Learning Note KB 1 Modul 7

LEARNING NOTE KB 1 AND KB 2 MODULE 7
1. DESCRIPTIVE TEXT (DESCRIBING PEOPLE AND ANIMAL)

a. What is descriptive text ?
A text which says what a person or a thing is like.
b. What is the purpose?
To describe and reveal a particular person, places, or thing.
c. Generic structure
Generic Structure Function

Identification Identifies phenomenon to be described
Description Describes parts, qualities, or characteristics
d. Lexicogrammatical Features
o Focusing on a specific object
o Generally using present tense
o Using linking verbs and verbs to classify things and describe appearances,
characteristics, parts, and functions
o Frequently using pre- and post- modified noun phrases
o Using adjectives and adverbs to add information to nouns and verbs in the provision
of detailed information
o Using adverbial phrases of manner, place, or time
o Using words explaining characteristics features (size, shape, location, color, etc)
o Using details to visualize the topic
o Providing examples (using the phrases for instance, such as, to illustrate, or to
demonstrate).
o Using the topic word or the topic-synonymous word repeatedly.
e. Kinds of Descriptive Text
Descriptive Text
People Animal Place Things
f. Example
1) About people
My Favorite Teacher
Identification My favorite teacher is Mr. Reni. She teaches English lesson. She is about forty two
years old. She lives in Jombang.
She is tall and thin. She is also beautiful. She has long, straight, and black hair. Mrs.
Reni has bright skin. Her eyes are black.
Description
Mrs. Reni is brilliant person. She is very patient and friendly. She always helps the
student who have some problem. She also answer when her student ask to her. That is
why a lot of student like her very much. Mrs. Reni is really a good teacher.
2) Describing animal
My Futsuka
Do you have a pet? Ok, now I would like to describe you about my pet. It is a hamster. It is a
Identification
male hamster. I named him Futsuka. In Japanese Futsuka means two. I gave name Futska
because he is the second hamster that I have. I don’t know about his origin country. I bought him
in a pet shop in this city.
Fustka is 29 days years old. He is very small. His body lies between 6 and 8 centimeters. He is
very cute. He has soft grayish-white fur, red eyes, and sharp nails. He also has long mustaches. It
will be shocked when I touch it. He also will bit my hand when I hold it. His hobby is sleeping.
Sometimes he sleeps in the cylinder in the cage or he likes sleeping in the corner of his cage. He
likes biting his cage. Maybe he wants to exit from his cage. I often issue him from his cage,
Description
because I think he will be bored if he always in the cage.
I fed him every day. His foods are sunflower’s seed, corn, and so on. Sometimes I give him
vegetable because he is still a baby. His favorite vegetable is cabbage and he drinks a lot of water
every day.
That’s all about my Futsuka. Thank you for reading it.
3) Places
Lembah Pelangi Waterfall
Lembah Pelangi Waterfall sounds unfamiliar for either local or foreign tourists. Lembah
Pelangi Waterfall is located in Sukamaju village, Ulu belu sub district, Tanggamus district,
Identification Lampung province, Indonesia. The access to this place is quite difficult because Ulu Belu sub
district is a remote area in Lampung with its hilly contours which make this tourist spot elusive.
Lembah Pelangi Waterfall has two levels where the waterfall on the second level has two
branches. The height of the first level waterfall is about 100 meters, while the second level
waterfall is about dozens of meters. The best enchantment of this waterfall is the rainbow which
appears between the valley and the waterfall as the name suggests. The soft flowing gurgling
Description
waterfall sounds is like a chant of nature which can remove the tiredness of the long trip to go
there. Under the waterfall, there are several spots of warm water which can be an interesting spot
for bathing.
In this place, you will be shown a panorama of natural beauty which is very interesting
for every pair of eyes seeing it. Rocky hills accompanied by leafy trees will actually soothe both
your eyes.
4) Things
My favorite Blanket
I have a favorite blanket. I always wear every night to save my body so I can sleep comfortably.
Identification I got this blanket from my friend when I had a birthday. He gave me the blanket as a present on
my birthday, I really liked the basic ingredients and the design of this blanket.
My favorite blanket is made from ‘Fleece. This material is mostly made with artificial wool
which has a very soft surface texture. The material is also dense, but not thick and not thin. The
Description
material can avoid the cold of the night, so I keep warm. The color is pink and is a picture of
sunflowers above. The size is 150 x 200 cm. The edge of the blanket is above with a blue cloth 5
cm in size.
LEARNING NOTE KB 3 AND KB 4 MODULE 7
2. REPORT TEXT
 What is ?
Report texts are texts which concerned with general categories of things rather than events
and happenings and with informing about technical and scientific topics.
 Difference between report and descriptive
Report Descriptive
General noun Specific object
Objective and in accordance with facts Subjective (there is an opinion from the writer)
scientific evidence Personal opinion
Using technical terms Using daily language

 Social function
To present information about something as it is which is the result of systematic observation or research and
analysis.

Classifying report To organise and describe a field or topic into a
class and subclass hierarchy
Compositional report To organise and describe a field or topic
according to its part (a part or whole part)
Comparative Report To identify the similarities and differences
between two or more classes things
Historical Report To give information about the way things were
in relation to a particular historical period or
site
 Generic Structure

General Classification General statement explaining the subject of the report,
description and classification
Description tells what the phenomenon under discussion ; in
terms of parts, qualities, habits or behaviors;
 Lexicogrammatical Features
- Use General noun, ex. lions are wild

- Simple present tense, ex. Cat eats fish every day.
- Use of relating verbs to describe features, eg Molecules are tiny particles
- Some use of action verbs when describing behavior, eg Emus cannot fly;
- Use of timeless present tense to indicate usualness, eg Tropical cyclones always begin
over the sea;
- Use of technical terms, eg Isobars are lines drawn on a weather map;
- Use of paragraphs with topic sentences to organize bundles of information; repeated
naming of the topic as the beginning focus of the clause.
 Example
Classifying report
Compositional report
Comparative Report
Historical Report

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LEARNING NOTE KB 1 AND KB 2 MODULE 7

1. DESCRIPTIVE TEXT (DESCRIBING PEOPLE AND ANIMAL)

Generic Structure Function

People Animal Place Things

Lembah Pelangi Waterfall

LEARNING NOTE KB 3 AND KB 4 MODULE 7

 Difference between report and descriptive

Using technical terms Using daily language

Generic Structure Function

Generic Structure Function

- Use General noun, ex. lions are wild

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