Describing Animal Descriptive text is a text which lists the parts, characteristics of something or a text which say what a person or a thing is like. The purpose of descriptive text is to describe a particular person, animal, place, thing, etc. Generic Structure Identification (Focus on specific participations). Description (mention the parts, qualities, and characteristics of subject being described). The Asian Elephant The Asian Elephant is the one of the larger animals in the world. (Identification) It has a big body. Its skin is thick and tough. It has four big legs, a long trunk, small eyes, two long tusks, and big ears. (Description of parts) It eats grasses, leaves, shrubs, twigs, branches, and bark of tree. Also prefer banana, paddy, coconut, and sugar cane. (Description of qualities) The Asian Elephant weight up to 5,400 kilograms. It lives in forest, hilly or mountainous area. It feeds during the morning, evening and night. It rests during in the middle of day. It needs shade during the hot season to keep from over heating. It cannot go far without water. (Description of characteristics) Language Features Use simple present tense e.g : The Asian Elephant is the one of the larger animals in the world Use adjectives e.g : It has a big body Use linking verbs e.g : Its skin is thick and tough Use pronouns e.g : It eats grasses, leaves, shrubs, twigs, branches, and bark of tree

2. Descriptive text is a text which lists the
parts, characteristics of something or a text which
say what a person or a thing is like.
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The purpose of descriptive text is to describe
a particular person, animal, place, thing, etc.

3. Identification (Focus on specific
participations).
Description (mention the
parts, qualities, and characteristics of
subject being described).

5. The Asian Elephant is the one of the larger animals in the world. (Identification)
It has a big body. Its skin is thick and tough. It has four big legs, a long trunk, small
eyes, two long tusks, and big ears.
(Description of parts)
It eats grasses, leaves, shrubs, twigs, branches, and bark of tree. Also prefer
banana, paddy, coconut, and sugar cane.
(Description of qualities)
The Asian Elephant weight up to 5,400 kilograms. It lives in forest, hilly or
mountainous area. It feeds during the morning, evening and night. It rests during in the
middle of day. It needs shade during the hot season to keep from over heating. It cannot
go far without water.
(Description of characteristics)

6. • Use simple present tense
e.g : The Asian Elephant is the one of the larger
animals in the world
• Use adjectives
e.g : It has a big body
• Use linking verbs
e.g : Its skin is thick and tough
• Use pronouns
e.g : It eats grasses, leaves, shrubs, twigs, branches,
and bark of tree