LKPD DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

ENGLISH FOR 7th GRADERS

SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 2 GAMPING
DWI SRI LESTARI, S. Pd

MATERI AJAR : DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

KELAS/ SEMESTER : VII/ GENAP

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 teks deskriptif

4.7.1 menangkap makna secara kontekstual terkait fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur
kebahasaan teks deskriptif lisan dan tulis, sangat pendek dan sederhana, terkait orang, binatang,
dan benda

4.7.2 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

1. Melalui kegiatan mengamati video tentang descriptive text, peserta didik dapat menunjukkan
(C2) fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan teks deskriptif tentang orang secara kritis.

2. Melalui kegiatan membaca teks deskriptif tentang orang, peserta didik dapat menentukan (C3)
fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan deskriptif tentang orang secara bertanggung
jawab.

3. Melalui kegiatan mengisi table berdasarkan deskriptif teks, peserta didik dapat
membandingkan (C4) fungsi social, struktur teks dan unsur kebahasaan teks deskriptif secara
bekerjasama.

4. Melalui kegiatan menuliskan kalimat berdasarkan informasi yang tersedia, peserta didik dapat
merumuskan (P2) penggunaan struktur teks (kata sifat dan kata kerja) teks deskripif tentang orang
secara bertanggung jawab.

5. Melalui kegiatan menulis deskriptif teks berdasarkan situasi, peserta didik dapat membuat (P4)
teks deskriptif berdasarkan situasi secara mandiri.

LEARNING MATERIAL

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
1. Definition (Pengertian)
Descriptive text adalah salah satu jenis teks yang isinya menggambarkan sesuatu (orang/
binatang/ benda/ tempat) dengan menggunakan kata sifat yang melekat pada sesuatu yang akan
dideskripsikan.

2. Tujuan komunikatif (social function)
Tujuan komunikatif dari descriptive text adalah untuk mendeskripsikan / menggambarkan
sesuatu dengan kata-kata sifat yang mmelekat pada objek yang akan dideskripsikan agar
pembaca dapat membayangkan sesuatu itu melalui kata – kata yang ditulis dalam descriptive
text tersebut. To describe something (untuk mendeskripsikan sesuatu).

3. Generic structure
Adapun susunan paragraph descriptive text yaitu:
a. Identification
Paragraf identification yaitu paragraph/ bagian teks yang menyebutkan sesuatu yang akan
dideskripsikan.
b. Description

Paragraf description adalah paragraph/ bagian teks yang mendeskripsikan / menggambarkan
sesuatu dengan menggunakan kata sifat ang melekat pada sesuatu tersebut.

4. Language features
a. Menggunakan Simple Present Tense
Descriptive text menggunakan pola kalimat Simple Present Tense. Teks ini mendeskripsikan
fakta-fakta yang melekat pada suatu objek, dan salah fungsi dari Simple Present Tense adalah
untuk menunjukkan suatu fakta atau kebenaran.

Sentence pattern:

A. Nominal sentence

1. Positive sentence

SUBJECT + TO BE (IS/ AM/ ARE) + adjective

Subject To be Adjective Example

I am adjective I am tall

You are adjective You are tall

They are They are tall

We are We are tall

He is adjective He is tall

She is She is tall

It is It is tall

2. Negative sentence

Subject To be + not Adjective Example

I Am not adjective I am not tall

You Are not adjective You are not tall

They Are not They are not tall

We Are not We are not tall

He Is not adjective He is not tall

She Is not She is not tall

It Is not It is not tall

3. Interrogative sentence

To be Subject Adjective ? Example
? Am I tall?
Am I adjective ? Are you tall?
Are they tall?
Are You adjective Are we tall?

Are They

Are We

Is He adjective ? Is he tall?
Is she tall?
Is She Is it tall?

Is It

B. Verbal sentence

1. Positive sentence

Subject Verb 1 Object Example
Long hair I have long hair
I Have Long hair You have long hair
Long hair They have long
You Have Long hair hair
We have long hair
They Have Long hair He has long hair
Long hair She has long hair
We Have Long hair It has long hair

He Has
She Has
It Has

2. Negative sentence Example
Subject Do not/ does not Verb 1 Object I don’t have long hair
I Do not (don’t) Have Long hair You don’t have long hair
You Do not (don’t) Have Long hair They don’t have long
They Do not (don’t) Have Long hair hair
We Do not (don’t) Have Long hair We don’t have long hair
He doesn’t have long
He Does not Has Long hair hair
She (doesn’t) Has Long hair She doesn’t have long
Has Long hair hair
Does not It doesn’t have long hair
It (doesn’t)

Does not
(doesn’t)

3. Interrogative sentence

Do/ Subject Verb 1 Object Example
does
Do You Have Long hair Do you have long hair?
Do They Have Long hair Do they have long hair?
Do We Have Long hair Do we have long hair?
Does He Have Long hair Does he have long hair?
Does She Have Long hair Does she have long hair?
Does It Have Long hair Does it have long hair?

b. Menggunakan banyak kata sifat (adjective)

Pada deskriptif teks terdapat banyak kata sifat (adjective). Example:

Adjective

Small Big

Short Long

Low High

Slim Fat

Thin Thick

Do the exercise. Complete the sentences by choosing the correct word in the brackets!
1. I (is/ am/ are) beautiful.
2. Ari (is/ am/ are) my classmate.
3. Sinta (is/ am/ are) my neighbor.
4. Yulia and yanti (is/ am/ are) twins.
5. My sister (is/ am/ are) talkative.
6. He (play/ plays) a doll with her friends.
7. She (make/ makes) a delicious cake.
8. My mother (cook/ cooks) fried rice.
9. My friends (speak/ speaks) English.
10. They (read/ reads) book in the library.

Contoh descriptive text.

Identification My Best Friend, Ernesto
Description
My best friend is Ernesto and he is my classmate. We go to school
together. Ernesto comes from an educated family. His father is a school
principal and his mother is also a teacher.

He is punctual, well-educated, and has good manners. He is really
hard working. He always does his homework. He is also well-dressed and
well-behaved. All teachers have a high opinion of him.

Ernesto has a well-built body. He is gentle but fearless. He takes part
in all sports, scout, trekking and mountaineering activities. He has a good
heart. He is truthful, honest and obedient.

He also plays the guitar, and he makes his parents very proud of him.
He secures good marks and is usually top of his class in examinations. He
inspires me to work harder. He keeps me away from bad company. I am
happy to have such a friend.

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LEARNING ACTIVITIES

LEAD IN. Look at the picture. Do you know him? Who is he?

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Observing

ACTIVITY 1. Watch the video. How we describe someone?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgqFsUAuP24

Questioning

ACTIVITY 2. Make a group discussion to complete the table below based on the video

social function Generic Grammar Language Difficult
structure features vocabulary

Experimenting

ACTIVITY 3. Listen to the text carefully.

Text 1. Listening script.

ACTIVITY 2. Answer the following questions based on the text you hear.

1. What kind of text above?
……………………………………………………….

2. What does the text tell us about?
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3. What is the writer’s intention of writing the text?
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4. How tall is he?
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5. What does Mark Zuckerberg look like?
…………………………………………………………..

ACTIVITY 4. Read the text carefully.

Text 2. My Name is Lizzie

Hi, my name is Lizzie and my surname is Brown. I’m ten years old and I’m American. I live in 27
Lincoln Street in New York. It is a big city in the USA.

I’m tall and thin. I’ve got long brown hair, black eyes, a small nose and a big mouth. I’ m wearing
a yellow blouse, an orange skirt, pink socks and blue trainers. Today I’ve got two nice bunches
with two yellow ribbons in my hair. I’m good – temper, polite and happy. My favorite food is pizza
and my favorite drink is coke. I like cats very much. I can play tennis, but I can’t play basketball.

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ACTIVITY 4. Identify the following statement whether True (T) or False (F) based on the text you
hear.

1. Lizzie is 17 years old. (T/ F)
2. Lizzie lives in USA. (T/F)
3. She is shot and fat. (T/F)
4. She has long brown hair, black eyes. (T/F)
5. She has a big nose and a small mouth (T/F)

ACTIVITY 5. Complete the table based on the text above.

My Name is Lizzie

Identification

Description

Associating

ACTIVITY 6. Make a group discussion then fill in the table based on the texts above.

Text 1 Text 2

Social function

Generic structure

Grammar

Adjectives

ACTIVITY 7. Pay attention to the picture carefully. Then, write sentences describing Britney Spears
based on the information in the picture.

Picture 1

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Communicating
ACTIVITY 8. Present your discussion in front of your friends!

SUMMARY
Now it’s time for you to summarize what you have learnt so far in this lesson.

DESCRIBING PEOPLE

Definition Social function Language features
Describing people is To describe someone Simple present tense
describing someone’s Adjectives
characteristics or physical

appearances.

REFLECTION

Give a tick (√) in the appropriate column to reflect about yourself.

Statements Very Good Ok Need
Good Improvement
I can identify the social function of the text.
I can identify the parts of the text.
I can identify the use of Simple Present Tense.
I can identify the adjectives used in the text to
describe the people.

ASSIGNMENT
Make a descriptive text with your own words related to the following pictures (choose one
picture).

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EVALUATION

A. Multiple choices
Choose the correct answer by choosing a, b, c or d
Text for question number 1 - 4
Today, my cousin Andri comes to visit our house. He is 13 years old. He is my closest cousin. He
studies at SMP Mutiara Kita grade 7.
He is tall enough for a 7th grader, about 170 cm. his skin is tan. His nose is sharp. His hair is black
and wavy. He is quite good looking. He’s popular at his school because he’s smart and athletic.
He always ranks first at his class. He is calm too. His teachers and his friends like him.

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1. The text is written to ...
A. persuade the readers to choose him as classmates.
B. describe Andri’s appearance and personality.
C. entertain the readers about Andi.
D. inform Andi’s life.

2. What is the topic of the first paragraph?
A. The writer
B. The writes friend
C. The writer’s cousin
D. The writer’s classmates

3. What is the topic of the second paragraph?
A. Andi’s life
B. Andi’s friend
C. Andi’s cousin
D. Andi’s physical appearance

4. “He is my closest cousin”. The underlined word refers to..
A. Andi
B. The writer
C. The writer’s friend
D. The writer’s classmates

Text for question number 5 – 7

Giraffe is the tallest animal, I saw in Ragunan zoo. It is a male. It is about six meters tall. It has
big brown eyes. It has brown spots on its skin. It also has two short horns on its head. Its tail
is long with thick hair on the top of the tail. It likes eating leaves of tree.

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5. The purpose of the text above is....
A. to describe about giraffe
B. to tell about tall animal
C. to describe Ragunan zoo
D. to tell about tall animals

6. How the eyes of the giraffe look like?
A. They are big and black
B. They are big and brown
C. They are small and brown
D. They are small and black

7. “Its tail is long with thick hair...” The antonym of the underlined word is....
A. beauty
B. strong
C. short
D. thin

Text for question number 8 – 9 Text 2
Text 1 My favorite toy is a doll. I named my
doll Becky. I got in in my12th birthday.
I just got a new toy from my uncle. My uncle My dad bought it for me when he was in
is a sailor. He bought me a robot when he England. Becky is 16 cm tall doll with
sailed abroad. I love this robot. My robot is plastic head, arms, and legs and a white
very nice. It is about twenty centimeters tall. cloth stuffed body. Her body is covered
The color of the robot is blue. The robot has with yellow, orange, and green flower
a strong body. It has two big red eyes. It has bud prints. She has a long auburn-red
two strong legs are covered with blade boots. brush-able hair, green eyes. There are
My robot can be moved with two medium freckles on her cheek. There are also
sized batteries. After inserting the batteries at two dimples near her mouth on the left
the back of the robot body, we can make it and on the right. They make her more
move when we push the button behind its beautiful. I put her at my side when I
neck. The robot will move its left dan right sleep at night. I like my doll very much.
foot in turn. It will move its two arms in turn I sometimes ask my friends to come to
too. However, the robot could not bend its my house and play with Becky. They
feet and it moves forward only. like Becky too.

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8. What do the texts intended to?
A. Describe person.
B. Describe animal.
C. Describe things.
D. Describe place.

9. Which of the following statements is correct based on the texts?
A. Text 1 and text 2 have the same topic.
B. Text 1 is about an animal and text 2 is about a thing.
C. We can find the description about person in the texts.
D. We can find the description about a habit in the texts

Text for question number 10.

Text 1 Text 2
The Titanic was the biggest ship in the world at that
My Timmy time. It had good facilities such as: a fully air
I have some pets. However, my favorite pet is conditional cabin, restaurant, bar, mini shop,
Timmy. recreation space, ship’s band and singers, medical
Timmy is a male tabby cat. He is very adorable facilities, telephone, etc. When the Titanic sailed
with his soft stripes fur. He has innocent round eyes from Southampton to New York in April 1912 with
and feeble sweet voice. He always meows when I 819 crews and 1316 passengers, it sank after it
come home, he usually gives me a kiss. sailed for four days. It happened in North Atlantic
Timmy is a nice playmate. I’m so happy to spend Ocean. It hit a very big iceberg. Since there were
my time with him. Most of the time, he’s a good not enough lifeboats and all the passengers or the
cat. It’s almost impossible for me to be angry at crews were very afraid, the ship sank rapidly, most
him. In the morning, he always wakes up early. of passengers and crews sank and only few people
When he wakes up earlier, he waits quality by my were safe.
bedside until I wake up.
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10. Which of the following statement is correct based on the text?
A. Text 1 uses simple present tense and text 2 uses simple present tenses
B. Text 1 uses simple present tense and text 2 uses simple past tense.
C. Text 1 uses simple past tense and text 2 uses simple present tense.
D. Text 1uses simple past tense and text 2 uses simple past tense.

A. Essay
1. Arrange the jumbled words into a good sentence
a. I – light – have – skin
b. Has - She – nose – pointed
c. Long – has – giraffe – neck
d. My cat – long – has – tail
e. Dictionary – new – my - is

2. Write a descriptive text about person (your family, your friend or your idol) at least 5
sentences.

LISTENING SCRIPT

Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American computer programmer & internet entrepreneur. He is a
co-founder of Facebook, a famous social media. His name was in the list of 100 wealthiest and
most influential people since 2010 by Time Magazine.

About his physical appearance, Mark’s body is 170 centimeters tall with 76 kg weight. His hair
color is red while his eyes are blue. Mark Zuckerberg was born on 14th May 1984 in New York,
USA. Therefore, he is 35 years old by 2019. Mark Zuckerberg has married to Priscilla Chan; they
have one daughter named Maxima Chan Zuckerberg.

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ANSWER KEY

A. Multiple choices

1B 6B
2C 7C
3D 8C
4A 9A
5A 10 A

B. Essay
a. The best arrangements are:
1. I have light skin.
2. She has pointed nose.
3. Giraffe has long neck.
4. My cat has long tail.
5. My dictionary is new.
6.
b. Student’s sentence

DAFTAR PUSTAKA

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgqFsUAuP24

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