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RECOUNT TEXT

We make recount text to inform or retell others about something happens to us or to other people.

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By Endah Liana

​In this chapter, we will learn​ :

• to tell about your past experience

• to use simple past tense

• to use past continuous tense

• to analyze the structure of a recount text

• to write about your past experience

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​Most recounts have elements as follows:

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• An orientation that gives the listener or reader information about the time, the place and those involved.

• A series of events recounted as they happened.

• A conclusion that gives the writer’s own view of the events and the feelings that aroused of the time.

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​REVIEW OF SIMPLE PAST & PAST CONTINUOUS TENSES

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• You use simple past tense to talk about things that happened in the past.

  Who invented the television?

  We drove to Teluk Penyu beach last weekend.

• To make past form you just add –ed or –d to the verbs​

  Present	Past
  Look	Looked
  Open	Opened
  Live	Lived
  Laugh	Laughed

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​THANK YOU

Multiple Choice

On Wednesday, my students and I went to YogyakartA. We stayed at Dirgahayu Hotel which is not far from Malioboro. On Thursday, we visited the temples in Prambanan. There are three big temples, the Brahmana, Syiwa and Wisnu temples. They are really amazing. We visited only Brahmana and Syiwa temples, because Wisnu temple is being renovated. On Friday morning we went to Yogya Kraton. We spent about two hours there. We were lucky because we were led by a smart and friendly guide. Then we continued our journey to Borobudur. We arrived there at four p.m. At 5 p.m. we heard the announcement that Borobudur gate would be closed. In the evening we left for Jakarta by wisata bus.

1. The text above mainly discusses about…..

• the writer’s trip to Yogyakarta

• the writer’s first visit to Prambanan

• the writer’s impression about the guide

• the writer’s experience at Yogya Kraton

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On Wednesday, my students and I went to YogyakartA. We stayed at Dirgahayu Hotel which is not far from Malioboro.On Thursday, we visited the temples in Prambanan. There are three big temples, the Brahmana, Syiwa and Wisnu temples. They are really amazing. We visited only Brahmana and Syiwa temples, because Wisnu temple is being renovated.On Friday morning we went to Yogya Kraton. We spent about two hours there. We were lucky because we were led by a smart and friendly guide. Then we continued our journey to Borobudur. We arrived there at four p.m. At 5 p.m. we heard the announcement that Borobudur gate would be closed.In the evening we left for Jakarta by wisata bus.

2. The text is written in the form of a …

• narrative

• recount

• report

• descriptive

Multiple Choice

Yesterday my family and I went to the zoo to see the elephant. When we got to the zoo, we went to the shop to buy some food to give to the animals. After getting the food, we went to the nocturnal house where we saw birds and reptiles which only come out at night. Before having lunch, we went for a ride on the elephant. It was a thrill to ride it. Dad fell off when he let go off the rope, but he was ok. During the lunch we fed some birds in the park. In the afternoon we saw the animals being fed. When we returned home we were very tired but happy. It was because we had so much fun activities at many places at the zoo.

3. What happened to the writer’s dad when he rode an elephant?

• He felt a thrill

• He felt fun

• He fell off

• He failed

Multiple Choice

Yesterday my family and I went to the zoo to see the elephant. When we got to the zoo, we went to the shop to buy some food to give to the animals.After getting the food, we went to the nocturnal house where we saw birds and reptiles which only come out at night.Before having lunch, we went for a ride on the elephant. It was a thrill to ride it. Dad fell off when he let go off the rope, but he was ok.During the lunch we fed some birds in the park. In the afternoon we saw the animals being fed. When we returned home we were very tired but happy. It was because we had so much fun activities at many places at the zoo.

4. Why did the writer and his family feel very tired after having a trip to the zoo?

• They had to visit many places in the zoo

• They took a long time to reach the zoo area

• They had to feed a lot of animals in the zoo

• They had no time to take a rest in the zoo

Multiple Choice

Yesterday my family and I went to the zoo to see the elephant. When we got to the zoo, we went to the shop to buy some food to give to the animals.After getting the food, we went to the nocturnal house where we saw birds and reptiles which only come out at night.Before having lunch, we went for a ride on the elephant. It was a thrill to ride it. Dad fell off when he let go off the rope, but he was ok.During the lunch we fed some birds in the park. In the afternoon we saw the animals being fed. When we returned home we were very tired but happy. It was because we had so much fun activities at many places at the zoo.

5. … our family felt tired after visiting the zoo, we were still happy.

• Since

• Because

• Although

• Nevertheless