MATERI PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA INGGRIS

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Narrative Text

Definition of Narrative Text

A narrative text is an imaginative story to entertain people (teks narasi adalah cerita
imaginatif yang bertujuan menghibur orang).

Generic Structure of Narrative Text

# Orientation : It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of the story are
introduced. (berisi pengenalan tokoh, tempat dan waktu terjadinya cerita (siapa atau apa,
kapan dan dimana)
# Complication : Where the problems in the story developed. (Permasalahan muncul / mulai
terjadi dan berkembang)
# Resolution : Where the problems in the story is solved. Masalah selesai, secara baik “happy
ending” ataupun buruk “bad ending”.
# Coda / reorientation (optional) – lesson from the story.

Kadangkala susunan (generic structure) narrative text bisa berisi: Orientation, Complication,
Evaluation, Resolution dan Reorientation. Meski “Evaluation” dan “Reorientation”
merupakan optional; bisa ditambahkan dan bisa tidak. Evaluation berisi penilaian/evaluasi
terhadap jalannya cerita atau konflik. Sedangkan Reorientation berisi penyimpulan isi akhir
cerita.

Purpose of Narrative Text

– The Purpose of Narrative Text is to amuse or to entertain the reader with a story.

The Characteristics / Language Feature of Narrative Text:

– Past tense (killed, drunk, etc)
– Adverb of time (Once upun a time, one day, etc)
– Time conjunction (when, then, suddenly, etc)
– Specific character. The character of the story is specific, not general. (Cinderella, Snow
White, Alibaba, etc)
– Action verbs. A verb that shows an action. (killed, dug, walked, etc)
– Direct speech. It is to make the story lively. (Snow White said,”My name is Snow White).
The direct speech uses present tense.

Contoh of Narrative Text

Contoh Narrative Text tentang Fable beserta terjemahannya

The Rabbit and the Turtle

One day a rabbit was boasting about how fast he could run. He was laughing at the turtle for
being so slow.
Much to the rabbit’s surprise, the turtle challenged him to a race. The rabbit thought this was
a good joke and accepted the challenge. The fox was to be the umpire of the race. As the race
began, the rabbit raced way ahead of the turtle, just like everyone thought.

The rabbit got to the halfway point and could not see the turtle anywhere. He was hot and
tired and decided to stop and take a short nap. All this time the turtle kept walking step by
step by step. He never quit no matter how hot or tired he got. He just kept going.

However, the rabbit slept longer than he had thought and woke up. He could not see the turtle
anywhere! He went at full-speed to the finish line but found the turtle there waiting for him.

Terjemahan Contoh Narrative Text

Kelinci dan Kura-kura

Suatu hari seekor kelinci membual tentang kecepatannya dalam berlari. Diamenertawakan
kura-kura karena begitu lambat.

Kelinci itu begitu terkejut karena ternyata kura-kura berani menantangnya untuk berlari.
Kelinci pikir ini lelucon dan akhirnya menerima tantangan itu. Dalam lomba lari itu, seekor
rubah adalah wasitnya. Seperti yang sudah dibayangkan banyak pihak. saat balapan dimulai,
kelinci berlari jauh di depan kura-kura.

Kelinci sudah sampai setengah perlombaan dan tidak bisa melihat kura-kura bisa
menyusulnya. Saat itu cuaca panas dan melelahkan, kelinci itu memutuskan untuk berhenti
dan tidur sejenak. Saat itu kura-kura terus berjalan selangkah demi selangkah demi selangkah
lagi. Dia tidak pernah berhenti tidak peduli seberapa panas atau betapah melelahkannya. Dia
terus berjalan.

Namun, kelinci tidur kelamaan dari perkiraanya. Ketika terbangun, dia tidak melihat kura-
kura dimana pun. Dia lari dengan kecepatan penuh menuju garis finish tetapi mendapati kura-
kura sudah menunggunya disana.

Contoh Narrative Text tentang Fairly Tales

Cinderella

Orientation
Once upon time, there was a beautiful girl called Cinderella. She lived with her stepsisters
and stepmother. They were very bossy. She had to do all the housework.

Complication
One day an invitation to the ball came to the family. Her stepsisters did not let her go, so
Cinderella was very sad. The stepsisters went to the ball without her.
Resolution
Fortunately, the good fairly came and helped her to get to the ball. At the ball, Cinderella
danced with the prince. The prince felt in love with her then he married her. They live
happily ever after.

Exercise :

1. Translate the text above “Cinderela” into Bahasa Indonesia!

(Terjemahkan cerita di atas “Cinderela” ke Bahasa Indonesia!)