ENGLISH ZONE 1

By Eka Mulya Astuti

Penerbit Erlangga
 UNIT 2
SHARING YOUR EXPERIENCE

Lesson 1: Good Times and Bad Times

Lesson 2: What an Experience!

 LESSON 2
GOOD TIMES AND BAD TIMES

 Listening to a recount monolog

 Showing attention and expressing happiness
 Reading a diary
 Writing about past experience
RECOUNT:

 Purpose:
To retell past events or to sequence events in the
order they happened.

 Structure:
 1. Orientation: It’s an introduction that sets
time, place, and participants.
 2. Events: It tells what happened, usually in
temporal sequence or chronological order.
 3. Re-orientation: It is the conclusion or closure of
the events, and it’s optional.
EXAMPLES OF RECOUNT TEXTS
READING:
Dear Diary,
Today, I had the most awful luck. Once again, as usual, nothing went right for
me. Nothing but bad luck.
This morning the weather was nice, so I decided to walk to school. I left early.
It was nice when I left, but halfway from school the weather changed. I didn’t
bring my umbrella, so I started to run to find a shelter. On the way, I dropped
my bag. It burst open and all my books were thrown out. Everything got wet.
When I finally got to school, the gate was closed because I was late. I had to
run around the soccer field as a punishment.
At the second break, I talked to Rudi. I’ve known Rudi for two weeks, but I
like this guy so much. So I asked him if he wanted to go to the band festival
with me on Friday. And he said yes! I couldn’t believe it! My luck had finally
changed! But, unfortunately, it didn’t last. In the afternoon, the committee
made an announcement that the band festival was cancelled!
After school, I took a jitney home because it looked like it would rain again. It
didn’t rain, but the jitney broke down, and the passengers had to find another
one, which was difficult during the rush hour. When I finally got home, there
was a blackout. It lasted for three hours. I couldn’t type my biology report.
I hate days like today. Will my luck ever get better?
EXAMPLES OF RECOUNT TEXTS
WRITING:
 Text Organizer
Orientation: introduction
Give details of who/what/when/where/why

Events: what happened – in chronological order

First, . . . After . . .
Next, . . . Later, . . .
Soon, . . . Eventually, . . .
During . . . Finally, . . .

Re-orientation/Conclusion: personal comment

(optional)
What did you think, feel, or decide about the events that
happened?
EXAMPLES OF RECOUNT TEXTS
SPEAKING:
 Ika : How was your weekend?
 Angga : Well, it was miserable. First, I had a flat-
tire when I was on the way to my girlfriend’s
house. It took me about an hour to find a
repairman.
 Ika : Then?

 Angga : My girlfriend got angry because I came

so late. And finally, I fell off my motorcycle on the
way home.
 Ika : Oh, poor you!
EXAMPLES OF RECOUNT TEXTS
LISTENING
LANGUAGE FOCUS

Showing Happiness Being Sympathetic Showing Interest

I’m happy . . . . Oh, no! Right.

I’m (very) pleased / What a pity. OK.
(really) delighted. What a shame. Yes?
I can’t say how What a nuisance. And?
pleased I am. Poor you. Really?
I can’t say how Very sad news. Then?
delighted I am. How awful. And then?
Great! How terrible. Did you?
Terrific! I’m really sorry to Have you?
Fantastic! hear that. Are you?
That must’ve been Was it?
awful.
GRAMMAR FOCUS
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
 We use the simple past tense:
a. to talk about things that happened at a certain
time in the past:
- This morning the weather was nice, so I decided to walk
to school.
- Finally, the day of the try-out arrived. I was so scared that
I almost didn’t go.
 b. to talk about the general past and about
regular actions:
- I thought I would never succeed, but I kept practicing.
- Once again, as usual, nothing went right for me.