What is descriptive text?
The Definition and Purpose 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.
Descriptive text has structure as below:
§Identification;
identifying the phenomenon to be described.
§Description;
describing the phenomenon in parts, qualities, or/and characteristics.
The Language Future of Descriptive Text :
§Using
attributive
and identifying process.
§Using
adjective and classifiers in nominal group.
§Using
simple present tense
The tips how to write a good descriptive text:
- make the reader imagine the situation. For make the reader can imagine the situation you have to add adjective.
- Give additional information. The information should interesting, example: the weather, the special thing from what you'll describe
- · Make an interaction with the reader, example you add question words (see?, how about that?)
Example and Structure of Descriptive Text
MacQuarie
University
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Identification
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Macquarie University is one of the
largest universities in Australia. This year, in 2004, it celebrates its 40th anniversary.
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Description
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The university is located at the North Ryde
Greenbelt, Sydney, where the New South Wales government sets aside 135
hectares for the institution. In 1964, Macquarie area was a rural retreat on
the city fringe, but today the campus and its surroundings have evolved
beyond recognition. The North Ryde District has grown into a district of
intensive occupation anchored by a vibrant and growing university.Blessed
with a fortunate location and room to breathe, Macquarie can be proud of that
careful planning that retains and enrich the university’s most attractive
natural features. A pleasing balance between buildings and plating is evident
across the campus. This emphasis on the importance of landscape has created
images of Macquarie as a place that members of the university are most likely
to pleasurably recollect.
One of the highlights of the landscape
is the Mars Creek zone. It comprises landscaped creek sides and valley floor,
a grass amphitheatre,
and artificial lake… surrounded by rocks and pebbles, native plants and
eucalypts.
Today, a railway station is under
construction. In three years1 time, Macquarie will be the only university in
Australia with a railway station on site. Macquarie is poised to be the most
readily accessible in Sydney region by rail and motorway, yet retaining its
beautiful site.
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Conclusion
Descriptive text is talk about one
specific thing based on the objective fact of the thing.
