STUDENT LEARNING MODULE
English for Mechanical Engineering
Descriptive Text
Topic: Describing a Maintenance Workshop
Grade: XI SMK Teknik Mekanik Industri
1. Introduction
As a Mechanical Engineering student, you will often work in a maintenance workshop. Before repairing or maintaining machines, technicians need to recognize the workshop, its equipment, and its facilities.
In English, we use descriptive text to describe a person, place, object, or animal in detail. In this lesson, you will learn how to describe a maintenance workshop by explaining its appearance, equipment, functions, and activities.
Learning descriptive text helps you improve your English communication skills, especially when describing industrial workplaces during internships or in professional environments.
2. Example of a Simple Descriptive Text
My School Maintenance Workshop
A maintenance workshop is an important place in a mechanical engineering school. It is clean, spacious, and well-organized. Students use this workshop to learn machine maintenance and repair.
Inside the workshop, there are many tools such as wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers, pliers, and measuring instruments. There are also workbenches, tool cabinets, and several mechanical machines. Safety equipment like helmets, gloves, goggles, and fire extinguishers is available in every working area.
The workshop is always kept clean because cleanliness improves safety and work quality. Students wear safety uniforms and follow workshop rules while practicing. The maintenance workshop is a comfortable place to learn practical mechanical skills.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Workshop | Bengkel |
| Maintenance | Perawatan |
| Repair | Memperbaiki |
| Workbench | Meja kerja |
| Tool cabinet | Lemari alat |
| Wrench | Kunci pas |
| Screwdriver | Obeng |
| Hammer | Palu |
| Pliers | Tang |
| Measuring instrument | Alat ukur |
| Helmet | Helm |
| Gloves | Sarung tangan |
| Goggles | Kacamata pelindung |
| Fire extinguisher | Alat pemadam api |
| Safety equipment | Peralatan keselamatan |
| Spacious | Luas |
| Well-organized | Tertata rapi |
| Comfortable | Nyaman |
3. Understanding Descriptive Text
What is Descriptive Text?
A descriptive text is a text that describes a specific person, place, animal, or object. It gives readers clear information about the characteristics of something.
In this lesson, the object is a maintenance workshop.
Social Function
The purpose of descriptive text is:
To describe a specific object.
To help readers imagine the object clearly.
To provide detailed information.
Generic Structure
A. Identification
This part introduces the object.
Example:
A maintenance workshop is an important place in a mechanical engineering school.
B. Description
This part explains the characteristics of the object.
It describes:
appearance
equipment
function
condition
activities
Example:
The workshop is clean and spacious. It has many tools and safety equipment.
Language Features
Descriptive texts usually use:
1. Simple Present Tense
Examples:
The workshop is clean.
Students use the workshop every week.
The machines operate safely.
2. Adjectives
Examples:
clean
large
organized
safe
modern
comfortable
bright
3. Specific Nouns
Examples:
workshop
machine
wrench
toolbox
workbench
safety helmet
4. Linking Verbs
Examples:
is
are
has
have
Example:
The workshop has many tools.
Tips for Writing Descriptive Text
Describe:
What is it?
What does it look like?
What equipment does it have?
What is its function?
Why is it important?
4. Exercises
A. Essay Questions
Answer the following questions!
What is a maintenance workshop?
Mention five tools that can be found in a maintenance workshop.
Why is safety equipment important in a workshop?
Describe your school's maintenance workshop using at least five English sentences.
Why should students keep the workshop clean and organized?
B. Multiple Choice
Choose the best answer.
1. A maintenance workshop is used for ....
A. cooking food
B. playing games
C. repairing and maintaining machines
D. reading books
2. Which tool is used to tighten bolts?
A. Helmet
B. Wrench
C. Goggles
D. Gloves
3. The workshop is clean and ______.
A. delicious
B. organized
C. expensive
D. noisy
4. Which sentence is in the Simple Present Tense?
A. The students repaired the machine.
B. The workshop is clean.
C. The mechanic will repair it tomorrow.
D. The machine was broken.
5. What safety equipment protects the eyes?
A. Gloves
B. Helmet
C. Goggles
D. Boots
6. What is the function of a workbench?
A. Sleeping
B. Storing fuel
C. Repairing machine parts
D. Washing tools
7. Which adjective describes a workshop?
A. Sweet
B. Organized
C. Hungry
D. Soft
8. What is the generic structure of descriptive text?
A. Orientation – Resolution
B. Goal – Materials – Steps
C. Identification – Description
D. Thesis – Argument
9.The purpose of descriptive text is to ....
A. tell a funny story
B. describe a person, place, or object
C. explain how to make something
D. persuade readers
10.Which sentence is correct?
A. Workshop have many tool.
B. The workshop has many tools.
C. Workshop has many tools are.
D. The workshop have many tools.
5. Conclusion
A descriptive text is used to describe a specific person, place, animal, or object by explaining its characteristics in detail. In this lesson, you learned how to describe a maintenance workshop, including its appearance, equipment, functions, and safety facilities.
By mastering descriptive text, you can communicate more effectively about your working environment in English. This skill is useful for classroom activities, industrial internships (Praktik Kerja Lapangan), and future careers in mechanical engineering. Remember to use the Simple Present Tense, appropriate adjectives, and relevant technical vocabulary to make your descriptions clear and informative.
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