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Prepared By:
Adrianus Nabung
Indonesian English Teacher
LEARNING ENGLISH GENRE
TOWARD A GOOD PERSPECTIVE ON
RECOUNT TEXT

2. Definition of Recount Text
 Based on its purpose, a recount text
is one of the English writing genres
which is to retell for the readers
regarding a series of past personal
experiences of the writer.
 On the other hand, recount is a
factual story in which the writer
involved her/himself on a series of
events in the past.

3. Generic Structure
I. Orientation: introducing the
participants, using first personal
point of view.
II. Events: describing a serial of events
which impressively happened.
III. Re-orientation: stating the writer's
personal note or sometimes
reminding others on such event.

4. Language Feature
1. Using first person personal pronouns I, we
2. Using chronological connectives; On that day, first,
then, and, after that, before that, etc.
3. Using linking verb; was, were
4. Using action verb; moved, left, walked, made
5. Using simple past tense pattern; earthquake
happened, I was on the car, etc

5. Enjoying The Exotic of Komodo Island
In my last summer holiday I and my family
went to Komodo. It was an exotic island lied in
western part of West Manggarai, East Nusa
Tenggara (NTT). There were many places that
we could enjoy ourselves there. We could also
go to many places to see the beauty of the sea
garden around the island. There were also a
special garden for a rare animal which is like a
giant lizaard which local people called as Puteri
Naga Komodo, of course they refered to
varanus commodoensis, a very rare animal in
the world and currently has been pointed as a
new seven wonders. If we wanted to see as
many places as possible we could join the tours
arranged by the travell agent. We stayed in
Bintang Flores Hotel in Labuan Bajo on arrival.
Closed to the hotel there was a beautiful beach
where we could enjoy swiming and surving.
Along the beach, there was very beautiful white
Orientation

6. We spent the first three days
swimming and surfing on Pede beach.
We met many foregin tourists there.
They were very friendly. We practiced
our English a lot. We also visited some
tour agents and selected two tours. The
first one was to Bidadari island, the
second was to Komodo Island.
On the first day of the tour, we got
ready and left the hotel early in the
morning. We sailed on through the pure
sea water to Bidadari island. It was a
small island where many kinds of exotic
birds and bets living. We enjoyed walking
around the coast of the island. Then we
took small vessel to move through the
narrow water while enjoying the beauty of
the seaweed and small colourful wish
dancing around our eyes. Then we
Event1Event2

7. The second tour to Komodo was a very
different tour. It was a lovely day on our 3 hours
journey on a yacht. It was also a special moment
to enjoy the exotic of small islands where the
blue carpet of the sea gave us a relaxing time.
During the tour we were allowed by the local
authority to do fishing. There were tools prepared
for tourist who love fishing. I tried one for my self.
What a big surprised for me that just not long
than 3 minutes I got a lovely yellow tail fish. I
never got such moment on fishing in my life in
Jakarta. It was so impressing moment for us that
I got 5 big fish for my self.
We were so happy that our ten-day-stay there
seemed to end very quickly. Besides our two
tours, we spent all our days on the beach to
enjoy swimming, surfing and playing along the
ReorientationEvent3

8. ORIENTATION
In my last summer holiday I and my family went to Komodo. It was
an exotic island lied in western part of West Manggarai, East Nusa
Tenggara (NTT). There were many places that we could enjoy
ourselves there. We could also go to many places to see the beauty
of the sea garden around the island. There were also a special
garden for a rare animal which is like a giant lizaard which local
people called as Puteri Naga Komodo, of course they refered to
varanus commodoensis, a very rare animal in the world and
currently has been pointed as a new seven wonders. If we wanted
to see as many places as possible we could join the tours arranged
by the travell agent. We stayed in Bintang Flores Hotel in Labuan
Bajo on arrival. Closed to the the hotel there was a beautiful beach
where we could enjoy swiming and surving, along the beach there is
very beautiful white sand where we could spend a few hours to
enjoy the sunset and snorkling.

9. Who went to Komodo island?
When did they go there?
What did they find in Komodo island?
What could they do if they wanted to visit as many places as
they could during their stay?
Where did they stay on their arrival?
Was Labuan Bajo a nice place to stay?
Why?
The writer and his family
Many places to enjoy
themselves
They had to join their tour arranged by the
travel agent
At Bintang Flores Hotel
Yes, it was
Because there was a beautiful beach where they could enjoy sunset and
snorkling
Last summer
holiday
Questionsonorientation

10. Orientation:
In this part (the first/second
paragraph) The writer introduces
the actors or participants who
were told in the story, the
location or place where the story
happened, when the story
happened, how the place was.

11. Event 1
We spent the first three days
swimming and surfing on Pede
beach near by the hotel. We met
many foregin tourists there.
They were very friendly. We
practiced our English a lot. We
also visited some tour agents and
selected two tours. The first one
was to Bidadari island, the
second was to Komodo Island.

12. Questio
ns for
Event 1
1.What did the writer and his friend do in the first
three days of their stay?
2.Who did they meet on the beach?
3.Were they intersting people?
4.What were their experience of meeting foreign
tourists?
5.Besides swimming and surfing what did they do
during their first three days staying in Bintang
Flores Hotel/Labuan Bajo?
6.What did they plan to do with the travell agent?
7.What places did they want to visit?
They enjoyed swimming and
surfing
Foreign tourists
Yes, they were
They practiced their English
They went to some travel
agents
To join the tours
The island of
Bidadari and
Komodo itself.

13. Event:
Every part of factual
experience in which the
writer intensively involved
him/herself by Describing
series of detailed events that
happened around him/her

14. Event 2
On the first day of the tour, we got ready and left
the hotel early in the morning. We sailed on
through the pure sea water to Bidadari island. It
was a small island where many kinds of exotic
birds and bets living. We enjoyed walking around
the coast of the island. Then we took small vessel
to move through the narrow water while enjoying
the beauty of the seaweed and small colourful
wish dancing around our eyes. Then we returned
back to our hotel. It was 8 p.m when we arrived in
the hotel again.

15. Questions
for Event 2
1. What time did the writer and his family leave the
hotel the first day of the tour.
2. Where did they go?
3. Describe the island which they visit?
4. Did they enjoy their time in that island?
5. Did they stay the night there?
6. What time did they arrived back to the hotel?
Early in the morning
They went to Bidadari Island
It was a small island where many kinds of exotic birds and bets
living
Yes, they did.
No, they did
not
They arrived there at 8 p.m

16. Event 3
The second tour to Komodo island was a very different tour. It was a
lovely day on our 3 hours journey on a yacht. It was also a special
moment, of our purpose, to enjoy the exotic of small islands where
the blue carpet of the sea gave us a relaxing time. During the tour
we were allowed by the local authority to do fishing. There were tools
prepared for tourist who love fishing. I tried one for my self. What a
big surprised for me that just not long than 3 minutes I got a lovely
yellow tail fish. I never got such moment on fishing in my life in
Jakarta. It was so impressing moment for us that I got 5 big fish for
my self. We spend 3 nights there. Enjoyed the beauty of the nature
with fresh water and of course the exotice of the giant lizaard. It was
a very big comodo i once saw in the first morning with its branched
tongue moved in and out continuously. We learned much on how
local people living harmoniously with this scarce animal. Local
people were very friendly with us. They told us the history of the
animal and how they live together in such small island.

17. Questions
for Event 3
1. What was the purpose of the trip on the second tour day?
2. Where did they go?
3. How long was the journey?
4. How did they reach the island?
5. What did the writer and his family along the journey?
6. What did they enjoy there?
7. What did they learn there from this island?
8. What did the local people tell them?
to enjoy the exotic of small islands where the blue carpet of
the sea gave us a relaxing time
It was 3 hours sailing.
By yacht.
They do fishing
Enjoyed the beauty of the nature with fresh water and of course the
exotice of the giant lizaard
How local people living harmoniously with this scarce animal
the history of the animal and how they live together in such small
island.
They went to Komodo Island

18. Return there even for a long journey
1. Wy did the writer and his friend feel that the stay in
Komodo island ended too quickly?
2. As a whole how did they actually spend their holiday there?
3. Did they feel sattisfy?
4. What did the writer suppose to do next?
Because they were very happy
Besides joining two tours, they enjoyed swimming,
surfing, and playing along the beach.
Yes, they did
We were so happy that our seven-day-stay there
seemed to end very quickly. Besides our two tours, we
spent all our days on the beach to enjoy swimming,
surfing and playing along the beach. The exotic of the
islands and the beauty of the nature gave us a
unforgetable memory. We were quite satisfied. I believe
one day next, i’ll be return there even for a long journey
and I’ll try to invite more of my family and relatives to
spend holiday there.
Reorien-
tation
Questions for
Reorien-tation

19. Evaluation
Common questions for assesment test regarding the
recount text are as follows:
1) What does the text above tell us about?
2) What is the main idea of paragraph .... (1), (2), etc.
3) .... It was so impressing moment for us that...
(paragraph 4). The word “it” in this sentence is
refered to ....?
4) How many days did the writer and his family spend in
his journey?
5) What is the next planning the writer do due to his
impressing moment?

20. Thank you and good luck!
Adrianus Nabung
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