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.

Generic Structure of Descriptive text

1. Identification: (contains about the introduction of a person, place, animal or object will be
described.)
2. Description: contains a description of something such as animal, things, place or person
by describing its features, forms, colors, or anything related to what the writer describe.

Purpose of Descriptive text

– To describe person, thing or place in specific

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 of Descriptive text

MY BEST FRIEND

Identification

I have a lot of friends in my school, but Dinda has been my best friend since junior high school.
We don’t study in the same class, but we meet at school every day during recess and after school.
I first met her at junior high school orientation and we’ve been friends ever since.

Description

Dinda is good-looking. She’s not too tall, with fair skin and wavy black hair that she often puts
in a ponytail. At school, she wears the uniform. Other than that, she likes to wear jeans, casual t-
shirts and sneakers. Her favorite t-shirts are those in bright colors like pink, light green and
orange. She is always cheerful. She is also very friendly and likes to make friends with anyone.
Like many other girls, she is also talkative. She likes to share her thoughts and feelings to her
friends. I think that’s why many friends enjoy her company. However, she can be a bit childish
sometimes. For example, when she doesn’t get what she wants, she acts like a child and stamps
her feet. Dinda loves drawing, especially the manga characters. She always has a sketchbook
with her everywhere she goes. She would spend some time to draw the manga characters from
her imagination. Her sketches are amazingly great. I’m really glad to have a best friend like
Dinda.

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1. Who is being described in the text?

2. How long have the writer and Dinda been friends?

3. What does Dinda look like?

4. What are her favorite clothes?

5. What kind of t-shirts does she like?

6. Describe Dinda’s personality briefly.

7. Why do many friends enjoy Dinda’s company?

8. What is Dinda’s bad habit?

9. What is Dinda’s hobby?

10. How does the writer feel about Dinda?

Individually, make a descriptive text with your own words!

NO NAMA SKOR
1 AI SITI NURHALIMAH
2 ANDINY R IQLIMA
3 ASTI SUMIATI
4 DITA AGUSTINA
5 DUROH NURUL FADILAH
6 FITRIA RAHMAWATI
7 GHIA M ALFIRA
8 HASTI SRI HASTUTI
9 HAZRINA NABILA
10 HENI MULYANI
11 ILMA MULYANI K
12 LUTFHY RAUDATUL J
13 MIA SITI KHODIJAH
14 NOVI SULASTRI
15 NURJANAH
16 NURSIVA ZAHARA
17 RIKA YULIANA
18 RIRIN RIYANTI NAZARA
19 RISKA AULIA
20 SITI MELANI
21 SITI NURSAIDAH
22 SYIFA NURUL FADILAH
23 TIKA KARTIKA