Descriptive text provides information by describing a person, place, or thing. It identifies the subject and then describes parts, qualities, and characteristics using adjectives in the present tense. Common features described for people include name, age, nationality, appearance like hair color, eye color, height, and personality traits. Examples are given describing actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint from Harry Potter including their physical appearance and characters.

1. Descriptive Text
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2. What is Descriptive text?
Descriptive text is a kind of text with a
purpose to give information. The
context of this kind of text is
description of particular thing, animal,
person, or others.

3. The Generic Structure of
Descriptive Text
 Identification
Introducing where or who is the subject is being
describe.
 Description
Describes parts, qualities, and the characteristic
of the person, place, or thing to be describe.

4. Grammatical feature
 Focus on Specific Participant
 Adjective
 The Use of simple present tense

5. Describing person!
 Has … children/ ….Daughter(s) and …
 His/her name is …
son(s)
 He/she…
 Likes …+ ing
 Is …years old
 Doesn’t like …+ing
 Is …(nationality)
 What does he/she look like?
 Speaks … (language)
 He/she …
 Is from….
 Is tall/short
 Lives in ….
 Is fat/ skinny
 Is single/married
 Has long/short hair
 Has black/brown/red/blond/gray hair
Has brown/blue/green eyes.

6. THE KINDS OF FACE

7. THE KINDS OF EYES

8. THE KINDS OF NOSE

9. Daniel Jacob Radcliffe

10. Daniel Jacob Radcliffe
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe was born in
Identification
Fulham, London, 23 July 1989. his
nickname is Dan. He is the only child of
Alan Radcliffe and Marcia Gresham.
Dan has white skin, dark brown
hair, blue eyes, and pointed nose. His
height is about 168cm. He is a loyal,
Description
shy, down to earth and humorous
person. He is also intelligent and
somewhat mysterious. He loves
football, Formula One racing and
gymnastics.

11. Daniel Jacob Radcliffe

12. Robert Pattinson Shahrukh Khan

13. To describe a person’s physical appearance, you
can use the following words
Physical Appearnce
Height Body Age Hair Face Eyes
Tall Slim Young Long Round Big

14. To describe a person’s physical appearance, you can
use the following words
Physical Appearnce
Height Body Age Hair Face Eyes
Tall Slim Young Long Round Big
short Thin Old Short Oval Round
Plump Teenager Bald Square Blue
Fat In 20s, straight Wrinkles Brown
Skinny 30s, 40s Curly Pale Green
muscular Middle Wavy Bearded slanting
age Black shaved
Red
brown

15. Complete the column below based on the text
Names Physical Characters
Appearance
Daniel Radcliffe •Hair: dark brown •Loyal
•Eyes: blue •Shy
•Pointed nose •Humorous
•Height: 168cm •Intelligent
•mysterious
Emma Watson
Rupert Grint

16. Complete the column below based on the text
Names Physical Characters
Appearance
Daniel Radcliffe •Hair: dark brown •Loyal
•Eyes: blue •Shy
•Pointed nose •Humorous
•Height: 168cm •Intelligent
•Mysterious
Emma Watson Hair: wavy brown •Generous
Eyes: brown •Friendly
Pointed nose •Determined
Height: 165 cm •Little bit stubborn
Rupert Grint Hair: Bright red •Active
Eyes: blue •Humorous
Pointed nose •Humble
Height: 180 cm