Explanation Text

 

What is an Explanation Text?

Explanation text is a type of text in English that describes a process. Talking about the process, this text is almost the same as procedure text. However, if the procedure text describes how to do something (process), this text describes how a process occurs. That way, we can know that the explanation text serves to provide information to readers about a process.

Explanation Text Characteristics There are several characteristics of this text, namely: 

• Using the Simple Present Tense 

=> This text uses the Simple Present Tense because it describes facts. 

• Using Action Verbs Action Verbs 

=>are verbs used to describe an ongoing action. Examples are do, make, create, and so on. 

• Using Passive Voices 

=>The use of Passive Voices aims to emphasize the focus on the event that is taking place rather than the subject. 

•Using Noun Phrases 

•Using Technical Terms These technical 

terms refer to technical terms related to the topics discussed in this text. 

Contains an explanation of the process 

Generic Structure of Explanation Text 

There are two parts to the Explanation Text, namely: 

=> General Statement 

Contains general information on topics to be discussed in the text. 

=> Explanation 

Contains a series of events (sequence of events) from a process which is the topic of the text. We can also explain by using the why and how questions, so that the explanation we convey is more comprehensive. 

=>Closing 

The closing or closing part is optional or does not have to be in this text. This section may contain additional information or the author's opinion on the topics discussed.

Purpose of Explanation Text

– Explanation is a text which tells processes relating to forming of natural, social, scientific, and cultural phenomena.

– To explain how or why something happens.

According to Mark Anderson and Kathy Anderson (1997: 82) says that the explanation text type is often used to tell how and why thing (phenomena) occur in nature.

Example: 

Example of Explanation Text about Process of Making Chocolate

How Chocolate is Made

Have we wondered how we get chocolate from? Well this time we will enter the amazing world of chocolate so we can understand exactly we are eating.

Chocolate starts a tree called cacao tree. This tree grows in equatorial regions, especially in place such as South America, Africa, and Indonesia. The cacao tree produces a fruit about the size of a small pine apple. In side the fruits are the tree’s seeds. They are also known as coco beans.

Next, the beans are fermented for about a week, dried in the sun. After that they are shipped to the chocolate maker. The chocolate maker starts processing by roasting the beans to bring out the flavour. Different beans from different places have different qualities and flavour. So they are often shorted and blended to produce a distinctive mix.

The next process is winnowing. The roasted beans are winnowed to remove the meat nib of the cacao bean from its shell. Then the nibs are blended. The blended nibs are grounded to make it liquid. The liquid is called chocolate liquor. It tastes bitter.

All seeds contain some amount of fat and cacao beans are not different. However, cacao beans are half fat, which is why they ground nibs from liquid. It is pure bitter chocolate.

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