Contoh Explanation Text about Rainbow
Almost everyone very likes a natural phenomenon called the rainbow. To the extent that a lot of
people create an art work like song, cake, and the other work after seeing the beautiful colors of the
rainbow. But, do you know how the phenomenon of the appearance of the rainbow happens?
Rainbow occurs because of the refraction of light. The sunlight that shines in between the rain
drops is refracted by the rain drops. This process separates the white light of the sunlight into a
spectrum of different colors.
The spectrum of colors are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Or what we often
memorize as the abbreviation "ROY G BIV / mejikuhibiniu.” Then the colors reflect in the back drops
of rain, resulting the light which looks arched and becomes the rainbow.
Hampir semua orang sangat menyukai sebuah fenomena alam yang disebut dengan pelangi.
Sampai-sampai banyak sekali orang yang menciptakan sebuah karya seperti lagu, cake, pakaian dan
lainnya setelah melihat warna cantik pelangi tersebut. Namun tahukah anda bagai mana fenomena
munculnya pelangi itu terjadi?
Pelangi terjadi karena pembiasan cahaya. Cahaya matahari yang bersinar di antara tetes hujan
dibiaskan oleh tetes hujan tersebut. Proses pembiasan tersebut memisahkan cahaya putih sinar
matahari menjadi beberapa spektrum warna yang berbeda.
Warna spektrum tersebut adalah warna merah, jingga, kuning, hijau, biru, nila, ungu. Atau yang
sering kita hafal dengan singkatan "mejikuhibiniu". Kemudian warna-warna itu memantul di belakang
tetes hujan, yang akibatnya cahaya tampak melengkung dan menjadi pelangi.
The Purpose / Social Function of Explanation Text
The purpose of explanation text is to explain the process involved in the formation of a
natural or social phenomena.
The Generic Structures of Explanation Text
The generic structures of this text are divided into three parts as follows:
1. General Statement (this part consists of a general statement / general introduction of the
phenomenon that we are going to explain)
2. Sequenced Explanation (this part explains about some process involved in the formation of
the phenomenon)
3. Closing (the concluding paragraph is presented in this part of explanation text even though it
is not a mandatory)
Language Features of Explanation Text
1.Using simple present tense
2.Using passive voice
3.Focus on natural and socio cultural phenomena
Contoh Explanation Text about Snow
The snowfall is always exciting, isn’t it? In the snowfall you can crunch through the snow, make a
snowman and play snowballs with your brother. Have you ever wondered how snow is made, though?
Snow occurs when water vapors in the air freeze before they can turn into water. This happens
when the temperature in the clouds is very cold. Snowflakes are made up of crystals of ice that have
formed around bits of dirt in the air. The snowflakes start out very small and grow. Each snowflake is
different and might contain up to 200 crystals.
Salju selalu menarik bukan? Saat hujan salju Anda dapat berjalan dengan menimbulkan bunyi
berderak melewati salju, membuat boneka/manusia salju dan bermain bola salju bersama saudara
laki-lakimu. Akan tetapi, apakah Anda pernah bertanya-tanya bagaimana salju terbentuk?
Salju terjadi ketika uap air membeku sebelum ia bisa berubah menjadi air. Hal ini terjadi ketika suhu
di awan sangat dingin. Kepingan salju terdiri dari kristal es yang telah berbentuk kepingan-kepingan
kecil di udara. Kepingan salju mulai keluar sangat kecil pada awalnya dan kemudian tumbuh. Setiap
kepingan salju berbeda dan mungkin berisi hingga 200 kristal.
The Purpose / Social Function of Explanation Text
The purpose of explanation text is to explain the process involved in the formation of a natural or
social phenomena.
The Generic Structures of Explanation Text
The generic structures of this text are divided into three parts as follows:
1.General Statement (this part consists of a general statement / general introduct of
the phenomenon that we are going to explain)
2.Sequenced Explanation (this part explains about some process involved in the formation of the
phenomenon)
3.Closing (the concluding paragraph is presented in this part of explanation text even though it
is not a mandatory)
Language Features of Explanation Text
1. Using simple present tense
2. Using passive voice
3. Focus on natural and socio cultural phenomena
Explanation text about How does rain fall ?
Rain is one of the main sources of fresh water for almost all people in the world. It
provides suitable conditions for diverse ecosystem. It is also used as hydroelectric power
plant and crob irrigation. But,do you know how rain happen ?
The rain’s phenomenon is actually what we often call as “water circle”. The concept of the
water cycle involves the sun heating the Earth’s atmosphere. The water in the atmosphere
cools and condenses into liquid droplets. The droplets grow bigger and heavier and fall to
the earth as precipition.
However, not all rain can reach the surface of the earth some evaporates while falling
through dry air. This is what we call as “virga”, a phenomenon which is often seen in hot, dry
desert regions.
The Purpose / Social Function of Explanation Text
The purpose of explanation text is to explain the process involved in the formation of a natural or
social phenomena.
The Generic Structures of Explanation Text
The generic structures of this text are divided into three parts as follows:
1.General Statement (this part consists of a general statement / general introduct of
the phenomenon that we are going to explain)
2.Sequenced Explanation (this part explains about some process involved in the formation of the
phenomenon)
3.Closing (the concluding paragraph is presented in this part of explanation text even though it
is not a mandatory)
Language Features of Explanation Text
1. Using simple present tense
2. Using passive voice
3. Focus on natural and socio cultural phenomena
1. Definition of explanation : Explanation is a text which tells processes
relating to forming of natural, social, scientific and cultural phenomena.
2. Purposes of explanation : explanation text is to say ‘why’ and ‘how’ of
the forming of the phenomena. It is often found in science, goegraphy
and history text books.
3. Generic structure of explanation :
General statement; stating the phenomenon issues which are to
be explained.
Sequenced explanation; stating a series of steps which explain the
phenomena
4. Language feature
Featuring generic participant;sun.rain.etc
Using chronological connection; to begin with, next,etc
Using passive voice pattern
Using simple present tense
