The document describes the structure and purpose of descriptive text. Descriptive text identifies and describes a person, place, or thing. It then provides two examples of descriptive text - one describing Paris and the other describing the Tower of London.

1. Descriptive text
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Febrytavana

2. Descriptive Text
• Function : to describe a particular person,
place or thing.
• Generic Structure
a. Identification : identifies phenomenon to be
described.
b. Description : describes parts, qualities,
characters.

3. Paris
Paris is the capital city of France. It is one of the most
beautiful cities in the world. It is also one of the world's most
crowded cities. Lovely gardens and parks are found
throughout Paris. At night, many palaces and statues are lit
up. For this reason, Paris is often called the City of Light.
Every year, millions of people visit Paris. The most
popular place to visit is the Eiffel Tower. This huge structure
has become the symbol of Paris. The Louvre, one of the
world's largest art museums, draws many visitors. The
Cathedral of Notre Dame, a famous church, is another
favourite place to visit.
Taken from The World Book Student Discovery
Encyclopedia, 2006

4. Study the following text well. Discuss with your friend to
punctuate and capitalise it well.
the tower of london
the tower of london was first built in the 11thcentury
within the roman city walls its purpose was to protect and
control the city
since then it has been a fortress a palace and a prison
the scene of murder execution ceremonies and years of
imprisonments.
the tower is one of the UK's finest castles and as one
of the strongest fortresses in the land is the home of the
crown jewels it also houses a fine collection of armour and
many other displays showing nine centuries of british
history
Taken from Take Off, 2006

5. Look at the following pictures of tourist resort. Choose one of
them and then describe it.