Procedure

Teks procedure bertujuan menerangkan bagaimana membuat / melakuka sesuatu berdasarkan

serangkaian langkah atau kegiatan (steps)
Struktur teks procedur terdiri dari :
1. Aim/ goal (tujuan) : dapat berupa judul
2. Materials : bahan dan alat yang diperlukan. Namun tidak semua teks procedure
memerlukan tahap ini
3. Steps : langkah-langkah untuk melakukan kegiatan (teks procedure)
Karakteristik teks procedure
 Menggunakan the simple present tense, biasanya berbentuk kalimat imperastif
 Menggunakan kata hubung temporal, seperti first, second, then, mext, finaly, dll
 Menggunakan action verbs, seperti turnon, stir, cook dll

Contoh

Aim/goal How to operate a dihital camera

You need :
 A digital camera
Materials  An object (s friend/classmate or something interesting you
can find around the classroom or school yard)

Follow the stpes below to take picture

1. Hold up the camera and centre the object in the LCD
2. Move closer or use the zoom control for the result you
want
Steps 3. When you’re ready to take the picture, hold the shutter
halfway. It is very important, so the camera sets the
focus, shutter speed, and various other calculations. This
may take a few second
4. A light should appear thet lets you know the camera is set
to go
5. Press shuter all the way down
It may be necessary to turn off the LCD and use the view finder
when there is extreme sunlight or to conserve battery life. The
glare from the LCD does not work well with bright light