LKPD

DESCRIBING TOURISM DESTINATION AND
HISTORICAL PLACES

PENDIDIKAN PROFESI GURU (PPG)

FAKULTAS KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN

UNIVERSITAS ISLAM MALANG
2021

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Satuan Pendidikan : MA AL IMAN BULUS GEBANG
Mata Pelajaran : BAHASA INGGRIS
Kelas/Semester : X / 1.
Topik : DESCRIBING TOURISM
DESTINATION AND HISTORICAL
PLACES

A. PETUNJUK BELAJAR
Agar mampu memahami materi dan mencapai kompetensi yang diharapkan
dalam LKPD ini dengan baik, perhatikan petunjuk belajar berikut ini:

1. Berdoalah sebelum kalian memulai kegiatanmu.
2. Pelajarilah isi LKPD ini dengan sungguh-sungguh. Jika ada uraian materi

yang kurang dapat dimengerti segera tanyakan pada gurumu.
3. Agar belajarmu lebih terarah, bacalah Tujuan Pembelajaran yang harus

kalian capai.
4. Didalam LKPD terdiri dari:

a. Task 1: GUESS WHAT??
Apa yang harus kamu lakukan dalam Task 1?
 Kegiatan yang harus kamu lakukan pertama adalah melihat
rangkaian gambar-gambar seperti yang tertera dalam Materi
ajar.
 Jawablah pertanyaan yang ada pada LKPD ini.

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b. Task 2: KEY FEATURES OF DESCRIPTIVE PART 1
Apa yang harus kamu kerjakan pada Task 2 ini ?
 Menjawab soal a,b,c.
 Mengamati gambar 1, gambar 2, dan melihat Video 10 Best
Places to visit in Indonesia.
 Setelah mengamati gambar 1 dan gambar 2 serta video 10
Best Places to Visit in Indonesia, tugasmu adalah mengisi table
pada bagian SELF UNDESTANDING secara berkelompok.
 Setelah mengisi table, simpulkan pengertian dari Descriptive
berdasarkan hasil isianmu dalam table.

c. Task 3: TEXT UNDERSTANDING
 Bacalah text berjudul “Borobudur Temple” secara berkelompok.
 Perhatikan table berisi daftar kosa kata sulit.
 Isilah table tersebut dengan arti kata dalam bahasa Indonesia.
Bukalah kamus bila dibutuhkan.
 Jawablah pertanyaan TRUE dan FALSE dengan cara memberi tanda
centang pada kolom TRUE atau FALSE
 Centanglah bagian kolom T jika pernyataan sesuai teks berjudul
“Borobudur Temple”, isikan tanda centang pada kolom F jika
pernyataan tidak sesuai dengan teks “Borobudur Temple”

d. Task 4: DISTINGUISHING TEXTS
 Secara berkelompok, bacalah 4 teks descriptive yang disediakan.
 Bedakan beberapa aspek yang diminta (dalam bentuk table yang
sudah disediakan)
 Isilah table sesuai aspek yang diminta.
 Diskusikan dengan teman kelompokmu, bukalah kamusmu,
konsultasikan pada gurumu jika menemui kesulitan
 Hasil diskusi akan dikumpulkan dan dipresentasikan untuk
penilaian penugasan kelompok
 Presntasimu akan dinilai sebagai aspek keterampilan unjuk kerja.

e. Task 5: YOUR HOMEWORK
 Tugas pada bagian ini, adalah tugas individu untuk kalian kerjakan
dirumah.
 Berdasarkan teks berjudul “Borobudur Temple”, lakukanlah
analisis mengenai Generic Structure dari teks tersebut.
 Kerjakan pada selembar kertas Folio, beri identitas yang jelas,
kumpulkan pada pertemuan selanjutnya.

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5. Catatlah setiap kesulitan dalam mengerjakan tugas-tugas itu,
konsultasikan pada gurumu.

You are what You Read..

B. Tujuan Pembelajaran

Setelah mempelajari materi dan mengerjakan tugas-tugas dalam LKPD ini,
diharapkan siswa mampu untuk:
1. mengartikan kosa kata sulit dalam teks Descriptive sesuai konteksnya
2. membedakan fungsi social, struktur dan ciri kebahasaan terkait teks

Descriptive (Describing Tourism Destination and Historical Places)
3. menanggapi pertanyaan secara lisan terkait teks Descriptive (Describing

Tourism Destination and Historical Places)

C. Informasi Pendukung (Ringkasan Materi)
1. Definition

Descriptive text is a kind of text in the form of spoken or written, which
gives the detail description of things, place, person, or animal.
2. Social Function
a. To give information about a particular entity by describing its features,

history, and special characteristics.
b. To give information about things by describing physical attributes,

behaviors, uses, etc.
3. Generic Structure

A descriptive text is made up of identification or general statement
and description element.

Generic Structure Function

Identifies phenomenon to be
Identification described

Description Describes parts, qualities, or
characteristics

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4. Language Features
a. Specific Participant
b. It has a certain object, is not common and unique (only one) For
example: Pangandaran Beach, My favorite book, etc
c. The use adjectives to clarify the noun, for example: a famous river
in Central Java, The Unique wristwatch that I ever have, etc.
d. The use Simple Present Tense because it tells the facts.
e. The use of action verbs, for example: run, walk, etc.
f. Using conjunction of time and cause and effect.

TASK 1: GUESS WHAT?

Perhatikan gambar-gambar yang diperlihatkan guru. Bacalah deskripsi singkat
dari gambar-gambar tersebut untuk membantumu mengenali nama tempat-
tempat wisata

Descriptions Name of the Place

1 It is the biggest Buddhist temple in Indonesia. It is
situated in Magelang

2. It is a beautiful Lake in Wonosobo. Based on the
folklore, the water is colorful.

It is a lagoon in Raja Ampat, Papua. The heart
3 shape of this lagoon and the beaty of the view,

make the visitors love to be there.

It is the beautiful beach in Yogyakarta. The local
4 superstitious says that it is the house of “Nyi Roro

Kidul”

5 This tower is located in Paris. It stands so high.

6 It is the house of many Disney characters. Mickey
and Minni mouse are there.

7 It a long wall in China.

Glossary: : candi
1. Temple : danau
2. Lake

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3. Folklore : dongeng

4. Lagoon : laguna (air asin yang terpisah dari laut karena terhalang

pasir/ karang)

5. Superstitious : kepercayaan

6. Tower : menara

7. Wall : dinding

Questions:
 Can you guess those places?

Good..
 Can you mention the other tourism destinations around the world?

Excellent!!
 Do you what will be discussed for today?
 Then let’s get down to the business kids..

TASK 2: KEY FEATURES OF DESCRIPTIVE PART 1
Definition of DESCRIPTIVE TEXTS
a. What is the definition of descriptive texts?
b. Do you think Descriptive texts are in spoken or written forms?
c. Now, please watch the images and video given by your teacher, they will lead

you to the definition of Descriptive text.
Picture 1

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Picture 2

Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwtNFzX0ni8
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SELF-UNDERSTANDING
Pay attention to the table below! Fill it based on the information from
Picture 1, Picture 2, and the video! Tell your friends orally!

Picture 1 Picture 2 Video

What is being
describe?

Form

Now, discuss with your friend about the definition of
Descriptive text! Tell your friends orally!

TASK 3: TEXT UNDERSTANDING

Below, You will be given a text. Analyze the structure of the text, then
complete the task followed!

Borobudur Temple

Borobudur temple is one of the most beautiful tourist resorts in
Indonesia. It is situated in central Java. Borobudur temple is one of the
seven wonders of the world which needs to be preserved its circumstances.
The people all over the world know that Borobudur is one of the greatest
art works that ever known since long time ago.

Borobudur temple was built by Syailendra Dynasty during the eighth
century. It needed more than two million river stones. It is the biggest
temple in the world.

After going into some restorations, Borobudur is visited by more and
more tourists, both domestic and foreign tourists. Most of them admire
Borobudur temple because of its beauty, its elegance and the story of the
relief on its walls.

Domestic tourists usually go there by bus or private cars, while
foreign tourists like to join travel bureau because they don’t need to think
of the transportation, accommodation, and itinerary. There are some
money changers around the location. It makes them easier to change their
money. But some of them like to bring credit cards and checks.

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A. Find the meaning of these words. LEMBAR KERJA PESERTA DIDIK
Meaning
Words
Temple
Tourist resort
Situated
Wonders
Preserved
Circumstances
Stones
foreign
admire
relief
bureau
itinerary
Money changers

B. STATE TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F)

No. Statements TF

1 Borobudur Temple is so well-known throughout the
world

2 Borobudur becomes the only temple in Central Java

3 Both domestic and foreign tourists love to visit
Borobudur

4 Borobudur was built before Syailendra Dinasty

5 The story of Borobudur wall-reliefs attract so many
people to come there.

6 It is not easy to find money changers there.

7 Transportation, accommodation and itinerary are
provided for those who join travel bereau.

8 One of the Seven Wonders in the world is Borobudur
Temple

TASK 4: DISTINGUISHING THE TEXTS

Text 1
The Kudus Tower Mosque is also called Al Manar Mosque (“Tower Mosque”) is
the ancient mosque built by Sunan Kudus since 1549 AD (956 Hijri). The current
location is in Kauman Village, Kudus District, Central Java. There is uniqueness of
this mosque because it has a similar tower temple building and architectural
patterns that combine the concept of Islamic culture with Hindu-Buddhist culture
that shows the process of acculturation in Islamic jurisprudence.
The mosque was founded in 956 AH or 1549 AD. It is based on Arabic inscription
written on stone tablet that has 30 cm wide and 46 cm long located in mosque’s

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mihrab. Also the first stone to build this mosque is using stone from Baitul
Maqdis in Palestine, therefore the mosque is then called Al Aqsa Mosque.

https://www.google.com/search?q=GAMBAR+HISTORICAL+PLACES&tbm=isch&c
hips=q:gambar+historical+places,online_chips:indonesia:xE1lvXpKBs%3D&hl=id&
sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjWpqPtjJTzAhXQFbcAHU-
IAXoQ4lYoAnoECAEQIA&biw=1349&bih=600

Text 2
Way Kambas National Park is a national park for elephant sanctuary located in
Lampung precisely in the Labuhan Ratu sub district, East Lampung, Indonesia.
Way Kambas National Park, established in 1985, is the first school for elephant in
Indonesia. In the beginning of its establishment, Way Kambas National Park was
named the Elephant Training Center / Pusat Latihan Gajah (PLG), but the last few
years this name was changed into Elephant Conservation Center / Pusat
Konservasi Gajah (PKG), which is expected to become a center for elephant
conservation in taming, training, breeding and conserving elephants. Until now,
this PKG has trained for about 300 elephants which have been deployed to all
over the country.

In Way Kambas National Park, there are some endangered animals such as
Sumatran Rhinos, Sumatran elephant, Sumatran tiger, Mentok Rimba, and Buaya
sepit. There are also so some plants which are mostly found there such as Api-
api, Pidada, Nipah, and Pandan. On the marshy coasts of Way Kambas National
Park is often found various species of birds, such as, Lesser Adjutant, Pheasant
Blue, Kuau Raja, Pependang Timur, and some other birds.
https://www.jagoanbahasainggris.com/2017/11/contoh-descriptive-text-
tentang-tempat-wisata.html

Text 3
Baiturrahman Great Mosque is a mosque of Sultanate of Aceh built by Sultan
Iskandar Muda Mahkota Alam in 1022 H / 1612. During the Sultanate of Aceh
Darussalam, In addition to the Holy Mosque in Makkah holy city, Baiturrahman
Great Mosque is also one of the Islamic learning center visited by people who
want to learn about Islam from all over the world.
For your information, when the Kingdom of the Netherlands attacked the
Sultanate of Aceh on the second Dutch aggression on the Shafar Month 1290
Hijriah or 10 April 1873 AD, Masjid Raya Baiturrahman burnt. Then, in 1877 the
Dutch rebuilt the Baiturrahman Great Mosque to attract the attention and
reduce the anger of the Acehnese.

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https://www.google.com/search?q=GAMBAR+HISTORICAL+PLACES&tbm=isch&c
hips=q:gambar+historical+places,online_chips:indonesia:xE1lvXpKBs%3D&hl=id&
sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjWpqPtjJTzAhXQFbcAHU-
IAXoQ4lYoAnoECAEQIA&biw=1349&bih=600

Text 4
Malioboro is the most famous street in Yogyakarta. Located in the heart of
Yogyakarta, this is the city’s main street.
Malioboro is the biggest shopping centre in Yogyakarta. There are many
interesting place in Malioboro,like distro,hotel,mall,restaurant and many more. It
is a good place for spending a lot of money. There are many facilities there like
mosque,toilet and etc. It’s free to use. In Malioboro the tourist can choose what
they want because there so many variety store.
If you want to buy clothes you can to distro or mall, or if you want to buy some
special snack from Yogya like "Bakpia Patok" you can buy it in special snack store
that can found along in Malioboro Street. If you are after some batik to take
home as a souvenir, then Malioboro is the right place for you. From house
dresses to formal batik wear, this street has them all. Batik can also be made into
bags, table cloths, bed sheets, pillow covers and a whole lot more. Kota Gede is
the silver workshop center.
http://ketikansederhanahati.blogspot.com/2014/11/descriptive-text-
malioboro.html. Retrieved on Sunday, Sept 26th, 2021

LEMBAR DISKUSI KELOMPOK
GROUP DISCUSSION

Topic : ___________________
Class : ___________________
Day/ date : ___________________

GROUP …..

Leader : ___________________

Members :

1. _______________________________

2. _______________________________

3. _______________________________

4. _______________________________

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POINTS OF THE DISCUSSION
Find the similarity of the four texts above!
Fill in the table based on the information you’ve gained from the text.
Rules:

1. Discuss with your friends in your group!
2. Present it in front of the class!
3. Your friends will comment your performance!

Aspects Text 1 Text 2 Text 3 Text 4
Content

Social Function

Language
Features

Notes:

Content : tell your friend about the content of each text.

Social Function : give the appropriate social function of each text

Language Features : Find out the language features of each texts.

Tense : find out the tense which mostly used in the text

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TASK 5: INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT

Directions:
1. Read the text below carefully.
2. Find 20 difficult words, based on your interest.
3. Find the meaning of each word contextually.
4. Add the part of speech for each word.
Example:
great: sangat besar (adjective)
5. Submit to your teacher for the next meeting.

TEXT:

The Great Wall Of China

The Great Wall of China is not just a long wall, it is a series of fortifications
consist of man-made separated walls, trenches, and natural defensive barriers
such as hills and rivers. The first construction of the wall during Qin Dynasty use
stone, brick, wood and other material to built the wall. After the first
construction, The Great Wall has been rebuilt, maintained and enhanced for
several times by several dynasty. The best-known and best preserved section
was built during the Ming Dynasty.
If you travel to China to see The Great Wall, what you will be visited might be the
remain of the wall built by the Ming Dynasty. The length of the wall built by the
Ming Dynasty was 8.851,8 kilometers, stretched from Hushan in Liaoning to
Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu. The average height of the wall is 23 to 26 feets. We will
also see some communication towers along the wall. There are three type of this
communication tower, the first was the one built on top of the wall, the second
type was built inside the wall, and the third was built separated from the wall to
scout the enemy. The wall is becoming shorter day by day because of natural
erosion and human activity.
http://www.wordcliff.com/2017/05/contoh-descriptive-text-tentang-great.html

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Table: Difficult Words Contextual meaning Part of Specch
No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

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PENUTUP

1. Refleksi
Reflection (for your learning journal)
To review your understanding about what you have learnt in this material,
consider the following questions:
No Learning Journal
1 What have you learnt from this material?
........................................................................................................
........................................................................................................
2 What actitivity do you like most from the lesson today?
........................................................................................................
........................................................................................................
3 What materials are considering difficult to you?
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jKBZ4dx4M4V7rQa7PQK9bEXHx8McBgCLcB/s1600/Describing%2Bpeople%
2B1.jpg. Retrieved on Wednesday 20th, 2021, at 03.00 p.m
https://www.petsreunited.com/help/posters-and-flyers Retrieved on Wednesday
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwtNFzX0ni8 Retrieved on Wednesday 20th,
2021, at 10.00 a.m

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