2 . Description text a.Social function:To describea particular person,animal,place orthingb.

Generic structure: Identification: Identifies phenomenato bedescribe Description: Describe parts, qualities, andcharacteristicsc. Significant features: Focus onspecific participants Use ofattributive and identifyingprocesses Frequent useof adjectives andclassifiesin nominalgroups Use ofsimple present tensed. Example think: Tornado Tornado is violently rotating column of air extending from within a thunder cloud down toground level.The strongest tornadoes may sweep houses from their foundations, destroy brick buildings,toss cars and scholl buses through the air, and even lift railroad cars from from their tracks.Tornadoes vary in diameter from tens of metres to nesrly 2 km (1 mile), with an average diametreof about 50 m (160 ft). (source: Ganeca/progress forsenior highschool/gradeX) Example person: V annesa-mae V anessa-mae is a famous musicianShe is 16 years old, but she is a world famous viaimist. Went she plays classical violinconcertes on her electric violin, the world listens V annesa-mae is thai-chinese. Her mother is Chinese and here natural father is thai. She fromSingapore but she lives in London now (Source: notesdebiein classX) Example animal : My bomb y Bomby is my play full black cat.This cat is always play full. It likes playing with anything it sometimes plays with me. It likes playing with a ball very much. It is very clever. Sometimes it is very naughty.My bomby is small but fast. Bomby has along tail its eyes are round. It looks cute. It is alwaysnear me. (Source: notesdebiein classX) Example place : My darussholah Darussolah is my high school.The darussolah is new senior high school in singojuruh. This school has some facilities,distance computer room, library room, science room and twelve class.My darussholah is not large, but ambience very-very cool and gratify. (Source: notesdebiein classX) 3 . News item a.Social function:To inform reader,listenersor viewerabout events ofthe daywhich areconsiderednewsworthy orimportantb.Generic structure: y News worthyevent: Recounts theevent insummary form y Background event: Elaboratewhat happened,to whomin whatcircumstances y Sources: Commentsby participants in, witness, toand authoritiesexperton theeventc.Language features:1.Short,telegraphic information about story captured in head line2. Useof materialprocessesin sourcestagesuch as(said, told, etc)3. Focus on circumstanced.Example : Separatist protest

M ars susilos visit to NZ P resident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono began his two day visit on Wednesday to New Zealandaimed at boosting trade and regional security, amid two separatist protest against Indonesia thatmarred his arrivelDuring their talks, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono P rime Mister Helen Clark agreed to improve bilateral cooperation in economic issue, trade and combating transnational crimesThe meeting with the president was very constructive, with a number of outcomes. We wouldlike to focus our relationship more on economic and trade issue as well as on transnationalcrimes, Clark said at joint news conference with susilo.In the economic sector, Clark said New Zealand and Indonesia agreed to seriously follow upthe existing joint Trade and Economic Commission to formulate effective and practical ways to boost trade activities.Although geographically Indonesia is located near New Zealand, trade and economic activities between the country were fairly insignificant, with Indonesia ranked only 16 th in lat years list of New Zealands largest partners even smaller than Malaysia, which ranked 12 th .Indonesia Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirajuda said the commission was scheduled tomeet in November to lay the ground for more serious trade and economic talks. (source: Ganeca/progress for senior high school/grade X) 4 . Recount text a. Social function: To retell events for the purpose of informing or inter trainingb. Generic structure: Orientation: Provides the setting and introduce the participants Events: Tell what happened Re-orientation: Optional. Closure of eventsc. Language feature:1. Focus on specific participant2. Focus on temporal sequence3. Use of material processes4. Use of past tense d. Example : D IA M ON D LO MB OK V ILLAGE Welcome to our village!The hospitality of a traditional Lombok V illage.The attraction of a modern beach resort.Seven hectares of a lush tropical gardens along an endless stretch of beautiful beach. With all theattraction of a modern resort and the ambiance of traditional villages, DIAMOND LOMBOK V

ILLAGE welcome you to share the joy of this beautiful is lands.Accommodation including: 2 restaurants with a local and international delicacies sea slidedining 2 bars and lounges swimming pool tennis court diving school traditionalaromatherapy message tourist info center. (source: Ganeca/progress for senior high school/grade X) 5 . Procedure text a. Social function: To describe How something is accomplished through a sequence of actions or stepsb. Generic structure:1. Goal2. Materials3. Series of steps oriented to achieving the goalc. Language features:1. Focus on generalized human agents2. Often imperative3. Temporal conjunction4. Numbering to indicate sequence5. Use mainly of material processes6. Use of simple present tensed. example: How to make newspaper newspaper is one of mass media. To make newspaper there must be events, journalist, editors,managers, paper, machines, and so on.Here is the process of making newspaper:1. There are some important and attractive events2. The journalist find those events3. The journalist write articles about the events they get4. The journalist send the articles to the editors5. The editors edit the articles6. The manager determines which articles are accepted or rejected7. The edited articles are printed on a piece of paper called newspaper 8. Then, the newspaper are ready to be delivered to all parts of the country (source: Ganeca/progress for senior high school/grade X) 6 . Report text a. Social function: To describe the way are with reference to a range of natural, manmadeand social phenomena in our b. Generic structure:1. General classification: Describes the phenomenon in general2. Description: Describes the phenomenon in detail in terms of(part, qualities, habits or behaviors)c. Language features:1. Focus on generic participants2. Use of relational processes to state what is and that which it is3. No temporal sequence4. Use of simple present tensed. example: Tingkeban Tingkeban is traditional ceremony held for woman pregnancy has reached seven months. InWest Java, and especially in the town of garut and its surrounding area, Tingkeban is traditionallyobserved by most families for the shake of babys welfare. Relatives, friends, and neighbors areinvited to witness this festivity, which demand a lot of preparation.The number seven plays an important role in the Tingkeban ceremony. An important part of the preparation for Tingkeban is the collection of a variety of items- seven kinds of each item serving aspecific purpose.Seven different kinds of root, such as sweet potatoes, and cassava, seven kinds of fruits

toenable the solution to problem in the childs future, seven diverse fragrant flowers, seven kinds of lights snacks, seven kinds of fruits make rujak, seven piece of batik cloth, seven varieties of earthenmortars, and seven oil lamps of different shapes to brighten the childs life so that it is free fromcomplication.The guest are then invited to enjoy the special food prepared by the host family. Meanwhile,the mother to-be goes through the bathing ceremony. Clad in a batik cloth, she is ladled with sweetscented water from a tub in which the eel is put. Relatives take turn bathing the mother to-be, changingher batik clothes as many as seven times.After the bathing ceremony, the mother to-be sells rujak outside the house, and the consumers,who are the relatives and neighbors. P ay with chips of rounded clay tiles. The purposes is for the childto earn a lot of money, with the blessing of good. The rujak fiesta marks the end of the Tingkebanceremony. Everybody has a good time ! may all good wishes be fulfilled. (source: panduan belajar kelas XI