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Descriptive text
Textbook: pp. 15–16
GoalKnow the features of a descriptive text and compose a simple one.
New words
descriptive text · tasviriy matnto describe · tasvirlamoqsimile · o‘xshatishfeature, quality · belgi
Explanation
A descriptive text describes the features and qualities of an object, place, person or landscape. It answers the question “What is it like?”. It uses many adjectives and similes so the reader can picture the thing described. The description should be orderly: first the overall look, then the parts, or from top to bottom, from far to near. Descriptive texts are most common in literature.
Worked examples
“Our garden”. Behind our house there is a small garden. Tall apricot trees and low cherry trees grow in it. In spring the trees are covered in white blossom and the air fills with a pleasant scent.
Simile: white blossoms fell like snow (qordek).
Class activity
“Describe without naming”: a child describes something in the room without saying its name and classmates guess what it is.
Practice
1
Which question does a descriptive text answer?
“What is it like?”
2
Which word class is used a lot in a descriptive text?
The adjective.
3
Describe your classroom in 3 sentences.
For example: Our classroom is spacious and bright. Its windows face the garden. A beautiful map hangs on the wall.
4
Why are similes used in descriptions?
They make the description vivid, so the reader pictures the thing better.