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TRANSCRIPT
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Look at the picture carefully and answer the questions.
1. What picture is it?
2. What do you see in the picture?
3. Is it a big room?
4. Are there any windows?
5. How many chairs are there?
In this section, you will learn how to:
Read aloud a descriptive text;
Get specific information from a descriptive text;
Identify parts of a descriptive text;
Write a simple descriptive text.
After learning the lesson in this section, you are expected to be able to:
Read aloud a descriptive text correctly;
Get specific information from the descriptive text;
Identify parts of a descriptive text;
Write a simple descriptive text correctly.
Put the words in the right place.
Decide whether it is a name of thing (noun) or it describes
something (adjective). See the examples.
clean book round empty
chair board long cylindrical
dirty school Bookshelf bag
blue thick flower Tree
yard tall beautiful classroom
EXPLORING YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Vocabulary
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Nouns Adjectives
1. board
2. …
3. …
4. …
5. …
6. …
7. …
8. …
9. …
10. …
1. clean
2. …
3. …
4. …
5. …
6. …
7. …
8. …
9. …
10. …
A. Read the sentences, underline the nouns, and circle
the adjectives. No. 1 has been done for you.
1. My classroom is big and clean.
2. My book is thick and clean.
3. The leaves are round and thin.
4. The dustbin is blue and empty.
5. Our flowers in the vase are red and beautiful.
6. Her pencils are short and sharp.
B. Look at things in your classroom and write the
names in the box. Then, write one or two other
words to describe them. Look at the examples.
clock
round
clock
has numbers
round
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Noun Phrases
A. Look and learn.
We often combine nouns and adjectives to make noun phrases. For
example:
A new dictionary
An empty garbage can
A clean room
We can also use more than one adjective to make noun phrases. For
example:
A new thick dictionary
A big empty garbage can
A small clean room.
B. Look and write.
Look at the following pictures and write noun phrases about them.
It is a short wooden pencil.
………………………….
……………………………………..
……………………………
……………………………………
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C. Rewrite the sentences. The first one has been done for you.
1. My classroom is big and clean.
I have a big clean classroom.
2. My book is thick and clean.
………………………………………..
3. The leaves are round and thin.
………………………………………..
4. Her dustbin is pink and empty.
………………………………………..
5. Our flowers in the vase are red and beautiful.
………………………………………..
6. Her pencils are short and sharp.
………………………………………..
D. Building noun phrases.
Add describing words to build noun phrases. Try to use as many
description words as possible.
1. ……………………….. tree.
2. ……………………….. house.
3. ……………………….. phone.
4. ……………………….. shoes.
5. ……………………….. drink.
6. ……………………….. food.
7. ……………………….. garden.
8. ……………………….. school yard.
9. ……………………….. uniform.
10. ……………………….. table.
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A. Read the text carefully.
Jl. Mawar 19
Semarang
April 20, 2011
Dear Jean,
I want to tell you about my classroom. My classroom is next
to the library. It is a big and clean room. It has two white
doors and six brown windows. The walls are green and there
is a picture on them. There are twenty tables and forty
chairs. My friends and I like our classroom very much.
Please write and tell me about your classroom.
Truly yours,
Ahmad
B. Answer the questions.
1. What is the topic of Ahmad’s letter?
2. Where is his classroom?
3. What does it look like?
4. How many doors and windows does it have?
5. What color are the doors and windows?
6. What color are the walls?
C. Write your letter.
Read Ahmad’s letter again. Fill in the blanks to reply
his letter.
Modeling
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Jl. (1) …………………………
………………………………….
(2) ……………………………. 20..
Dear Ahmad,
Thanks for your letter. My classroom is (3) ….. It is a (4) ………..
and (5) …… classroom. It has (6) ……… door(s) and (7) ……..
window(s). the walls are (8) …… and there (9) …. Picture(s)
on them. There are (10) …… tables and (11) …… chairs. My
friends and I (12) ….. our classroom very much.
Best wishes,
(13)…………..
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Parts of a Descriptive Text
A. Read and Learn
The previous letter describe Ahmad’s classroom. We call it a descriptive
text. We use a descriptive text to describe something, someone or place.
A descriptive text has two main parts:
1. Identification
2. Description
Look at the example:
Identification
I want to tell you about my
classroom.
Ahmad writes about his
classroom, not classroom in
general.
Identification usually
answers the following
questions:
What is the topic of the
text?
What is the text about?
This part
identifies a
particular
thing to be
described.
Description(s)
My classroom is next to the
library.
It is a big and clean room.
It has two white doors and
six brown windows.
The walls are green and
there is a picture on them.
There are twenty tables
and forty chairs.
In his letter, Ahmad
described:
The part of his classroom
(doors, windows, tables,
chairs, and walls).
The characteristics of the
classroom size (big),
color (brown, white),
and quality (clean).
This part
describes the
parts and
characteristics.
Generic Structure
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B. Read and identify the text.
Rewrite the text in the provided spaces and identify its characteristics.
My Bag
This is my bag. It is made of leather. It is a big, strong, and pretty bag. It has a strong strap and four pockets. Its color is brown.
Title
Identification
Description(s)
1. Write the parts of the bag in the previous description.
a. Leather
b. ………
c. ………
d. ………
2. Write the adjectives
a. Big
b. ………
c. ……….
d. ………
e. ……..
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Group Activities
1. JUMBLED SENTENCES
A. Read and rearrange
Work in groups. Read the sentences carefully.
Then, rearrange them to make a good descriptive
text.
1. I love it very much.
2. This is my brand new sweater.
3. My mom gave it to me last week.
4. It is warm and comfortable to wear.
5. My sweater is made of wool.
B. Identify the parts of the text.
Rewrite the previous text in the following space.
2. LOST OBJECTS
Work in groups. Design an announcement for the following lost objects and
write descriptive texts about objects. Provide the necessary information.
Title
Identification
Description(s)
Series? Color? Where? Since when?
Reward for finder?
Size? Color? Since when? Where? Reward for finder?
Color? Shape? Where? When?
Reward for finder?
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Individual Activities
A. Describe one of your favorite things.
B. The following text is the spoken version of Dinda’s
descriptive text. Your task is to write a written
version of the text.
Dinda: “My favorite thing is my bag. You see, it’s a
beautiful big bag. Um… and it’s round. It’s made of
cloth. The color? It’s red. You know, red is my
favorite color. Almost everything in my bag is red;
a red pencil, a red ballpoint, a red ruler. Anyway,
my bag has a long strap.”
Your written expression:
C. Describe one of your friend’s favorite things.
Joint Construction
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1. How does your family look like?
2. Who is your favorite family member?
3. How does he/she look like?
When you want to describe someone, you use
adjective to give the description, right? You also
use simple present tense in your description.
Thus, we use descriptive text to describe
something.
EXPLORING YOUR KNOWLEDGE
How many of you are still having grandma?
How does your grandma look like?
Let’s read the text below.
My Grandma
My grandma is a tidy old woman.
She is now 80 years old. Her hair is short and wavy.
She combs it everyday. She always puts thing on the
right place. Her clothes are always clean and neat.
She lives alone, and she always makes up her own
bed. She cleans up the house. She also cooks her
own meal everyday.
Modeling
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You will find these words in the text:
What do we call these words?
Adjective
Adjective
What is adjective?
Adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.
In descriptive text, it is commonly used to give the vivid description about
how does something look like.
Take a look at the examples of adjectives below!
big small large thin
thick smart clever lazy
beautiful handsome kind bad
Describe the following people to your partner using adjectives that you’ve
learned above. See the example.
She is a famous person. Her hair is long and curly. Her skin color is brown. She wears earrings. She wears black shirt with purple and red strips. She is beautiful.
tidy old long wavy
clean neat alone
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Now, read the text about ’s family and find the adjectives!
My large family
My name is Ali and I have a large family. They live in Magelang. My
family has ten people: my father, my mother, five sisters, two brothers, and
me. My father has three brothers, and my mother has three sisters and one
brother.
All my uncles and aunts live in Jakarta, but my family lives in
Magelang. My father is 62 years old, and my mother is 54 years old. My
father has a job at a post office. My mother doesn’t work now, but she was a
teacher at a junior high school.
My father is a handsome man. He is tall and strong. He likes gardening, so
does my mother. He has a big garden in our backyard with a small pool
around it. There are a lot of beautiful flowers at there.
My mother is a beautiful woman. She has long black hair and she
combs it everyday. She likes cooking and she always makes delicious food
everyday. She likes singing, too. Her voice is beautiful and she always sings
beautifully.
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What adjectives do you find in the text above? Write them down here!
Study the vocabulary about family member below and try to find the
meaning in your dictionary!
Words Meaning
Grandmother (Grandma)
Grandfather (Grandpa)
Father
Mother
Husband
Wife
Sister
Brother
Son
Daughter
Aunt
Uncle
Niece
Nephew
Cousin
Vocabulary
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Group Activities
Observe the pictures and answer the questions.
1. Do you know what picture it is?
2. What does the picture describe?
3. Can you describe the picture in your own words?
In pairs, complete the following paragraph based on the family tree above!
Mother is the (1) … of Mr. and Mrs. Raharja. Meanwhile, Mr. Satrio and Mr.
Akbar are my (2) …. So, Mr. Satrio and Mr. Akbar are my mother’s (3) …. Then,
Mr. Raharja and Mrs. Raharja are my (4) … and (5) …. In that case, Rama and
Kinanti are my (6) … and Aunt Elda is Mr. Akbar’s (7) … and Kinanti’s (8) ….
Joint Construction
Mr. Raharja Mrs. Raharja
Satrio Laksmi
Akbar
Diana Elda
Bima
Rama Kinanti I
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Individual Activities
Draw your family tree and write a text about your
family. These clues may help you.
1. What is your father’s name?
2. What is your mother’s name?
3. What are your brothers’ and sisters’ names?
4. Do you have uncles or aunts?
MISSING PERSON
Help the mother to find her daughter by making an
advertisement. Make a descriptive text to describe how
her daughter looks like.
Joint Construction
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Who am I?
This game is fun and helps you practice your English.
Your teacher will appoint one student to stand in front
of the class. He/ she will be a person that everybody
knows, such as president, singer, actor or actress,
comedian, etc. but he/she will not tell you who he/she
is. Your job is to find out who the person is by asking
that person yes or no questions.
For example:
Your classmate chooses to be Britney Spears. Nobody knows
except your teacher. You can ask him/her several yes or no
questions, such as:
Are you a woman?
Are you a man?
Do you have short hair?
Do you have blue eyes?
Etc.
Limit the questions into 15.
Scrapbooking
Work individually to do this project. Cut a picture of
your family and glue it on a piece of paper. Under the
picture, write down a description of the person in the
picture. You may decorate your writing with beautiful
borders; cartoons, etc. give a presentation in front of
the class the next meeting. Once you are done, give it to
your teacher for review.
Fun Activity
School Project
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