PEMBELAJARAN
TEXT DESCRIPTIVE (DESCRIPTIVE TEXT)
By
: Moh. Aan Hanafiah, S.Ag
Salah satu jenis teks dalam bahasa Inggris, adalah
teks descriptive. Descriptive Text (teks descriptive ) merupakan
jenis teks yang banyak digunakan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari dalam
menggambarkan benda, tempat, manusia, hewan dan lain sebagainya. Teks
desciptive adalah sebuah teks bahasa Inggris untuk menggambarkan seperti apa
benda atau mahluk hidup yang kita deskripsikan, baik secara kenampakan, bau, suara,
atau tekstur dari benda atau makhluk hidup tersebut. Tujuan dari teks
descriptive adalah untuk menggambarkan dan mengungkapkan ciri-ciri dari benda,
tempat, atau mahluk tertentu secara terperinci, sehingga orang yang mendengar
atau membaca gambaran yang kita berikan dapat mengetahui dan bisa membayangkan
seperti apa benda, tempat atau mahluk hidup yang kita diskripsikan
Tujuan
Komunikatif :
Tujuan komunikatif dari teks descriptive adalah untuk mendeskripsikan atau
menggambarkan ciri-ciri orang, mahluk hidup, benda atau tempat tertentu secara
spesifik.
Generic
Structure (Struktur Teks) descriptive:
1. Identification
(Identifikasi) : Pendahuluan tentang apa dan siapa yang akan dideskripsikan.
2. Description
(deskripsi) : berisi ciri-ciri
khusus yang dimiliki benda, tempat, atau orang
yang
dideskripsikan.
Ciri-ciri teks descriptive :
- Teks discriptive menggunakan
simple present tense.
·
Menggunakan attribute verb, seperti be
(am, is,are)
·
Teks discriptive menggunakan berbagai macam adjectives
yang bersifat describing. numbering, classifying misalnya two strong legs,
sharp white fangs, dsb.
·
Teks discriptive menggunakan relating verbs untuk
memberikan informasi tentang subjek, misalnya my mum is realy cool, it has very
thick fur, dsb.
·
Teks discriptive menggunakan thinking verbs dan
feeling verbs untuk mengungkapkan pandangan pribadi penulis tentang subjek,
misalnya police belive the supect is armed, I think it is a clever animal, dsb.
·
Teks discriptive juga menggunakan adverbs untuk
memberikan informasi tambahan mengenai perilaku atau sifat (adjective) yang
dijelaskan, misalnya it is extremely high.
Contoh
text descriptive :
1.
Mendeskripsikan Tempat
PARIS
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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.
2.Mendeskripsikan
benda
My
Lovely House
I live with my parents and two brothers in a nice
little house on the suburban area of Bogor. I really love our house. It’s not
large, but very shasy and pretty since my parents grow many fruits and flowers
in a yard.
My house is a two-storey building. It has living
room, a family room, and a large kitchen on the first floor. All bedrooms are
located on the second floor. There is also another family room on the second
floor. Wespend our time together there every evening.
My favourite room in the house is the kitchen. It is
a very clean and everything is arranged nicely. As you enter the kitchen, you
will see a table in front of you. It is on the right side of the room. Behind the
table is a window. On the window shelf, there is a plant and a candle. On the
left side of the room, there is a sink, refrierator, and cabinets. There is a
long counter and beautiful bouquet of flowers.
Besides the kitchen, I also like my bedroom. But unlike
the kitchen, my bedroom is quite messy. I like it because I can do a lot of
things there.
3. Mendeskripsikan
hewan
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| Bonny |
My Wonderful Dog
Among pets, I like the best dog
because they are tame animals and they can be trained as a man friend. I have a
wonderful dog. I named him Bonny.
Bonny is a male dog. He is a
Pomeranian dog and is about two years old. My dog is great. He has grayish-
white fur, small ears, and a cone-shaped mouth. His paws are strong.
Well, my dear Bonny is a clever dog.
He always barks loudly and noisily when there is a stranger coming to my house.
You know what? He also can do many things such as sitting down quietly,
bringing the newspaper to me, standing on his two hind feet, and shaking my
hand.
I always take him to a grooming salon
twice in a month to have him bathed and to trim his fur neatly. Bonny eats
dog’s food; fresh meal and drink fresh milk. I don’t let him eat bones because
they are not good for him.
Answer this question based on the text!
1. What kind of the text
above?
2.What paragraph is
the Identification of the text?
3.What does the text
tell about?
4.What does the Bonny
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4.
Mendeskripsikan orang
Mendeskripsikan orang
I have a friend named Bagas. He is my class mate, he is a very fat
person.
His hobby is eating. He likes all kinds of foods. He eats
everything in front of him. His weight is 95 kilograms.
He has a very chubby cheek. His family and friends like him very
much.
a. what is the purpose of the text?
b. what kind of the text?
c. what is his name?
d. How is his weight?
e. what is his hobby?
LATIHAN :
Listening
BOROBUDUR
Borobudur is a Hindu-Buddhist temple. It lies in Magelang. The
temple is constructed on
a hill 46 meters high and consists of eight steplike stone
terraces, one on top of the other.
The first five terraces are square and surrounded by walls adorned
with Buddhist
sculpture in bas-relief; the upper three are circular, each with a
circle of bell-shaped
stupas. The entire edifice is crowned by a large stupa at the
center of the top circle.
Answer the following questions based on the text.
1. What is the purpose of the text?
a. to give information
b. to entertain people
c. to tell a past event
d. to tell steps to build a temple
2. Which one of the following statements is the identification of
the text?
a. Borobudur lies in Magelang.
b. Borobudur is a Hindu-Buddhist temple.
c. The temple is constructed on a hill.
d. The entire edifice is crowned by a large stupa at the center of
the top circle.
3. How high is Borobudur temple?
a. 16 meters
b. 26 meters
c. 36 meters
d. 46 meters
4. Borobudur consists of ... steplike stone terraces, one on top
of the other.
a. five
b. six
c. seven
d. eight
5. What is there at the top of Borobudur temple?
a. some small stupas
b. bas relief of buddhist sculpture
c. a large stupa
d. step like terraces
