Procedure Text

Procedure Text

By Nova Puspanita, S.S, Gr.

Social Function of Procedure Text

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. Communicative purpose of this text is to describe how something is made through a sequence of actions or step.

Definition of Procedure Text

There are three definition about procedure text :

(1)Texts 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) Texts that instruct how to do a particular activity e.g. recipes, rules for games, science experiments, road safety rules.

(3) Texts that deal with human behavior, e.g how to live happily, how to succeed

Generi Structure of Procedure Text

There are three generic structures in procedure text.

The first is goals or purposes. Goal : (e.g : How to make spaghetti)

The second is materials or tools. Material or Ingredient : (e.g : the material to cook omelette are egg, onion, vegetable oil, etc. )

The third and the last are steps or methods. Step : (e.g : first, wash the tomatoes, onion, …., second cut the onions becomes slice. . .

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Language Feature of Procedure Text

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

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

– Using Simple Present Tense​

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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