English Task – Descriptive Text
Machu Picchu First Impression
The picture has tall mountains along the back and a man-made structure that looks like walls
made of stones at the front covered with green grass. It has a few trees on the site of the picture.
Between the walls and the mountains at the back, you can see small buildings that resemble
houses.
Machu Picchu
1. The text tells us about Peru’s most visited attraction and South America’s most famous
ruins, Machu Picchu.
2. The main ideas of the paragraph are
a. Paragraph 1: Machu Picchu is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in
2007, and Peru’s most visited attraction.
b. Paragraph 2: Machu Picchu stretches over 5 miles with many levels and hundreds
of people today tramp through Machu Picchu to see the sunset from the top of
Machu Picchu.
3. The author wrote this text to tell readers about a famous ruin and give a general
description of how it looks like.
4. The language features found in the text are:
a. Focused on a specific place (Machu Picchu)
b. Uses attributive and identifying processes
c. Frequently uses epithets classifiers in nominal groups
d. Uses Simple Present Tense
Opinions on the two videos
1. I think Death Valley is a wonderful place to visit. The temperature might be a little too
high for my liking but the plants and wildlife there makes it unique and beautiful. Death
Valley also has little empty towns that adds to the charm.
2. In my opinion, Ibera is very beautiful. It has an interesting history relating to many of the
animals inhabiting it. Right now they are trying to reverse the damage done by people in
the past towards the animals. I would like to visit Ibera to see and observe their efforts in
saving the wildlife in Ibera.
Eiffel Tower
Part of the Purpose Main Ideas Supporting Details
Text
Give a general The Eiffel Tower is an The tower was built in 1889
description on what iron lattice tower and is the tallest building in
Paragraph 1
The Eiffel Tower is. located in Paris. Paris. Millions of people visit it
every year.
Tell readers about The Eiffel Tower is It was named after its designer,
The Eiffel Tower’s the second tallest engineer Gustave Eiffel. The
title of the tallest man-made structure in tower is 324 meters tall and
Paragraph 2
man-made structure France. held the title of tallest man-
in the world. made structure in the world for
41 years.
Describes The Eiffel The Eiffel Tower has The first and second levels
Tower’s levels. three levels for feature restaurants and can be
Paragraph 3 visitors. reached by stairs, while the
third level is only accessible by
elevator.
Tell readers about The Eiffel Tower has It often makes an appearance in
Paragraph 4 The Eiffel Tower’s become a symbol of shots of film sets in the city.
prominence. both Paris and France
Marianne Soebekti XIPA 1
