Definition of Procedure Text
There are three definition about procedure text :
(1)Texts 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) Texts that instruct how to do a particular activity e.g. recipes, rules for games, science experiments, road safety rules.
(3) Texts that deal with human behavior, e.g how to live happily, how to succeed
Generict Structure Of Procedure Text
# Goal : (e.g : How to make spaghetti)# Material or Ingredient : (e.g : the material to cook omelette are egg, onion, vegetable oil, etc. )# Step : (e.g : first, wash the tomatoes, onion, …., second cut the onions becomes slice. . . )
Purpose of Procedure Text
– To explain/tell (the reader) how to make/operate/do something through a sequence of actions or steps.– To explain steps/instruction to make/operate/do something
- Use adverbial of sequence / Using temporal conjunction (e.g: first, second, third, the last)
- Use command / imperative sentence (e.g : put the noodles on the . . ., cut the onion. . ., wash the tomatoes. . . )
- Using adverbials (Adverbs) to express detail the time, place, manner accurate, for example, for five minutes, 2 hours, etc.
- Using action verbs, e.g : make, take, boil, cook
- Using Simple Present Tenst
Example of Procedure Text
Materials:
3 pints chicken stock
Juice of 2 Lemons
3 oz rice
salt and pepper
4 eggs, well beaten
Steps:
Put stock into a pan and heat until
boiling.
Add rice and cook on low heat for fifteen
minutes.
Mix together egg and lemon juice.
Add three tablespoons of stock to the
mixture and stir.
Stir this mixture into the remaining stock
in pan.
Add a little of salt and pepper.
Cook gently for three minutes.
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