DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Definition

A text that discribe a specific thing (person,place,animal,etc)

Purpose

To describe a particular person, place, or thing

Generic Structure        :

      Identification               : identifies/introduction of phenomenon to be describe

      Description                  : describe the characteristic of phenomenon

Language features       :

Use simple present tense

This is the example of descriptive text

Task 1

                                                            Raja Ampat

Raja Ampat or The Four Kings is a famous island located off the northwest tip of Bird's Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea, in Indonesia's West Papua Province. It is well known as a diving heaven for people around the world.
Raja Ampat covers 9.8 million acres of land and sea, home to 540 types of corals, 1,000 types of coral fish and 700 types of mollusks. It makes Raja Ampat as the most diverse living library for world’s coral reef and underwater biota. Besides that, Raja Ampat has a beautiful scenery, especially from its underwater corals and its beach.
Under the water of Raja Ampat Island, we can see many natural coral’s reef that never touched by human. We can also see many fishes that have many colors and types. They usually hide between the coral reefs to take a rest or brood their eggs. Not only that, we can see many war planes and ships that sunken in World War II
Because of its beautiful underwater scenery, many tourists come to Raja Ampat Island. They come from Indonesia or from the other country. They come to Raja Ampat by plane or by ship, but most tourists go to Raja Ampat by plane to shorten their trip time.
There are many things that you can see also beside the underwater scenery. You can meet many fishermen around the beach, some of them become the tourist guide for the foreign tourists. The fishermen are very friendly and they will offer you “Pinang” (betel nuts) or some sweet candies. 

Question

    1.      What is Raja Ampat?

    2.      How many types of corals which homed in Raja Ampat?

    3.      Why many people said that Raja Ampat island has a beautiful underwater scenery?

    4.      How are the fishermen around Raja Ampat Island?

Task 2

Look at the picture and complete the text using appropriate adjective word below:

Beauty, cool, fresh, calm, comfortable.

                                                            Pangandaran Beach

Pangandaran is district of Pangandaran Regency within West Java province, Indonesia, which located on the southern coast of Java Island. Pangandaran beaches is one of popular tourist destinations in Pangandaran. There many local and foreign tourists comes to enjoy the 1(…) of the scenery. They can feel the 2(…) of sea breeze and enjoy the 3(…) of the Indonesian Ocean. The transpicuous seawater kisses the coast every single seconds. The sloping beaches with 4(…) blue sea make you comfortable to enjoy a swim the 5(…) water. Also, the sunrise and sunset can be enjoyed by sitting on the sloping white sands in the shore. This beach is a blend of natural beach and mountains panoramic. We could see the Indonesian Ocean with ocean waves slammed southern rock, so that the white bubbles blue seas. Besides, a long range between the tides allows the visitors to swim, surf and boating safely.