DESCRIPTIVE TEKS

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SMA NEGERI 1 TEJAKULA

2014

Descriptive Teks
Descriptive Teks is kind of the that use to describe something like place, animal,
person, etc
Generic Structure :

1; Identification , it indentifies the person to be described.

2; Description , it describes the characteristics or physical appearance of the
person describe.

Simple Present Tense

1; The uses of Simple Present Tense
Simple present tense is use to express that an action happened at the
time of speaking
2; Time Signal
- Always
= selalu
- Usually
= biasanya
- Often
= sering kali
- Sometimes = kadang-kadang
- Never
= tidak pernah
- Everyday
= setiap hari
3; Simple Present Tense Form
Verbal ( a sentence which has verb)
a; Positive form
Subject + Verb 1 (s/es ) + Object
Example :
- He speaks English everyday
- They always play football once a week
b; Negative form
Subject + do/does + not + Verb 1 + Object
Example :
- He does not speak English everyday
- They do not play football once a week
c; Interrogative form
Do/does + Subject + Verb 1 + Object + ?
Example :
- Does he speak English everyday ?
- Do they play football once a week ?

Nominal ( a sentence which doesnn have verb )

a; Positive form
Subject + is/am/are + compliment
Example :
- She is always happy
- They are often at the top of their house
b; Negative form
Subject + is/am/are + not + compliment

Example :
- She is not always happy
- They are not often at the top of their house
c; Interrogative form
is/am/are + subject + compliment + ?
Example :
- Is she always happy ?
- Are they often at the top of their house ?

Comparison Degree
Comparison degree is a form of adjective/adverb which states the
comparison. The are three degrees : positive, comparative, and
superlative degree. The are includes from three types :
1

Positive Degree
It Indicates that the two things compared are similar
Pattern :
as + adjective/adverb + as
Example : Dea is as tall as Risa.
It indicates that the two things compared do not have the same
quality.
Patternnot
: as + adjective/adverb + as
Example : ~ Dea is not as tall as Risa.
~ Ninas bag is not as expensive as Mario Teguh.
Comparative Degree
It indicates that one of the two things has more quality than
another.
Pattern 1 :
for one syllable adjective and
adverb, and two syllables
S + be + adj/adv-er + than + ........

adjective and adverbs ending

in -y

Example : Yudha is taller than Jokowi.

Pattern 2 :
S + be + more + adj/adv-er + than + ........

two or more syllables

adjectives and
adverbs

Example : Nina is more beautiful than Rina.

Superlative Degree
It indicates that one of the things compared has more quality than
the others of its kind.
Pattern 1 :
S + be + the + adj/adv-est
Example : Ani is the smartest student in our class.
Pattern 2 :
for one syllable adjective and
adverb, and two syllables adjective
S + be + the most + adj/adv
and adverbs ending in y

Example : Linda is the most beautiful in our school.

The following are some irregular degrees of coparison
Comparative

Superlative

Better
Worse
Older/elder
Farther/further
Less

The
The
The
The
The

best
worst
oldes/the eldest
farthest/furthest
least

Example Descriptive text

Tanjung puting national park
One of the internationally famous ecotourism destinations in indonesia is
tanjung puting national park
in the southwest of central kalimantan
peninsula.Tanjumg Puting National Park offers impressive experience to its
visitors.This is called a park , but unlike any park that you have seen in your
city,This is jungle! It isa real jungle ,which is home to the most incredible
animals in the world :orang utans and proboscis monkeys are interesting
because they have enourmous snout . So,imagine yourself to be in the jungle
and meet these special animals in their original habitat.what will you do when
you meet them?
To see orang utans we should go to camp leakey.Camp leakey is located
in the heart of tanjung puting national park.this is a rehabilitation place for excaptive orang utans and also a preservation site.this camp was established by
birute galdikas, an important scientist who has studied orang utans since 1971.
To reach the place, we should take a boat down sekonyer river. The boat
is popularly called perahu klotok which is a boathouse that can accommadate
four people. The trip by the boat to camp leakey takes three days and two
nights.
The traveling in the boat offers another unforgettable experience. You
sleep, cook, and eat in that klotok, night and dayduring your jurney into the
jungle. In daylight, on your

Exercise
1; Based on the text , can you guess what ecotourism is ?
2; As one of ecotourism destinations, what does Tanjung Puting National
Park offer to tourist?
3; How is the park different from the parks in the cities?

4; How can people reach Camp Leakey ?

5; How is Camp Leakey related to Tanjung Puting National Park ?