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Borobudur temple is located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia and was built in the 9th century under the Sailendra dynasty. It is constructed on a hill consisting of eight terraces with Buddhist sculptures and stupas. Borobudur temple is a world renowned structure influenced by Indian architecture and symbolizes the structure of the universe, representing a valuable treasure for the Indonesian people.

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Borobudur temple is located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia and was built in the 9th century under the Sailendra dynasty. It is constructed on a hill consisting of eight terraces with Buddhist sculptures and stupas. Borobudur temple is a world renowned structure influenced by Indian architecture and symbolizes the structure of the universe, representing a valuable treasure for the Indonesian people.

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DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

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

Generic Structure :

 Identification; identifying the phenomenon to be described.


 Description; describing the phenomenon in parts, qualities, or/and characteristics

Language features :

 Using attributive and identifying process.


 Using adjective and classifiers in nominal group.
 Using simple present tense

Example and the generic structure :

MacQuarie University
Identification Macquarie University is one of the largest universities in
Australia. This year, in 2004, it celebrates its 40th anniversary.
Description The university is located at the North Ryde Greenbelt, Sydney,
where the New South Wales government sets aside 135 hectares for
the institution. In 1964, Macquarie area was a rural retreat on the
city fringe, but today the campus and its surroundings have evolved
beyond recognition. The North Ryde District has grown into a district
of intensive occupation anchored by a vibrant and growing
university.
Blessed with a fortunate location and room to breathe,
Macquarie can be proud of that careful planning that retains and
enrich the university’s most attractive natural features. A pleasing
balance between buildings and plating is evident across the campus.
This emphasis on the importance of landscape has created images of
Macquarie as a place that members of the university are most likely
to pleasurably recollect.
One of the highlights of the landscape is the Mars Creek zone. It
comprises landscaped creek sides and valley floor, a grass
amphitheatre, and artificial lake… surrounded by rocks and pebbles,
native plants and eucalypts.
Today, a railway station is under construction. In three years1
time, Macquarie will be the only university in Australia with a railway
station on site. Macquarie is poised to be the most readily accessible
in Sydney region by rail and motorway, yet retaining its beautiful site.
Small Notes Example and the analysis
Description (Deskripsi)
Ciri Umum: Borobudur Temple
(a) Tujuan Komunikatif Teks: Borobudur is Hindu - Budhist
Mendeskripsikan ciri-ciri seseorang, benda temple. It was build in the nineth
atau tempat tertentu secara spesifik. century under Sailendra dynasty of
(b) Struktur Teks/Generic structure ancient Mataram kingdom. Borobudur
 Identification; Identifikasi tentang topik is located in Magelang, Central Java,
yang akan dideskripsikan, Indonesia.
Misalnya: I have many pets, but my Borobudur is well-known all over
favourite one is a cat.
the world. Its construction is influenced
 Description; berisi deskripsi tentang bagian-
bagiannya. by the Gupta architecture of India. The
Misalnya tampilan fisik (physical temple is constructed on a hill 46 m
appearance), kualitas, perilaku umum, high and consist of eight step like stone
sifat-sifat (characteristic). terrace. The first five terrace are square
(c) Ciri Kebahasaan: and surrounded by walls adorned with
Menggunakan: Budist sculpture in bas-relief. The upper
 nouns tertentu, misalnya teacher, house,my three are circular. Each of them is with
cat, dsb. a circle of bell shape-stupa. The entire
 simple present tense. adifice is crowned by a large stupa at
 detailed noun phrase untuk memberikan the centre at the centre of the top
informasi tentang subjek, misalnya It was a circle. The way to the summit extends
large open rowboat, a sweet young lady,
through some 4.8 km of passage and
dsb.
starways. The design of borobudur
 berbagai macam adjectives, yang bersifat
describing, numbering, classifying, misalnya, which symbolizes the structure of
two strong legs, sharp white fangs, dsb. universe influences temples at Angkor,
 relating verbs untuk memberikan informasi Cambodia.
tentang subjek, misalnya, My mum is realy Borobudur temple which is
cool, It has very thick fur, dsb. rededicated as an Indonesian
 thinking verbs dan feeling verbs untuk monument in 1983 is a valuable
mengungkapkan pandangan pribadi penulis treasure for Indonesian people.
tentang subjek, misalnya Police believe the
suspect is armed, I think it is a clever animal,
dsb.
 action verbs, misalnya Our new puppy bites
our shoes, dsb.
 abverbials untuk memberikan informasi
tambahan tentang perilaku tersebut,
misalnya fast, at the tree house, dsb.
 bahasa figurative, seperti simile, metafor,
misalnya John is white as chalk, sat tight,dsb

Generic Structure Analysis


 Identification; identifying the phenomenon to be described in general; Borobudur
temple
 Description; describing the Borobudur temple in parts; eight terraces of
Borobudur temple and its characteristics
Language Feature Analysis
 Using adjective and classifiers; valuable
 Using simple present tense; Borobudur is well-known,The temple is constructed,
etc

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