Explanation Text

Posted by : Kholif Mawadda Dp Sunday, September 8, 2013

What is an Explanation text?
Watch the video below. Enjoy it!

We called that video as explanation video. Why? because it explained the process of water cycle.

An explanation text is a kind of text that explains the processes involved in the formation or workings of natural or non natural/ social phenomena and contains a sequenced explanation of why or how something occurs.

Purpose: To explain the processes involved in the formation and working of natural or social phenomena

Text Organization/ structure:

~ General Statement : to position the reader and explains the processes involved in natural or social phenomena, or to explain how something works. This part is located in the first paragraph.

~ Explanation : a sequenced explanation of why and how something occurs/happen. This part located between the first and the last paragraph.

~ Conclusion (optional)

Language Features:

· Focus on generic, non-human participants

· The use of general and abstract nouns

· The use of action verbs

· The use of simple present tense

· The use of passive voice

· The use of conjunctions of time and cause

· The use of noun phrases

· The use of complex sentences

· The use of technical language

Then, read the text below. It is the written version of water cycle. So check it out!

Solar energy evaporates exposed water from seas, lakes, rivers, and wet soil; the majority of this evaporation takes place over the seas. Water is also released into the atmosphere by the plants through photosynthesis. During this process, known as evapotranspiration, water vapor rises into the atmosphere.

Clouds form when air becomes saturated with water vapor The two major types of cloud formation are stratified or layered grey clouds called stratus and billowing white or dark grey cloud called cumulus clouds.

Precipitation as rain, or hail ensures that water returns to Earth’s surface in a fresh form. Some of this rain, however, falls into the seas and is not accessible to humans. When rain falls, it either washes down hill slopes or seeps underground; when snow and hail melts, this water may also sink into the ground.

Rain fall also replenishes river water supplies, as does underground water. Snow fall may consolidate into glaciers and ice sheets which, when they melt, release their water into the ground, into stream or into the seas.