Recount is a text which retells events or experiences in the past. ( Teks yang menceritakan kembali kejadian atau pengalaman di waktu lampau ) Purpose : to retell past event (true story/fact story) ( menceritakan kembali peristiwa lampau ) DEFINITION
Generic Structure 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)
Language Feature of Recount Text Using the simple past tense, past continuous tense, past perfect tense, and past perfect continuous tense. Using temporal sequence, e.g. On Saturday. On Monday, On Sunday Focus on specific participant, e.g. I (the writer) Using the conjunctions, such as: then, before, after, etc. Using action verb, e.g. went, stayed
4. Children are sleepy 2 . The pilot often travels to Miami Florida. 3. Mr Bean is very funny 5. I write a letter 1. The doctor examines his patients Present to Past Tense 1. The doctor examined his patients 2 . The pilot often travelled to Miami Florida. 3. Mr Bean was very funny 4. Children were sleepy 5. I wrote a letter
3. Example recount text in the video
Soal II. Rerrange the following words into good sentences. 1. to – magelang– my family –went – with - I 2. scenery – it – a – was – wonderful 3. temple – visited – then – borobudur - we 4. barong – watched – at last – we – dance 5. I – after that – had – in – lunch – canteen – the