1. Descriptive Text
Descriptive text is
text that contain of
Identification and
description
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2. Communicative Purpose
o To describe a
particular place,
things, or person
Do you have
an idea?
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3. Generic structure
Parts, qualities
• Identification : and
characteristics
identifies the
phenomenon to be
described
• Description :
describes parts,
qualities, and the
characteristic of the
person, place, or thing
to be describe
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4. Grammatical feature
 Focus on specific
participants
 Use identifying process
 Adjective
 Use of simple present tense
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5. Descriptive text
(describe a particular place)
My lovely home
My house is only five-
minutes work from my
school
It is not very big, but very
cozy and quiet. This is the
place where we can relax
and find our own space.
In our home, we really
enjoy our relaxing time
from the pressure of
school and work. It is
home sweet home
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6. Descriptive text
(describe a particular person)
My favorite teacher
There are about fifty eight
teachers in my school. Most of
them are kind and helpful. But my
favorite one is Mr. Hery, my
English teacher.
Mr. Hery is tall and slim
enough. He is about forty years
old, and wears glasses. Mr. Hery
is always neatly dressed. To
school he rarely carries a
briefcase.
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Negeri 1 Pare

7. Descriptive text
(describe a particular things)
My Cat
I have a pet, its name is
catty.
It always sleep on
my bedroom with me
and often scratch my
badcover. it eats
animal food and does
not like fish. Catty is my
beautiful pet
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