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1. Explanation Text Explanation is a kind of text which tells or explains processes relating to forming of natural, social, scientific, and cultural phenomena. In other words, explanation text is to tell “why” and “how” of the forming of the phenomena. Explanation text

2. Purposes of Explanation Text: To explain why things are as they are and how they are formed or made To explain the stages of the process of how certain phenomenon or event happens To explain the processes involved in the evolution of natural and social phenomenon or how something works. 1 2 3

3. The genre of explanation text can be found in science, geography, and history text books. Explanation text

4. General Structure of Explanation Text: General Statement A Sequenced explanation of the stage 1 2 It is the general statement about the phenomenon issue which is to be explained. It consists of sequenced explanation of why/how something occurs, or a series of chronological steps which explain “how” or “why” something happens.

5. Language Feature of Explanation Text: Focus on generic, non-human participants, or things. Use of simple present tense. Use of temporal and causal conjunctions. 1 2 3 Sometimes, use of passive voice 4

6. Tsunami The term of “Tsunami” comes from the Japanese which means harbor (“ tsu ”) and wave (“ nami ”). A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in lake or the sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. A tsunami can be generated when the sea-floor abruptly deforms and vertically displaced the overlying water. Such large vertical movements of the earth’s crust can occur at plate boundaries . Subduction of earthquakes are particularly effective in generating tsunamis, and occur where denser oceanic plates slip under continental plates. General statement Title A sequenced explanation of the stage

7. As the displaced water mass moves under the influence of gravity to regain its equilibrium, it radiates across the ocean like ripples on a pond. Tsunami always brings great damage. Most of the damage is caused by the huge mass of water behind the initial wave front as the height of the sea keeps rising fast and floods powerfully into the coastal area. A sequenced explanation of the stage

8. Temporal and Causal Conjunctions Temporal Conjunctions (time-When) Causal Conjunctions (reason-why) 1 2 The conjunctions are : as, after, as soon as, at first, at once, before, finally, just, meanwhile, next, now, since, then until, when, whenever, while. The conjunctions are: although, as a result, because, by, consequently, despite, due to, for that reason, in case, in order, in this way, otherwise, since, so, so that, therefore, though, thus, to that end, unless, until, yet.

9. The Process of Honey Making Bees go to the flowers to collect nectar. Nectar is a sweet of the flower. Bees suck nectar with a little straw called proboscis . Proboscis is built in the mouth of the bee. They collect the nectar in a special stomach. Then they take the nectar to the hive. Then they flap their wings very hard. This turns the nectar into honey. Finally, the bees cover the honey combs with wax.