Descriptive text is a text which say 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 is :
o Identification : Identifies phenomenon to be describe.
o Description : Describes part, qualities, and characteristics.
- Language Features:
a) The use of adjectives and compound adjectives.
Ex :
- a five hundred seated football stadium.
- a beautiful ancient Roman opera house.
Ex :
- a five hundred seated football stadium.
- a beautiful ancient Roman opera house.
b) The use of Linking Verbs/ relating verbs.
Ex :
- The temple is so magnificent.
- The temple consists of five terraces.
Ex :
- The temple is so magnificent.
- The temple consists of five terraces.
c) The use of Simple Present Tense
Ex :
- The museum houses hundreds of Greek Statues.
- The hotel provides 450 rooms and a large swimming pool.
Ex :
- The museum houses hundreds of Greek Statues.
- The hotel provides 450 rooms and a large swimming pool.
d) The use of degree of comparison
Ex :
- The weather in Jakarta is hotter than Bandung.
- Bogor has the same weather as Ungaran.
Ex :
- The weather in Jakarta is hotter than Bandung.
- Bogor has the same weather as Ungaran.
Example of Descriptive Text :
BETANG HOUSE
Betang house is a typical traditional house Kalimantan contained in various parts of Kalimantan, especially in upstream areas which usually becomes the center of the Dayak tribe settlements, where the river is the main transportation routes for the Dayak tribe to perform a variety of mobility everyday life like going to work to the fields where Dayak tribe fields are usually far from residential areas, or perform commercial activities (the ancient Dayak tribe usually trade using the barter system of mutual exchange with the fields, gardens and livestock).
Great shape and this Betang house varies in different places. There Betang house which reach lengths up to 150 meters and 30 meters wide. Generally Betang house built in the form of a stage with a height of three to five feet from the ground. The high building this Betang I expect to avoid flooding in the rainy season that threatened areas in the upstream river in Borneo. Some housing units could have a house betang more than one depending on the size of the household members of such residential community. Each household (family) occupies the chamber (room) that the barriers of a large house Betang, along with that in general the Dayak tribes also have single houses built temporarily to perform the activity fields, and this is because away distance between fields with the settlements.
More than buildings for dwelling Dayak tribes, actually Betang house is the heart of the social structure of the life of the Dayak. Betang culture is a reflection of the togetherness in the daily life of the Dayaks. Inside the house this Betang every individual's life in the household and society systematically arranged by mutual agreement as stated in customary law. Common security, both from criminal interference or sharing food, the joys and sorrows as well as mobilization of manpower to work the fields. The main value that stands out in life at home is the value of togetherness Betang (communalism) among the citizens who inhabit it, regardless of the differences they have. From this we know that the Dayak tribe is the tribe who appreciate a difference. Dayak tribe appreciate the difference of ethnic, religious or social background.
Great shape and this Betang house varies in different places. There Betang house which reach lengths up to 150 meters and 30 meters wide. Generally Betang house built in the form of a stage with a height of three to five feet from the ground. The high building this Betang I expect to avoid flooding in the rainy season that threatened areas in the upstream river in Borneo. Some housing units could have a house betang more than one depending on the size of the household members of such residential community. Each household (family) occupies the chamber (room) that the barriers of a large house Betang, along with that in general the Dayak tribes also have single houses built temporarily to perform the activity fields, and this is because away distance between fields with the settlements.
More than buildings for dwelling Dayak tribes, actually Betang house is the heart of the social structure of the life of the Dayak. Betang culture is a reflection of the togetherness in the daily life of the Dayaks. Inside the house this Betang every individual's life in the household and society systematically arranged by mutual agreement as stated in customary law. Common security, both from criminal interference or sharing food, the joys and sorrows as well as mobilization of manpower to work the fields. The main value that stands out in life at home is the value of togetherness Betang (communalism) among the citizens who inhabit it, regardless of the differences they have. From this we know that the Dayak tribe is the tribe who appreciate a difference. Dayak tribe appreciate the difference of ethnic, religious or social background.
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