Descriptic Text

The aim of descriptive text:      to describe the characteristics of particular person, thing, or place.

Text Structure:

▪           Identification Þ  identifies thing, person, place, phenomenon to be described.

▪         Description Þ gives the information of particular thing, person, or place being discussed or describes parts, qualities, or characteristics.

Grammatical Features:

▪           Who? What?

▪           Using Linking verb and Simple Present Tense

▪           Epithet: adjective or adjective phrase

▪           Attributive (the)

▪           Use of attributive and identifying process

▪           Focus on specific participants

▪           Frequent use of epithets and classifier in nominal groups

Example of Descriptive Text:

Identification

My Pets

We have three family pets: a dog, a cat, and a tortoise.

Descriptions

The dog’s name is Benjamin. He is big golden Labrador. He is beautiful. He has big brown eyes and a long tail. He is very friendly dog, but he is sometimes a little stupid. Dogs are expensive to keep but they are fun to play with.

Our cat is named Martha. She is quite young, but she is not a kitten. She is very pretty. She has black and white fur and green eyes. She’s smart, too and very clean.

The tortoise’s name is Rocky. He has short, fat legs, a long neck, and a very hard shell. He is also very old and slow. He’s ugly and dirty, but I like him.