Chapter 3: DESCRIPTIVE TEXT (Historical Places)

DESCRIBING HISTORICAL BUILDING/ PLACES

Welcome!

In this Learning Activity , you are going to study further about descriptive text of describing places (famous historical buildings) and how to describe places using simple present tense, adverbs of place and descriptive words/adjectives and phrases that contain characteristics for a general description of famous historical buildings.

Definition of Descriptive Text

Descriptive Text is a text which says what a person or a thing is like. Its purpose is to describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.

In a broad sense, description, as explained by Kane (2000: 352), is defined like in the following sentence:

Description is about sensory experience—how something looks, sounds, tastes. Mostly it is about visual experience, but description also deals with other kinds of perception.

Thus, if we conclude it from Kane’s explanation above, the descriptive text is meaningful text that describes the experience related to the senses, such as what shape, sound, taste is. Most descriptive text is about visual experience, but in fact the experience other than the sense of sight, we can also use it to make descriptive text.

Generic Structure of Descriptive Text

When writing descriptive text, there are some generic structures (actually not mandatory) for our writing to be true. The arrangement is:

# Identification: (contains about the introduction of a person, place, animal or object will be described.)

# Description: contains a description of something such as animal, things, place or person by describing its features, forms, colors, or anything related to what the writer describe.

Purpose of Descriptive text

– To describe person, thing or place in specific

– To describe a particular person, thing or place.

Language Feature of Descriptive Text

– Specific participant : has a certain object, is not common and unique (only one). for example: Bandengan beach, my house, Borobudur temple, uncle Jim

– The use of the adjective (an adjective) to clarify the noun, for example: a beautiful beach, a handsome man, the famous place in jepara, etc.

– The use of simple present tense: The sentence pattern used is simple present because it tells the fact of the object described.

– Action verb: verbs that show an activity (for example, run, sleep, walk, cut etc….

-Relating verb/ Linking verb: are words like be, have, seem, appear . They are used to connect information or to show a relationship in a sentence. For example, in the sentence "They are not a problem," the word "are" is the linking verb that joins "they" and "problem" to demonstrate the relationship between the two words.

Tips to write descriptive text :

1. Make sure to choose a meaningful person, place, or thing. …

2. Introduce the person, place, or thing you are describing. …

3. Engage your reader’s sense of sight. …

4. Describe smells and tastes if you can. …

5. Describe how the moment or item feels. …

6. Describe how your subject sounds.

7. Make unique observations

8. Include some figurative language.

9. Wrap it up

How is it? Quite easy, isn't it? Excellent! Now you know better about the structure of descriptive text in describing historical building/ places

When you describe a place, you will need to know about using adjectives to describe a place such as tourism destination and famous historical buildings. You will learn about this separately.

Congratulating and Complimenting

1. Congratulating (Ucapan Selamat)

Aunt : I heard you have passed your English exam, is it true?

Poppy : Yes, aunt.

Aunt : Congratulation for your exam, Poppy.

Poppy : Thank you very much, aunt.

Aunt : So, what is your plan after that?

Poppy : I plant to go to the vocational school, aunt.

Aunt : Good.

Congratulation is an expression of happiness which aims to show our care and appreciation on someone's special moment. Commonly, people express it by giving something such as presents or cards or saying it directly. (Ucapan selamat merupakan ungkapan kebahagiaan yang bertujuan untuk menunjukkan perhatian dan penghargaan pada acara special seseorang, biasanya dengan memberikan hadiah atau kartu atau mengucapkan secara langsung. Dialog di atas merupakan contoh menyampaikan ucapan selamat, kalimat bercetak tebal, dan responnya, kalimat bercetak miring).

a. Social Function

To show our care and appreciation on someone’s special moment. (menunjukkan perhatian dan penghargaan pada acara special seseorang)

b. Text Structure

1) Formal Congratulations

Formal situation can happen in several places such as at work or at school. This context is usually used to appreciate older people. For example, when your teacher has a newborn baby, you could use formal expression. When you want to congratulate someone formally, you can congratulate them by saying the following phrases:

Please accept my warmest congratulations.

I’d like to be first to congratulate you.

I’d like to congratulate you on…..

I must congratulate you on ….

May I congratulate you on….

Congratulations on ….

Memberikan ucapan selamat dengan formal biasanya terjadi di lingkungan kerja atau sekolah dalam konteks digunakan untuk menghargai yang lebih tua. Misalnya, guru kalian baru saja melahirkan, kalian bisa menggunakan ungkapan selamat yang formal. Kalimat- kalimat bercetak tebal di atas merupakan contoh ungkapan selamat secara formal yang bisa kalian gunakan.

2) Informal Congratulations

Informal situation can happen almost anytime, anywhere. You can use informal expression to your friends, or your siblings. There are several phrases to congratulate others in informal context. You can use the following phrases:

Congratulations!

Well done!

Good Job!

Situasi tidak formal terjadi kapanpun dan dimanapun. Ungkapan selamat yang tidak formal bisa digunakan untuk teman ataupun saudara. Frase bercetak tebal di atas contohnya.

3) Responding to Congratulations

When you want to respond to expression of congratulation, you can say the following phrases:

Thank you very much for saying so.

It’s very good of you to say so..

I’m glad you say so..

Thank you so much.

Oh, thanks.

Thank you.

Kalimat bercetak tebal di atas bisa digunakan untuk merespon ungkapan selamat baik secara formal maupun informal.

c. Language Features

Here are things you should remember about expressing congratulation:

1) Should pay attention to the context because it has two context; formal and informal.

2) Use phrases that showing politeness when we speak to elders..

3) Use these phrases informally: congratulations, well done, good job..

Beberapa hal yang harus diperhatikan saat menggunakan ungkapan selamat yaitu: konteksnya apakah formal atau informal, penggunaan frase yang sopan pada orang yang lebih tua, dan penggunaan frase tidak formal seperti congratulations, well done, good.

ASSIGNMENT: Do the assignment in the video only dialog for number 1

3rd Meeting: INTRODUCING YOURSELF

2nd Meeting : TALKING ABOUT ONESELF

TALKING ABOUT ONESELF

Good morning students, glad to see you in this first English class. Today, we will discuss "Talking about Oneself". In this chapter you will learn how to introduce yourself to others. Acknowledging expressions of greeting, parting, and introducing is the purpose of this lesson. Hence, you can implement those expressions on your daily life.

This following video is as your guidance to dig more information in gaining the expressions of greeting, parting, and introducing. Pay attention to the explanation and if you don't understand and have questions about it, just contact me.