FUNCTIONAL TEXTS

FUNCTIONAL TEXTS

By Faradita S.Pd

SHORT FUNCTIONAL TEXTS

-definition-

Short functional text is a text that has social function to inform something. It’s called short functional text because the text is short and has a specific information.

Notice/

Warning/

Caution​​

Greeting Cards

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Letters

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Food Label

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Memo​​

Advertisement

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Announcement

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Shopping List

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Can you find more?

Multiple Choice

 

Announcement

This Thursday is August 17^th 2019

we are going to celebrate the 74th of Independence day.

Don't miss the Independence Day festival!

The festival begins at 08.00 in every district In Jakarta.

Gather in front of our school at 07.30 to see the parade with the principal.

Don't miss it! And Join many contests at school.

Free registration, full of prizes!

The text tell us about.....

• Independent day festival

• School gathering

• Parade with the principal

• Heroes day

Multiple Choice

What is the social function of the text?

• To inform all the students SMA 25 about meeting of English club

• To inform all students about English club

• To tell the students SMA 25 about extracurriculer

• To tell all students about event

LONG FUNCTIONAL TEXTS

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

It is a text type​ which the content is an explanation or a description of an object based on its shape, characteristic, function, and so on.

The purpose of this kind of text is to describe person, things, place or event in specific.

This part depict the detail of the subject. It may also include the information about the appearance or characteristic.

Description

This part introduces the subject that being described.

Identification

Text Structure

Multiple Choice

 

Paris

Paris is the capital of a European nation, France. It is also one of the most beautiful and most famous cities in the world.

Paris is called the city of Light. It is also an international fashion center. What stylish women are wearing in Paris will be worn by women all over the world. Paris is also famous for its world center of education. For instance, it is the headquarters of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

The Seine River divides the city into two parts. Thirty-two bridges cross this scenic river. The oldest and perhaps the most well-known is Pon Neuf, which was built in the sixteenth century. Sorbonne, a famous university, is located on the left bank (south side) of the river. The beautiful white church Sacre Coeur lies on the top of hill called Montmartre on the right bank (north side) of the Seine.

There are many other famous places in Paris, such as the famous museum the Louvre as well the cathedral of Notre Dame. However, the most famous landmark in this city must be the Eiffel Tower.

Paris is named after a group of people called the Parisii. They built a small village on an island in the middle of the Seine River about two thousand years ago. This island is called lie de la Cite. It is where Notre Dame located. Today around eight million people live in Paris area.

What is the oldest and most well known part of the city?

• The Seine River

• The Sorbonne

• The Pont Neuf

• lie de la Cite

Multiple Choice

Karimunjawa is an archipelago of 27 islands in the Java Sea, stretching approximately 83 kilometers northwest of Jepara, Central Java. It consists of small islands, mostly uninhabited, with the main ones being Karimunjawa, Kemujan, Menjangan Besar and Menjangan Kecil islands.

The name of Karimunjawa was derived from the Javanese language “kremun kremun saking tanah jawi” as addressed by one from Wali Songo. The name describes how far these islands from Java, to be exact from Semarang and Jepara.

Designated as a national marine park, Karimunjawa is home to mangrove, coastal forests and a great variety of marine animals such as crabs, anchovy, starfish, sharks, stingray, jellyfish, red snappers, etc. It is also a popular tourist destination, with its white sandy beaches, pristine coral reefs and challenging treks through the hills. The reefs are a mixture of fringing and barrier and patched with bottom depths ranging from 15 to 40 meters.

The islands offer stunning diving and snorkeling trips. Fringing reefs, atolls, wrecks and an excellent variety of species make diving in Karimunjawa an unforgettable adventure.

What is the paragraph two about?

• The origin of the Karimunjawa name.

• The main islands in Karimunjawa.

• The national marine park.

• The biodiversity in Karimunjawa.

NARRATIVE TEXT

It is a text type​ which the content is an imaginative story to entertain people. It is written in sequential order.

The purpose of this kind of text is to amuse or entertain the readers.

Text Structure

Orientation: It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of the story are introduced.

Complication: Where the problems in the story developed.

Climax: ​The peak of the story

Resolution: Where the problem in the story is solved.

Reorientation/Coda (Optional): Lesson from the story.

REPORT TEXT

It is a text type​ which the content is an explanation or a description of an object in general

The purpose of this kind of text is to describe person, things, place or event in general.

This part depict the detail of the subject. It may also include the information about the appearance or characteristic.

Description

This part introduces the subject that being described.

General Classification

Text Structure

Report Text vs. Descriptive Text

1. Report text describes something in general but descriptive text describes something specific.

2. The object in report text is plural, while the object that is told in the descriptive text is singular.

Subject | Subject

Multiple Choice

One of the most valuable and widespread plant is the bamboo. It is a tall treelike grass. There are more than 350 species. Most grow in Asia and on islands of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Although bamboo is a tropical plant, it can grow in a cooler temperate zones.

A single root may produce as many as 100 stems. They are hollow, woody, and jointed. The stems are sometimes 3 feet (0,9 meter) around. Sprouts grow fast, at times 1 foot (0,3 meter) or more a day. They may grow to 30, 50, or even 130 feet (9 to 40 meters) in height. Near the top are many branches. Some species do not bloom for 60 years or more.

Bamboo products range from food to houses. Asian people usually use the sprouts as vegetables. In East and Southeast Asia people use the hollow stems for water pipes and for building bridges and houses. Short sections serve as pails and cooking utensils. The stems make for walls, floors, and roofs. Thinner strips are woven into mats, chairs, cages, and curtains. Bamboo fishing rods are made of matched strips glued together. Split bamboo is also used for chopsticks and fan ribs. The inner parts of the stems of several species are made into quality papers.

Which part of the bamboo can be used for building houses?

• Bamboo sprouts

• Hollow stems

• Thinner strips

• Bamboo leaf

RECOUNT TEXT

It is a text type​ which retells events or experiences in the past.

The purpose of this kind of text is to entertain the readers and to inform the reader about something happened in the past.

Text Structure

1. Orientation: introducing the participants, place, and time

2. Events: describing series of events that happened in the past

3. Reorientation: stating personal comment of the writer to the story

Recount Text vs. Narrative Text

Both types of text tell past events, but recount text does not have complication/conflict part

Subject | Subject

Multiple Choice

GOING TO THE ZOO

Yesterday, my family and I went to the zoo, to see the elephants and other animals. We went by car and left home 7 at a.m. It took about one and half hours to get to the zoo.

When we got to the zoo, we went directly to the pet shop to buy some animal food. We spent fifteen thousand rupiahs on the food. After getting the food, we first visited the nocturnal house where birds and reptiles-which only come out at night were displayed. It was really interesting. After that we went for a ride on an elephant. It was a thrill! My dad nearly fell off when he let go of the rope.

At 12.15 p.m., my mom and my sisters prepared the lunch. We ate our lunch under a big tree near the elephant area. After lunch, we went to the bird park. We fed some of the birds inside the park. When we returned home we were tired but happy because we had so much fun.

Where did they have their lunch?

• Near the bird cage

• Under the big tree

• In a restaurant

• In a parking area

PROCEDURE TEXT

It is a text type​ which contains series of steps of action to do something.

The purpose of this kind of text is to describe how an activity is done or how an object is made through a sequence of actions or steps

Text Structure

Goal: describing the name of the procedure to be carried out.

Materials: describing lists of objects which are needed (optional).

Steps: describing the methods or steps to follow

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In a procedural text, we use imperatives in order to ask a person to do an action. Imperatives have no subjects. They begin with verbs base

Multiple Choice

How To Call Person

(1) Press the call button (green button)

(2) Press the “power” button.

(3) Press the “Call Off” button to end the conversation (red button)

(4) Contact list or press the number you want to call

(5) Search the name of the person that you want to call in

(6) Wait until the other accept your call Start the conversation.

The best steps to call someone are...

• 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6

• 2 - 5 - 4 - 1 - 6 - 3

• 4 - 2 - 5 - 1 - 3 - 6

• 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1