X Meeting 1 Procedure Tex1 GENAP
X Meeting 1 Procedure Tex1 GENAP
X Meeting 1 Procedure Tex1 GENAP
- The students are able to find out the meaning of procedure text.
- The students are given the explanation by teacher about the structure and purposes of text.
- The students are given work sheet to write some new words/phrases the task based on the text
given.
Procedure Text
Definition, Generic Structures, Steps/Method, Purpose, Characteristics of
Procedure Text and Examples
A. Definition
1 . 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 Structure
1. Goal/Aim
This text contains about purpose of making or operating of something.
2. Materials/Equipment
Materials 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/Methods
Contains 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. Purpose
The 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.
Reading Comprehension