DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

 Descriptive text is a text which says what a person or a thing is like. Its purpose is to describe and
reveal a particular person, place, or thing.

Generic Structure :

 Identification; identifying the phenomenon to be described.

 Description; describing the phenomenon in parts, qualities, or/and characteristics

Language features :

 Using attributive and identifying process.

 Using adjective and classifiers in nominal group.
 Using simple present tense

Example and the generic structure :

MacQuarie University
Identification Macquarie University is one of the largest universities in
Australia. This year, in 2004, it celebrates its 40th anniversary.
Description The university is located at the North Ryde Greenbelt, Sydney,
where the New South Wales government sets aside 135 hectares for
the institution. In 1964, Macquarie area was a rural retreat on the
city fringe, but today the campus and its surroundings have evolved
beyond recognition. The North Ryde District has grown into a district
of intensive occupation anchored by a vibrant and growing
university.
Blessed with a fortunate location and room to breathe,
Macquarie can be proud of that careful planning that retains and
enrich the university’s most attractive natural features. A pleasing
balance between buildings and plating is evident across the campus.
This emphasis on the importance of landscape has created images of
Macquarie as a place that members of the university are most likely
to pleasurably recollect.
One of the highlights of the landscape is the Mars Creek zone. It
comprises landscaped creek sides and valley floor, a grass
amphitheatre, and artificial lake… surrounded by rocks and pebbles,
native plants and eucalypts.
Today, a railway station is under construction. In three years1
time, Macquarie will be the only university in Australia with a railway
station on site. Macquarie is poised to be the most readily accessible
in Sydney region by rail and motorway, yet retaining its beautiful site.
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Description (Deskripsi)
Ciri Umum:
(a) Tujuan Komunikatif Teks:
Mendeskripsikan ciri-ciri seseorang, benda
atau tempat tertentu secara spesifik.
(b) Struktur Teks/Generic structure
 Identification; Identifikasi tentang topik
yang akan dideskripsikan,
Misalnya: I have many pets, but my
favourite one is a cat.
 Description; berisi deskripsi tentang bagian-
bagiannya.
Misalnya tampilan fisik (physical
appearance), kualitas, perilaku umum,
sifat-sifat (characteristic).
(c) Ciri Kebahasaan:
Menggunakan:
 nouns tertentu, misalnya teacher, house,my
cat, dsb.
 simple present tense.
 detailed noun phrase untuk memberikan
informasi tentang subjek, misalnya It was a
large open rowboat, a sweet young lady,
dsb.
 berbagai macam adjectives, yang bersifat
describing, numbering, classifying, misalnya,
two strong legs, sharp white fangs, dsb.
 relating verbs untuk memberikan informasi
tentang subjek, misalnya, My mum is realy
cool, It has very thick fur, dsb.
 thinking verbs dan feeling verbs untuk
mengungkapkan pandangan pribadi penulis
tentang subjek, misalnya Police believe the
suspect is armed, I think it is a clever animal,
dsb.
 action verbs, misalnya Our new puppy bites
our shoes, dsb.
 abverbials untuk memberikan informasi
tambahan tentang perilaku tersebut,
misalnya fast, at the tree house, dsb.
 bahasa figurative, seperti simile, metafor,
misalnya John is white as chalk, sat tight,dsb
Generic Structure Analysis
 Identification; identifying the phenomenon to be described in general; Borobudur
temple
Example and the analysis
Borobudur Temple
Borobudur is Hindu - Budhist
temple. It was build in the nineth
century under Sailendra dynasty of
ancient Mataram kingdom. Borobudur
is located in Magelang, Central Java,
Indonesia.
Borobudur is well-known all over
the world. Its construction is influenced
by the Gupta architecture of India. The
temple is constructed on a hill 46 m
high and consist of eight step like stone
terrace. The first five terrace are square
and surrounded by walls adorned with
Budist sculpture in bas-relief. The upper
three are circular. Each of them is with
a circle of bell shape-stupa. The entire
adifice is crowned by a large stupa at
the centre at the centre of the top
circle. The way to the summit extends
through some 4.8 km of passage and
starways. The design of borobudur
which symbolizes the structure of
universe influences temples at Angkor,
Cambodia.
Borobudur temple which is
rededicated as an Indonesian
monument in 1983 is a valuable
treasure for Indonesian people.
 Description; describing the Borobudur temple in parts; eight terraces of
Borobudur temple and its characteristics
Language Feature Analysis
 Using adjective and classifiers; valuable
 Using simple present tense; Borobudur is well-known,The temple is constructed,
etc