DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
KELAS XI
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Class :
DESCRIBING THING
Task 1. Pay attention to the following pictures.
Match the pictures with the name of the things you can find in your workshop.
a. b. c. d.
e. f. g. h.
i. j.
1. Combination spanner 6. Adjustable wrench
2. Monitor 7. Fiber optic
3. Jack stand 8. Twisted pair cable
4. Sliding T Bar 9. Modulator Demodulator (Modem)
5. Wheel brace 10. Computer server
Task 2. Use the words above and completing the sentences.
1. The mechanic uses the combination spanner to open the nut.
2. There is a computer monitor in my father’s office.
3. Jack stand is used in ........
4. My father uses ................ to loosen the tight nut.
5. A student is using .............. to loosen the wheel.
6. There is an .......... on the table.
7. The ........... are on the computer laboratory’s floor.
8. The instructor buys ........... to be installed in the laboratory.
9. A teacher uses ............. to change the signal.
10. give the service to other computers.
Task 3. Pay attention to the following paragraph. Then make your own paragraph
by using other tools on Task 1.
Today I go to school by my favorite motorcycle. My lesson is how to use a
jack stand. It is used to jack a car when it is being repaired. Its colour is black and
white. It is about one meter length and about twelve kilograms weight.
DESCRIBING PEOPLE AND THING
Task 1. Look at the picture below. Answer the the following questions.
- Have you ever service a car/motorcycle by yourself?
- Can you mention some parts of your vehicle?
Task 2. Study this text.
Yesterday I and my father went to Car Fix in Pekalongan. I saw many cars were being
repaired. Many kinds of cars were repaired. The mechanics were wearing wearpacks. Its
colour is red and blue. They also wore a hat. They used jack stand, wheel brace,
combination spanner, sliding T bar and other tool to repair the cars.
Task 3. Make a simple paragraph based on your experience. You can
describe a people you have ever met, your favourite thing, or a place you
have ever visited.
Descriptive Text
Kelas XI
Pengertian Descriptive Text
Descriptive Text adalah salah satu jenis text dalam Bahasa Inggris yang menggambarkan
dengan jelas sifat-sifat yang melekat pada sesuatu, baik itu manusia, hewan, tumbuhan mau pun
benda mati. Tujuan dari teks ini adalah memberikan informasi dengan jelas mengenai objek yang
digambarkan kepada pembaca.
Ciri-ciri Descriptive Text
▪ Menggunakan Simple Present Tense
Teks ini menggunakan Simple Present Tense karena kita akan mendiskripsikan fakta- fakta yang
melekat pada suatu objek, dan salah fungsi dari Simple Present Tense sendiri adalah untuk
menunjukkan suatu fakta atau kebenaran. Misalkan kamu ingin mendeskripsikan mengenai
tempat tidur kamu, kamu bisa menggunakan kalimat: The color of my bedroom is blue.
▪ Menggunakan banyak kata sifat (adjective).
Karena fungsi dari teks ini adalah untuk memberikan informasi dengan menggambarkan suatu
objek yang dideskripsikan, maka dalam Descriptive Text akan banyak dijumpai kata sifat
(adjective). Contohnya adalah big, small, colorful, dan lain sebagainya.
▪ Menggunakan kata kerja penghubung (relating verb).
Relating verb adalah kata kerja yang memberikan penjelasan kepada kata benda yang menjadi
subjek dari suatu kalimat. Contohnya: is, have, seem, appear, dan kata kerja lainnya.
Adjustable wrench (noun phrase) : kunci Inggris
Chant (noun) : nyanyian
Curly (adjective) : keriting
Elusive(adjective) : sukar untuk dipahami
Enhantment (noun) : pesona
Gurgle (verb) : berdeguk
Hilly (adjective) : berbukit-bukit
Jack stand (noun phrase) : dongkrak
Leafy (adjective) : rindang
Loosen (verb) : mengendurkan
Manner (noun) : sikap
Obedient (adjective) : patuh
Passionate (adjective) : suka
Punctual (adjective) : tepat waktu
Sliding T Bar (noun phrase) : kunci T
Spanner (noun) : kunci pas
Soothe (verb) : menenangkan
Wavy (adjective) : bergelombang
Wheel brace (noun phrase) : kunci roda
