PROCEDURE TEXT

#Definition
Procedure text is the set of steps which should be completed in the right sequence to get the goal. In our
daily life, we often have to perform some steps to make or get something done. For example, early in
the morning, you help your mother prepare cups of tea for all members of your family. In making cups
of tea, you have to follow certain procedure in order to get a nice drink. Most of our daily activities are
related with procedures. That is why, you should understand what a procedure text is, how to make and
use it.

#Purpose of Procedure Text

Communicative purpose of Procedure Text is giving instructions on how to do things through actions
or steps are sequential.

#Generic Structure of Procedure Text

Generic Structure of Procedure Text consists of 3 parts:

1. Aim/ Goal

In the first part of the generic structure of procedure text contains information about the purpose of the
creation or operator of something.

2. Materials

In the second part, Materials consist of the materials used in making something. But not all parts of
Procedure Text includes materials, sometimes a procedure text does not have a part materials.

There are three types of procedural text that do not use the materials, namely:

Procedural text that identifies something works or how to do the instruction manual. Examples: How to
use the video game, the computer, the tape recorder, the fax, etc.

Procedural text instructs how to do certain activities with unregulated. Examples: road safety rules,
video game rules, etc.

Procedural text related to nature or human behavior. Examples: How to live happily, How to succeed.

3. Steps

On the steps, contains the steps or sequences that must be done so that the goals outlined in began
Aim / Goal to be achieved. Steps or sequences must be order from the first to the last.

#Linguistic Characteristics Procedure Text

There are several features of the Procedure Text language, such as:

1. Using pattern imperative sentences (commands), for example, Cut, Do not mix, and so on.

2. Using action verbs, such as turn, put, do not, mix, etc..

3. Using connectives (conjunctions) to sort of activities, such as then, while, and so on.

4. Using the adverbials (adverb) to reveal details of time, place, manner accurate, for example, for five
minutes, 2 hours, etc..

5. Using the simple present.

How to Make Brownies

Ingredients
• 150gram of butter.
• 150gram of dark chocolate.
• 300 gram of flour
• 4 eggs.
• 600 gram of regular sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Steps
1. Melt the chocolate with the butter.
2. Stir the eggs with the sugar and the vanilla extract.
3. Preheat the oven at low temperature
4. Combine the mixes you made.
5. Add the flour and stir with a wooden spoon.
6. Grease a brownie tin.
7. Add a little flour to cover the tin.
8. Add the brownie dough.
9. Bake for 10-30 minutes.
10. To check the brownies, put a knife in the mix. The knife must be moist!
11. Eat them 15 minutes after you took them out of the oven.
(Adapted from wikihow.com)
Glossary
Butter (n) Mentega
flour (n) Tepung
Melt (v) Lelehkan
Stir (v) Aduk
mixes (n) Adonan
Grease (v) Lumasi, minyaki
Tin (n) Panci
Dough (n) Adonan
Bake (v) Panggang
Knife (n) Pisau
Moist Basah
(adj)

1. How much flour do you need to make brownies?

2. What is the first thing to do when making brownies?
3. What should you do before combining the mixes?
4. What should you do after greasing a brownie tin?
5. According to text, how many steps are there to make brownies?
6. According to the text, is it difficult to make brownies?
7. What is the purpose of the text?
8. Eat them 15 minutes after you took them out of the oven.
The underlined word refers to….
9. Grease a brownie tin.
The underlined word could best be replaced by….
10. The knife must be moist. What is the antonym of ‘moist’?