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Explanation is a text which tells
processes relating to forming of
natural, social, scientific and cultural
phenomena. Explanation text is to
say why and how of the forming of
the phenomena.

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Explanat
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Explanati
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Purpose :

A text that contains the


processes associated with
natural phenomena, social,
science, culture and more.
An Explanation text is usually
derived from the
corresponding author
questions 'why' and 'how' of
a phenomenon.

to explain the processes


that occur in the
formation or activity
associated with natural
phenomena, social,
scientific, cultural, and
others aimed at
explaining.

Generic Structure of
Explanation Text
General Statement
Contains a general explanation of the
phenomenon that will be discussed,
this phenomenon could be the
introduction or explanation.

Squenced of Explanation
Contains an explanation of
why the phenomenon may
occur or be created.

Closing
Contains the final steps described
in the section squenced of
explanation.

Language Features
1.Simple present tense
Pattern : ( + ) S + is/am/are + Adjective,
adverb/noun
Example :
Woodchippingisa processused to obtain
pulp
Chocolate starts with a tree called the cacao
tree
S +V1 (s/es ) + O
2.Passive voice
S + is/am /are + V3

The top and the branches of the trees are


cut out
The logs are taken to the mill

The barks of the logs is removed


The woodchips are screened
The pulp is bleached
The pulp is rolled out to make paper
The beans are fermented for about a week

3.Sentence conectors
First.................
Then......................
After that.......................
Next.......................
Meanwhile .....................
Later...................................
Finally ...........................
4. UsingFocus on generic,
non human participants (ex:chocolate, tree, etc)
5.UsingNoun phrases
(ex:cacao tree, tree seeds, etc)
6. Using Action verbs
(ex:e.g The chocolates maker starts by roasting the
beans to bring out the flavour)

Example Of Explanation Text


Generic Structure

Explanation Text

General Statement

Woodchipping is a process used to obtain


pulp and paper products from forest trees. The
woodchipping process begins when the trees are
cut down in a selected area of the forest called a
coupe.

Squence of Explanation

Next the tops and branches of the trees are cut


out and then the logs are taken to the mill.

Why or how something occurs

At the mill the bark of the logs is removed and


the logs are taken to a chipper which cuts them
into small pieces called woodchips. The
woodchips are then screened to remove dirt and
other impurities. At this stage they are either
exported in this form or changed into pulp by
chemicals and heat. The pulp is then bleached
and the water content is removed.

Closing

Finally the pulp is rolled out to make paper.

Example
2

How Chocolate is made

Have we wondered how we get chocolate from? Well this time we


will enter the amazing world ofchocolate so we can understand
exactly how chocolate is made.
Chocolate is taken from a tree called cacao tree. This tree grows
in equatorial regions, especially inplace such as South America,
Africa, and Indonesia. The cacao tree produces a fruit about the
sizeof a small pine apple. In side the fruits are the tree's seeds.
They are also known as coco beans.
Next, the beans are fermented for about a week, dried in the sun.
After that they are shipped to thechocolate makers. The chocolate
makers workby roasting the beansto bring out theflavour. The
beans from different places have different qualities and flavour. So
they are often sorted andblended to produce a distinctive mix.
The next process is winnowing. The roasted beans are winnowed
to remove the meat nib of thecacao beans from the shell. Then the
nibs are blended. The blended nibs are ground to make liquid.The
liquid iscalled chocolate liquor, It tastes bitter.
Allseeds contain amount offat andcacao beans arenot different.
However, cacaobeans arehalffats. They are pure bitter
chocolates.

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Explanation

Procedure

The definition: discuss


about theory, definition,
ideology or socio and
cultural phenomena and
natural phenomena.

The definition: give


direction or steps or how
to make something.

The purpose: explain the


process of something or
why something happens

The Purpose : give


explanation how to do
something through the
steps

language features : use


simple present tense, action
verb, passive voice, noun
phrase, adverbial phrase,
using technical terms,
general

Language Features : use


simple present tense,
imperative sentence,
adverb, technical

Generic structure:
general statement,
explanation, closing.

Generic Structure :
goal/aim,
material/equipment,
steps/method.

Exercise

how the plane works


All planes need air to presure under their wings to stay up in the air. As they move
forward. The higher air pressure underneath their wings pushes them upward and gives
them lift.
The smooth, streamlined shape of the plane allows the air to flows easily over its surface.
This helps to reduce the drag caused by the air pushing against the plane and allows it to
move rapidly through the air.
Planes move forward using engines. This movement is called thrust. Moving forward
keeps a stream of moving air passing over the wings. If the engines fail, theplanes will
begin to descend very quickly.
The air above the wing moves faster, so it is at a lower pressure than the air under the
wing.
The air under the wing moves more slowly and is slightly squashed, so it is at a higher
pressure than the air above the wing.
1. What does the text describe?
a. How the wings of a plane work
b. How the plane move forward
c. How the plane is made
d. The engine of a plane
e. How a plane flies
2. When the planes stay up in the air ?
a. A stream of moving air passes over their wings
b. There is air pressure under their wings
c. The wings move forward
d. The engines move faster
e. The engines fail

3. This helps to reduce the drag caused by the air pushing against the plane and
allow it to move more rapidly through the air(Paragraph 2) the underlined word can
be replaced by....
a. Slowly
d. Gradualy
b. Quickly

e. Immediately

c. Smoothly
4. What is the use of air pressure under the planes wings?
a. To go down
b. To keep moving
c. To squash the wings
d. To stay up in the air
e. To reduce their weights
5. Movement planes forward using engines is called....
a. Trust d. Thrust
b. Thurst

e. Streaming

c. Squash
6. ...the planes will begin to descend very quickly the underlined word means....
a. Go down
c. Landing
e. ending
b. Go up

d. Starting

7. To tell the readers, the writer use....


a. Past tenses
d. Present tense
b. Perfect tenses
e. Continous tense
c. Past perfect
8. What is the purpose of the text?
a. To persuade the reader about something
b. To explain how planes stay up in the air
c. To describe about planes
d. To entertain the readers
e. To tell past event
9. Which statement is false accroding the text?
a. All planes need air to presure under their wings to stay up in the air
b. Streamlined shape of the plane allows the air to flows easily over its surface
c. Planes move forward using engines
d. Moving forward keeps a stream of moving air passing over the wings
e. Planes movement forward is calling as streamlined.
10. The air under the wing moves more slowly and is slightly squashed, so....
a. it is at a lower pressure than the air under the wing.
b. it is at a higher pressure than the air above the wing.
c. allows the air to flows easily over its surface
d. A stream of moving air passes over their wings
e. The wings move forward

Tsunami
The term of tsunami comes from the Japanese which means harbour ("tsu") and
wave ("nami"). A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or a
sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale.
A tsunami can be generated when the sea floor abruptly deforms and vertically
displaces the overlying water. Such large vertical movements of the earth's crust
can occur at plate boundaries.
Subduction of earthquakes are particularly effective in generating tsunami, and
occur where denser oceanic plates slip under continental plates.
As the displaced water mass moves under the influence of gravity to regain its
equilibrium, it radiates across the ocean like ripples on a pond.
Tsunami always bring great damage. Most of the damage is caused by the huge
mass of water behind the initial wave front, as the height of the sea keeps rising
fast and floods powerfully into the coastal area.
11. What is Tsunami? It is a....
A. Harbor wave
B. Vertical wave
C. Massive scale wave
D. Displaced wave
E. Series of wave

12. How Can a Tsunami be effectively generated?


A. When the sea water is on high side
B. When linier movement of the earth crust
C. When water mass moves like ripples on a pond
D. When there is an underwater earthquake
E. When the sea water is on low side
13. ...rapidly displaced on a massive scale The underlined word has the same
meaning as....
A. Very big
B. Very tall
C. Very small
D. Very deep
E. Very high

14. Who has great damage when tsunami happens?


A. All people in the world
B. People living in coastal area
C. The red cross volunteer
D. The victim of natural disaster
E. Non govement organization
15. From the text we know that....
A. Tsuname generated when water is rapidly displaced on a massive scale
B. Tsunami caused a great damage to all people in the world
C. Tsunami drives from the world harbour and wave
D. Tsunami occurs at all the sea boundaries
E. Tsunami is influenced by the gravity
16. What does the text describe?
a. Tsunami

d. Wave

b. Tsunami damage
c. Tsunami history

e. Earthquake

17. To tell the readers, the writer use....


A. Simpe past tenses
B. Simple present tenses
C. Present continues tenses
D. Perfect tenses
E. Past perfect
18. Most of the damage of tsunami is caused by....
A. Earthquake

C. Huge mass of water

B. Wind storm

D.Man false

E. Rainfall

19. As the displaced water mass moves under the influence of gravity...
synonym of The underlined word is....
A. Side-effect
B. Cause
C. Damage
D. Ill
E. Power

20. Which statement is false according the text?


A. Subduction of earthquakes are particularly effective in generating tsunami
B. Tsunami always bring great damage
C. The term of tsunami comes from the Japanese
D. Tsunami is happen because man false
E. Such large vertical movements of the earth's crust can occur at plate
boundaries.

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