Descriptive text

Descriptive text

1. CONTEXT

   • PORPUSE
     • GIVE INFORMATION
   • IT IS A TEXT WHOSE
   • PARTICULAR

2. THINKS

   • ANIMALS
     • PERSONS
       • ON OTHERS

3. Descriptive has 3 main functions

   • To incite
   • To explain
   • To define

4. GENERIC STRUCTURE

   • IDENTIFICATION
     • IDENTIFIES PHENOMENON TO BE DESCRIBED
   • DESCRIPTION
     • DESCRIBES PARTS, QUALITIES, CHARACTERISTICS,ETC

5. FEATURES

   • DESCRIPTIVE OFTEN USES
     • "to be"
       • i am
         • he/she/it is
           • You/we/they are
     • "to have"
       • have or has
   • FOCUS IN SPECIFIC PARTICIPANTS
     • Teacher/ my english teacher
     • cat/ amanda is cat
   • USE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSES
     • some times it uses past tense if the thing to be described doesn´t exist anymore
     • The Amanda´s cat is cute and beautiful
   • USES A LOT OF ADJETIVES
     • determiner
     • opinion
     • size
     • shape
     • Age
     • color
     • origen
     • material
     • porpuse
   • USES ALOT OF ADVERBS
     • FRECUENCY
     • TIME
     • MODE
     • STATE
   • USE FIGURATIVE LENGUAGE
     • John is as white as chaik
   • USES OF DETAILNAUN PHRASES TO GIVE INFO ABOUT THE SUBJECT
     • A SWEET YOUNGH LADY
     • A VERY BEAUTIFUL SCENARY
     • LADY
     • SCENARY

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