The document provides an overview of the features of a recount text. It discusses the purpose, generic structure, and language features of a recount text. The purpose is to tell about events that happened in the past. The generic structure includes an orientation, events ordered chronologically, and a reorientation. Language features are the use of past tense verbs, specific participants, and temporal connectors like "then" and "after that". It also provides an example recount text about a family trip to Bandung.

1. RECOUNT TEXT
 Understanding function and structure.
 Learning how to write a Recount Text

2. Summary of Recount Text Features
A. The purpose of Recount Text: To tell what happened in the
past.
B. Generic Structure:
- Orientation: providing the setting and introducing
participants.
- Events: telling what happened with a series of events
ordered in a chronological events.
- Reorientation: expressing the writer’s personal
comment.

3. C. Language Features.
- Focus on specific participants (I, we, Mr. John).
- Use of simple past tense pattern (we ate, I smiled)
- Focus on temporal sequence (then, after that)
- Use of action verbs (material processes) (went, ate).
- Use of linking verbs (was, were)

4. Going to Bandung
Last year I went to Bandung with my wife and my two
daughters. We left for Bandung at about 7 a.m. by car. We
got there around 10 a.m. One of our destinations was
Rumah Sosis or House of Sausage in Lembang, North
Bandung.
There were some interesting attractions. First, we rode on
horseback around the place. And then, we got on Kora-
kora, a swinging small ship. We were actually very scared.
After that we did some other activities. Finally, we ate
delicious sausages, our favourite food.
We were very happy because it gave us a very fantastic
experience.

5. Last year I went to Bandung with my wife
and my two daughters. We left for
Bandung at about 7 a.m. by car. We got
there around 10 a.m. One of our
destinations was Rumah Sosis or House of
Sausage in Lembang, North Bandung.
There were some interesting attractions.
First, we rode on horseback around the
place. And then, we got on Kora-kora, a
swinging small ship. We were actually
very scared.
After that we did some other activities.
Finally, we ate delicious sausages, our
favourite food.
We were very happy because it gave us a
very fantastic experience.
Event 2
Reorientation
Orientation
Event 1
GENERIC
STRUCTURE:

6. Last year, I went to Bandung with my wife
and my two daughters. We left for Bandung
at about 7 a.m. by car. We got there around
10 a.m. One of our destinations was Rumah
Sosis or House of Sausage in Lembang, North
Bandung.
There were some interesting attractions.
First, we rode on horseback around the
place. And then, we got on Kora-kora, a
swinging small ship. We were actually very
scared.
After that we did some other activities.
Finally, we ate delicious sausages, our
favourite food.
We were very happy because it gave us a
very fantastic experience.
Simple Past
Tense Pattern
Action Verbs
Linking Verbs
LANGUAGE
FEATURES:
Specific
Participants

7. Answer these questions based the text.
Orientation:
Last year I went to Bandung with my wife and my two daughters. We left
left for Bandung at about 7 a.m. by car. We got there around 10 a.m. One
One of our destinations was Rumah Sosis or House of Sausage in
Lembang, North Bandung.
1. Who went to Bandung?
2. How did they go there?
3. What time did they arrive at Lembang, Bandung?
4. What was their first destination?
The writer and his family did.
By car.
At about 10 a.m.
Rumah Sosis (House of Sausage) Lembang
Exercise 01

8. Event 1:
There were some interesting attractions. First, we rode on horseback
around the place. And then, we got on Kora-kora, a swinging small ship.
We were actually very scared.
5. How did they move around House of Sausage?
6. What was the name of small swinging ship?
7. Why were they scared?
By riding on horseback
Because it moved to and fro very fast
Kora-kora

9. Event 2:
After that we did some other activities. Finally, we ate delicious sausages,
our favourite food.
8. What did they do after that?
9. What was their favourite food?
Reorientation:
We were very happy because it gave us a very fantastic experience.
10. Why were they happy?
Because it gave them a fantastic experience
They did some other activities
Sausage

10. Exercise 02
a. Arrange the following jumbled paragraph into good recount text by
giving numbers in the left box.
Next we took some pictures and then we went for a walk. After
that we entered the green house. It was the most interesting.
Yesterday my family and I went to the Botanic Gardens, Bogor.
We walked down and got into the bus.
We really enjoyed the Botanic Gardens although we were very
tired.
After we arrived there, we looked around. First we went to Orchid
Farm. Then we looked at all the lovely plants
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2
3
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11. b. Analyse the generic structure of the text and write in the left box.
Yesterday my family and I went to the Botanic Gardens, Bogor.
We walked down and got into the bus.
After we arrived there, we looked around. First we went to
Orchid Farm. Then we looked at all the lovely plants
Next we took some pictures and then we went for a walk. After
that we entered the green house. It was the most interesting.
We really enjoyed the Botanic Gardens although we were very
tired.
Event 1
Reorientation
Orientation
Event 2

12. Study the following explanation.
Simple Past Tense
 Simple past tense is used to express something that happened
in the past. Here is the pattern.
 (+) S + Verb 2
(-) S + did not + Verb 1
(?) Did + S + Verb 1 + ?
 Examples: He went to the zoo yesterday.
He did not go to the zoo yesterday
Did he go to the zoo yesterday?
 Adverb of time in simple past tense.
yesterday two days ago
last week ...... ago
last ....... etc,.

13. Exercise 03
a. Underline the simple past tense verbs in the following text.
Yesterday my family and I went to the Botanic Gardens, Bogor. We
walked down and got into the bus.
After we arrived there, we looked around. First we went to Orchid
Farm. Then we looked at all the lovely plants
Next we took some pictures and then we went for a walk. After that
we entered the green house. It was the most interesting.
We really enjoyed the Botanic Gardens although we were very tired.

14. 1. Jacky ......... to Bali last week
2. Rudi ......... me home yesterday.
3. Three days ago, Rini .......... the free ticket to
Beijing.
4. Gani .......... much money in his holida`y last
month.
5. Last holiday,Tini ................ the English course.
6. Dito ....................... her sister to go to the
travel agent three days ago.
go take accompany
attend win spend
went
took
attended
spent
accompanied
won
b. Fill the blanks with the correct verb forms in the box

15. Write a recount text based on the series of pictures below
Exercise04
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Picture 2