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Descriptive text is a type of writing that provides detailed descriptions of people, places, animals, or objects to help readers visualize them. It typically includes an identification section that introduces the subject and a description section that elaborates on its characteristics using simple present tense, adjectives, and noun phrases. Examples of descriptive text can include descriptions of pets, favorite places, or objects.

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Descriptive Text - PPTX

Descriptive text is a type of writing that provides detailed descriptions of people, places, animals, or objects to help readers visualize them. It typically includes an identification section that introduces the subject and a description section that elaborates on its characteristics using simple present tense, adjectives, and noun phrases. Examples of descriptive text can include descriptions of pets, favorite places, or objects.

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Descripti

ve Text
What is
Descriptive
Text?
Descriptive text is A text that describes
a person, place, animal, or object.

Helps the reader imagine how things


look like.

For example:
Describing your cat or your favorite
place.

Describe this cat


What is the
Purpose of
Descriptive Text
⚬To describe something in detail.

⚬To give clear information about


something.

‘The ca
t is big
.’
Text Structure
Identification
01 This is the first part of the text. It introduces the
subject or object that will be described. The writer
usually tells what or who is being described by
giving a name, type, or general information.
Example: “I have a cat named Mochi.”

Description
02 This part explains the details or characteristics of
the object. It includes specific information such as
the color, size, shape, behavior, or special
features. The goal is to help the reader clearly
imagine the object. Example: “She has soft white
fur, big blue eyes, and she loves to play with a ball
of yarn.”
Language
Features of
01 Descriptive Text
Use Simple Present Tense

02 Use Adjectives (tall, soft, blue)

03 Use Noun Phrases (a beautiful place, the


tall boy)

04 Use linking verbs (is, has, looks


like)
Types of
Descriptive
Text
In descriptive text, you can describe
about:
⚬People: My teacher, My best friend
⚬Place: My school, A beach
⚬Animal: My cat, An elephant
⚬Object: A bike, My bag
Example
Let’s look at an example of a descriptive
text:
Title: My Cat
Identification:
I have a cat named Mochi. She is a Persian cat with soft, white fur and big
blue eyes.
Description:
Mochi is very playful and friendly. She loves to play with a ball of yarn and
sleep on my lap. Her tail is long and fluffy. She usually eats fish and drinks
milk. Mochi always follows me wherever I go.

Language Features
Simple Present Tense: is, loves, eats, drinks, follows.
Adjectives: soft, white, big, playful, friendly, long, fluffy.
Noun Phrases: a cat named Mochi, a ball of yarn, soft,
white fur.
Task
⚬Describe a picture given by the teacher.
⚬Use the structure: Identification +
Description
Questio
Sessio
n
n
Thank
You

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