Advanced Learning English 1

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Mention the name of the place, person or
Introduction thing as follows. Then, give a brief description
about each of them.
Social Function

Generic
Structure
Language
Features

Summary

Exercises
Monas Venice
 Fireworks

Oprah Winfrey

Pebbles
To describe a particular person, place, or thing.
As a feature, description is a style of writing which
can be useful for other variety of purposes, such as:
1. To engage a reader’s attention;
2. To create characters;
3. To set a mood or create an atmosphere.
• Identification
Identifies phenomenon to be described.
• Description
Describes parts, qualities, characteristics.
• Focus on specific participant.
• Use Attributive and Identifying Processes.
• Frequent of Epithets and Classifiers in
nominal groups.
• Use Simple Present Tense.
1. To show rather than tell the reader what
something/someone is like.
2. Use carefully chosen adjectives and adverbs.
3. Sensory description: what is heard, seen,
smelt, felt, tasted.
4. Precise use of adjectives, similes, metaphors
to create images/pictures in the mind.
5. Strong development of the experience that
“put the reader there” focuses on key details,
powerful verbs and precise nouns.
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Exercise
Project 1
Project 2
Project 3
 Example of Descriptive Text: Animal

Hi, my name is Lovi. I have a pet named Sassy. He is fox-

like dog because it’s snout is long and curve. She's very
gentle but looks strong at once. She has short white fur. She
has two sharp, black eyes. She always licks her body, and
legs clean.
She is quite clever dog. When we say “Shake hand!”, she
raises her front, right feet. She often barks when there is a
stranger.
She sleeps in the cage outside the house, but sometimes
she wants to be inside the house.
Every weekend, I walk her around the housing complex
and let her meeting his friends: Bravo, Boby, Alung, etc.
 The extract below describes a place. Read it through carefully.
The wood was a beautiful place to be. Sunlight slipped through
the leaves and twinkled on the ground below. A light breeze
played with the trees, whispering and laughing in the branches.
Ferns and grasses waved gently about and the tiny tracks of
woodland creatures wove in and out of the soft green carpet.

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Read other descriptive text about place in the book Advanced Learning
English 1, pages 153–154. Then, do the exercises that follow.
Now, describe this picture.
 Describing Person
• Face Shape : Oval, round, heart-shaped.
• Skin/Face : Rosy pink-cheeked; wrinkled, pale, silky,
rough, callused, dry.
• Eyes : Color; eye expressions (sad, tear-filled,
twinkling); eye shape & size (large, round,
almond-shaped, slanted).
• Mouth/Lips : Thin, full, or pursed lips; laugh, smile, grin.
• Hair : Texture/appearance, volume of hair,
colors.
• Clothes : Blazer, t-shirt, skirt, trouser, etc.
• Activities : Working, walking, speaking, etc.
Adapted from: www.writeshop.com
Open your book, Advanced
Learning English 1, page 151, to
see another descriptive text on
person.
 Describing Animals/Things
Describe things in terms of their size,
color, smell, taste, texture, material, etc.
Some words you can use:
rectangular, cylindrical, white, flat,
silver, grey, metal, square, yellow,
brown, round, gold, black, plastic,
glass, paper, etc.
Describe
this picture.
 Growing Your Own Food
Growing your own food not only help you to
significantly reduce carbon footprint and save
quite a bit of money each year but can also be
great fun. Equally, especially if you’re starting
out with an allotment or decent-sized vegetable
garden, you’ll probably be needing a surprising
number of seeds to offer as much variety in
your diet and year-round food as possible.
Mention some other benefits of growing
your own food. After knowing the benefits, do
you interested in gardening? Or do you feel like
to gardening someday?
Adapted from: www.ecolivingadvice.com
 Photo Credits

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www. en.wikipedia.org
Slide 2
www.harapan-putra.blogspot.com
www.mysucktable.blogspot.com
Slide 3
www.chancealberg.wordpress.com
www.fotothing.com
www.wahw33.blogspot.com
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www.earthasart.gsfc.nasa.gov
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www.photobucket.com
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www.photobucket.com
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www.shutterstock.com
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www.getcliparts.com
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www.pet-peeves.org
Slide 10
www.shutterstock.com
Slide 12
www.fotothing.com/FatherBirdLady
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www.shutterstock.com
Slide 14
www.election-issuesus.com
www.fotothing.com/toshkatakb
Slide 16
www.national-geographic.com
Slide 17
Pink Sherbet Photography
Slide 18
www.fotothing.com
Created by:
Herman Benyamin
Dedy Suryadi
Neni Iryani