MATERI AJAR

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
ENGLISH LESSON OF GRADE VII
Junior High School

BY
MEIDAYANTIE, S.Pd

PENDIDIKAN PROFESI GURU DALAM JABATAN

PROGRAM STUDI PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS
UNIVERSITAS NEGERI YOGYAKARTA
2021
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 Kompetensi Dasar

3.7. Membandingkan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur

kebahasaan beberapa teks deskriptif lisan dan tulis dengan
memberi dan meminta informasi terkait dengan deskripsi
orang, binatang, dan benda, sangat pendek dan sederhana,
sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya.

4.7. Menyusun teks deskriptif lisan dan tulis, sangat pendek dan
sederhana, terkait orang, binatang, dan benda, dengan
memperhatikan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur
kebahasaan, secara benar dan sesuai konteks.
 Tujuan Pembelajaran

Melalui pembelajaran pendekatan berbasis teks, presentasi dan

diskusi kelompok, siswa diharapkan terampil menerapkan
fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan beberapa teks
deskriptif yang tepat dalam memberi dan meminta informasi
terkait dengan deskripsi hewan dan menyusun teks deskriptif
pendek dan sederhana terkait orang secara lisan sesuai dengan
konteks penggunaannya.
 Lesson 1

What Does It Look Like?

 Let’s Study
Read the text carefully to get some information. Then, answer the questions.
Baca teks berikut dengan seksama untuk memperoleh informasi! Kemudian, jawablah
pertanyaan-pertanyaannya!
The following words may help you.
Kata-kata berikut mungkin membantu Ananda.

physical characteristics : karakter fisik

light or orange : cerah atau berwarna oranye
longer bones : tulang yang lebih panjang
in the wild : di alam liar
zoos : beberapa kebun binatang
captivity : kandang
male : jantan
female : betina
large : cheekpad
thick cheek : pipi yang tebal
weighing : berbobot
capable : mampu
issuing sounds : menimbulkan suara
hang on : bergelantung
during : selama
foraging : mencari makan
branch : ranting
making a nest : membuat sarang/tempat
distinctive : khusus
frighten the enemy : menakut-nakuti musuh
smaller body size : ukuran tubuh yang lebih kecil
hard effort : usaha keras
similar : kesamaan
Orangutans known as primates typical of Indonesia have two types of Kalimantan
orangutans and Sumatran orangutans. From both names, we can conclude that they have
different origins from Kalimantan and Sumatra. And on this day’s occasion, we will
peel away about the life of the Kalimantan orangutans. Bornean orangutans are one of
the most distinct species of orang utans that have physical characteristics such as
smaller body size than Sumatran orangutans, light or orange, longer bones, able to live
35-45 years in the wild (and mamapu reaches the age of 60 when they are in zoos and
in captivity), male orangutans have a large cheekpad or a thick cheek on both cheeks,
the Bornean female orangutans have a thin cheekpad, weighing 50-90 kilograms and
capable of issuing sounds that can up to 3 kilometers.

The Bornean Orangutans are just like apes, they love to play and hang on the trees all
day long, their lifestyles are grouped especially during the breeding season and also
caring for their children. All their activities are done on a tree like foraging, roaming
the forest from one branch to the other with the help of both hands and strong
legs. While other habits as the sun begins to fall, they will be preoccupied with making
a nest for the bed. The male Borneo orangutan has a distinctive, loud and long voice of
up to three kilometers. The function of the sound is to signal that the place is a territory,
win other orang utans and to frighten the enemy.

To be able to see the Kalimantan orangutans requires a hard effort because at this time
the animals are very few in number and claimed as an animal protected by the State of
Indonesia and internationally. According to the 2004 workshop on population
viability habitat viability (PHVA), the number of animal populations is less than
57.77. And according to the international union for conversation of nature and natural
resources (IUCN) in the same year also explained that this animal is in the category of
critically endangered or critical. The regulations protecting the Kalimantan orangutans
include:
– PP. 7 of 1999
– SK Minister of Forestry June 10, 1991 301 / kpts-ll / 1991
– Law No.5 of 1990
– Animal Protection Regulation no. 233/1931

Bornean orangutans can be found in lowland tropical rainforests, swampy forests or

hilly forests at an altitude of about 1,500 meters above sea level. And of course the
forest is the forest in Kalimantan.

Bornean orang-utan food is similar to monkeys in general, they are very fond of eating
fruits, leaves, flowers, and also plant cambium. They are therefore called frugivores. To
get protein needs, they will eat wings and also ants and to get their mineral intake will
eat the soil. The benefits of the Kalimantan orang utan are as the dispersers of natural
fruit tree seedlings, they usually eat while hanging from one branch to the other and
then they will spray the fruit seeds as long as they leave.

Bornean orangutans breed by way of childbirth that precedes the mating period for 2-3
weeks. Their pregnancy period is approximately eight months.

1. What are the features of Kalimantan orangutans?

2. How do the Bornean orangutans breed?

3. What is the food of the Kalimantanan orangutan?

4. Where is the habitat of Kalimantan orangutans?

5. What are the benefits of Kalimantan orangutans for forests?

 Let’s Check

Read thecarefully to get informatio. Then, complete the questions with the
information from the text.
Baca beberapa teks berikut dengan seksama untuk memperoleh informasi dari
teks tersebut! Kemudian, lengkapi pertanyaan-pertanyaan dengan infromasi yang
Ananda dapatkan dari teks-teks tersebut!

1. What is the text about?

2. Where is the text probably found?
3. What is its her/his name?
4. What does it he/she look like?
5. Do you find the following information?
a. name
b. age
c. colour
d. weight
e. heigh
f. size
g. gender
h. contact person/phone number
 Let’s Sum Up

When you read texts about the animal, you will get the information about them.
Here is the information that is usually found in such texts. Rewrite them in the
appropriate box. You may rewrite them in more than one box.
Ketika Ananda membaca teks tentang hewan, ananda akan memperoleh banyak
informasi tentang hewan tersebut. Berikut ini adalah informasi yang biasa
ditemukan. Tuliskan kembali informasi tersebut ke dalam kotak! Kalian dapat
menuliskan didalm lebi dari satu kotak.
 Name
 Sex/gender
 Age
 Weight
 Height
 Texture
 Colour
 Race
 Type

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