ENGLISH

RECOUNT, NARRATIVE, EXPLANATION AND

PROCEDURE TEXT

Khairunnisa P. O. V. P.
XII. IPA 7

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 17 PALEMBANG

SOUTH SUMATERA
ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/20017
 Recount Text

A. The definition of Recount

Recount is a text which retells events or experiences in the past. Its purpose is
either to inform or to entertain the audience. There is no complication among the
participants and that differentiates from narrative. A recount text has an
orientation, a series of events in chronological order, personal remarks on the
events, and a reorientation that rounds off the sequence of events.

In the text, you will find words and phrases used to start, connect a sentence
with the next one, and end your composition. Recount texts tell a series of
events and evaluate their significance in some way.

B. Generic Structure of Recount

1. Orientation: Introducing the participants, place and time
2. Events: Describing series of event that happened in the past
3. Reorientation: It is optional. Stating personal comment of the writer to the story

C. Language Feature of Recount

1. Introducing personal participant; I, my group, etc
2. Using chronological connection; then, first, etc
3. Using linking verb; was, were, saw, heard, etc
4. Using action verb; look, go, change, etc
5. Using simple past tense

D. Social function
To retell events for the purpose of informing or entertaining

When writing recounts you should :

1. Focus on individual people i.e. use the words, I or we
2. Use words which indicate when (e.g. after lunch) and where the events took
place (e.g. in the shed)
3. Write in the past tense e.g. had, visited
4. Use action words e.g. helped, crutched.
 E. Examples of recount texts

On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a
large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in
twenty minutes time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock
stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing
happened. Suddenly someone shouted,Its two minutes past twelve! The clock has
stopped! I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New
Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.

1. When did the clock stopped?

A. At 5.12 B. At 11.55
C. At 12.00 D. At 12.02

2. Why did the people gather under the Town Hall clock?
A. To welcome the New Year B. To see the newly bought clock
C.To strike the laughing people D. To stop people who shouted

3. Based on the text, where was the writer?

A. At the center of the town
B. At home
C. AT the beach
D. At the market

4. When did the event happen?

A. in the middle of the year
B. the end of the year
C. Christmas celebration
D. at the weekend as usual

5. Which of the following is not true according to the text?

A. the writer was waiting to celebrate the New Year.
B. the writer brought a watch.
C. the writer was very happy.
D. The writer celebrated the New Year with his family.

6. What probably happened when someone shouted that the clock stopped?
A. Everybody directly celebrated the New Year
B. everybody sings and laugh.
C. everybody looked for a watch.
D. everybody shouted too.

7. What does the first sentence tell you?

A. The problem that the writer met b. The funny thing in the story
C. The opening of the story d. The past event

8. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes time.

The underlined word refers to
A. the clock
B. authors watch
C. the town
D. the place

9. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the
Town Hall clock.
What is the closest meaning of the underlined word?
A. mass
B. big
C. many
D. lots of

10. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year

What is the synonym of the word .
A. reject
B. accept
C. admit
D. hate
 Narrative Text

A. The definition of narrative text

Narrative text is a story with complication or problematic events and it tries to
find the resolutions to solve the problems. An important part of narrative text is
the narrative mode, the set of methods used to communicate the narrative
through a process narration.

B. The purpose of narrative text

The Purpose of Narrative Text is to amuse or to entertain the reader with a story.

C. Generic Structures of Narrative Text

1. Orientation
Sets the scene: where and when the story happened and introduces the
participants of the story: who and what is involved in the story.
2. Complication
Tells the beginning of the problems which leads to the crisis (climax) of the
main participants.
3. Resolution
The problem (the crisis) is resolved, either in a happy ending or in a sad (tragic)
ending
4. Re-orientation/Coda
This is a closing remark to the story and it is optional. It consists of a moral
lesson, advice or teaching from the writer.

D. Example of Narrative Text

Text 1

Long, long ago, when the gods and goddesses used to mingle in the affairs of
mortals, there was a small kingdom on the slope of Mount Wayang in West Java. The
King, named Sang Prabu, was a wise man. He had an only daughter, called Princess
Teja Nirmala, who was famous for her beauty but she was not married. One day Sang
Prabu made up his mind to settle the matter by a show of strength.
After that, Prince of Blambangan, named Raden Begawan had won the competition.
Unfortunately, the wicked fairy, Princess Segara fell in love with Raden Begawan and
used magic power to render him unconscious and he forgot his wedding. When Sang
Prabu was searching, Raden Begawan saw him and soon realized that he had been
enchanted by the wicked fairy. The fairy could not accept this, so she killed Raden
Begawan. When Princess Teja Nirmala heard this, she was very sad. So a nice fairy
took her to the Kahyangan.

1. Which one of the following statements is false about Sang Prabu?

A. Sang Prabu was a father of his only daughter
B. Sang Prabu was a king of a kingdom in West Java
C. Sang Prabu was taken to Kahyangan by a wicked fairy
D. Sang Prabu was a wise man
E. Sang Prabu didnt have a son

2. Why the wicked fairy did used her magic to make Raden Begawan unconscious?
A. She didnt like Raden Begawan
B. She didnt want Raden Prabu marry the princess
C. She wanted Teja Nirmala to forget about her wedding
D. She didnt want the prince of Blambangan marry the princess
E. She didnt want the prince of Blambangan feel love with her

3. What do you think will happen if gods or goddesses cannot mingle in the affairs
of people in the earth at that time?
A. Princess Segara will have married with Raden Begawan
B. Sang Prabu will not hold strength competition
C. Raden Begawan will not die
D. Teja Nirmala will stay in the Kahyangan
E. Wicked Fairy will not take Raden Begawans life

4. So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan. (Paragraph 2) The word her in the
sentence refers to
A. The wicked fairy
B. The nice fairy
C. Princess Nirmala
D. Prince Teja
E. The prince of Blambangan

5. The similarity between fairy and human according to the text.

A. The place they live
B. The jealousy that they posses
C. The way they dont feel a love
D. The strength they have
E. Their life that is immortal
Text 2

A long time ago, there lived on the island of Bali a giant-like creature named Kbo
Iwo. The people of Bali used to say that Kbo Iwo was everything, a destroyer as well as
a creator. He was satisfied with the meal, but this meant for the Balinese people enough
food for a thousand men.
Difficulties arose when for the first time the barns were almost empty and the new
harvest was still a long way off. This made Kbo Iwo wild with great anger. In his
hunger, he destroyed all the houses and even all the temples. It made the Balinese turn
to rage.
So, they came together to plan steps to oppose this powerful giant by using his
stupidity. They asked Kbo Iwo to build them a very deep well, and rebuild all the
houses and temples he had destroyed. After they fed Kbo Iwo, he began to dig a deep
hole.
One day he had eaten too much, he fell asleep in the hole. The oldest man in the
village gave a sign, and the villagers began to throw the limestone they had collected
before into the hole. The limestone made the water inside the hole boiling . Kbo Iwo
was buried alive. Then the water in the well rose higher and higher until at last it
overflowed and formed Lake Batur. The mound of earth dug from the well by Kbo Iwo
is known as Mount Batur.

6. Which the following fact is true about Kbo Iwo?

A. Kebo Iwo ate a little amount of meat
B. Kebo Iwo is a destroyer that cannot make anything
C. Kebo Iwo was angry because his food was stolen by Balinese people
D. Kebo Iwo destroyed all the house but not the temple
E. Kebo eat food was equal for food of thousand people

7. Why did Kbo Iwo feel angry to the Balinese people?

A. Because Balinese people ate his meal
B. Because Balinese people took his food so his barns was empty
C. Because Balinese people didnt give him food
D. Because Balinese people were in hunger
E. Because Balinese people turned to rage

8. According to the story, if Kbo Iwa is never existed in Bali island, what do you
think will happen?
A. There will be no Bali island
B. Bali People will never be angry
C. All Bali people will live in a prosperous way
D. We are not able see the beauty of Lake Batur
E. Mount Batur will not be a sacred place now

9. So, they came together to plan steps to oppose this powerful giant(Paragraph
3) The antonym of the word oppose is.
A. Support
B. Defeat
C. Turn Against
D. Beat
E. Change

10. What is mount batur?

A. A lake build by Kbo Iwa
B. A well dug by Kbo iwa
C. The mountain build by Kbo Iwa
D. A mound of earth dug from the well by Kbo iwa
E. A home build by Balinese people to Kbo Iwa
 Explanation Text

A. The definition of Explanation Text

An explanation text explains the processes involved in the formation or
workings of natural or non natural/ sociocultural phenomena. In addition, An
explanation text gives you a step by step explanation. The explanation sequence
contains a sequenced explanation of why or how something occurs. This
explanation is written in paragraphs.
B. Purpose
To explain the processes involved in the formation and working of natural or
socio cultural phenomena

C. Generic structure
1. A general statement to position the reader (introductory paragraph)
2. A sequenced explanation of why or how something occurs
3. Closing or concluding statement/ paragraph (optional)

D. Language Features:
1. Focus on generic, non-human participants
2. The use of general and abstract nouns
3. The use of action verbs
4. The use of simple present tense
5. The use of passive voice
6. The use of conjunctions of time and cause
7. The use of noun phrases
8. The use of complex sentences
9. The use of technical language

E. The example of explanation

Acid rain is rain that is highly acidic because of sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides, and
other air pollutants dissolved in it. Normal rain is slightly acidic, with a pH of 6. Acid
rain may have a pH value as low as 2.8. Acid rain can severely damage both plant and
animal life. Certain lakes, for example, have lost all fish and plant life because of acid
rain.
Acid rain comes from sulphur in coal and oil. When they burn, they make sulphur
dioxide (SO2 ). Most sulphur leaves factory chimneys as the gaseous sulphur dioxide
(SO2 ) and most nitrogen are also emitted as one of the nitrogen oxides (NO or NO2 ),
both of which are gases. The gases may be dry depositedabsorbed directly by the land,
by lakes or by the surface vegetation. If they are in the atmosphere for anytime, the
gases will oxidise (gain an oxygen atom) and go into solution as acids. Sulphuric acid
(H2 SO4 ) and the nitrogen oxides will become nitric acid (HNO3 ). The acids usually
dissolve in cloud droplets and may travel great distances before being precipitated as
acid rain. Catalysts such as hydrogen peroxide, ozone and ammonium help promote the
formation of acids in clouds. More ammonium (NH4 ) can be formed when some of the
acids are partially neutralised by airborne ammonia (NH3 ). Acidification increases with
the number of active hydrogen (H+) ions dissolved in acid. Hydrocarbons emitted by,
for example, car exhausts will react in sunlight with nitrogen oxides to produce ozone.
Although it is invaluable in the atmosphere, low-level ozone causes respiratory
problems and also hastens the formation of acid rain. When acid rain falls on the ground
it dissolves and liberates heavy metals and aluminium (Al). When it is washed into
lakes, aluminium irritates the outer surfaces of many fish. As acid rain falls or drains
into the lake the pH of the lake falls. Forests suffer the effect of acid rain through
damage to leaves, through the loss of vital nutrients, and through the increased amounts
of toxic metals liberated by acid, which damage roots and soil micro organisms.

1. What is the text mainly about?

The definition of acid rain.
B. The process of acid rain.
C. The effect of acid rain.
D. Acid rain.
E. Rain.

2. The acid of normal rain is then the acid rain.

A. higher
B. lower
C. denser
D. severer
E. the same

3. The third paragraph tells about .

A. acid rain damages environment
B. how acid rain endangers life
C. how acid rain occurs
D. the cause of acid rain
E. the acid rain cause

4. What is the result of the burning of the coal and oil?

A. ammonium
 B. nitric acid
C. sulphuric acid
D. sulphur dioxide
E. airborne ammonia

5. The sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides will . in the air.

A. be absorbed directly by the vegetation
B. dissolved in the lake water and land
C. emit another sulphur gas
D. radiate an oxygen atom
E. gain an oxygen atom

6. Which of the following is not true about acid rain?

A. It contains lower pH than the normal rain.
B. It has higher pH than the normal rain
C. It can damage animal and plant life.
D. It contains dangerous gases.
E. It endangers water life.

7. . is dangerous for the scale of fish in the lake.

A. Acid rain
B. Heavy metal
C. Aluminum
D. Vital nutrient
E. Sulphuric acid

8. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To report the acid rain in genera.l
B. To explain the process of acid rain.
C. To persuade the reader to prevent acid rain.
D. To discuss the danger of acid rain in the air.
E. To present two different opinions on acid rain process.

9. If they are in the atmosphere for anytime, . The italic word can be best
replaced by .
A. oil and coal
B. land and air
C. sulphur oxides
 D. nitrogen oxides
E. sulphur and nitrogen oxides

10. Acid rain can severely damage both plant and animal life. The bold word has
the closest meaning to .
A. harm
B. hang
C. endow
D. produce
E. develop
 Procedure Text

A. The definition of Procedure Text

1. Text that explain how something works or how to use
instruction/operation manuals e.g. how to use the video, the
computer, the tape recorder, the photocopier, the fax.
2. Text that instruct how to do a particular activity e.g. recipes, rules for
games, science experiments, road safety rules.
3. Text that deal with human behavior, e.g. how to live happily, how to
succeed.

B. Generic Structure
1. Goal/Aim
This text contains about purpose of making or operating of
something.
2. Materials/Equipment
Materials consist of ingredients that are used in making something.
But not all parts of procedure text includes materials, sometimes a
procedure text does not have materials section.
3. Steps/Methods
4. Contains the steps or sequences that must be done so that the
objectives outlined in the aim/goal to be achieved. Steps or sequences
must be a sequence from the first to the last.
C. Purpose
The purpose of procedure text is to tell the reader how to do or make
something. The information is presented in a logical sequence of events
which is broken up into small sequenced steps. These texts are usually
written in the present tense. The most common example of a procedural
text is a recipe.

D. Characteristics Procedure Text

1. Using imperative sentence patters (Command), for example, Cut, Do

not mix, and so on.
2. Using active verbs, such as turn, put, do, mix, etc.
3. Using connectives (Conjunction) to sort of activities, such as then,
while, etc.
4. Using adverbials (Adverbs) to express detail the time, place, manner
accurate, for example, for five minutes, 2 hours, etc.
 5. Using the simple present tense.

E. Example of Procedure Text

Chicken Soup

Ingredients:

3 pound, whole fried chicken

6 to 8 cups of water
1 diced garlic clove
1 cup of sliced onion
1 cup of sliced celery
cup of sliced carrots
2 cup of chopped leeks
3 tablespoons of fresh chopped parsley
Freshly ground black pepper
Pinch of salt

Method:

Rinse the chicken.

Place the chicken in a bowl and add vegetables, and enough water to cover them. Put
the bowl into an oven and boil over medium-high heat.

Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered for 90 minutes. Remove the chicken from the
heat. Serve the steaming hot chicken, garnished with parsley, salt and ground black
pepper

1. What is the purpose of the text?

a. To describe about the chicken soup
b. To explain what the chicken soup is
c. To show how to make the chicken soup
d. To entertain the readers about the chicken soup

2. What do we do first after rinsing the chicken ?

a. Put the bowl into an oven
b. Place the chicken in a bowl
c. Reduce heat to low and simmer
d. Add vegetable and enough water
3. , and enough water to cover them.(line 2)What does the word them refer to ?
a. Chicken and bowl
b. Vegetables and bowl
c. Vegetables and chicken
d. Bowl, chicken, and vegetabes

Sunrise Salad

Ingredients:

- Some strawberries
- Some grapes
- A banana
- A cup of yogurt
- Some mint leaves

Equipment:

- A knife
- A small bowl

Steps:

1. Wash the fruit and let them dry on paper towels

2. Cut the strawberries and grapes in half on two slices

3. Slice the banana into chunks

4. Combine all the fruit in the large bowl and mix

5. Take three spoonfuls of mixed fruit and put them in a small bowl
 6. Add a bit of yoghurt on top of the fruit salad

7. Place a small bundle of mint leaves on the yogurt as a garnish

8. Sunrise salad is ready to serve

4. What is a small bowl for?

a. To put the combination of all fruit.
b. To place three spoonful of mixed fruit
c. To add some mixed fruit
D. To mix all the fruit

5. What should we do after we cut all the fruit?

a. Add a bit of yoghurt in it
b. Combine them in a large bowl
c. Garnish it with mint leaves
d. Serve it immediately

6. Slice the banana into chunks (step 3) The underlined word means .
a. Small pieces
b. Large amount
c. Thick pieces
d. Thin pieces