DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

What can be inferred f​rom the picture?

Tujuan Pembelajaran

1. Memahami beberapa informasi dalam descriptive text

2. Menganalisis secara kontekstual fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan teks lisan dan tertulis berbentuk teks deskriptif secara kritis, kreatif dan jujur terkait topik lingkungan fisik dan sosial masyarakat dengan tingkat kelancaran dan ketepatan yang optimal.

Pangandaran Beach

Pangandaran is district of Pangandaran Regency within West Java province, Indonesia, that located on the southern coast of Java Island. Pangandaran beach is one of popular tourist destinations in Pangandaran. (Identification)

There many local and foreign tourists comes to enjoy the beautiful of the scenery. They can feel the cool of sea breeze and enjoy the beauty of the Indonesian Ocean. The transpicuous seawater kisses the coast every single seconds. The sloping beaches with calm blue sea make you comfortable to enjoy a swim the fresh water. Also, the sunrise and sunset can be enjoyed by sitting on the sloping white sands in the shore. This beach is a blend of natural beach and mountains panoramic. We could see the Indonesian Ocean with ocean waves slammed southern rock, so that the white bubbles blue seas. Besides, a long range between the tides allows the visitors to swim, surf and boating safely. (Description)

​DEFINITION

​Descriptive Text is a text which says what a person or a thing is like​

To describe a particular person, thing or place

​# 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 describing its features, forms, colors, or anything related to what the writer describes.

Exercise 1

A.  Read the text!

          Everybody certainly has a mother. It is because people are born from her. The existence of her among us is definitely important. That is why I love her so much. I owe a lot to what she has been doing for me. And here is my mother.
            My mother's name is Khodijah. She was born 49 years ago. She is short, but not too short. She is little fat. And she is old. She has got short white straight hair. She has got brown skin. She is beautiful. Her hand is so soft, the hand that have taught me to be kind person. She never stops to support me. She always tells me not to give up so easily. She always gives me some fine solutions when I have some problems. The important thing about her is she never complains. That is why I never reject her willing.

B. Answer the questions based on the text!

1. What can be inferred from the text?

2. What is the best title from the text?

3. What kind of the text?

4. Explain the generic structure of the text!