Procedure Text

Procedure Text

by Ramdani Rivai

​Definition & Social Function

​Procedure text is a text that explains or helps us how to make or use something.

Its social function is to describe how something is completely done through a sequence of steps. The communicative purpose of this text is to describe how something is made through a sequence of actions or steps.

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​There are 3 generic structures of procedure text:

​1. Goals/Aims/Function

​2. Materials/Tools

​3. Steps/Method

​The Purpose and language Features

​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

Language Feature of Procedure Text:

– 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 accurately, for example, for five minutes, 2 hours, etc.

–Using action verbs, e.g: make, take, boil, cook

– Using Simple Present Tense

​Examples of procedure Text

​How to Make A Cup of Coffee

Ingredients:

1. coffee powder

2. sugar

3. a glass of water

Steps:

1. Boil the water in a pan or pot

2. Prepare a cup

3. Put 2 teaspoons of coffee powder and 2 teaspoons of sugar or as your taste into the cup

4. Then, pour the boiled water into the cup

5. Stir well

6. Wait for about 3 minutes

7. A cup of coffee is ready to serve

​Practices :

​Hi My name is .................

​I want to show you how to make a cup of tea:

​The Ingredients are :

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​And the steps :

​First .......

​Second .......

​Third ........

​Then .......

​Finally ......