The document describes the traditional houses of the Toraja ethnic group in Sulawesi, Indonesia. It discusses the distinctive features of Toraja houses, called tongkongan, which include their roof design modeled after buffalo horns and rich wall decorations. The roofs represent the upper, human, and underworld. Even today, the Toraja build modern houses with these traditional distinctive roofs that hold deep significance.

3. Descriptive teks is a piece of writing that list the
characteristics of a person, place, or thing. It describes living
and non-living things such as animals, towns, etc.

4. ==> to describe a particular person, place or
thing.
Ex of descriptive text :
Biographies, autobiographies, etc

5. • Identification
---> introduces who, where or what is being
described, mention
name, occupation, profesion, and career
• Description
---> describe the caracteristics, parts and
qualities of the subject being described.

6. My Mother
Every people certainly have a mother. Because people
was born from her. The existence of her among us is definitely
important. That is why I love her so much. I owe great debt to
what she has been doing to me until right now. I love you,
mom.
identification
Setiap manusia pastinya memiliki seorang ibu. Karena manusia lahir darinya. Kehadirannya
diantara kita sungguh sangat penting. Itu lah mengapa saya sangat mencitainya. Saya
berhutang banyak pada apa yang dia lakukan sampai sekarang ini. Saya cinta ibu.)
(
My mother's name is Khodijah. She was born 49 years ago. She is
short, but not too short. She is little fat. And she is old. She has got
short white straight hair. She has got brown skin. She is beautiful. Her
hand is so soft, the hand that have taught me to be kind person.
She never stops to support me. She always tells me to not give
up so easily. She always gives me some fine solutions when I have some
problems. The importance of her is never denied. That is why I never
reject her willing
description
•
•
(Ibu saya bernama Khodijah. Beliau lahir 49 tahun yang lalu. Beliau pendek, tetapi tidak
begitu pendek. Beliau sedikit gemuk. Dan beliau sudah tua. Beliau memiliki rambut putih pendek
yang lurus. Beliau memiliki kulit coklat. Beliau cantik. Tanganya begitu lembut, tangat yang
telah mengajarkan saya untuk menjadi orang yang baik.) .
(Beliau tidak pernah berhenti mendukung saya. Beliau selau memberitahu saya untuk tidak menyerah
dengan gampang. Beliau selalu memberi saya beberapa solusi bijak ketika saya menghadapi beberapa
masalah. Pentingya beliau tidak pernah terelaknya. Itu lah mengapa saya tidak pernah menolak
keinginannya.)

7. Exercise:
The Houses of the Toraja
The etnic groups in the mountain reqions of southwest and central
Sulawesi(Celebes) are known by the name of Toraja, which has come to
mean”those who live upstream”or”those who live in the mountains”. Their
name is in fact derived from the word Raja, which in Sanskrit means”king”.
The society is noblemen are called rengnge, the ordinary people to
makaka, and the slaves to kaunan, birth determines which rank a person
will occupy.
The distictive features of the traditional houses(tongkongan)of the
Toraja are the”Bufallo Horns”, the roof design and the rich decoration on
the walls. The bufallo is a symbol of status, courage, strength, and fighting
spirit.
Design as a representation of the universe, the tongkonan is
constructed in three parts; upper world(the roof), the world of
humans(the middle of the building), and the underworld(the space under
the floor). The highly distinctive roofs constructed by the Toraja have given
rise to various ingenious interpretations. Certainly the roofs is something
of deep significance for the Toraja, and even today they build”modern” (in
other words houses built with cement) houses with such roofs.

8. Questions:
1) What is the text about?
a. The culture of Toraja
b. The society of Toraja
c. The distinctive features
of tradisional houses
d. The description of a
traditional houses of
Toraja
e. The etnic groups of
southwest and central
Sulawesi
2) What are the ordinary
people commonly called?
a. Tongkonan
b. Makaka
c. Celebes
d. Rengnge
e. Kaunan

9. 3) “……., and the even
today they build
modern….”(paragrap
h 3)
The underline word
refers to….
a. Raja
b. Rengnge
c. Society
d. Toraja people
e. Mountain regions
4) Which of the following
does not symbolize a
bufallo?
a. Status
b. Courage
c. Strength
d. Cowardice
e. Fighting spirit