THE PAPER ENGLISH LANGUAGE

“ PROCEDURE TEXT”

COMPILED BY:
 MARINTAN SIMBOLON
 VIVI ENZELIA HUTABARAT
 PERIUS GULO

FAKULTAS KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN

BAHASA INGGRIS
TAHUN AJARAN 2017/2018

PROCEDURE TEXT
Definition of Text Procedure
"Procedure text is a piece of text that give us instructions for doing something."
Procedure text is a text that gives us commands or instructions to do something.
Procedure text is a text that is designed to describe how something is achieved through a
sequence of actions or steps."

Procedure text is a text designed to illustrate how something is accomplished through a

sequence of actions or steps.

So it can be concluded here, the procedure text is a type of text that aims to describe a
command or instruction about how something is achieved in the order or the correct steps.

And usually the title of the text procedure begins with "How to ....". Examples such as "How
to Use a cup of tea", "How to Use the Computer", and many other examples.

Some of the characteristics of the text process are:

⦁ using Simple Present Tense (S + V1)
⦁ imperative shaped / command form,
⦁ using action verbs, eg make, take, boil, cook,
⦁ using temporal conjunctions, eg: First, then, next, after that, last

Purpose of Procedure Text

Procedure text it self is made to have a specific purpose for the reader. The purpose of the
text itself is communicative.

The social purpose of procedure is how to do it through sequence of steps which enable the
reader to achieve the goal."

The social purpose of the procedure text is to show how something is done through a
sequence of steps that allows the reader to reach the goal.

The purpose of procedure is to tell the reader how to do or make something through a
sequence of actions or steps."

The purpose of the procedure text is to tell the reader how to do or create something through
a sequence of actions or steps.

Types of Procedure Text

Procedure text in English has several types. Here are 3 types of procedure text that you
should know.
⦁ Procedure text that describes how something works or how to use instruction / manual
operation, for example, how to use computer, how to record video. how to use plaroid
camera.
⦁ Procedure text that instructs how to perform certain activities, for example, how to make a
noodle, how to dance, how to play basketball.
⦁ Procedure text related to human behavior, for example, how to succeed, how to live
happily, how to be a good person.
Generic Stucture of Procedure Text

Procedure text has a general layout scheme or generic structure. The

following generic stucture of procedure text:
⦁ Goal: provides information about the intent and purpose of the procedure and predicts a
conclusion.
⦁ Materials: contains a list of materials or materials needed to perform a procedure or steps.
⦁ Steps: a list of instruction / activity sequences to achieve the objectives in the correct step
sequence.
⦁ Result: Result of a series of steps that have been done.

Example Procedure Text

How to make ice cream

Materials:
2 cups milk or cream
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Several cups of Ice
1 cup salt
You need these supplies to make ice cream
Tub or large coffee can to hold salt and ice
Glass bowl or small coffee can
Electric mixer or whisk
Ice cream scoop
Storage container for freezer
Steps:
First, setting up the cooling apparatus. Stir ice and salt in the larger container.
Then, combine the ingredients. Mix together the milk, sugar, and vanilla in the glass bowl.
Then, set this bowl in the tub filled with ice and rock salt, making sure that the salt water
does not spill into the bowl.

Next, mix the ice cream. Mix the ingredients in the small container vigorously. The salty ice
mixture will cool the mixture down until it turns into ice cream. It should take about 10 to 15
minutes to stir the ice cream using either method. Stir until it is free from ice crystals and is
the right consistency.

Last, storage and serving. ice cream is ready.