Procedure Text

Generic
About
Structure

Lang
Example
Feature

Exercise
 About Procedure Text

 Procedure are:
• Text that explain how something works or
how to use instruction/operation manuals e.g. Generic
how to use the video, the computer, the tape About
Structure
recorder, the photocopier, the fax.
• Text that instruct how to do a particular
activity e.g. recipes, rules for games, science Lang
experiments, road safety rules. Example
Feature
• Text that deal with human behavior, e.g. how
to live happily, how to success.
Exercise
 The social function of a procedure is to tell the
reader how to do or make something.
 The most common example of a procedural
text is a recipe.
 Language Feature

 Using action verb (cut, fold,

twist, hold, slice, pour, cook, etc) Generic
About
 Using imperative sentence Structure
 Using Simple Present Tense (do
this, do that) Lang
Example
 Linking words to do with time Feature
(first, when, then) are used to
connect the text. Exercise
 Detailed information on how
(carefully, with the scissors);
where (from the top); when
(after it has set)
 Generic Structure

 Goal or aim
contains about purpose of making or Generic
About
operating of something. Structure
 Materials
Materials consist of ingredients that are Lang
used in making something. But not all Example
Feature
parts of procedure text includes
materials, sometimes a procedure text
does not have materials section. Exercise
 Method/steps
A series of steps to achieve the purpose.
 Example
How to make FRIED RICE
Ingredients :
- a plate of rice Generic
About
- 2 tablespoon oil Structure
- 1 tablespoon soybean sauce
- 1 egg
- 5 shallots
- 2 cloves of garlic Lang
Example
- some salt and pepper Feature
Equipment :
- a knife
- a frying pan
- a spatula Exercise
- 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 use a printer

1. Make sure that the printer device

software have been installed in your Generic
computer. About
Structure
2. Prepare the printer by checking the
amount of paper and the ink.
3. To begin with, plug in the printer and Lang
connect it to your computer. Example
Feature
4. Turn on your printer.
5. Open the document you'd like to print
and then press CTRL + P buttons on your Exercise
computer keyboard.
6. Klick 'Ok' at the bottom of the pop-up
screen to print.
7. Your document will begin printing.
 Exercise
Answer this question based on both example
above !!
Generic
About
1. What kind of text above? Structure
2. What is the social function of each
example?
Lang
3. What is the generic structure of each Example
Feature
example?
4. What are the action verb that
mention in each example? Exercise
5. Mention the imperative sentences
that exist in each example !