Pengertian, Tujuan, Struktur, Ciri dan Contoh Descriptive Text

Pengertian, Tujuan, Struktur, Ciri dan Contoh 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.

Teks Deskriptif yaitu teks yang menjelaskan gambaran seseorang atau benda. Tujuannya adalah untuk menggambarkan atau mengungkapkan orang, tempat atau benda tertentu.
Bisa dikatakan juga bahwa Descriptive text adalah teks yang menjelaskan tentang seperti apakah orang atau benda yang dideskripsikan, baik bentuknya, sifat-sifatnya, jumlahnya dan lain-lain.

Struktur Descriptive Text (generic structure) adalah :
1. Identification (identifikasi) adalah pendahuluan , berupa gambaran umum tentang suatu topik.
2.Description (deskripsi) adalah berisi ciri-ciri khusus yang dimiliki benda, tempat, atau orang yang dideskripsikan.
Ciri-ciri Descriptive Text :
- Menggunakan simple present tense 
- Menggunakan attribute verb, seperti be (am, is, are)
- Hanya fokus pada satu objek tersebut.

Berikut adalah Contoh Descriptive Text :

The National Monument (or Monument Nasional) is a 132 meters tower in the center of Merdeka Square, Central Jakarta. It symbolizes the fight for Indonesia’s independence. The monument consist of a 117,7 m obelisk on a 45 m square platform at a height of 17 m.

The towering monument symbolizes the philosophy of Lingga and Yoni. Lingga resembles, rice pestle (alu) and Yoni resembles a mortar rice (lesung), two important items in Indonesian agricultural tradition.

The construction began in 1961 under the direction of President Soekarno and the monument was opened to the public in 1975. It is topped by a flame covered with gold foil. The monument and museum is opened daily from 08.00 – 15.00 every day throughout the week, except for the last Monday of the month the monument is closed.




Prambanan Temple

Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple compound in Central Java in Indonesia, located approximately 18 km east of Yogyakarta. It is characterised by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture, and by the 47 m high central building inside a large complex of individual temples. It was built around 850 CE by either Rakai Pikatan, king of the second Mataram Dynasty, or Balitung Maha Sambu, during the Sanjaya Dynasty. Not long after its construction, the temple was abandoned and began to deteriorate. Reconstruction of the compound began in 1918. The main building was completed in around 1953.

Sumber :
http://www.kursusmudahbahasainggris.com/2013/09/pengertian-tujuan-struktur-ciri-dan.html

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Passive Voice

Kalimat pasif (Passive Voice)

a. Ayunda reads a novel (Active Voice)

b. Novel is read by Ayunda (Passive Voice)

Kita menggunakan Active Voice (kalimat aktif) untuk menyatakan APA YANG DILAKUKAN SUBJECT (pelaku).

Contoh  :

a. Ayunda  adalah subject yang melakukan tindakan 'reads a novel' (membaca sebuah novel). Sedangkan Passive Voice (kalimat pasif) digunakan untuk menyatakan APA YANG TERJADI PADA SUBJECT (pelaku).

b.  Novel adalah subject yang menerima tindakan 'is read' (dibaca)

Pengertian Active & Passive Voice

Singkatnya Active Voice (kalimat aktif) merujuk pada subject (pelaku) melakukan pekerjaan. Sedangkan Passive Voice (kalimat pasif) subject (pelaku) dikenakan pekerjaan.

     A.    Apa itu Passive Voice

Passive voice merupakan struktur kalimat penulisan dalam bahasa Inggris yang mana subject (pelaku) dari kalimat tersebut dikenakan suatu pekerjaan.

     B.     Pola Passive Voice

Pola:
S + Be + Verb-3 + By Agent

Ket:

S: Subjek

Be: Tobe

Verb-3: Kata kerja bentuk ketiga

By Agent: Pelaku

Contoh:

Ayunda   reads    Novel. (Active Voice)

 [S]           [V1]       [Object]

Novel     is          read    by Ayunda. (Passive Voice)

  [S]    [to be]     [V3]      [by agent]

Penentuan 'to be' pada kalimat passive voice tergantung pada tenses kalimat aktifnya.

Tenses	Active Voice	Passive Voice
Simpe Present	He buys a novel.	A novel is bought by him.
Present Continous	He is buying a novel.	A novel is being bought by him.
Present Perfect	He has bought a novel.	A novel has been bought by him.
Present Perfect Continous	He has been buying a novel.	A novel has been being bought by him.
Simple Past	He bought a novel.	A novel was bought by him.
Past Continous	He was buying a novel.	A novel was being bought by him.
Past Perfect	He had bought a novel.	A novel had been bought by him.
Past Perfect Continous	He had been buying a novel.	A novel had been being bought by him.
Simple Future	He will buy a novel.	A novel will be bought by him.
Future Continous	He will be buying a novel.	A novel will be being bought by him.
Future Perfect	He will have bought a novel.	A novel will have been bought by him.
Future Perfect Continous	He will have been buying a novel.	A novel will have been being bought by him.

More Examples :

1. Many moms were babysitting the baby in the nursery room.

    The baby was being babysitted by many moms in the nursery room.

 2. My mom cut my hair two days ago.

    My hair were cut by my mom two days ago.

3. Harry will bring the motorcycle to the garage.

    The motorcycle will be brought to the garage by Harry.

 4. She has fixed the camera yesterday.

    The camera has been fixed by her yesterday.

 5. Ali has broken all the doors in that house.

    All the doors in that house have been broken by Ali.

Exercises :

1. Dindah  has taken a swim course.
2. My mom uses the kitchen almost everyday.
3. We have read the books.
4. Does lion eat meat?
5. Lutfi  didn’t tell her the whole story.
6. My sister makes some ice creams.
7. My brother will play the drum at the stage with his band.
8. My grandma bought many bubble gums.
9. The IT man is fixing my computer.
10. Many people had been trying that game.

^^English is Fun^^

Difficult Words: because dan because of

.... because she likes Swimming ....

                                              
because + subject + verb
because of + noun/noun phrase

The flights were canceled because the weather conditions were bad. or

Because the weather conditions were bad, the flights were canceled.

The flights were canceled because of bad weather conditions. or

Because of bad weather conditions, the flights were canceled.


1.      We arrived late because the traffic was bad.

2.      We arrived late because of the bad traffic.

3.      He could not play in the game because of his foot injury.

4.      She did not buy it because the price was too high.

5.      Because it is a national holiday, there will be no class tomorrow

6.      We could not sleep last night because of the noise next door.

7.      Because of the storm warnings, we did not go out last night.

8.      They went to the beach because it is cooler there.

9.      She had to study because of her exam next week.

because of juga berarti ‘demi’
He is working hard because of his family welfare.
(Dia bekerja keras demi kesejahteraan keluarganya.)
I do these all because of you. (Aku mengerjakan semua ini demi kamu.)


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Narrative Text : Pengertian, Tujuan, Jenis, Generic Structure dan Contoh

Part.1 Soal Latihan Agree Vs Disagree

Exercise

Answer the following questions!
Ryan : The government plans to raise the electricity bill next month.
Hani  :  _____ It will increase the amount of poor people.

1. The suitable expression to complete the dialogue is …
A. I agree with you
B. I totally disagree
C. I don't disagree
D. I agree
Fira : Don, I think Chandra is responsible for this case
Dona : Well, I don't know.

2. From the dialogue, we may assume that ...
A. Dona agrees with Fira
B. Dona disagrees with Fira
C. Dona has no idea about the case
D. Dona cannot accept the fact
Mother : You know that Tamara always takes sleeping pills to solve her problems.
Father : That's wrong. It can be dangerous for her life if she doesn't change her bad habit. She should go to a specialist or share her problems with someone she trusts.

3. The underlined expression expresses ....
A. Sympathy
B. Possibility
C. Agreement
D. Disagreement
Adit     : Is Puncak Pass resort near here?
Hijra     : Yes, it is.
Haerul     : _____ it's about 100 kilometers from here.
Wahab : Oh, really?

4. The suitable expression to complete the dialogue is …
A. I disagree with you
B. I quite agree
C. I think so too
D. It certainly is
Tanti : So, where will we go?
Rizal : How about beach?
Meli   : _______. We have visited a lot of beach this year.
Tanti  : Lake? Toba Lake sounds interesting, right?

5. The suitable expression to complete the dialogue is …
A. That's so true
B. I quite agree
C. I think so too
D. I don’t think so

Descriptive Text

Teks Deskriptif, adalah teks yang mendiskripsikan, menggambarkan, atau menguraikan tentang sesuatu, misalnya benda, orang ataupun tempat tertentu. Uraian teks ini biasanya meliputi karakteristik, jenis, bentuk, fungsi dan hal-hal terperinci tentang “sesuatu” tersebut.

Ciri-ciri Descriptive Text:

1. Struktur umumnya (generic structure) terdiri dari:

• Identification: Bagian (kalimat) yang memperkenalkan (introducing) sesuatu.
• Description: Bagian yang berisi uraian atau gambaran tentang sesuatu tersebut, misalnyatentang jenis dan bentuknya.

2. Grammatical Features umumnya tenses

     “simple present”

3. Isi teks fokus pada pembahasan terperinci   mengenai sesuatu atau benda yang dimaksud

1. Struktur umumnya (generic structure) terdiri dari:

• Identification: Bagian (kalimat) yang memperkenalkan (introducing) sesuatu.
• Description: Bagian yang berisi uraian atau gambaran tentang sesuatu tersebut, misalnyatentang jenis dan bentuknya.

2. Grammatical Features umumnya tenses

     “simple present”

3. Isi teks fokus pada pembahasan terperinci   mengenai sesuatu atau benda yang dimaksud

Contoh Descriptive Text:

One of the most famous buildings in Washington D.C. is the White House. It is the home of the president of the United States.

            The White House is a very large white building. It has three main parts, namely the main building and two wings (west and east wings). The main building has large central porches. The porches have tall columns. Large lawns and gardens surround the White House.

Artinya :

Salah satu bangunan paling terkenal di Washington DC adalah Gedung Putih. Ini adalah rumah dari presiden Amerika Serikat.
Gedung Putih adalah sebuah bangunan putih yang sangat besar. Ia memiliki tiga bagian utama, yaitu bangunan utama dan dua sayap (barat dan timur sayap). Bangunan utama memiliki beranda pusat yang besar. Beranda memiliki kolom tinggi. Rumput besar dan kebun mengelilingi Gedung Putih.

Generic Structure teks di atas sebagai berikut:

Identification: One of the most famous buildings in Washington D.C. is the White House.

Description: It is the home of the president of the United States. The White House is a very large white

building…, dst.

Contoh dan Pembahasan Soal Descriptive Text:

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 a chemical 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.

Artinya:

Ubur-ubur yang tidak benar-benar ikan. Mereka adalah hewan invertebrata. Ini berarti bahwa tidak seperti ikan atau orang, mereka tidak memiliki tulang punggung. Bahkan, mereka tidak memiliki tulang sama sekali.
Ubur-ubur memiliki perut dan mulut, tapi tidak ada kepala. Mereka memiliki sistem saraf untuk merasakan dunia di sekitar mereka, tetapi tidak ada otak. Mereka hampir seluruhnya terbuat dari air, yang mengapa Anda dapat melihat melalui mereka.
Beberapa ubur-ubur dapat bersinar dalam kegelapan dengan membuat cahaya sendiri. Lampu ini dibuat oleh reaksi kimia di dalam ubur-ubur. Para ilmuwan percaya bahwa ubur-ubur cahaya karena beberapa alasan. Sebagai contoh, mereka mungkin bersinar untuk menakut-nakuti predator atau untuk menarik binatang yang mereka suka makan.
Kebanyakan ubur-ubur hidup di air garam, selain dari beberapa jenis yang hidup di air tawar. Ubur-ubur yang ditemukan di lautan dan lautan di seluruh dunia. Mereka tinggal di hangat, laut tropis dan di perairan dingin dekat kutub Utara dan Selatan.

Answer the following question :

1. Which one creates Jellyfish’s light?

A. White blood.

B. Nervous system.

C. Chemical reaction.

D. Salt water.

Pembahasan: Lihat paragraph ke-3: “The light is made by a chemical reaction…”

Jawab: C

2. Which one is TRUE about the jellyfish based on the text?

A. They belong to invertebrate animals.

B. They have heads like other animals.

C. Their brain helps them find the food.

D. They cannot live in freshwater.

Pembahasan: Pernyataan yang benar (true) adalah jellyfish masuk dalam kelompok hewan  invertebrate (paragraph 1)

Jawab: A

3. What is the text about?

A. Jellyfish.

B. Kinds of all fish.

C. All invertebrate animal.

D. Some kinds of sea animals.

Pembahasan: Uraian teks tersebut terfokus pada pendiskripsian atau penggambaran tentang jellyfish.

Jawab: A

4. “Some jellyfish can glow in darkness by making their own light.” (paragraph 3) The word “glow” in the sentence means …

A. move

B. produce

C. appear

D. shine

Pembahasan: kata “glow” berarti memancarkan cahaya. Maka jawaban yang tepat adalah “shine” (bersinar/bercahaya).

Jawab: D