DESCRIPTIVE TEXT KELAS 9

  NAMA GURU                               : APRILLIA SARI, S,PD

MATA PELAJARAN                     : BAHASA INGGRIS

HARI / TANGGAL                        : SELASA, 7 APRIL 2026

KELAS                                             : 9B DAN 9D 

MATERI                                         : PASSIVE VOICE

TUJUAN PEMBELAJARAN      : 1. Siswa Mampu memahami pengertian Descriptive Text

                                                            2. Siswa Mampu memahami Generic Structure dan Language                                                                 features dari Descriptive Text

                                                            3. Siswa Mampu membuat Text menggunakan Descriptive                                                                    Text

 

                    DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

 

•       DEFINITION

•       Descriptive text is a text that describes a particular object in detail.

•       descriptive text atau teks deskripsi adalah sebuah teks yang mendeskripsikan objek tertentu secara rinci. Jadi, seperti yang sudah disinggung di awal, pada teks ini, kamu akan menggambarkan objek secara jelas. Bisa ukurannya, warna, bentuk, bau, dan lain sebagainya.

 

•       Purpose of Descriptive Text (Tujuan Teks Deskripsi)

•       The purpose of descriptive text is to describe an object in detail. Tujuan dari descriptive text adalah mendeskripsikan atau menggambarkan suatu objek secara detail (rinci). Objek-objek ini bisa berupa orang, hewan, benda, atau tempat.

•       Misalnya descriptive text tentang seekor hewan. Teks tersebut dapat memuat berbagai informasi tentang deskripsi fisik, makanan, habitat, asal usul, perkembangbiakkan, hingga fakta-fakta unik yang terkait.

 

•       Structure of Descriptive Text (Struktur Teks Deskripsi)

•       Struktur descriptive text terdiri dari dua bagian, yaitu identification (identifikasi) dan description (deskripsi).

•       1. identification
Bagian identification berisi pengenalan objek yang akan dideskripsikan. Contohnya seperti, ‘objek itu apa?’ atau ‘dari mana objek itu berasal?’.

•       2. description

•       description berisi penjelasan yang lebih spesifik dari objek yang sedang dideskripsikan. Di bagian ini bisa menjelaskan tentang penampilan maupun kepribadian objek tersebut.

 

•       Language Features of Descriptive Text (Kaidah Kebahasaan Teks Deskripsi)

•       1. Adjective

•       Adjective yang digunakan pada descriptive text di atas adalah pretty (cantik), oval (oval/lonjong), rounded (bulat), pointed (mancung), long (panjang), smart (pintar), dan friendly (ramah).

•       2. Simple Present Tense

•       Simple Present Tense biasa digunakan untuk menyatakan fakta atau kebenaran umum, serta kebiasaan. Saat mendeskripsikan suatu objek, kita akan menggunakan tense jenis ini karena apa yang kita jabarkan dari objek tersebut adalah fakta.

 

•       3. Adverb of Frequency

•       Adverb of frequency adalah kata keterangan yang berguna untuk menunjukkan seberapa sering suatu kegiatan dilakukan.

•       Contoh:

•       Hevi is a helpful and polite person. She often helps me to do my homework and always respects the elders.

•       Dari deskripsi tersebut, penulis menggunakan adverb of frequency, yaitu often dan always.

 

•       Example

•       My Best Friend, Hanni

•       Identification:

•       Let me introduce you to my best friend. Her name is Hanni. She is my classmate in Junior High School. She is thirteen years old.

•       Description:

•       Hanni is so pretty. She has an oval face, rounded eyes, pointed nose, and beautiful black long hair. Her skin color is fair. Also, she has a slim body and is quite tall. She is 155 centimeters tall. 

•       Hanni really loves to sing and dance. She joins the dance club as her extracurricular activity at school. She is smart and friendly. She often helps me to do my homework and always respects the elders. Everyone loves her.

 

 EXCERCISES

 Read the text and answer questions 1-3!

Peter is the youngest in our family. He is fourteen years old and four years younger than me. He has long, straight hair, bright eyes and a friendly smile.

Sometimes he is rather naughty at home, but he usually does what he is asked to do. Peter is interested in sports very much, and at school, he plays football and tennis. He is the best badminton player in our family.

 

1. What is the text mostly about?

A. Peter.

B. Peter's hobby.

C. Peter's family.D. peters' elder brother.

D. peters' elder brother.

 

2. From the text, we may conclude that ...

A. Many people do not like Peter.

B. People is older that the writer.

C. Peter is a welcoming person.

D. Peter is not diligent at all.

 

3. It is implied in the passage that ...

A. Peter is naughty.

B. Peter is lazy.

C. Peter is unfriendly.

D. Peter is diligent.

 

Read the text and answer questions 4-5!

Descriptive Text of Historical Place and Tourism Object

Venice is a city in northern Italy. It has been known as the Queen of the Adriatic, City of Bridges, and The City of Light. The city stretches across 117 small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy.

Venice is world famous for its canals. It is built on an archipelago of 117 islands formed by about 150 canals in a shallow lagoon. The islands on which the city is built are connected by about 400 bridges. In the old centre, the canals serve the function of roads, and every form of transport is on water or on foot.

You can ride gondola therE. It is the classical Venetian boat which nowadays is mostly used for tourists, or weddings, funerals, or other ceremonies. Now, most Venetians travel by motorised waterbuses which ply regular routes along the major canals and between the citys islands.

The city has many private boats. The only gondolas still in common use by Venetians are the Traghetti, foot passenger ferries crossing the Grand Canal at certain points without bridges.

 

4. What does the text tell you about?

A. Gondola

B. Traghetti

C. Venice

D. Italy

 

5. What transport crosses the Grand Canal for foot passengers at certain points without bridges?

A. Gondolas

B. Traghetti

C. Waterbuses

D. Lagoon