Procedure Text

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 About Procedure Text

 Procedure is a text that show a process in

order.

 The social function of a procedure is to tell or

describe the reader how to do or make
something through a sequence of series
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 Types of Procedure
Texts that instruct how to do a particular
activity : recipes, rules for games, science
experiments, road safety rules.
Texts that instruct how to operate things :
how to operate an appliance, a machine,
the photocopier, the computer

 The most common example of a procedural

text is a recipe.
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 Using action verb (cut, fold,

twist, hold, slice, pour, cook, etc)
 Using imperative sentence
 Using Simple Present Tense (do
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this, do that) Exercise
 Linking words to do with time
(first, when, then) are used to
connect the text.
 Detailed information on how
(carefully, with the scissors);
where (from the top); when
(after it has set)
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 Goal or aim
States what is to be done/showing the
purpose.

 Materials Generic
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Listed in order of use, includes items
needed to complete task/telling the
needed materials.

 Method
A series of steps to achieve the purpose.
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How to make FRIED RICE
Ingredients :
- a plate of rice
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 1 tablespoon soybean sauce
- 1 egg
- 5 shallots Generic
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- 2 cloves of garlic Exercise
- some salt and pepper
Equipment :
- a knife
- a frying pan
- a spatula
- a plate
Steps:
1. Slice the shallots and garlic
2. Pour the oil into the pan and heat it
3. Cook the shallot and garlic until it smells nice
4. Put the rice into the pan
5. Season with some salt and pepper
6. Stir the rice until all the ingredients are mixed well
7. Put the rice on a plate.
 How to make
Banana Ice Cream

Materials :
1 large ripe banana
200 ml milk
100 ml heavy cream
50 gm caster sugar

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1. Mash the banana in a food processor until
smooth.
2. Mix in the milk, heavy cream and sugar.
3. Pour the mixture into ice-cream maker and
freeze it according to the manufacturer's
instructions, about 20 minutes.
4. Once the ice cream has been formed in the ice
cream maker, it would be quite soft in texture.
5. Transfer to an air-tight plastic container and
place in the freezer for several hours until the
ice-cream is frozen. Or you might like to have it
after freezing for an hour or so.