Part 1
Describe means to provide details about what someone or something looks like.
So, descriptive text means one type of English text which contains a detailed description or picture of an object. Usually the objects described can be inanimate objects, places, as well as humans and other living things.
Social Function:
Boast, sell, introduce, identify, criticize, etc.
Text Structure
Can include:
- Identification (whole and part names)
- Properties (size, color, quantity, shape, etc.)
- Functions, benefits, actions, habits
Linguistic elements:
- Vocabulary and terms related to tourist attractions and historical buildings famous
- Adverbs related to traits such as quite, very, extremely, etc.
- Declarative and interrogative sentences in the correct tense.
- Singular and plural nouns correctly, with or without a, the, this, those, my, their, etc.
- Speech, stress, intonation, spelling, punctuation and handwriting
Exercise:
Candi Prambanan
Prambanan Temple or Roro Jonggrang Temple is the largest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia which was built in the 9th century AD. This temple is dedicated to Trimurti, the three main Hindu gods, namely Brahma as the creator god, Vishnu as the guardian god, and Shiva as the destroyer god.
This temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia, as well as one of the most beautiful temples in Southeast Asia. The architecture of this building is tall and slender in accordance with Hindu architecture in general with the Shiva temple as the main temple having a height of 47 meters towering in the middle of a complex cluster of smaller temples.
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The Prambanan Temple complex is located in the province of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, but the administrative door is in the Special Region of Surakarta, this makes Prambanan Temple located in 2 places, namely in Bokoharjo Village, Prambanan District, Sleman Regency and in Tlogo Village, Prambanan District, Klaten Regency. , or approximately 17 kilometers northeast of Yogyakarta, 50 kilometers southwest of Surakarta and 120 kilometers south of Semarang, right on the border between the Special Region of Yogyakarta and the Special Region of Surakarta.
Local Javanese residents around the temple already know the existence of this temple. However, they do not know the real historical background, who is the king and what kingdom has built this monument. As a result of imagination, local people created local tales to explain the origin of these temples; colored with fantastic stories about the king of giants, thousands of temples built by spirits of jinn and demons in just one night, and beautiful princesses who were cursed to become statues. The legend about the Prambanan temple is known as the story of Rara Jonggrang(Roro Jonggrang).
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Part 2
Ancol
Ancol Dreamland or commonly called Ancol has been designated as an integrated tourist area by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government which includes the management of tourism areas (recreation and resorts) and supporting business activities: entertainment, conventions and shopping tourism.
Ancol is the plain that juts into the Java Sea in the northern coastal area of Jakarta is located in the Ancol coastal tourist area of North Jakarta.The seaside destination Ancol has a popular beach for water sports and a waterfront complex with rollercoasters and rides at Dunia Fantasi and the Atlantis Water Adventure water park.
Families can also enjoy the SeaWorld aquarium with its sharks and turtles, as well as Ocean Dream Samudra which features dolphin and sea lion shows. The Ancol Art Market features emerging local artists and holds dance performances on the weekends.Ancol Beach is quite well known among the people of Jakarta, where this location is often used as a place to relax to enjoy the charm of the beauty of the beach while on vacation or staying overnight.
Not far from that location we can see a view facing each other, beautiful buildings with high modern buildings soaring into the sky.Ancol is open to the public, and anyone can enjoy the natural beauty of its beaches in the Ancol area which is managed by the Special Capital Region of Jakarta.
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Part 3
Angkor Wat was faced a Hindu temple, a man of Budhist temple
completed in Cambodia. It is the largest religious monument in the world. The
temple was built by the Khmer King, Suryawarman II in the early twelveth
century in Yosadapura, the capital of the Khmer Empire as this temple of
eventual moslem. It is dedicated to Wisnu. It is designed to represent Khmer
Meru, frame of the Devis in Hindu mithology within the mouth and has an outer
wall which is 3 to 7 km long. It has three rectangular galleries which races
about the neck. At the centre of the temple stand Queen Cap of Tower.
1. What is the monolog about?
A. Gallery complex.
B. Buddhist
mythology.
C. Cambodia.
D. Khmer Empire.
E. Angkor Wat.
2. In the twelveth century which Empire was strong enough to
build the biggest temple of the world?
A. Old Empire.
B. Yosadapura Empire.
C. Meru Empire.
D. The King Empire.
E. Khmer Empire.
Paris is the capital city of FrancE. It is one of the most
beautiful cities in the worlD. It is also one of the world’s most crowded
cities. Lovely gardens and parks are found throughout Paris. At night, many
palaces and statues are lit up. For this reason, Paris is often called the city
of light. Every year, millions of people visit Paris. The most popular place to
visit is the Eiffel Tower. This huge structure has become the symbol of Paris.
D’Louvre, one of the world‘s largest art museums draws many visitors. The Cathedral
Notre Dame, a famous church, is an other favourite place to visit.
3. What is the monologue about?
A. Paris
B. The Louvre
C. Notre Dame
D. The crowded city
E. The city of light
4. What has become the symbol of Paris?
A. The Louvre
B. The Cathedral
C. The Eiffel Tower
D. The lovely garden
E. The light structure
This museum is located in Ambarawa in central JavA. The
musseum focuses on the collection of steam locomotivE. Ambarawa was a military
city during the dutch colonial government. King Willem I ordered the
construction of the new railway station to enable the government to transport
it’s troops to Semarang. On may the 21st 1873, the Ambarawa railway station was
built on 100,027,500 squares meter lanD. Back then it was known as the Willem I
station. The Ambarawa railway museum was established much later on October 16,
1976 in the Ambarawa station to preserve the steam locomotivE. They were coming
to the end of their useful life when the 3 feet 6 inches guard railway or the
Indonesian state railway or Perusahaan Negara Kereta Api was closeD. The steam
locomotives are parked in the open air next to the original station.
5. Why was the Ambarawa railway museum established?
A. To build new railway museums.
B. To transport government troops.
C. To preserve the
steam locomotives
D. To build a new government station.
E. To park the locomotives at the original station.
Conclusion:
1. Social Function
- To identify/acknowledge
- To promote
- To compliment/be proud of
2. Text Structure
- Identification
- Characteristic
- Activity
3. Grammatical Features
- Words or phrase related to describe tourist spots
- Adverb such as quite, very, extremely etc
- Passive voice
- Present tense
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