling
brave
breezy
brief
bright
broad
broken
bumpy
calm
charming
cheerful
chilly
clumsy
cold
colossal
combative
comfortable
confused
cooing
cool
cooperative
courageous
crazy
creepy
cruel
cuddly
curly
curved
damp
dangerous
deafening
deep

D-G
defeated
defiant
delicious
delightful
depressed
determined
dirty
disgusted
disturbed
dizzy
dry
dull
dusty
eager
early
elated
embarrassed
empty
encouraging
energetic
enthusiastic
envious
evil
excited
exuberant
faint
fair
faithful
fantastic
fast
fat
few
fierce
filthy
fine
flaky
flat
fluffy
foolish
frail
frantic
fresh
friendly
frightened
funny
fuzzy
gentle
giant
gigantic
good

G-M
gorgeous
greasy
great
green
grieving
grubby
grumpy
handsome
happy
hard
harsh
healthy
heavy
helpful
helpless
high
hilarious
hissing
hollow
homeless
horrible
hot
huge
hungry
hurt
hushed
husky
icy
ill
immense
itchy
jealous
jittery
jolly
juicy
kind
large
late
lazy
light
little
lively
lonely
long
loose
loud
lovely
low
lucky
magnificent
M-R
mammoth
many
massive
melodic
melted
mighty
miniature
moaning
modern
mute
mysterious
narrow
nasty
naughty
nervous
new
nice
nosy
numerous
nutty
obedient
obnoxious
odd
old
orange
ordinary
outrageous
panicky
perfect
petite
plastic
pleasant
precious
pretty
prickly
proud
puny
purple
purring
quaint
quick
quickest
quiet
rainy
rapid
rare
raspy
ratty
red
relieved

R-S
repulsive
resonant
ripe
roasted
robust
rotten
rough
round
sad
salty
scary
scattered
scrawny
screeching
selfish
shaggy
shaky
shallow
sharp
shivering
short
shrill
silent
silky
silly
skinny
slimy
slippery
slow
small
smiling
smooth
soft
solid
sore
sour
spicy
splendid
spotty
square
squealing
stale
steady
steep
sticky
stingy
straight
strange
striped
strong

S-Z
successful
sweet
swift
tall
tame
tan
tart
tasteless
tasty
tender
tender
tense
terrible
testy
thirsty
thoughtful
thoughtless
thundering
tight
tiny
tired
tough
tricky
troubled
ugliest
ugly
uneven
upset
uptight
vast
victorious
vivacious
voiceless
wasteful
watery
weak
weary
wet
whispering
wicked
wide
wide-eyed
witty
wonderful
wooden
worried
yellow
young
yummy
zany
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Descriptive Text

1. Definiton
descriptive text is a text that describes what kind of person or an object described, good
shape, properties, and other numbers. Goal (purpose) of the descriptive text was clear, namely
to explain, DESCRIBE or disclose an individual or an object.

2. Structure
When writing descriptive text, there are several sets of common / generic structure (actually
not mandatory) that our writing is considered correct. The order is:
1. Identification: contains the identification of matter / a will be described.
2. Description: contains the explanation / description of the thing / person to mention a few
properties.

3. Languange Features
-. The use of adjectives and compound adjectives.
– Using the simple present tense.

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 1.      Definition of Descriptive Text
Descriptive text is a kind of text which describes particular thing, animal, person, or others,
for instance: our pets or a person that is known well (Wardiman, 2008: 122).

2.     Social Function of Descriptive Text
The specific function of descriptive text is to give description about an object (human or non­human)
(Pardiono, 2007: 34).

3.     The Generic Structure of Descriptive Text

Generic   structure   are   the   special   characteristic   of   language   in   the   text.   The   generic   structure   of

descriptive text are as follow:

a.  Identification

It is part of paragraph which introduces or identifies the character to be described. It can be called

general description of the subject. Usually it contains object’s name, kind of the object, etc.

b. Description

It is part of paragraph which describes parts and characteristics of the person or something that will be

described in detail, so the readers can get clear description of the subject.

4.     The Language Features of Descriptive Text

According to Wardiman (2008: 122) the language features of descriptive text are as follow:

a.   Focus on one specific object

b.  The Use of Simple Present Tense

Pattern:

(+) S + V1 s/es

Example: They write a letter

(­) S + do/does + not + V1

Example: I do not bring money.

(?) Do/does + S + V1

Example: Does she go to campus?

c.   The Use of Adjectives

Example: thick, long, funny, love

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Descriptive Text

Pengertian Descriptive Text

Dalam artian luas, Description, seperti dijelaskan oleh Kane (2000: 352),
diartikan seperti pada kalimat di bawah ini :
Description is about sensory experience—how something looks, sounds, tastes. Mostly it
is about visual experience, but description also deals with other kinds of perception.
Jadi, jika disimpulkan dari penjelasan Kane di atas, tulisan deskriptif bermakna
teks yang menjelaskan tentang pengalaman yang berhubungan dengan pancaindera,
seperti apa bentuknya, suaranya, rasanya. Kebanyakan teks deskriptif memang tentang
pengalaman visual, tapi nyatanya pengalaman selain dari indera penglihatanpun bisa
digunakan dalam descriptive text.

Namun secara khusus, descriptive text adalah, "...... is a text which says what a
person or a thing is like. Its purpose is to describe and reveal a particular person, place,
or thing." [teks yang menjelaskan gambaran seseorang atau benda. Tujuannya adalah
mengambarkan atau mengungkapkan orang, tempat atau benda tertentu]

Jadi, bisa dikatakan bahwa descriptive text ini adalah teks yang menjelaskan tentang
seperti apakah orang atau suatu benda dideskripsikan, baik bentuknya, sifat-sifatnya,
jumlahnya dan lain-lain. Tujuan (purpose) dari descriptive text pun jelas, yaitu untuk
menjelaskan, MENGGAMBARKAN atau mengungkapkan seseorang atau suatu benda.

Generic Structure dalam Descriptive Text

Ketika menulis descriptive text, ada beberapa susunan umum / generic structure
(sebenarnya tidak wajib) agar tulisan kita dianggap benar. Susunan tersebut adalah :

1. Identification : berisi tentang identifikasi hal / seorang yang akan dideskripsikan.

2. Description : berisi tentang penjelasan / penggambaran tentang hal / seseorang
dengan menyebutkan beberapa sifatnya.

Ketika kita menulis descriptive text, hal yang wajib kita ketahui adalah cara kita
menyampaikan deskripsi tulisan kita tersebut. Oleh karena itu pemahaman tentang
adjective (kata sifat bahasa Inggris) wajib kita kuasai.

Selain adjective, beberapa struktur bahasa Inggris yang berfungsi sebagai

adjective pun harus kita pahami agar penulisan descriptive text kita terlihat tidak kaku.

Contoh Descriptive Text

Banyak sekali contoh descriptive text yang tersebar di dunia maya. Cara
mudah mendapatkan contoh descriptive text dalam sebuah situs yaitu dengan
melihat about us sebuah situs. Mengapa demikian, karena suatu situs biasanya
terdapat penjelasan atau gambaran tentang keberadaan mereka dalam dunia
maya.

Oke, mari kita lihat contoh descriptive text yang belum pernah anda baca
(mungkin) :

Contoh Descriptive Text tenang Ibu

My mother is a beautiful person. She is not tall but not short, and she has curly
hair and brown. Her eyes color are like honey and her color skin color light brown, and
she has a beautiful smile. Her weight likes 120 lbs.

She is a very kind person. She is very lovely, friendly, patient, and she loves to help
people. I love my mom, because she is a good example to me. She loves being in the
Church, and she loves sing and dance too.

She is a very good child, wife and mother. She always takes care of her family. She likes
her house to be clean and organized. She a very organized person, and all things in the
house are in the right place. She doesn't like messes.

She always has a smile on her face. She is so sweet and lovely. I like when I am going
to sleep or went I wake up or when I am going to go to some places, she always give me
a kiss, and when the family have a problem she always be with us to helps us and to
give us all her love.

Contoh Descriptive Text tentang Jeruk

Orange, the popular fruit which is easy to find and relatively cheap, in fact contain much
nutrition, which is good for our health. The fruit has widely been known as not only
vitamin and mineral-rich fruit but also containing essential substances, which cannot be
produced by human body. As a matter of fact, those substances are necessary since
they are used in the process of the growth and development of human body.

The non-nutrition compounds in orange can minimize the risk of some dreadful diseases,
such as cardiovascular, cancer, and eyes problems. Unfortunately, for many years
people see the fruit only as the source of vitamin C while actually it also produces
carbohydrate, potassium, calcium, thiamin, niacin, vitamin B, phosphor, magnesium,
riboflavin, another natural chemical compounds.
Consuming orange is also suggested for those who have diet programme since
there are only 60-80 calories in one fruit. Therefore, by having this fruit in daily menu,
someone can reduce his or her weight.
 Bagaimana membuat Descriptive Text Keindahan Shangri-La?
Indahnya....
Contoh Descriptive Text tentang Yuta, Teman Kelas
Yuta is one of the 150 International students at the ELC of Brigham Young
University. He is from Japan. He grew up in Japan, and he is 19 years old. There are six
people in his family, a father, a mother, three sisters and himself. He is the youngest in
his family. He is also the only boy in his family, but now he is in Provo, Utah, studying
English. Yuta likes the United States very much and he thinks everything is cheap. Yuta
thinks his English classes are excellent and the teachers are professionals. Yuta thinks
someone in his class is noisy so he doesn't like that. In his free time he spends too much
time sleeping, so it seems that he has a sleeping sickness.

Contoh Descriptive Text tentang Provo

I have been in Provo for almost eleven months. I have seen winter, spring,
summer, and fall. Provo's winter is so beautiful. The mountains are covered with a lot of
snow. They look like many beautiful brides wearing wedding dresses, and veils. In
spring, Provo doesn't have many trees; when the snow melts the mountains are bald as
strong bald men. Summer in Provo is very hot in the daytime. Last summer when I was
walking under the sky, it was like walking in an oven; the sun was like a fire that burned
my skin. In spring and summer the weather was always clear. I never used my
umbrella. Provo was like a huge clothes dryer; it is very dry in spring and summer. In
the fall the weather in Provo is very strange. One late September morning when I woke
up, the mountaintops was covered with snow. Provo is a lovely and strange place. I love
it very much.

Contoh Descriptive Text tentang Gitar

written by Jeremy Burden

My most valuable possession is an old, slightly warped blond guitar--the first instrument
I taught myself how to play.

It's nothing fancy, just a Madeira folk guitar, all scuffed and scratched and finger-
printed. At the top is a bramble of copper-wound strings, each one hooked through the
eye of a silver tuning key. The strings are stretched down a long, slim neck, its frets
tarnished, the wood worn by years of fingers pressing chords and picking notes. The
body of the Madeira is shaped like an enormous yellow pear, one that was slightly
damaged in shipping. The blond wood has been chipped and gouged to gray, particularly
where the pick guard fell off years ago.
No, it's not a beautiful instrument, but it still lets me make music, and for that I will
always treasure it.
Diposkan 31st October 2012 oleh imnalapoetra

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Descriptive Text
Dio Febrilian Kelas X Semester II No comments

descriptive text is the text that is always in around us when we want to describe something or
someone. 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

* Identification to identifying the phenomenon to be described.

* Description to describing the phenomenon in parts, qualities, or/and characteristics.

The Language Features of Descriptive Text

The use of adjectives and compound adjectives.

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

The use of Simple Present Tense

example. :
- The museum houses hundreds of Greek Statues.
- The hotel provides 450 rooms and a large swimming pool.

The use of degree of comparison

example :
- The weather in Jakarta is hotter than Bandung.
- Bogor has the same weather as Ungaran.

Example of descriptive text:

My bench friend

i have a bench friend in my class.Her full name is Khandingasih,but i usually call her Khanding.
Khanding is someone who is interesting person. either from her physical or her character. many
people who say that khanding has a beautiful face, and I agree with that statement.in her physical
khanding have white skin, the body that is not too tall, and she has black hair.
khanding also has a pleasant Character. almost every day I laugh out loud made by her.She made me
forget all the problems that happened to me when I was with her.
I'm very happy can to be her friend.

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What is Descriptive Text?

1. 1. The Definition and Purpose of Descriptive Text

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

1. 2. 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.

1. 3. The Language Feature of Descriptive Text

 Using attributive and identifying process.

 Using adjective and classifiers in nominal group.
 Using simple present tense

1. 4. Examples and structures of the text

MacQuarie University
Identification Macquarie University is one of the largest universities in Australia. This
year, in 2004, it celebrates its 40th anniversary.
Description The university is located at the North Ryde Greenbelt, Sydney, where
the New South Wales government sets aside 135 hectares for the
institution. In 1964, Macquarie area was a rural retreat on the city
fringe, but today the campus and its surroundings have evolved beyond
recognition. The North Ryde District has grown into a district of
intensive occupation anchored by a vibrant and growing
university.Blessed with a fortunate location and room to breathe,
Macquarie can be proud of that careful planning that retains and enrich
the university’s most attractive natural features. A pleasing balance
between buildings and plating is evident across the campus. This
emphasis on the importance of landscape has created images of
Macquarie as a place that members of the university are most likely to
pleasurably recollect.

One of the highlights of the landscape is the Mars Creek zone. It

comprises landscaped creek sides and valley floor, a grass
amphitheatre, and artificial lake… surrounded by rocks and pebbles,
native plants and eucalypts.

Today, a railway station is under construction. In three years1 time,

 Macquarie will be the only university in Australia with a railway station
on site. Macquarie is poised to be the most readily accessible in Sydney
region by rail and motorway, yet retaining its beautiful site.

Example of Description

1. A. My Friend’s New Shoes

I have a close Friend. She is beautiful, attractive and trendy. She always want to be a trend
setter of the day. She always pays much attention on her appearance. Recently, she bought a
new stylist foot legs from blowfish shoes products. This shoes really matches on her.

Her new blowfish women’s shoes are wonderful. When she are walking on that shoes, all her
friends, including me watch and admire that she has the most suitable shoes on her physical
appearance. The style, bright color, and brand represent her as a smart woman of the day.
She really have perfect appearance.

She is really mad on that shoes. She said that the products covered all genders. The blowfish
men’s shoes are as elegant as she has. The products provide varieties of choice. Ballet,
casual, boot athletic shoes are designed in attractive way. The products are international
trader mark and become the hottest trend.

1. B. Borobudur Temple

Borobudur is Hindu – Budhist temple. It was build in the nineth century under Sailendra
dynasty of ancient Mataram kingdom. Borobudur is located in Magelang, Central Java,
Indonesia.

Borobudur is well-known all over the world. Its construction is influenced by the Gupta
architecture of India. The temple is constructed on a hill 46 m high and consist of eight step
like stone terrace. The first five terrace are square and surrounded by walls adorned with
Budist sculpture in bas-relief. The upper three are circular. Each of them is with a circle of
bell shape-stupa. The entire adifice is crowned by a large stupa at the centre at the centre of
the top circle. The way to the summit extends through some 4.8 km of passage and starways.
The design of borobudur which symbolizes the structure of universe influences temples at
Angkor, Cambodia.

Borobudur temple which is rededicated as an Indonesian monument in 1983 is a valuable

treasure for Indonesian people.

Generic Structure Analysis

 Identification; identifying the phenomenon to be described in general; Borobudur

temple
 Description; describing the Borobudur temple in parts; eight terraces of Borobudur
temple and its characteristics
Language Feature Analysis

 Using adjective and classifiers; valuable

 Using simple present tense; Borobudur is well-known,The temple is constructed, etc

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3 Contoh Descriptive Text Mengenai Seseorang dalam Bahasa Inggris

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3 Contoh Descriptive Text Mengenai Seseorang dalam Bahasa Inggris – Berikut ini, Anda
akan diberikan sebuah materi mengenai contoh descriptive text yang membahas mengenai
person atau people. Di teks pertama, ada seorang pahlawan pendidikan Indonesia: Ki Hadjar
Dewantara, penyanyi baru Indonesia: Muhammad Tulus Rusydi, kemudian ada pahlawan
dalam hidup kita: seorang ibu.

Text 1
Ki Hadjar Dewantara

Raden Mas Soewardi Soerjaningrat was born in Yogyakarta, on May 2nd, 1889. He was also
known as Ki Hadjar Dewantara. He lived in colonial era. Ki Hadjar Dewantara could get
better education because he came from royal family. He was the first minister of national
education of the Republic of Indonesia. He died in Yogyakarta, on April 26th, 1959. He was
the founder of Taman Siswa School. He was honoured to be Indonesian National Hero. His
date of birth was commemorated as National Education Day.

Ki Hadjar Dewantara was famous with proverb for education. They are Ing ngarso sung
tulodo, ing madyo mangun karso, tut wuri handayani. Ing ngarso sung tulodo means (for
those) in front become an example, (for those) in the middle raise the spirit, and (for those)
behind give encouragement. Nowadays, part of this proverb, Tut Wuri Handayani is used as
the motto of Indonesian Ministry of Education. It was meant to describe an ideal teacher,
after transmitting knowledge to their students, the teacher would stand behind their students
and give them encouragements.

Artinya:

Ki Hadjar Dewantara

Raden Mas Soewardi Soerjaningrat lahir di Yogyakarta, pada tanggal 2 Mei 1889. Ia juga
dikenal sebagai Ki Hadjar Dewantara. Dia tinggal di era kolonial. Ki Hadjar Dewantara bisa
mendapat pendidikan yang lebih baik karena ia berasal dari keluarga kerajaan. Dia adalah
menteri pertama pendidikan nasional Republik Indonesia. Dia meninggal di Yogyakarta, pada
tanggal 26 April 1959. Dia adalah pendiri Taman Siswa Sekolah. Ia merasa terhormat untuk
menjadi Pahlawan Nasional Indonesia. Tanggal lahirnya diperingati sebagai Hari Pendidikan
Nasional.

Ki Hadjar Dewantara terkenal dengan pepatah untuk pendidikan. Pepatah tersebut adalah Ing
ngarso sung tulodo, ing Madyo Mangun Karso, tut wuri handayani. Ing ngarso sung tulodo
berarti (bagi mereka) di depan menjadi contoh, (bagi mereka) di tengah membangkitkan
semangat, dan (bagi mereka) di belakang memberi dorongan. Saat ini, bagian dari peribahasa
tersebut, Tut Wuri Handayani, digunakan sebagai motto Departemen Pendidikan Indonesia.
Hal itu dimaksudkan untuk menggambarkan seorang guru yang ideal, setelah transmisi
pengetahuan kepada siswa mereka, guru akan berdiri di belakang siswa mereka dan memberi
mereka dorongan.

Text 2
Muhammad Tulus Rusydi

Muhammad Tulus Rusydi was born in Bukit Tinggi, Sumatra Barat, August 20th, 1987. He is
27 years old. He is a singer and song writer from Indonesia. Besides, he is also an architect
who graduated from Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung. He started his career by
singing at several jazz music community and campus events in Bandung. During his study at
university, Tulus had ever joined in Sikuai Band.

His first album was handled by a producer named Ari Renaldi. It was distributed by Demajors and
released by his own recording company, Tulus Record, in September 2011. His songs, Sewindu,
Teman Hidup, Kisah Sebentar, Tuan Nona Kesepian, dan Jatuh Cinta, became on the top of chart in all
radios throughout Indonesia. Rolling Stone Indonesia magazine honoured Tulus as Editor’s Choice:
Rookie of the Year in 2013. His first album had also been in the first rank of Rolling Stone chart in
January and February, 2012.

Artinya:

Muhammad Tulus Rusydi

Muhammad Tulus Rusydi lahir di Bukit Tinggi, Sumatera Barat, 20 Agustus 1987. Ia berusia
27 tahun. Dia adalah seorang penyanyi dan penulis lagu dari Indonesia. Selain itu, ia juga
seorang arsitek lulusan Universitas Katolik Parahyangan, Bandung. Dia memulai karirnya
dengan bernyanyi di beberapa acara komunitas musik jazz dan kampus di Bandung. Selama
studi di universitas, Tulus pernah bergabung di Sikuai Band.

Album pertamanya ditangani oleh seorang produser bernama Ari Renaldi. Hal ini
didistribusikan oleh Demajors dan dirilis oleh perusahaan rekaman sendiri, Tulus Record,
pada bulan September 2011. Lagu-lagunya, sewindu, Teman Hidup, Kisah Sebentar, Tuan
Nona Kesepian, Dan Jatuh Cinta, menjadi jajaran lagu teratas di semua radio di seluruh
Indonesia. Majalah Rolling Stone Indonesia menobatkan Tulus sebagai Pilihan Editor:
Rookie of the Year pada tahun 2013. Album pertamanya yang juga berada di peringkat
pertama chart Rolling Stone pada bulan Januari dan Februari 2012.

Text 3
My Mother

My mother is a hero in my life. Her name was Lisa. She is tall and beautiful. She wears hijab.
Her favourite colour is blue. Her favourite food is chocolate. She loves it very much. She
always has it in her bag wherever she goes. She is firm and has a kind heart. She is very good
at cooking. She is very busy with her work in the office but she never forgets to pay attention
to her children and husband. She takes care her children and husband very well. She always
cooks food for breakfast and lunch before she goes to office. She is very responsible to do all
of work at home and office. She usually tells me about the lesson of life whenever we have
time together. She teaches me many things about life. My mom is the best. My mom is a
wonderful woman for me.

Artinya:

Ibuku

Ibuku adalah seorang pahlawan dalam hidupku. Namanya Lisa. Dia tinggi dan cantik. Dia
memakai jilbab. Warna favoritnya adalah biru. Makanan favoritnya adalah coklat. Dia begitu
menyukai coklat. Dia selalu membawanya di dalam tas kemanapun ia pergi. Dia tegas dan
memiliki hati yang baik. Dia sangat pandai memasak. Dia sangat sibuk dengan pekerjaannya
di kantor, tapi dia tidak pernah lupa untuk memperhatikan anak-anaknya dan suaminya. Dia
mengurus anak-anaknya dan suaminya dengan sangat baik. Dia selalu memasak makanan
untuk sarapan dan makan siang sebelum dia pergi ke kantor. Dia sangat bertanggung jawab
untuk melakukan semua pekerjaan di rumah dan kantor. Dia biasanya bercerita tentang
pelajaran hidup setiap kali kita punya waktu bersama-sama. Dia mengajarkan saya banyak
hal tentang kehidupan. Ibuku adalah yang terbaik. Ibuku adalah seorang wanita yang luar
biasa bagiku.

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