TEXT GENRE

TEXT GENRE

By Apridita Ristyarta

1. ​Descriptive Text

2. Recount Text

3. Report Text

4. Procedure Text

5. Narrative​ Text

​1. DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

The ​Function/ Purpose is to describe or picture people, place, or certain things.​

(Fungsi/tujuannya adalah untuk mendeskripsikan atau menggambarkan orang, tempat atau benda tertentu.)

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Remember! Descriptive text describes specific things!

​(Ingat! Descriptive text menjelaskan hal secara khusus)

Descriptive text is kind of text to describe people, places, animals, or certain things

(Descriptive text adalah jenis teks yang mendeskripsikan orang, tempat, binatang atau suatu benda)

CONTOH DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

​Questions:

1. What is the title of the text​ probably? ___________

2. The text tells us about ___________​

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I have a pet. It is a cat and I call it Bonnie. Bonnie is a Persian cat. It is small fluffy, and cute. When I cuddle it, the fur feels soft. Every day, Bonnie eats fish.

​2. RECOUNT TEXT

The Function/ Purpose is either to inform or to entertain the readers.

​(Fungsi/tujuan adalah untuk menceritakan kembali dan memberikan informasi serta menghibur pembaca)

Recount Text is a text which retells events or experiences in the past.

(Recount text adalah salah satu jenis teks yang berisi cerita pengalaman kita di masa lampau)

​CONTOH RECOUNT TEXT

​​Questions:

1. What is the title of the text​ probably? ___________

2. The text tells us about ___________​

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On the first day, I was landed at Incheon Airport around 7 AM after a 6 hours long flight. Then I went to Seoul by train and checked in to the hotel I already booked. I decided to take a rest for a while. At night, I went to Hongdae, a famous district in South Korea. I went to eat traditional Korean food. On the next day, I went to the Gyeongbokgung Palace and National Museum. I also went to learn how to make Kimchi and see the scenery of Seoul from Seoul Tower. I went back to the hotel at 10 PM and immediately went to sleep.

​3. REPORT TEXT

The function of report text is to describe the way things are, with reference to arrange on natural, manmade, and social phenomena in our environment.

​(Fungsi/tujuan adalah untuk mendeskripsikan secara umum berdasarkan fakta hasil pengamatan/riset dan analisis dari suatu obyek baik berupa makhluk hidup, benda alam, fenomena alam, dan fenomena sosial, dan benda buatan manusia)

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Remember! Report text describes general information!

​(Ingat! Report text menjelaskan hal secara umum)​

Report Text is a type of text in English that describes the details of an object.

(Report text adalah salah satu jenis teks yang dalam bahasa inggris yang menjelaskan mengenai detail dari suatu objek)

CONTOH REPORT TEXT

​​Questions:

1. What is the title of the text​ probably? ___________

2. The text tells us about ___________​

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Singapore is a city state and it is also the state. It is a republic. Singapore is sometimes called as Instant Asia because people can see varieties of customs, cultures, and foods nearly all Asia in Singapore.

​4. PROCEDURE TEXT

The purpose of procedure text is to show how something is made, used, or done through a sequence of steps.

​(Teks ini digunakan untuk menjelaskan bagaimana sesuatu dibuat, dilakukan, atau digunakan dengan langkah-langkah yang jelas dan berurutan. )

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Procedure text is a text aiming to inform the readers about the steps to do something.

(Procedure text adalah salah satu jenis teks yang berfungsi untuk menginformasikan kepada pembaca tentang langkah-langkah melakukan sesuatu.)

CONTOH PROCEDURE TEXT

​​Questions:

1. What is the title of the text​ probably? ___________

2. The text tells us about ___________​

How to Make a Flannel Rose Ring

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Ingredients:

- Red Flannel around 10×10 cm

- Scissors

- Glue

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The steps:

1). Cut the flannel about 5×3 cm and make a spiral.

2). Glue each side of the spiral flannel.

3). Twist it from the center until the end (look like a rose).

4). Cut the flannel in a rectangle (the size depends on your finger).

5). Put the rose on the rectangle flannel and glue it.

6). Flannel rose ring is ready to wear

​5. NARRATIVE TEXT

The Purpose of Narrative Text is to amuse or to entertain the reader with a story.

​(Tujuan dari Narrative Text adalah menghibur pembaca dengan sebuah cerita. )

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Narrative text is an imaginative story to entertain people.

(Narrative text adalah cerita imaginatif yang bertujuan menghibur orang.)

CONTOH NARRATIVE TEXT

​​​Questions:

1. What is the title of the text​ probably? ___________

2. The text tells us about ___________​

The Rabbit and the Turtle

One day a rabbit was boasting about how fast he could run. He was laughing at the turtle for being so slow.

Much to the rabbit’s surprise, the turtle challenged him to a race. The rabbit thought this was a good joke and accepted the challenge. The fox was to be the umpire of the race. As the race began, the rabbit raced way ahead of the turtle, just like everyone thought.

The rabbit got to the halfway point and could not see the turtle anywhere. He was hot and tired and decided to stop and take a short nap. All this time the turtle kept walking step by step by step. He never quit no matter how hot or tired he got. He just kept going.

However, the rabbit slept longer than he had thought and woke up. He could not see the turtle anywhere! He went at full-speed to the finish line but found the turtle there waiting for him.

​- Mr. Rianz

EXAMPLE

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QUESTIONS ABOUT TEXT GENRE​

Multiple Choice

The text tells us ….

• the story of ant-eaters

• where ant-eaters live

• the discussion of ant-eaters

• the description of ant-eaters

Multiple Choice

From the passage above, we know that the ant-bear _____

• live in North Africa

• have long ears and long claws

• have black tails

• have small teeth

Multiple Choice

"It can also lift leaves and puts them into its mouth."(paragraph 2). The word “it” refers to _____

• the elephant's mouth

• the elephant's trunk

• the elephant's body

• the elephant's arm

Multiple Choice

Writer writes the text in order to _____

• tell about the writer's experience in taking care of elephants

• amuse the readers with a story of elephants

• describe about elephants

• tell how to take care of elephants

Multiple Choice

Where did the story take place?

• In the village.

• In the forest.

• In the ocean.

• In the pool.

Multiple Choice

What can we learn after reading the story above?

• You can be successful if you are fast.

• Be brave like a tortoise.

• You can be more successful by doing things slowly and steadily than by acting quickly and carelessly.

• The faster you are, the quicker you win the game.