Chapter 5: Procedure text

 Procedure text

What is the 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. The communicative purpose of this text is to describe how something is made through a sequence of actions or steps. There are three generic structures in the procedure text. The first is goals or purposes. The second is the materials or tools. The third and the last are steps or methods. To know the text that we read is a procedure or not is so simple. You can read the title if the title is started with ‘how to make…’ or ‘how to use…’ it can be certainly defined that the text is procedure text.

Definition of Procedure Text

There are three definitions of procedure text :

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.

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

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

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

Language Feature of Procedure Text

• 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 accurately, for example, for five minutes, 2 hours, etc.

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

• Using Simple Present Tense.

PART 1

Activity 1

Read part 1 (page 8-15) of the module below carefully!✔

Activity 2

Watch the video below carefully to make you understand more!✔

Activity 3

Do practice 1-10 in part 1 from the module above!

Attach the photo the exercises in your blog!✔

ANSWER: 

Picture 1: An electric mixing machine used in food preparationlequefying, chooping and pureeing ingridients.

Picture 2: A computer that is portable and suitable for use while traveling.

Picture 3: An automated kitchen appliance designed to boil or steam rice.

Picture 4: A device that accepts text and graphic output rom a computer and transform information to paper.

Picture 5: An electrical device for making toast

PART 2

Activity 1

Read part 1 (page 21-23) of the module below carefully!✔

Activity 2

Watch the video below carefully to make you understand more!✔

Activity 3

Write a procedure text: HOW TO DO in your blog!

How to turn on TV:

Material :

TV

Remote

Steps :

-Make sure the TV is connected to a power source.

-Press the power button on the TV.

-Then take the remote and press the turn on button.

-Wait for the TV to turn on, then use the remote to switch channels.

-And please enjoy your favorite shows.

Complete your article with the explanation, pictures and video! ✔

PART 3

Activity 1

Read part 1 (page 21-23) of the module below carefully!✔

Activity 2

Watch the video below carefully to make you understand more!✔

Activity 3

Write a procedure text: HOW TO USE in your blog!

Complete your article with the explanation, pictures and video!✔

PART 4

Activity 1

Read part 1 (page 21-23) of the module below carefully!

Activity 2

Watch the video below carefully to make you understand more!

Activity 3

Write a procedure text: HOW TO MAKE in your blog!

Complete your article with the explanation, pictures and video!

PART 5

KESIMPULAN :

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.

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