Recount Text

The social function of recount text is...

• To explain an information

• To inform how to do something

• To retell past experiences

• To entertain readers with imaginary story

What is the language feature of recount text?

• Using Present Tense

• Using Future Tense

• Using Past Tense

• Using Passive form

What is Recount Text ?

• A story with complication or problematic events and it tries to find the resolutions to solve the problems

• A text which retells events or experiences in the past

• A text which informs readers about newsworthy events

• An imaginative story that entertain readers or listeners

The generic structure of recount text is ....

• Events, Orientation, Re-orientation

• Orientation, Steps, Re-orientation

• Re-orientation, Events, Orientation

• Orientation, Events, Re-orientation

Ryan, my roommate, and I had a great weekend. Last Saturday we got up early and had a big breakfast. Then we took the bus to go downtown and went to an art museum. The museum opened at nine o’clock and we stayed there all morning.

We saw some beautiful paintings. We had a guide who explained everything to us. I liked all the art, but Ryan didn’t like the modern art very much. I bought copies of two paintings. I’m going to put them on the wall of my bedroom.

At one o’clock, we were hungry so we had lunch at the museum cafeteria. After lunch, we took a walk in the park near the museum. We went home at five o’clock. We were very tired, but we had a good time. On Sunday we stayed home and studied.

What did the writer and his roommate do last weekend?

• They went to the cafe

• They went to the artist workshop

• They went to the art museum

• They stayed in their house

Ryan, my roommate, and I had a great weekend. Last Saturday we got up early and had a big breakfast. Then we took the bus to go downtown and went to an art museum. The museum opened at nine o’clock and we stayed there all morning.

We saw some beautiful paintings. We had a guide who explained everything to us. I liked all the art, but Ryan didn’t like the modern art very much. I bought copies of two paintings. I’m going to put them on the wall of my bedroom.

At one o’clock, we were hungry so we had lunch at the museum cafeteria. After lunch, we took a walk in the park near the museum. We went home at five o’clock. We were very tired, but we had a good time. On Sunday we stayed home and studied.

How did they go to the museum?

• By bicycle

• On foot

• By bus

• By train

Ryan, my roommate, and I had a great weekend. Last Saturday we got up early and had a big breakfast. Then we took the bus to go downtown and went to an art museum. The museum opened at nine o’clock and we stayed there all morning.

We saw some beautiful paintings. We had a guide who explained everything to us. I liked all the art, but Ryan didn’t like the modern art very much. I bought copies of two paintings. I’m going to put them on the wall of my bedroom.

At one o’clock, we were hungry so we had lunch at the museum cafeteria. After lunch, we took a walk in the park near the museum. We went home at five o’clock. We were very tired, but we had a good time. On Sunday we stayed home and studied.

Where did they go after lunch?

• They went to the cafetaria

• They went home

• They went to the art gallery

• They went to the park

Read the following text to answer questions number 4

A Trip to the Zoo

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.

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

• He fell off

• He felt a thrill

• He failed

• He felt fun

A Trip to the Zoo

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.

Qustion:

What kind of text is this?

• A Report Text

• Narrative Text

• Recount Text

• Descriptive Text

We were playing in the garden. Jim threw a ball at me. However, I missed catching it. I ran towards the ball to pick it up. As I was about to pick the ball up, I saw a snake slithering towards the bushes. I gave a loud shout and all the others crowded around me. I told Jim that there was a snake in the garden. Jim ran to his house and told his father. His father came out of the house with gloves, a stick and a bag. He told us to stay clear of the bushes. Then, he shook the bushes to make the snake come out of hiding. After a while, the snake poked its head out from under the bushes. Jim's father pressed its head with the stick. Then, using his other hand he picked the tail and put it inside the bag. he put the bag in his car. I didn't know where he would bring it, but surely I felt relieved of what he had done.

The purpose of the writer to write the text is....

• to give instruction on how to catch a snake

• to describe what a snake is in general

• to retell a story when seeing a snake

• to amuse the readers by telling a story