Macquarie University is one of the largest universities in Australia, located in Sydney. It describes the university's 135 hectare campus located in the North Ryde Greenbelt. The description details the campus' natural features like Mars Creek Zone, which includes a landscaped creek, grass amphitheater, and artificial lake surrounded by native plants. It emphasizes the careful planning that balances buildings with landscaping to retain the campus' attractive natural feel.

1. DESCRIPTION

2. DESCRIPTION
 Is used to describe a particular thing/object,
place, or person.
For example: My cat, My bike, My favorite room in
the house, The Wildest Amazon River, My favorite
actor.

3. Generic Structure of DESCRIPTION
 IDENTIFICATION
(Pengenalan subject)
: identifies phenomenon to be described
 DESCRIPTION
: describes parts (Ciri-ciri subject, physical
appearance), qualities, general attitude,
characteristics

4. LANGUAGE FEATURES
 Use certain noun: teacher, house, my cat.
 Use of simple present tense
 Use of attributive and epithets (e.g. adjectives)
 Detail noun phrase to give information about
subject, for example: it was a large open
rowboat, a sweet young lady, etc.

5.  Vary of adjectives to describe, number, classify for
example: two strong legs, sharp white fang, etc.
 Relating verb to give information about subject such
as: my mom is really cool, it has very thick fur, etc.
 Thinking verb and feeling verbs to express writer’s
view about subject, such as: Police believe that
suspect is armed, I think it is a clever animal, etc.

6.  Action verbs, like: Our new puppy bites
our shoes, etc.
 Adverbial to give additional information
about behaviour, for example: fast.
 Figurative language, for example simile,
metaphor; John is white as chalk.

7. Example and Generic Structure
 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

8. Wales government sets aside 135 hectares for
the institution. In 1964, Macquarie area was a
surrounding have evolved beyond recognition.
The North Ryde District has grown in a district of
intensive occupation anchored by a vibrant and
growing university.
Blessed with a fortune location and room to
breath, Macquire 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.

9. This emphasis on the importance of
landscape has created images of Macquire
as a place that members of the University
are most likely to pleasurably recollect.
One of the highlights of the ;andscape is
the Mars Creek Zone. It emprises
landscaped creek sides and valley floor, a
grass amphitheatre, and artificial lake …
surrounded by rocks and pebbles, native
plants and eucalypts.

10. Today, a railway station is under
construction. In three years 1 time,
Macquirie will be the only university in
Australia with a railway station on site.
Macquirie is polsed to be the most readily
accessible in Sydney region by rail and
motorway, yet retaining its beautiful site.