English Teaching Media : Materials of Writing (Recount Text)

1. ENGLISH TEACHING
MEDIA
WRITING MATERIAL
RECOUNT TEXT
Created by
Widya Juna
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2. GENERIC STRUCTURE (RECOUNT)
Orientation tells who was involved, what happened, where the events took place, and when
it happened. ("Orientation" menceritakan siapa saja yang terlibat dalam cerita, apa yang
terjadi, di mana tempat peristiwa terjadi, dan kapan terjadi peristiwanya)
Events tell what happened and in what sequence. ("Event" menceritakan apa yang terjadi
(lagi) dan menceritakan urutan ceritanya)
Reorientation consists of optional-closure of events/ending. ("Reorientation" berisi penutup
cerita / akhir cerita)

3. RECOUNT TEXT (EXAMPLE)

4. TRAVELLING ABROAD

5. I. STUDY THE RECOUNT TEXT BELOW. FIND AND WRITE THE GENERIC
STRUCTURE OF THE TEXT AND INDICATE THE ACTION VERBS USED IN
THE TEXT! Traveling Abroad
My first overseas trip was when I went to Thailand with my father. At that moment I was still in Junior High School level and it was a
school day off. My father took this trip because he needed a data for his research about the legendary bird “Garuda”, which turned out to be a
legend too in Thailand. We spent only 1 day in Thailand, but I already experience a lot of new things.
When we first landed at the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, we got a taxi and asked the driver to take us to the nearest hotel. He drove us to
Windsor Suites Hotel located on Sukhumvit Road. We went straight to the receptionist and booked a room for tonight and tomorrow. The
receptionist gave us a card that we can use as a key to unlock our room. We went to our room and took a quick shower, change our clothes and
then went down to the lobby again.
From the lobby, we went out to the street. My father order a ride to a local driver. It looked like a becak motor but a lot bigger and the
people called it “tuk-tuk”. My father asked the driver to take us to Chatuchak Market and find us a restaurant that served Halal food for Moslem.
Then we arrived at a small restaurant which turned out to be owned by Indonesian.
The owner was very nice, he gave us a free meal when we were about to left his restaurant. He said that it was for our breakfast, just in case we
couldn’t find any Halal food at the hotel. My father thanked him and ask to exchange their phone number. Before we went back to the hotel, my
father took me around the Chatuchak Market. I saw so many toys that I have never seen before in Indonesia. My father bought me one of those
toys, it was rubber chicken. It was so funny, because when we squeeze it, it will make sound just like rooster. After that we went back to the hotel
and go to bed.
In the morning, we enjoy free breakfast at the hotel. We had a lot of Halal food to choose. I took a couple glass of free milk for myself.
After that my father order an Uber and ask the driver to take us to three archaeological sites in Thailand which were Ayutthaya Historical Park, Ban
Non Wat village, and the temple of Prasat Ta Muen Thom. When we arrived on each destination, my father started collecting the data. While my
father was working, I walked around the historical site and took a lot of picture of myself. We finished the job at 5 p.m, and we still have enough
time to head back to the hotel, took a quick shower and drove right away to the airport. We went back to Indonesia that night at 9 p.m. My father
and I were exhausted but I was so happy.

6. ARRANGE THESE SENTENCES INTO A GOOD
PARAGRAPH!
1. Then just before we went to the airport we stopped at the Bugis street.
2. On last day we had lunch on the Orchard road.
3. On second day we went to the Merlion statue.
4. Last year my friend and I went to Singapore.
5. On the first day we went to the universal studio.
6. There we bought some gifts for friends.
7. We took. a lot of pictures around the famous statue.
8. We enjoyed a lot of rides from famous movies.