RECOUNT TEXT
- Communicative Purpose : Recount is a text which retells events or experiences in the past. Its purpose is either to inform or to entertain the audience
- Generic Structure :
- Orientation: Introducing the participants, place and time
- Events: Describing series of event that happened in the past
- Reorientation: It is optional. Stating personal comment of the writer to the story
- Language Features :
- 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
Meeting a Star
On Saturday morning at 9:30, I was
walking down Sunda Street, looking for a record store.
A man stopped me and asked me the way to
the Hyatt Hotel. I wasn't sure exactly where it was, but I walked with him to the end of
Sunda Street. He was very friendly, and his face looked so familiar. Then I
remembered where the Hyatt was and told him how to get there. He thanked me and
tried to give me something. I thought it was money. I said 'no' at first, but
he really wanted me to have it, so I took it.
I found the record store and listened to
a few records. D' Masive had a new record that was number two in the top twenty. I
decided to buy it. I looked in my bag for my wallet and found a piece of paper
the man gave me. It was a photo. I was so surprised! He was a singer in D'
Masive!
Note :
Blue : Personal Participant
Orange : Chronological Connection
Yellow : Linking Verb
Green : Action Verb
underlined : Simple Past Tense
MEETING A STAR
Generic Structure :
Orientation
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On Saturday morning at
9:30, I was walking down Sunda Street, looking for a record store.
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Event
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A man stopped me and asked me the way
to the Hyatt Hotel. I wasn't sure exactly where it was, but I walked with him
to the end of Sunda Street. He was very friendly, and his face looked so
familiar. Then I remembered where the Hyatt was and told him how to get
there. He thanked me and tried to give me something. I thought it was money.
I said 'no' at first, but he really wanted me to have it, so I took it.
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Reorientation
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I found the record store and listened
to a few records. D' Masive had a new record that was number two in the top
twenty. I decided to buy it. I looked in my bag for my wallet and found a
piece of paper the man gave me. It was a photo. I was so surprised! He was a
singer in D' Masive!
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After reading the explanations and the example of Recount Text, now here is an exercise for you to be done!
- Arranging the paragraph and identify the generic structure of this text!
Holiday
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Generic
Structure
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Arrangement
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Paragraphs
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Mr. Richard’s family was on vacation. They are Mr. and Mrs. Richard
with two sons. They went to London. They saw their travel agent and booked
their tickets. They went to the British Embassy to get visas to enter
Britain. They had booked fourteen days tour. This includes travel and
accommodation. They also included tours around London.
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They slept part of the way. On arrival at Heathrow Airport, they had
to go to Customs and Immigration. The officers were pleasant. They checked
the document carefully but their manners were very polite. Mr. Richard and
his family collected their bags and went to London Welcome Desk. They
arranged the transfer to a hotel. The hotel was a well-known four-star hotel.
The room had perfect view of the park. The room had its own bathroom and
toilet. Instead of keys for the room, they inserted a key-card to open the
door. On the third floor, there was a restaurant serving Asian and European
food. They had a variety of food.
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They boarded a large Boeing flight. The flight was nearly fourteen
hours. On the plane the cabin crews were very friendly. They gave them news
paper and magazine to read. They gave them food and drink. There was a film
for their entertainment. They had a very pleasant flight.
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The two weeks in London went by fast. At the end of the 14-day, they
were quite tired but they felt very happy.
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2. Answer the questions based on the text.
1. Where was Mr. Richard's family go on their vacation?
2. What was the story tell us about?
3. How long did Mr. Richard's family spend their holiday in London?
4. How many characters were there in the story? Who were they?
5. Where did they go to get their visas?
6. What was the name of the airport?
7. What was the fourteen days tour include in?
8. Where did they stay during their vacation?
9. How was the vacation?
10. How long was the flight take time?
Note :
The task must be submitted via email:
pimpinnaomi@yahoo.com
due date : January 30th 2013
1. Where was Mr. Richard's family go on their vacation?
2. What was the story tell us about?
3. How long did Mr. Richard's family spend their holiday in London?
4. How many characters were there in the story? Who were they?
5. Where did they go to get their visas?
6. What was the name of the airport?
7. What was the fourteen days tour include in?
8. Where did they stay during their vacation?
9. How was the vacation?
10. How long was the flight take time?
Note :
The task must be submitted via email:
pimpinnaomi@yahoo.com
due date : January 30th 2013
