The 6th meetings, Day : Tuesday, Date : 16th April, 2024, Time : 13.00-14.30, Material : Procedural Text
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Reading Text : Procedural Text
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Procedure Text: Definition, Generic Structures, Steps/Method, Purpose, Characteristics of Procedure Text, and Examples
A. Definition1 . Text that explain how something works or how to use instruction/operation manuals e.g. how to use the video, the computer, the tape recorder, the photocopier, the fax.2 . Text that instruct how to do a particular activity e.g. recipes, rules for games, science experiments, road safety rules.3 . Text that deal with human behavior, e.g. how to live happily, how to succeed.B. Generic Structure1. Goal/AimThis text contains about purpose of making or operating of something.2. Materials/EquipmentMaterials consist of ingredients that are used in making something. But not all parts of procedure text includes materials, sometimes a procedure text does not have materials section.3. Steps/MethodsContains the steps or sequences that must be done so that the objectives outlined in the aim/goal to be achieved. Steps or sequences must be a sequence from the first to the last.C. PurposeThe purpose of procedure text is to tell the reader how to do or make something. The information is presented in a logical sequence of events which is broken up into small sequenced steps. These texts are usually written in the present tense. The most common example of a procedural text is a recipe.D. Characteristics Procedure Text├╝ Using imperative sentence patters (Command), for example, Cut, Do not mix, and so on.├╝ Using active verbs, such as turn, put, do, mix, etc.├╝ Using connectives (Conjunction) to sort of activities, such as then, while, etc.├╝ Using adverbials (Adverbs) to express detail the time, place, manner accurate, for example, for five minutes, 2 hours, etc.├╝ Using the simple present tense.
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