Descriptive text

Descriptive text is the text its purpose for describe something,some where,or person.

The structure of Descriptive text :

v Identification

Describe about what and who described.

v Description

Tell thing,place,or people what described.

The characteristics of Descriptive text :

Ø Use simple present tense.

Ø Use attribute verb ,seperti be(am,are,is)

My Close Friend

I have a close friend. His name is Aryan.

Aryan is twelve years old. He studies at SMP 2 grade VII. He was two sisters. They are Indrari and Indra furi Sari is in grade II of SMA 1 and Furi is in the first year of a university of Jogja.

Aryan’s father is Mr. Indra. He is an English Teacher at a Junior High School. His mom works as a secretary in a Company. The office is quite near from her house. That’s why she always goes to her office on foot.

I love Aryan’s family. They are always friendly are very kind to me.

Direct and Indirect speech

Direct speech is speech what don’t repeat person saying. Indirect speech is speech is speech what repeat person saying.

Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
Present Continous Tense S+ to be (am,is,are) +Verb+ ing	Past Continous Tense S+to be (was/were)+Verb+ing
Simple Present Tense S+V1+O+K	Simple Past Tense S+V2+O+K
Simple Past Tense S+V2+O+K	Past Perfect Tense S+had+V3+O+K
Present Perfect Tense S+has/have+V3+O+K	Past Perfect Tense S+had+V3+O+K
Present Future Tense S+will+V1+O+K	Past future tense S+would+V1+O+K

Example :

Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
Dina says” I am singing”	I says that “ She was singing”
Made says “ I play game station”	I says that “She played game station”
Dina says “ I am studied English”	I says that “ She had studied English”
Made says “ I have cooked fried rice”	I says that” She had cooked fried rice”
Dina says” I will dance”	I says that “ she would dance”

Modals in the past form

Modals is word that belongs personal pronoun(subject) with infinitive such as can,may,and must.

At this lesson we learn modals in the past form such as could,might,and had to.

Can Could

May Might

Must Had to

Example :

o Could

Affirmative : I could played piano.

Negative : I couldn’t play piano

Interrogative : Could I play piano?

o May

Affirmative : I might went at night for browsing.

Negative : I mightn’t go at night for browsing.

Interrogative : Might I go at night for browsing?

o Had to

Affirmative : I had to studied Chemistry for test tomorrow.

Negative : I hadn’t to studied chemistry for test tomorrow.

Interrogative : Had I to study chemistry for test today?

Narrative text part 2

Narrative text is text what yells about imagination story. Its purpose to amuse,entertain and deal with actual or vicarious experience in different ways.

The structures of narrative text :

1. Orientation

The orientation tells about sets the scene and introduces the participants.

2. Complication

The complication tells about crisis arises.

3. Resolution

The resolution the crisis is resolved.For better or worse.

The Characteristics of recount text :

1. Use simple past tense.

2. Use adverb of time such as once upon a time, long-long ago, etc.

3. Use temporal conjunction such as then, after, before,etc.

4. There is social message.

Example of Narrative text :

The Fly and The Bull

There was a little fly who thought he was important. He felt proud of himself. One sunny morning, he flew around looking for someone to talk to. He saw a bull grazing in a field. He decided to fly down to talk to him.

The little fly down and buzzed around the bull’s head. The bull didn’t bother him.

The fly then buzzed right inside the bull’s ear. The bull continued chewing grass. The fly thought” what a stupid animal”.

Now the fly decided to land on one of bull’s horns to make the bull notice him. He wanted for the bull to say something,but the bull keep quite.

The fly then shouted angrily,” oh Bull, if you find that I am too heavy for you, let me know and I’ll fly away!”.

The bull laughed and said,”little fly”. I don’t cave if you stay or leave. You are so tiny that youe weight does not make any different to me, so please be quite and leave me alone”.

Asking for information

This expression have function for get informationabout something(event that happened) from someone.

Example:

Ø Are you sure? Or just repeat the statement with rising intonation.

Ø How many victims are there?

Ø How much flour is there?

Ø Really?

Ø Right here?

Ø Big?

Invitation(written)

Invitation is something what gave by someone to other people to attend a important party, example happy birthday,happy anniversary,marriage,marry party,passes school,ETC.

Invitation can gasped at letter SMS,or invitation card.

Example of invitation :

Dear Astuti,

Please come to my 14^th birthday party on :

Date : Saturday,26^th April 2008

Time : 6.00 p.m

Place: Lezat Restaurant, Jl. Sudirman 24 Bandung

Your close friend.

Christa.

Surprise and Disbeliefs

Surprises and disbeliefs is expression that used to express something tat we can’t or impossible.

Kind of surprises and disbeliefs expression are :

What a surprises?

That’s very surprising!

Really?

Oh,no….

Are you serious?

What?

That’s unbelievable!

Fancy that!

You are kidding!

I find that hard to believe.

Surprising amazement of something :

o Fantastic!

o It’s very interesting!

o It’s great!

o Wonderful

o What a nice….

o Oh my God! It’s very terrific!