A procedure is a piece of text that provides a sequence of instructions to complete a task. It describes how something is done through a series of ordered steps. Common examples of procedures include recipes, instruction manuals, and directions. A procedure typically includes the goal, materials needed, and numbered steps using imperative verbs and temporal conjunctions to clearly outline the process.

4. PROCEDURE
TEXT

5. Definition
A Procedure is a piece of text that gives us
instructions for doing something through a
sequence of actions or steps.

6. Purpose
To describes how something is done
through a sequence of the order or steps.
Procedure helps us do a task or make
something.

7. Some Examples of Procedure Texts
a. Recipes
b. Instruction Manuals
c. Direction
d. Itineraries

8. Generic structure:
a. Goal/title (the final purpose of doing
the instruction)
b. Material and equipment needed
(ingredients, utensils, equipment to do
the instruction)
c. Steps (a set of instructions to achieve
the final purpose)

9. Language features
• Focus on generalized human agents
• Use of simple present tense, often imperative
e.g.: (cut, don’t mix, etc)
• Use of action verbs
e.g.: (put, mix, etc)
• Use mainly of temporal conjunctions (or
numbering to indicate sequence)

10. Homework
 Do Activity 2, 3
and 4 on the
worksheet and
submit it next
Friday

11. THANK YOU
See You
next week