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WHAT IS DESCRIPTIVE?
Descriptive Text is a kind of text with a purpose to give information. The context of this
kind of text is the description of particular thing, animal, person, or others, for instance: our
pets or a person we know well.
It differs from Report which describes things, animals, persons, or others in general
GENERIC STRUCTURE
The Generic Structure of Descriptive Text consists of Identification and Description.
1. Identification:
Identifies phenomenon to be described.
2. Description:
Describes parts, qualities, characteristics, etc.
Descriptive often uses 'be' and 'have'. Tense which is often used is Simple Present Tense. However,
some times it uses Past tense if the thing to be described doesn't exist anymore.
S + (to) be
I + am
He/She/It + is
You/We/They + are
B. 1. I have a cat.
I do not have a dog.
Do you have a dog?
S + V1(-s/-es)
(+) I/You/We/They + V1
(-) I/You/We/They + do + not + V1
(?) Do + I/You/We/They + V1
(+)He/She/It + V1-s/-es
(-) He/She/It + does + not + V1
(?) Does he/she/it + V1
S + was/were
I + was
He/She/It + was
You/We/They + were
(+) S + V2
(-) S + did + V1
(?) Did + S + V1
1. SAFARI PARK
Safari Park or Taman Safari is a quite unique zoo. It lies about 90 kilometers from Jakarta. It lies in
Cisarua, Bogor, about two kilometers from Puncak. This zoo reminds us of the similar park in Kenya,
Africa. Although it is not as large as the one in Kenya, we can still enjoy the park which is about one
hundred hectares. In conventional zoos, the animals are in cages, but not in the Safari Park; they wander
freely. Visitors are in buses or cars. They are not allowed to get off the cars or buses. Visitors who don't
have cars can use the touring buses available at the park.
2. BARONG DANCE
Barong dance-drama is one of the most popular dances in Bali. The dance enacts a battle between
good and evil. The dancers appeal to the spirit world during performances. The barong dance-drama is
believed to exorcise evil spirits from the village. The Barong dance-drama depicts a struggle between the
witch Rangda and the barong, a mythical and benevolent beast.
RAFFLESIA ARNOLDI
The rafflesia arnoldi is the biggest flower in the world. It is unusual because of its
large size. The flower is almost 100 centimeters in diameter and 140 centimeters in height.
"Rafflesia" is derived from the name of the British Governor General, Sir Thomas
Stamford Raffles, who once governed and built the Botanical Garden in Bogor. Though it is
called Rafflesia after Raffles, the man who discovered the plant was Beccary, an Italian
botanist who visited Sumatra in 1928.
Rafflesia consists of two parts : the stick-like part which grows in the middle and the
petals around and below it.
While the flower is blossoming, it has a very unpleasant smell which affects insects,
especially green flies. They seem eager to explore the flower. But if the flies touch the
bottom part of the sticklike centre, they die.
Questions
JAVAN RHINOCEROS
Javan rhinoceros is one kind of the rare rhinoceroses in the world. It is comparatively
small and slender. It's about 1.7 meters high. Males have a single horn up to 10 inches in
length. Females are usually hornless. Like other kinds of rhinoceros, javan rhinoceros eats
grass and spends most time in water.
Formerly the Javan rhinoceros lived in Myanmar, Indocina, the Malay Peninsula, Java,
and Sumatra. It's now relatively scarce. People hunted them for their horns. We only find
them in Ujungkulon, West Java now.
Questions
10. It's now relatively... (2nd paragraph). What does the word 'it' refer to?
a. Javan Rhinoceros' horn
b. Javan Rhinoceros
WRITING
Questions
5. Ondel-ondel is a very popular giant doll with a horrible face. 'Horrible' means ... .
a. happy
b. sad
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c. frightening
d. handsome
Jakarta, formerly Batavia, is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Indonesia. It
is located on the northwest coast of Java Island at the mouth of the Ciliwung River. Jakarta
dominates Indonesia's administrative, economic, and cultural activities, and is a major
commercial and transportation hub within Asia. The climate is hot and humid. Rainfall
occurs throughout the year. The heaviest rainfall occurs from November to May. The city
lies on a flat and low plain. That is why flood disaster often happens during the periods of
heavy rainfall.
Jakarta is a magnet for migrants from other areas of Indonesia; during the late 1980s
an estimated two hundreds and fifty migrants arrived daily.
At the 1990 census, DKI Jakarta had a population of 8,259,266. The 1997 population
was 9,341,400. These figures do not include seasonal residents who may number more than1
million.
Questions
10. The city lies on a flat and low plain. The closest meaning to
the underlined word is ….
WRITING
I. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
Si Manis is the name of Diana's .... (1)
It has beautiful .... (2) It is black and white.
Fish is its favourite meal.
It also likes to .... (3) milk.
Where there is Diana there is Si Manis.
II. Rearrange the jumbled words in correct spelling to make a good sentence.
on - the girls - the legong - performing - dance - the stage - are.