Descriptive Text

Definition :

Descriptive text is a text which say what a person or a thing is like. Its purpose is to describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.

Social Function :

To describe a particular place, thing or person.  It says what a person, thing or place is like.

Generic Structure :

1. Identification
2. Description

Significant Lexicogramatical Features :

1. Using attributive and identifying process.
2. Using adjective and classifiers in nominal group. 
3. Using simple present tense
    

Example of Descriptive Text :

 Future Home

            Everyone have different appetite in everything like food, drink, soul mate, and vehicle.  As for me, I have a different taste in everything including to choose house for pass the time with my future family.  My dream house must have three criteria.

            First the house should have good view and good environmental with fresh air condition like in the up hill.  The house does not so big or large building and not vice versa but in between wide and narrow.  Then the house should have flower garden with colourful blossoms and butterflies play among them.  And then the house should have garage with two ferrari cars and one ducati motorbike.  And the house should not have little room like an airplane rest room.  Second, the house should have complete facilities.  In the house there are four bedrooms with bathroom inside like in the 5 stars hotel.  Then in the house there is private library with a lot of knowledge books inside like in the PUSDA.  And inside the house there are kitchen with complete cooking tools and living room with wide scene TV, DVD player, home theater, and air conditioner hang in the wall.  Third, the house should have wide grassy backyard.  On the backyard there is a wide swimming pool with warm and cool water which can control easily.  Then on the backyard next to the swimming pool there is a wide grassy  field and on that field can use to playing football.

            In short my ideal dream house is which have the following criteria.  First, the house should have medium and modern shape.  Second, the house should have complete facilities inside.  Third, the house should have beautiful backyard which can use to spend free time in the weekend or holiday.  So my dream house is ideal to pass the time with my future family until the end of  life time.