Each genre has a specific social purpose and structure. Descriptive texts describe objects, people or places using details, senses, and the present tense. They feature attributive adjectives and adverbials to provide information about physical characteristics and behaviors.

1. Each genre has its function/social purpose Each genre has its text/generic structure Each genre uses different language features www.text-types.com TEXT TYPES

3. 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.

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

5. 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.

6. 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.

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

8. Subject Macquarie University is one of the largest Universities in Australia. This year, in 2011, it celebrates its 47 th anniversary. Description The university is located at the north Ryde Greenbelt, Sydney, where the New South

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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 ;landscape 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.

12. 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.

14. My Bedroom IDENTIFICATION My bedroom is the best place for me to relax . DESCRIPTION It is inside of the house. It is a quite big. It's about three meters long and three meters wide. The color is white. The door faces my house living room and the small window faces a terrace of my house. There is a bed across from the door. A table and an old chair stand near the window. On the wall above the table a ten-Watt tube lamp lights the room and functions as a reading lamp as well. In the corner near the table there is a small cupboard where I put my clothes and some of my books, especially the old ones. Although the room is not large, I live comfortably in it

15. 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.

16. 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 harbour. 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

17. 1. Tangerang

18. Tangerang Tangerang is a city in the Province of Banten , Indonesia . It is located about 25 km west of Jakarta . It is the third largest urban center in the Jabotabek region after Jakarta and Bekasi . It has an area of 164.54 km² and an official intercensal estimated population of 1,537,244 for 2005. [1] The Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is located within the city.

19. 2. My Blackberry