RECOUNT TEXT

Recount text is a text that telling the reader about one story, action or activity. Its goal is to entertaining or
informing the reader.

Generic Structure dari Recount Text

Generic structure (susunan umum) recount text ini terdiri dari:

 Orientation tells who was involved, what happened, where the events took place, and when it
happened. ("Orientation" menceritakan siapa saja yang terlibat dalam cerita, apa yang terjadi, di mana tempat
peristiwa terjadi, dan kapan terjadi peristiwanya)
 Events tell what happened and in what sequence. ("Event" menceritakan apa yang terjadi (lagi) dan
menceritakan urutan ceritanya)
 Reorientation consists of optional-closure of events/ending. ("Reorientation" berisi penutup cerita / akhir
cerita)

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

My First Experience to Ride Motorcycle

One day, when I was ten years old, my father bought an old motorcycle. That was " Honda
75". I think it was small light object and easy to ride it. I persuaded my father to teach me
to ride " Honda 75 ". Firstly, my father refused my request and promised that he would
teach me two or three years later, but I still whimpered. Finally, my father surrendered and
promised to teach me.

He began to teach me riding the motorcycle around a field in my village. My father was very
patient to give me some directions. I was very happy when I realized my ability to ride a
motorcycle. " Yes, I can ".
One day later, when I was alone at home, I intended to try my riding ability. So, myself
tried bravely. All ran fluently in the beginning, but when I was going back to my home and I
passed through a narrow slippery street, I got nervous. I lost my control and I fell to the
ditch.

After that, I told my father about the last accident. I imagined my father would be angry
and never let me ride again. But the reality is exactly on the contrary, my father was very
proud of me. He just gave me some advices and since that accident, I got my father's
permission to ride motorcycle.

News Item Text

News items is a text that informs the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day.

The purpose of news item text is to inform the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day

Generic Structure

 Main Event/Newsworthy Event: adalah berita utama, bagian yang menceritakan ringkasan dari suatu
kejadian atau peristiwa penting yang terjadi.
 Background Event/Elaboration: menceritakan secara rinci latar belakang kejadian atau peristiwa
yang terjadi, siapa yang terlibat, dimana dan bagaimana peristiwa terjadi.
 Source: bagian terakhir dari struktur news item text, merupakan sumber berita bisa berupa
pernyataan narasumber, komentar saksi, pendapat para ahli, atau pernyataan dari pihak terkait dari
suatu peristiwa.

Language Features of News Item:

1. Information on the use of head lines.

2. Use of action verbs (hit, attack)

3. Use of saying verbs (said, added, claimed)

4. Use of passive sentences ( Aceh was hit by Tsunami in 2004)

5. Use of adverbs in passive sentences (The victims were badly injured )

Example
Earthquake aftershock hits Nepal and India, magnitude 6.7

A strong earthquake aftershock struck India and Nepal on Sunday, shaking buildings in New Delhi and
triggering an avalanche in the Himalayas.
The United States Geological Survey said the tremor was 6.7 magnitude, less than the 7.9 quake that struck
the region on Saturday killing at least 1,900 people.
“Another one, we have an aftershock right now,” Indian mountaineer Arjun Vajpai told Reuters by telephone
from base camp on Mount Makalu, 20 km (12 miles) from Everest.
Screams and the sound of an avalanche could be heard over the phone line Vajpai was speaking on. At
Everest base camp, Romanian climber Alex Gavan tweeted that the aftershock had set off three avalanches.