Descriptive Text

1. Descriptive text is a text which describes about something, such as : person, animal,
places, and things ( object ).
2. Communicative purpose of the text :

to describe a particular person, animal, places, etc.

I

Identification

like

Cristiano

Ronaldo,

famous football player of Real Madrid.

Ronaldo was born in Funchal, Madeira,
Portugal on 5 February 1985.
He is handsome man. He has
dark brown hair, brown eyes and has a

description

birthmark on the left cheek. His nose is

sharp

and

his

skin

is

light

brown.

Ronaldo has height of 185 centimeters

and 83 kilograms of weight. Ronaldo is
known as a great football player.

3. Generic structure of the text : ( Struktur Text )

1. Identification
Introduces who, where or what is being described ( topic to describe ).
2. Description
Describes the characteristics, parts and qualities of the subject. ( in details )

4. Language feature : (Ciri ciri bahasa yang digunakan )

Present Tense : sentences which describe about something happen now, or
habitual activity. (kalimat yg menyatakan tentang sesuatu yg terjadi skrg/
kebiasaaan yg dilakukan sehari hari )
Subject + V1(s/es) + Object
Examples :
I like Cristiano. ( verbal form )
Cristiano Ronaldo is popular football player ( nominal form )

Descriptive Text

 Adjective (Kata Sifat) : Handsome, famous, great.

Using to be : Have, Has
Noun (Kata Benda) : People ( orang ), place (tempat )
Pronoun (Kata Ganti Orang), : He
Possesive Noun ( Kata ganti kepemilikan ) : his hair, her hair

Number

Subject

Nominal

They
We
You
I

Plural

Singular

He
She
It

Are

Verbal

Go (dont use(s))

To be
Have/ Has

(+) Have

Am

Is

(-) )doesnt/
dont have
Goes (use (s/es))

(+) Has

Possesive
Noun
Their
Our
Your
My
His
Her
Its

1. Using Simple Present Tense

S + verb (s/es ) + object , ( verbal form )
e. g : I like Ronaldo, He begins his career as a football player
S + to be (am, is, are ) + object ( nominal form )
e.g

: He is a handsome man

2. Using have / has

S + have/ has + object
E.g

: i have bold eyebrows

(-) I dont have bold eyebrows

She / He has bold eyebrows (-) She/ He doesnt have bold eyebrows
3. Using Adjective :
Personality
E.g

: Smart, beautiful, handsome, popular, famous, kind, talented,

Descriptive Text

Physical Appearance
E.g

: Black hair, pointed nose, bold eyebrows, round face/ oval face,
chubby, etc.

4. Using Possesive Noun ( Kata ganti kepemilikan )

E.g : She is very beautiful, her face is oval and her skin is white.

List of Adjective
Physical Appearance

Beautiful,
Tall
Pointed/Sharp Nose
Handsome
Short
White/Brown Skin
Good Looking Round/Oval face
grey/ brown/ black eyes
Ugly
Small/ Big eyes
Dimple
Cute
Chubby cheek
Cool
Straight / Curly / Wavy Hair
Pretty
Flat nose

Personality

Kind
Generous
Calm
Down to earth
Stubborn
Helpful
Humble
Cheerfull
adventurous
ambitious

Ambitious
Independet
Brave
Careful
Creative
Easy Going
Funny
Friendly
Sociable
Polite

Neat
Tidy
Humorous
Symphatetic
Patient
Sensitive
Smart

What You See is What You Get

Good Luck
Descriptive Text