Week 16, Descriptive Text

Hello Class

Last week you learned the narrative text and its features. Also you did some practice activities and a test. Now it's time to learn the 'Descriptive Text' which is kind of similar to Narrative Text. However, descriptive has some slight differences towards the narrative one. So let's check out.

Materials

Based on perception in space. Impressionistic of landscapes or persons are often to be found in narratives such as novels or short stories. Example: About fifteen miles below Monterey, on the wild coast, the Torres family had their farm, a few sloping acres above the cliff that dropped to the brown reefs and to the hissing white waters of the ocean...
Purpose
Description is used in all forms of writing to create a vivid impression of a person, place, object or event e.g. to:
describe a special place and explain why it is special
describe the most important person in your life
Descriptive writing is usually used to help a writer develop an aspect of their work, e.g. to create a particular mood, atmosphere or describe a place so that the reader can create vivid pictures of characters, places, objects etc.

Description is a style of writing which can be useful for a variety of purposes:
to engage a reader's attention
to create characters
to set a mood

Language

aims to show rather than tell the reader what something/someone is like
relies on precisely chosen vocabulary with carefully chosen adjectives and adverbs.
is focused and concentrates only on the aspects that add something to the main purpose of the description.
sensory description - what is heard, seen, smelt, felt, tasted. Precise use of adjectives, similes, metaphors to create images/pictures in the mind e.g. their noses were met with the acrid smell of rotting flesh.
strong development of the experience that "puts the reader there" focuses on key details, powerful verbs and precise nouns.


EXERCISE READING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

This is Mr. Hadi’s house. It has a living room, a dining room, two bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchen, and a garage. There are six chairs and a dining table in the dining room. The dining room is between the living room and the kitchen. There are four armchairs, a table, a room divider, a sofa and a TV set in the living room. In each bedroom you can find a wardrobe and a bed. There is a bucket in the bathroom. In the kitchen there are many kitchen utensils. And Mr. Hadi’s car is in the garage.

Activities

Here you will find some comprehension questions. Read each question carefully and respond it. Good Luck

Test

It's now the time to test your understandings  of this topic. You must take this short quizz about 'Descriptive Text'. Good Luck !