DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

DESCRIBING TOURIST ATTRACTION

. August.
Teacher: Ari Sulastri, S.Pd
KOMPETENSI DASAR
3.4 Membedakan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur
kebahasaan beberapa teks deskriptif lisan dan tulis dengan memberi
dan meminta informasi terkait tempat wisata dan bangunan bersejarah
terkenal, pendek dan sederhana, sesuai dengan konteks
penggunaannya

4.4 Teks deskriptif

4.4.1 Menangkap makna secara kontekstual terkait fungsi sosial,
struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan teks deskriptif, lisan dan tulis,
pendek dan sederhana terkait tempat wisata dan bangunan bersejarah
terkenal
4.4.2 Menyusun teks deskriptif lisan dan tulis, pendek dan
sederhana, terkait tempat wisata dan bangunan bersejarah terkenal,
dengan memperhatikan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur
kebahasaan, secara benar dan sesuai konteks
Now, We are going to discuss

Descriptive Texts

Noun Phrases for

Describing an Object or a
Place

Word Order of
Adjectives
Descriptive Texts
01. Definition

02. Social Function

03. Generic Structure

04. Language Features

Definition of Descriptive Text

A descriptive text is a text which

describes a place or a person.
In this chapter, we are going to .
discuss a decriptive text about a
place.
 Holiday
What is Tourist Attraction?
.

Tourist Attraction is a place that people visit for

pleasure and interest, usually while they are on
holiday. People usually visit a tourist attraction
typically for its inherent or exhibited natural or
cultural value, historical significance, natural or
built beauty, offering leisure, adventure, and
amusement.
The Social function of Descriptive Text

To describe a particular place, to promote or to

introduce a place, to recognize, to inform about
the place
 GENERIC STRUCTURE OF
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

IDENTIFICATION DESCRIPTION
It describes the
It identifies the place to characteristics or parts
be described. . of the place or building
. described.
 Language Features of
Descriptive Text Use action verbs
Verbs that show an activity
Example: run, walk, sleep

Use adjectives
To clarify the noun, Example:
A beautiful beach
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Use Simple Present Tense
The sentence pattern uses
Use a specific participant
Has a certain object, is simple present because it tells
notcommon and unique (only the fact of the object descibed
one), Example:
Lake Toba, Borobudur Temple
Reading Time

Reading Comprehension About Tourist Attraction

Read the following text..

Look at the picture of Padar Island on a previous slide. It’s very beautiful, isn’t it? You know, it was once
home to Komodo dragons.
Padar Island Padar Island lies about 20 miles (30 km) from Labuan Bajo, a fishing town on the westernmost part of
Flores, East Nusa Tenggara. Padar Island is small, but is the third largest island of Komodo National Park.
Padar is mostly savannah-covered, surreal landscape fringed by bright green-capped mountains of
fairy-tale shapes. It’s all surrounded by three turquoise bays, and curiously, each one of the bays’ beaches
has different colored sand: one is pearly white, another charcoal black and a third is a very rare baby pink. It
is a rare combination,
a quirk of this unique island.
The black-sanded beach has volcanic origin, composed of various dark minerals. The pink, one of a few
in the world, has pulverized red coral mixed with white sand.
The white one, in most any other setting would be a spectacular find. Here, it almost plays third fiddle.
Padar is home to a remarkable array of wildlife, especially for its size. There are six species of sharks,
two of manta rays and many different reptiles. There once were three kinds of Komodo dragons here. They
are gone now, but still found on Komodo, Rinca, Gili Montang, Gili Dasami and Flores. There are dolphins,
the occasional whales, falcons, kites, geckos and green turtles. There are also some plain old little mammals,
to feed their neighbor predators.
The most popular spot to enjoy the panoramic view of the island is Padar’s summit. It takes around 30
minutes to hike to reach the summit. Besides, visitors can also go trekking for around an hour, snorkel or just
hit the pristine three-colored beaches.
Adopted from: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/padar-island (October 18, 2018)
Answer the following questions,
based on the text “Padar Island”.

1. What does the text tell you about?

2. In your opinion, why did the writer write
the text?
3. What is the function of the first
paragraph?
4. What do the rest paragraphs contain?
5. What tenses are used in the text?
6. Why does the text use the tense?
 Complete the table of identification based on the previous text
“Padar Island”

Paragraph Purpose Details Purpose

Introductory paragraph

Supporting paragraph 1

Supporting paragraph 2

Supporting paragraph 3

Supporting paragraph 4
 Noun Phrases for Describing
an Object or a Place

Definition:
Noun Phrase is a series of words where a noun as a head is preceded by
an adjective as a modifier.
The purpose of adjectives is to modify or describe the nouns, to give
more information about the nouns or noun phrases.
Many adjectives precede the nouns or noun phrases. See the following
examples.
• The beautiful beach is called Pink Beach.
adj. noun
• It truly offers panoramic views.
adj. Noun

If you want to learn more about adjective phrases, you can log onto
http://learnenglish. britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/noun
phrase.
Word Order of Adjectives
Observe the following examples and pay attention to the order of the adjectives (modifiers).
Remember the common word order of adjectives before a noun.

Opinion Size Shape Age Colour Origin Material Noun

beautiful small – new blue Balinese wooden state

best little slim young – African – girl

pretty – – – white – sandy beach
yummy small circular – – – fruit pudding
Now, Translate the following phrases into Indonesia.

1. The most popular beach:

2. A glamorous island:
3. An Interesting theme park:
4. The most prominent tower:
5. Most Inspiring places:
6. A cone-shaped hill:
7. Many old Chinese vases:
8. A magnificent old building
9. Some beautiful stone statues:
10. A vast number of endemic
species.
Writing Worksheet
Writing a Descriptive Text about
a Tourist Attraction

Task
Have you visited a tourist attraction?
Write a descriptive text about a tourist attraction that you have
visited!
Photo your work and submit it to Whats App group.
 Speaking Skill

You have made a descriptive tex

about a tourist attraction.
Now, please read your descriptive text
and record. After That submit to
Whats App group.
YOU ARE GREAT

Thank you!