Definition of 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 of Descriptive Text

When writing descriptive text, there are some generic structures (actually not mandatory)
for our writing to be true. The arrangement is:

# Identification: (contains about the introduction of a person, place, animal or object will
be described.)
# Description: contains a description of something such as animal, things, place or
person by decribing its features, forms, colors, or anything related to what the writer
describe.

Purpose of Descriptive text

– To describe person, thing or place in specific

– To describe a particular person, thing or place.

Language Feature of Descriptive Text

– Specific participant : has a certain object, is not common and unique (only one). for
example: Bandengan beach, my house, Borobudur temple, uncle Jim
– The use of the adjective (an adjective) to clarify the noun, for example: a beautiful
beach, a handsome man, the famous place in jepara, etc.
– The use of simple present tense: The sentence pattern used is simple present
because it tells the fact of the object described.
– Action verb: verbs that show an activity (for example, run, sleep, walk, cut etc….

Example Descriptive Text – My Favorite Teacher

My favorite teacher is my history teacher, and he is by far the best teacher that I have
ever had. He has the ability to make a subject that many students find incredibly boring
come to life through his enthusiasm and passion for history, and his love of being a
teacher. Going to his lessons is something we look forward to, not dread, like we do with
most other lessons.

It’s ever so funny to watch him get excited about something, which happens in every
lesson. It’s easy to know that he’s getting excited because he begins bouncing up and
down slightly in a way that no other sixty-something year old would ever managed
without looking completely ridiculous. He has this dark (with more and more grey streaks
these days), springy hair that lines the edge of his growing bald patch, and the hair
bounces up and down with him like thousands of tiny little springs. Then, he takes on his
whole new persona, often going into role and becoming the character or figure he is
talking about, doing the voices, the actions, and parading up and down the room
gesticulating wildly, but all the while there’s a gentle ‘bounce, bounce, bounce’, as
though the springs are not just on his head but on the soles of his shoes too.
A teacher that doesn’t take himself too seriously always will be a big hit with teenagers,
although he’s not afraid to impose his authority if he has to. I’ve only ever heard him
properly shout once (although thankfully it wasn’t it me), but it isn’t an experience that I
would like to repeat. When he lost it, the room suddenly became more silent than I’d
ever known it to be before. We all sat slightly paralyzed, not even anting to breathe too
loudly, because hearing such a jovial and jolly little man lose his temper was a huge
shock. It certainly had the right kind of impact though, because he’s never needed to
shout since.

It is actually this teacher that I have to thank for my love of history. In his lessons, history
does not mean copying out of textbooks and writing pages and pages of notes. History is
alive; history is something tangible, that you can see, hear and feel, and we can live it
through dressing up and acting out scenes or taking trips to important places of historical
interest. And although he’s getting on in years and may not be teaching for much longer,
he will have an important place in history for many of his students, because there has
never been a teacher able to bring a subject to life in quite the same way he does.

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Sumber :

“Descriptive Essay My Favorite Teacher” Scholaradvisor.com. 27 April 2015.

http://www.scholaradvisor.com/essay-examples/descriptive-essay-my-favorite-teacher

Descriptive Text about Person – My Best Friend, Ernesto

My best friend is Ernesto and he is my classmate. We go to school together.

Ernesto comes from an educated family. His father is a school principal and his mother
is also a teacher.

He is punctual, well-educated, and has good manners. He is really hard working. He

always does his homework. He is also well-dressed and well-behaved. All teachers have
a high opinion of him.

Ernesto has a well-built body. He is gentle but fearless. He takes part in all sports, scout,
trekking and mountaineering activities. He has a good heart. He is truthful, honest and
obedient.

He also plays the guitar, and he makes his parents very proud of him. He secures good
marks and is usually top of his class in examinations. He inspires me to work harder. He
keeps me away from bad company. I am happy to have such a friend.

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Contoh Descriptive Text Tentang Tempat Wisata Waterfall

 Lembah Pelangi Waterfall

Lembah Pelangi Waterfall sounds unfamiliar for either local or foreign tourists.
Lembah Pelangi Waterfall is located in Sukamaju village, Ulubelu sub district,
Tanggamus district, Lampung province, Indonesia. The access to this place is quite
difficult because Ulu Belu sub district is a remote area in Lampung with its hilly
contours which make this tourist spot elusive.

Lembah Pelangi Waterfall has two levels where the waterfall on the second level has
two branches. The height of the first level waterfall is about 100 meters, while the
second level waterfall is about dozens of meters. The best enchantment of this
waterfall is the rainbow which appears between the valley and the waterfall as the
name suggests. The soft flowing gurgling waterfall sounds is like a chant of nature
which can remove the tiredness of the long trip to go there. Under the waterfall, there
are several spots of warm water which can be an interesting spot for bathing.

In this place, you will be shown a panorama of natural beauty which is very
interesting for every pair of eyes seeing it. Rocky hills accompanied by leafy trees
will actually soothe both your eyes.

Way Kambas National Park

Way Kambas National Park is a national park for elephant sanctuary located in
Lampung precisely in the Labuhan Ratu sub district, East Lampung, Indonesia. Way
Kambas National Park, established in 1985, is the first school for elephant in
Indonesia. In the beginning of its establishment, Way Kambas National Park was
named the Elephant Training Center / Pusat Latihan Gajah (PLG), but the last few
years this name was changed into Elephant Conservation Center / Pusat Konservasi
Gajah (PKG), which is expected to become a center for elephant conservation in
taming, training, breeding and conserving elephants. Until now, this PKG has trained
for about 300 elephants which have been deployed to all over the country.

In Way Kambas National Park, there are some endangered animals such as
Sumatran Rhinos, Sumatran elephant, Sumatran tiger, Mentok Rimba, and Buaya
sepit. There are also so some plants which are mostly found there such as Api-api,
Pidada, Nipah, and Pandan. On the marshy coasts of Way Kambas National Park is
often found various species of birds, such as, Lesser Adjutant, Pheasant Blue, Kuau
Raja, Pependang Timur, and some other birds.
 Jellyfish

Jellyfish are not really fish. They are invertebrate animals. This means that
unlike fish or people, they have no backbones. In fact, they have no bones at all.
Jellyfish have stomachs and mouths, but no heads. They have nervous systems for
sensing the world around them, but no brains. They are made almost entirely of
water, which is why you can look through them. Some jellyfish can glow in darkness
by making their own light. The light is made by achemical reaction inside the jellyfish.
Scientists believe jellyfish glow for several reasons. For example, they may glow to
scare away predators or to attract animals they like to eat. Most jellyfish live in salt
water, apart from a few types that live in fresh water. Jellyfish are found in oceans
and seas all over the world. They live in warm, tropical seas and in icy waters near
the North and South poles.

Pink Beach

Pink Beach or Pantai Merah Muda is one of the beaches in Komodo Island, East
Nusa Tenggara. The beach is called Pink Beach because the sand beach is pink.
The pink color of its beach is a mixture of white sand beach colors mixed with
crushed coral, shells, calcium carbonate from marine invertebrates that are very
small, and also Foraminifera, microscopic amoeba that has a red body shell.

At Pink Beach, there are so many marine organisms. No fewer than 1,000 species of
fish, 260 species of coral, and 70 species of sponge can be found here. Having so
much marine life, this place is a proper spot for snorkeling and diving for sea sports
lovers.

THE DIFFERENTS BETWEEN DESCRIPTIVE AND REPORT TEXT

THE DIFFERENT DESCRIPTIVE TEXT REPORT TEXT

The object Talk about one specific thing Talk about one general th
Based on the objective fact of Based on the
The resourses the thing observation
My beautiful cat (describe the The cat (describe c
The example (title) cat’s writer) general)