The document discusses descriptive text and provides an example of one about a place. A descriptive text describes what a person, place, or thing is like. It identifies the phenomenon and then describes its parts, qualities, or characteristics. Descriptive texts use adjectives, identifying and attributive processes, and simple present tense. The example descriptive text identifies and then describes the Borobudur temple in Indonesia, including its construction, design symbolizing the structure of the universe, and significance as an Indonesian monument.

1. DESCRIPTIVE
TEXT

2. WHAT IS A DESCRIPTIVE TEXT?
•Descriptive text is a text which says what a person or
thing is like.
• Its purpose is to describe and reveal a particular person,
place, or thing.

3. THE GENERIC STRUCTURE OF A
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
• Identification: identifying the phenomenon to be
described.
• Description: describing the phenomenon in parts, qualities,
or /and characteristics

4. LANGUAGE FEATURES
• Using attributive and identifying process
• Using adjectives and classifiers in nominal groups
• Using simple present tense
• Using nouns, example teacher, house, my cat, etc.
• Detailed noun phrase untuk memberikan informasi tentang
subyek, misalnya It was a large open rowboat, a sweet young
lady, dsb.
• Berbagai macam adjectives yang bersifat describing, classifying,
numbering,misalnya two strong legs, sharp white fangs, dsb
• Thinking verbs dan feeling verbs untuk mengungkapkan
pandangan pribadi penulis tentang subyek, 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.
• Adverbials, untuk memberikan informasi tambahan tentang
perilaku tsb, misalnya fast, at the tree house, dsb.
• Bahasa figurative seperti simile, metafor, misalnya John is as white
as chalk, sat tight, dsb

5. TEXT ANALYSIS
title Borobudur
Identification Borobudur is a Hindu – Budhist temple. It was built in the
ninth century under Sailendra dynasty of ancient
Mataram kingdom. Borobudur is located in Magelang,
Central Java, Indonesia.
Description 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 high and
consists of eight step like stone terrace. The first five
terrace are square and surrounded by walls adorned
with Budhist 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 center of the top circle. The way to the summit
extends through some 4.8 km of passage and stairways.
The design of Borobudur which symbolizes the structure
of universe influences temples at Angkor, Cambodia.
Description Borobudur temple which is rededicated as an
Indonesian monument in 1983 is a valuable treasure for
Indonesian people.

6. EXAMPLE: DESCRIPTIVE TEXT ABOUT
PLACE

7. EXAMPLE: DESCRIPTIVE TEXT ABOUT
PLACE