Tujuan, Struktur, Ciri Kebahasaan dan Contoh Descriptive Text

 A.Communicative Purpose

    Descriptive text merupakan teks yang bertujuan untuk menjelaskan, menggambarkan, atau mendeskripsikan (to describe) sesuatu. Sesuatu ini bentuknya bisa berupa apa saja, baik itu orang, hewan, benda, tempat dan sebagainya.

B. Generic Structure

    Struktur penulisan descriptive text adalah:

• Identification: mengidentifikasi topik yang akan dideskripsikan.

• Description: mendeskripsikan hal-hal yang berkaitan dengan topik tersebut.

C. Language features of the text

    Ciri-ciri kebahasaan dari descriptive text antara lain menggunakan :

• Noun: kata benda yang spesifik, misalnya my best friend, my dog, Borobudur Temple, dan lain – lain. Selain itu, terkadang juga menggunakan kata benda yang mendapat pemberian kata sifat, misalnya an intelligent student dan a big garden.

• Simple present tense: menggunakan kata kerja bentuk pertama (verb1) dan juga kata kerja yang dapat menggambarkan keadaan objek atau mengisyaratkan kepemilikan, misalnya my house has 2 living rooms, Sinta is beautiful, dan lain – lain.

• Adjective: kata sifat digunakan untuk menjelaskan objek.  

• Figurative language: menggunakan bahasa figuratif seperti simile atau metafora sebagai cara untuk memberikan ilustrasi perbandingan, misalnya: My throat is as dry as a dessert (tenggorokanku sekering gurun).

D. Samples of Descriptive Text

 

Gili Trawangan

Gili is derived from Sasak language (Lombok Island native tribal language) which means small island. Actually there are several Gili / dykes around the island of Lombok, yet there are three dykes that are known by tourists, namely Gili Trawangan, Gili Air and Gili Meno.

Among the three dykes, the Gili Trawangan is the largest, well-known and the most complete amenities. Gili Trawangan is located in the northwest of the island of Lombok. Administratively, Gili Trawangan includes in the territory of the village of Gili Indah, West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara province.

Gili Trawangan has several beaches with very beautiful views. Most beaches have blue tosca and clear sea water. The sand there is also soft with white color. On the west side of the island, you can get the beach atmosphere which is quiet and calm enough. But there, the sand is slightly coarser than the sand of the beach which is in the southeast of the island. Even though, this island looks pretty green with many pine trees, acacia, and coconut trees that beautify the shoreline.