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Recognizing "Explanation Text": English Lesson

The document discusses explanation text, which aims to help readers understand natural, social, scientific, and cultural phenomena. Explanation text presents a general statement about the subject, then provides a sequential explanation of how or why something occurs. Language features include generic participants, simple present tense, adverbial and noun phrases, action verbs, passive voice, and technical language. An example text explains how earthquakes happen when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault, releasing energy that causes seismic waves and shaking.

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Recognizing "Explanation Text": English Lesson

The document discusses explanation text, which aims to help readers understand natural, social, scientific, and cultural phenomena. Explanation text presents a general statement about the subject, then provides a sequential explanation of how or why something occurs. Language features include generic participants, simple present tense, adverbial and noun phrases, action verbs, passive voice, and technical language. An example text explains how earthquakes happen when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault, releasing energy that causes seismic waves and shaking.

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Recognizing

“EXPLANATION TEXT”

English
Lesson
Well, now we will study texts
that are often found in books
or in scholarly catalog, which
discusses the scientific and
usually a phenomenon that is
much discussed, namely
Explanation Text.
Introduction
Explanation Text is a piece of
writing that gives straightforward
information. It explains the
process related to the formation of
natural, social, scientific and
cultural phenomena such as how
volcano occurs, or how we get
chocolate from.
 Communicative Purpose
To enable the readers to understand
the process involved in the
formation or the working of natural,
social, scientific and cultural
phenomena. Example: reports on
natural phenomena, articles on
scientific inventions, documentary
films.
Text Organization
•Apresent
general statement :
the subject that is
going to be explained.
• Explanation supports :
illustrated in sequence
explanation of why or how
something occurs
Language Feature
• Focus on generic, non human
participants (chocolate, tree, etc) 
• Simple present tense, e.g Chocolate
starts with a tree called the cacao tree.
• Adverbial
etc)
phrases (especially know as,

• Noun
etc)
phrases (cacao tree, tree seeds,

• Action verbs, e.g The chocolates maker


starts by roasting the beans to bring
out the flavour
• Passive voice, e.g The beans are
fermented for about a week.
• technical language, e.g Winnowing
removes the meat nib of the cacao
bean from its shell
Example Text :
How Earthquakes Happen
Earthquake is one of the most destroying natural
disasters. Unluckily it often happens in several regions.
Recently a horrible earthquake has shaken Yogyakarta. It has
brought great damages. Why did it occur? Do you know how an
earthquake happens?

Earthquakes are usually caused when rock underground


suddenly breaks along a fault. This sudden release of energy
causes the seismic waves. It make the ground shake. When two
blocks of rock or two plates are rubbing against each other,
they stick a little. They don't just slide smoothly. The rocks are
still pushing against each other, but not moving. After a while,
the rocks break because of all the pressure that's built up.
When the rocks break, the earthquake occurs.

During the earthquake and afterward, the plates or


blocks of rock start moving, and they continue to move until
they get stuck again. The spot underground where the rock
breaks is called the focus of the earthquake. The place right
above the focus is called the epicenter of the earthquake.
Created By :
• Arif TD – part 1
• Arif TD – part 2
• Arif TD – part 3
• Arif TD – part 4
• Arif TD – part 5

November 2010
THANK YOU!

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