WHAT IS A PROCEDURAL TEXT?

A procedural text instructs your audience on how to complete a specific task. Generally this
then falls into two categories, how to make something and how to do something.

The purpose of a procedural text is to provide sequenced information or directions so that

people can successfully perform activities in safe, efficient and appropriate ways.

Recipes, science experiments and daily tips are common examples of procedural texts.

The Definition of Procedure Text is a text that is designed to describe how something is
achieved through a sequence of actions or steps. It explains how people perform different processes
in a sequence of steps. This text uses simple present tense, often imperative sentences. It also uses
the temporal conjunction such as first, second, then, next, finally, etc.
The generic structures of procedure text are:
· Goal/aim (or title)
· Materials (not required for all procedural texts)
· Steps (the actions that must be taken)

Language Features of Procedure Text

In the Procedure Text, we use

· SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE. And:

· Use of imperatives (e.g.: cut, don’t mix)
· Use of action verbs (e.g.: turn, put, mix)
· Use of connectives (e.g.: first, then, finally,)
· Use of adverbial phrases (e.g.: for five minutes, 2 centimeters from the top)

Generic Structure of Procedure

1. Goal: It is contain the purpose of the text. (e.g.: How to make spaghetti)
2. Material or Ingredient: it is contain of the materials that used in the process. (e.g.: the material to
cook omelet are egg, onion, vegetable oil, etc.)
3. Step: it is contain of the steps to make something in the goal. (e.g.: first, wash the tomatoes, onion,
second cut the onions becomes slice. . . )

Purpose of a Procedure Text

An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions. A particular
course of action intended to achieve a result. Or To help us do a task or make something. They can
be a set of instructions or directions.
The example of Procedure Text:

Text 1

How to Make Mango Juice

Materials:

1. Some ice pack

2. A spoon of sugar
3. A mango
4. A half glass of water

Steps:

1. First, peel the mango and wash it cleanly

2. Second, cut the mango into pieces and put them into the blender
3. After that, put the sugar, the water, and ice
4. The next step, turn on the blender and wait about 15 seconds
5. Finally, pour the mango juice into the glass and it is ready to drink.

Text 2

The word “Glue Gun” may sounds dangerous for us, but it is not an actual gun to shot a bullet.
Instead it can help us in making a handicraft. In the process the heat from the gun will melt the
glue stick and turn it into liquid form that we can use to stick anything including the parts of our
handicraft. Follow these following steps if you want to use the Glue Gun.
1. Check and clean the glue gun from any old glue clogging in the nozzle.

2. Put the glue stick into the gun nozzle.

3. Insert the plug into the electricity socket.

4. Prepare a sheet of paper and put the glue gun on it.

5. Wait until the gun get warmer.

6. Squeeze the trigger gently to check if the glue stick has changed into liquid form.

7. Finally, you can apply it on any surface that you want to stick by using this glue gun.

For your assignment do and submit.

Chapter VIII: Activity 5 page137, Activity 7 page 138 Identify the similarities and
differences by yourselves, Activity 11 page 140, Activity 13 page141,
Activity 14 page141

Chapter IX: Activity 3 page156, Activity 4 page 156, Activity 5 page 157, Activity
14 page162, Activity 18 page163-164.

You’ll have a week to accomplish the assignment.