The document provides information about recount texts, including their generic structure and language features. It gives examples of recount texts like newspaper reports and eyewitness accounts. The generic structure includes an orientation paragraph providing background details, a series of events paragraphs retelling what happened in sequence, and a re-orientation paragraph with a conclusion. Language features include using past tense and words that indicate order. It then provides a short example recount text to demonstrate these elements.

1. RECOUNT TEXT
Speaking or writing about past events.
Composed by SUNARTO

2. SOME EXAMPLES OF RECOUNT TEXT ARE:
• Newspaper reports
• Conversations
• Speeches
• Television interviews
• Eyewitness accounts
• Letters

3. THE GENERIC STRUCTURE
(KERANGKA KARANGAN)
• Orientation
The first paragraph that gives background
information about who, what, where and when.
• Series of Events
The 2nd (third-…) paragraph that retells the
events in the order in which they happened.
• Re-orientation
A concluding paragraph (Impression,
suggestion, feeling)

4. LANGUAGE FEATURES
(BENTUK BAHASA)
• Use past tense to retell the events.
• Use words that shows the order of events. Such
as: first, next, then, ….
• Use descriptive words to give details about who,
what, when, where and how.

5. Orientation
One day, I had to teach a new English
class. I read the list of new students’ name. It
was Kiddies’ group since they were about 9
and 10 years old.
Series of
Events
That was the first day of the Spanish carnival, so I
wanted to wear the most appropriate suit for the
children’s class. Most kids usually dress up at carnival, I
thought. It would be more interesting if their teacher was
also in carnival spirit. That was why I decided to wear my
teddy bear suit and bring cuddly toys in my box.
And that was what I did. I walked through the door
happily. The director watched me completely astonished.
I smile and looked straight at her. With a man beside her,
he said, ”Good Afternoon. I’d like to introduce you to Mr.
Mendez, the director of Delta Company. He is one of the
participants of the English course that you will teach
today.”
Reorientation
Oh my god! I nearly died! The secretary apologized to
me for the wrong details of my new class.

6. KEY VOCABULARY
• had to
• a new english
class
• Kiddies’ group
• Spanish carnival
• appropriate
• suit
• Carnival spirit
• Teddy bear suit
• decided
• walked
• watched
• astonished
• died
• apologized
• wrong details

7. FOR SPECIAL ATTENTION: SIMPLE PAST TENSE
• I had to teach a new English class.
• I read a list of students’ names.
• It was kiddies’ group since they were about 9 and 10
years old.
• That was the first day of Spanish carnival.
• I wanted to wear ...
• That was I decided to wear ...
• I walked through the door happily.
• etc

8. LET’S PRACTICE

9. THE LATEST FASHION
ONE DAY, I HAD TO TEACH A NEW ENGLISH CLASS. I READ THE LIST
OF NEW STUDENTS’ NAME. IT WAS KIDDIES’ GROUP SINCE THEY WERE
ABOUT 9 AND 10 YEARS OLD.
THAT WAS THE FIRST DAY OF THE SPANISH CARNIVAL, SO I WANTED
TO WEAR THE MOST APPROPRIATE SUIT FOR THE CHILDREN’S CLASS.
MOST KIDS USUALLY DRESS UP AT CARNIVAL, I THOUGHT. IT WOULD
BE MORE INTERESTING IF THEIR TEACHER WAS ALSO IN CARNIVAL
SPIRIT. THAT WAS WHY I DECIDED TO WEAR MY TEDDY BEAR SUIT AND
BRING CUDDLY TOYS IN MY BOX.
AND THAT WAS WHAT I DID. I WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR
HAPPILY. THE DIRECTOR WATCHED ME COMPLETELY ASTONISHED. I
SMILED AND LOOKED STRAIGHT AT HER. WITH A MAN BESIDE HER, HE
SAID, ”GOOD AFTERNOON. I’D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MR.
MENDEZ, THE DIRECTOR OF DELTA COMPANY. HE IS ONE OF THE
PARTICIPANTS OF THE ENGLISH COURSE THAT YOU WILL TEACH
TODAY.”
OH MY GOD! I NEARLY DIED! THE SECRETARY APOLOGIZED TO ME
FOR THE WRONG DETAILS OF MY NEW CLASS.

10. 1. WHAT IS THE TEXT ABOUT?
A. The writer’s embarrassing experience of her first day
English class.
B. The latest fashion of an English teacher.
C. The celebration of Spanish carnival
D. Wrong schedule of a new English class.

11. 2. THE SECRETARY APOLOGIZED
TO THE WRITER BECAUSE….
A. the writer wore his teddy bear suit
B. she did not remember the carnival day
C. she did not know Mr. Mendez was in the class
D. she has given the wrong details of the new class

12. 3. THE DIRECTOR WATCHED ME
COMPLETELY ASTONISHED.
THE UNDERLINED WORD NEARLY
MEANS ….
A. complicated
B. confused
C. very surprised
D. got shocked

13. 4. I SMILED AND LOOKED STRAIGHT AT
HER. THE
UNDERLINED WORD REFERS TO….
A. The director
B. The participant
C. Mr.Mendez
D. The director of Delta Company

14. 5. HOW DID THE WRITER FEEL
ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE?
SHE FELT ….
A. sorry
B. happy
C. astonished
D. embarrassed

15. TEXT 2

16. I REALLY HATE FLYING. ONCE, SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ME.
WHEN I WAS ON BOARD, THE PLANE STARTED TAKING ON. IT
SEEMED THAT EVERYTHING WAS ALL RIGHT. BUT SUDDENLY I SAW
SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE OF THE PLANE. THE ENGINE
WAS ON FIRE AND THE PLANE STARTED TO RATTLE. SUDDENLY THE
CAPTAIN SAID TO US IN VERY CALM VOICE. “LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, WE ARE HAVING A LITTLE PROBLEM WITH ONE OF
THE ENGINES. THERE IS NO NEED TO PANIC. KEEP YOUR SEAT
BELTS FASTENED. WE ARE GOING TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT.”
YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW FRIGHTENED I WAS, BUT THE CREW
WAS FANTASTIC. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE REALLY CALM
AND TOLD US NOT TO WORRY. ONE OF THEM TOLD ME TO RELAX
AND SAID THAT EVERYTHING WOULD BE ALL RIGHT.
A FEW MINUTES LATER, WE WERE COMING IN TO LAND. THE
PILOT MADE A SMOOTH LANDING ON THE RUNWAY. IT WAS
OVER, AND WE WERE SAVED.
I TOOK A TAXI AND WENT HOME. FROM THAT DAY ON, I
DECIDED NOT TO FLY ANYMORE.

17. 6. WHAT IS THE BEST TITLE FOR THE
ABOVE TEXT?
A. Traveling by air
B. A crash in the air
C. The flight is on fire
D. My bad experience on the
plane

18. 7. THE WRITER DID NOT WANT TO
FLY ANYMORE BECAUSE ….
A. his flying experience was so terrifying
B. he preferred taking a taxi to a plane
C. he wanted to be calm in an airplane
D. he wanted to relax during the flight

19. 8. YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW
FRIGHTENED I WAS ….
THE UNDERLINED WORD HAS THE
SAME MEANING AS ….
A. horrible
B. terrified
C. panic
D. sad

20. 9. THESE ARE TRUE ABOUT THE
WRITER, EXCEPT …
A. He had a bad experience in flying.
B. He was one of the save passengers from the
accident.
C. He went home and would try another air flight.
D. He flew with fantastic air crew.

21. 10.PARAGRAPH TWO TELLS US
ABOUT….
A. How frightened the passengers were
B. How fantastic the air crew was
C. How everybody needed to be calm down
D. How the captain of the flight asked the passengers to
sit