Descriptive Text

To describe a particular person, place or things / Untuk menggambarkan orang,

benda, atau tempat tertentu secara khusus
Structure consist of / Struktur terdiri dari:
- Identification
: mengidentifikasikan/pengenalan hal yang akan di
deskripsikan
- Description : menggambarkan bagian, kualitas, maupun ciri-ciri dari hal yang
di deskripsikan
Characteristic / ciri-ciri:
- Use Simple Present Tense / menggunakan Simple Present Tense
- Focus on specific participants / Fokus pada hal tertentu secara khusus
Example text:
The Eskimos
Eskimos live in a land where the _______ are long and very _____. During the
short _______ months, they live in permanent homes of _______ or _______. However,
their homes are _________ when the Eskimos have to _______ great distances to hunt
for food. During such periods, they need temporary homes to live in and the only
_________ materials that the Eskimos can use are _____ and _______.
Given the absence of the usual building materials, the indigenous Eskimos have
learnt to utilize the snow and covered it into a snug, warm ______ called an igloo.
In the language of the Eskimos, the word igloo simple means house. The igloo is
made of blocks of hard packed snow fitted together to make a low, domed-shaped
building. The blocks are cut out with a ______ made from walrus ivory as snow does
not ______ to this kind of knife. Using this method, an Eskimo takes only a few hours
to build his home.
Inside the igloo, it is warm enough for the family to _________ their outer fur
clothing. A platform of snow, covered with fur and skins, serves as the family bed.
During the cold, arctic nights, the entire family sleeps together for ________.
Cooking is done on a stone stove or lamp that burns seal fat or blubber. A small
opening at the top of the igloo lets the _______ and the fresh air in. even though the
air in the igloo may not be clear or _______ (smelling), it serves its purposes a
warm, comfortable shelter for the Eskimos family.
::Grammar Corner::
Simple Present Tense
Rumus: (+) S + to be or V1 / V1 s+ O
(-) S + to be or aux + not + V1 + O
(?) to be or aux + S + V1 + O + ?
Important exceptions:
For positive sentence, we do not normally use the auxiliary
For the third person singular (he, she, it), we add s to the main verb or es to the
auxiliary
For the verb to be, we do not use auxiliary, even for questions and negatives.
Example:
(+) I like coffee / she likes coffee
(-) I do not feel free / she does not feel
(+) I feel free / she feels free
free
(+) I am late / she is late
(-) I am not late / she is not late
(-) I do not like coffee / she does not
(?) Do you like coffee? / Does she like
like coffee
coffee?

(?) Do I feel free? / Does she feel free?

(?) Am I old? / Is she French?
Other example:

I live in New York

The moon goes round the earth
John drives a taxi
Do you play football?

Quiz Time!!!
1. Find a sentence which contain Simple Present Tense on the text above..!!
2. Write down the vocabularies that you do not know
3. Answer the questions below:
- Where do the Eskimos live?
- Why do the Eskimos use a walrus ivory knife?
- Why permanent settlements useless to an Eskimos?
- What is the temporary homes for Eskimos called?
- What is the meaning of igloo?
- How to make an igloo?
- Why the entire family sleeps together?
- What is the function of a small opening at the top of igloo?
- Is it pleasant to live in a igloo? And why?
WORDS:
Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B

1.
2.
3.
4.

A
Hitch-hiker
Shabby
Sparkle
Harsh

5. Cottage
6. Stain
7. Scatter
8. Convert
9. Bachelor
10.Wintry

B
Very unpleasant and difficult to endure
Turn a thing into something else
Fall down all over the place
In poor condition through much use or being badly cared
for
A man who does not married yet
Person who travels by getting free rides on other peoples
vehicles
Sort of like winter, cold and dark
A small simple house
Something that glow
Dirty mark that is difficult to remove

Leisure Time!!
Write down your favorite songs lyrics, underground each words with the
meaning, and lets sing!!!
[ Songs title ]

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