Recount text is text that retell about a story, experience,
and other. recount text use simple past tense or past perfect tense in its
phrase. recount text retell about past event. recount text use adverbs of time,
for example : when, one day, once upon a time, last holiday , after, before,
and other. its very easy to different recount textfrom another text. you can
make recount text from your story. in the recount text we will not get “is” or
“are” in the phrase but it will change to “was” or “were”. usually inrecount
text, the subject is I, or the name of human.
Generic Structure of Recount
1. Orientation: Introducing the participants, place and time
2. Events: Describing series of event that happened in the
past
3. Reorientation: It is optional. Stating personal comment
of the writer to the story
Language Feature of Recount
• Introducing personal participant; I, my group, etc
• Using chronological connection; then, first, etc
• Using linking verb; was, were, saw, heard, etc
• Using action verb; look, go, change, etc
• Using simple past tense
Example Recount Text
Orientation
When I was a kid, I used to play hide and seek with my
friends. We used to play in the yard behind my friend’s house. the yard was
perfect place because it was surrounded by dense banana trees.
Events
We usually played until late at night. One day, when I was
trying to hide among the banana trees, I slipped and fell into the river. Even
though I used to swim in the river, but I never did it at night. In the dark
everything looked different. I could not think clearly, I felt something
tickling my feet. My feet were trapped in the mud, I could not move any longer.
Re-orientation
Thank God, my friend finally came and helped me. Then, he
called others to save me out from the mud.
EXERCISE
Reading And Writing
Choose the best answer below with correctly !!!!!!
Text 1
On Wednesday, my students and I went to Yogyakarta. We
stayed at Dirgahayu Hotel which is not far from Malioboro.
On Thursday, we visited the temples in Prambanan. There are
three big temples, the Brahmana, Syiwa and Wisnu temples. They are really
amazing. We visited only Brahmana and Syiwa temples, because Wisnu temple is
being renovated.
On Friday morning we went to Yogya Kraton. We spent about
two hours there. We were lucky because we were led by a smart and friendly
guide. Then we continued our journey to Borobudur. We arrived there at four
p.m. At 5 p.m. we heard the announcement that Borobudur gate would be closed.
In the evening we left for Jakarta by wisata bus.
1. The text above mainly discusses about……..
a. the writer’s trip to Yogyakarta
b. the writer’s first visit to Prambanan
c. the writer’s impression about the guide
d. the writer’s experience at Yogya Kraton
e. the writer’s impression about Borobudur
2. The text is written in the form of a/an………
a. recount
b. narrative
c. report
d. anecdote
e. spoof
3. The purpose of the text is to……….
a. tell past events
b. entertain readers
c. describe the smugglers
d. report an event to the police
e. inform readers about events of the day
4. What are the big temples in Prambanan?
a. angkor wat, syiwa, and sudra temples
b. paria, brahmana, and temples
c. brahmana, syiwa, and wisnu temples
d. wisnu, syiwa, and borobudur temples
e. borobudur, syiwa, and brahmana temples
5. When did they go home?
a. On Saturday morning
b. On Friday evening
c. On Thursday evening
d. On Friday afternoon
e. On Saturday evening
6. Why did they only visit Brahmana and Syiwa temples?
a. because there was no wisnu temple
b. because wisnu temple was amazing
c. because wisnu temple was too small
d. because wisnu temple was being repaired
e. because wisnu temple was being destroyed
Text 2
The police thought that two burglars started the robbery at
151 Pattimura street on Sunday afternoon. The burglars broke into the students’
room while they were going to a football game. They never thought that while
they were away, burglars would break into their boarding house.
7. The communicative purpose of this text is………
a. to retell events for the purpose of informing
b. to present perspective points about an issue
c. to describe the way they are
d. to acknowledge readers about informative events
e. to share an amusing incident
8. The text is in form of a/an………
a. description
b. report
c. anecdote
d. recount
e. news item
9. Where did the robbery take place?
a. at 151 Pattimura street
b. at 151 Gajahmada street
c. at 161 Pattimura street
d. at 212 Sisingamangaraja street
e. at 161 Sisingamangaraja street
10. When did the robbery happen?
a. Sunday morning
b. Sunday afternoon
c. Saturday morning
d. Saturday afternoon
e. Monday evening
11. The lexico grammatical features are mostly written
in………..
a. passive voice
b. direct speech
c. reported speech
d. simple past tense
e. simple present tense
Written by : Rinrin Komariah
Written by : Rinrin Komariah
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