This document outlines the structure and language features of procedure texts. Procedure texts explain how to do or make something through a series of logical steps. They typically include the goal, materials, and steps. Language features include using adjectives to describe details, complex sentences, present tense verbs, and adverbial phrases to provide additional information about how, when and where. Examples of procedure texts include instructions for making coffee and using a camera.

1. PROCEDURE TEXT
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2. Members

3. A procedure text
Tells how to do or make something in logical events.

4. Generic Structure
• Goal
 How to make spaghetti
• Material
 Ingredient
 Equipment
• Steps

5. Language Feature
• Adjectives details size, shape, color and
mount,
• Use of complex sentences,
• Mainly uses present tense,
• Action verbs start most sentence,
• Adverb, prepositions and adverbial
phrases add detailed information (how,
when and where)

6. Example
How to Make a Glass of Coffee
• Materials :
Water, Sugar, Coffee, Glass, Spoon, Kettle
• Steps :
Boil the water First. Second, take two spoons of
coffee and two spoons of sugar. put into a glass.
Next, pour the hot water into a glass. Then, stir
it gently. Finally, your coffee is ready to drink

7. Example
How to use camera
You need :
• A digital camera (DSLR camera or pocket camera or the others camera that
you have).
• The object (find something that interesting to you like animals, buildings or
the others).
Steps :
• Handle the camera and turn on it,
• Center the object in the LCD and manage the zoom control until you get the
best view,
• When you are ready to take the picture, hold the shutter speed, and various
other calculations.
• Then, a light should appear that let you know the camera is set to go.
• After that, press shutter all the way down.

8. Example
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH
1. Set yourself small goals,
2. Create a study schedule,
3. Practice a little bit every day,
4. Discover what type of learner you are: Auditory,
visual or tactile,
5. Turn on music in English,
6. Watch movies with English dialogue,
7. Learn new vocabulary with flashcards,
8. Track your progress.

9. Declarative Sentence
• Positive
 I’d like to tell you how to make a cup of
coffee.
• Negative
 I wouldn’t like to tell you how to make a
cup of coffee.
• Interrogative
 Would I like to tell you how to make a
cup of coffee?

10. Number
Cardinal
Ordinal
One, two,
three, four
First, second,
third, four