EXPLANATION TEXT
Hello again! Are you ready to unravel a new writing style with me? Today, we're talking about explanation text. Think about the last time you learned something new, like how a volcano erupts or why a car engine works. The information you read was most likely presented in an explanation text. This type of writing is all about making complex topics simple and clear. Let's explore the core purpose of explanation text and discover the secrets to writing a perfect one.
Definition:
Explanation text is a type of text that explains how or why something happens. It is commonly used to describe natural, social, scientific, or technical phenomena.
Purpose:
To inform and explain the steps, processes, or reasons behind a certain event or phenomenon.
Generic Structure:
Title – Tells the topic.
General Statement – Introduces the phenomenon.
Sequenced Explanation – Describes the process in logical order.
(Optional) Conclusion – May summarize the explanation.
Language Features:
1. Use of simple present tense
2. Use of technical or scientific vocabulary
3. Use of passive voice (sometimes)
4. Use of cause and effect or sequential connectors (first, then, next, finally)
Examples of Topics:
•How rain forms
•The water cycle
•Why volcanoes erupt
•The process of photosynthesis
Part 1
1. Tsunami happens because major fault under the ocean floor suddenly slips
2. The impacts of Tsunami are disastrous effects such as severe flooding, loss of lives due to drowning, and damage to property.
3. The disturbance of tsunami is that the ocean waves spread out from the vicinity of the earthquake source and move across the ocean until they reach the coastline, where their height increases as they reach the continental shelf, the part of the earth crust that slopes, or rises, from the ocean floor up to the land.
4. From the second paragraph we know that tsunami makes unfortunate event
5. The text mostly tells us about how and why tsunami happens.
1. E
2. E
3. C
4. E
5. A
6. B
7. A
8. E
9. D
10. A
11. C
12. B
13. E
14. D
15. B
Part 2
1. C
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. C
•General statement
•Sequenced explanation
•Sequenced explanation
•Closing
How a Rainbow is Formed
Rainbows, those beautiful arcs of color that grace the sky, are a fascinating natural phenomenon explained by the interaction of sunlight and water droplets. While they may seem like a magical sight, their formation is rooted in the principles of physics. The entire process is a result of light being bent, reflected, and separated.
First, sunlight, which appears white to our eyes, is actually a composite of many different colors. When a ray of sunlight encounters a water droplet in the atmosphere—often after a rain shower—it is bent, or refracted, as it enters. At this stage, the light is separated into its constituent colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet). This happens because each color is bent at a slightly different angle.
After the light is refracted, it travels to the back of the water droplet. Here, it is reflected off the inner surface and directed back towards the front. The different colors are then directed along their respective paths.
Finally, as the light exits the water droplet, it is refracted a second time. This further separates the colors, which are then spread out into a spectrum that can be observed by a person on the ground. The colors are always seen in the same order, with red on the outside and violet on the inside.
It is important to remember that a rainbow is not a physical object that can be touched. Instead, it is an optical illusion that is created by billions of water droplets, each one refracting and reflecting light in the exact same way. The arc is formed because an observer sees the colors from all the droplets located at the same angle relative to the sun and their eye. A rainbow's beauty is a perfect testament to the simple yet elegant laws of light and water.
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