Pocedure Text and example

Pocedure Text

Procedure text is a text that is designed to describe how something is achieved through a sequence of actions or steps.

It explains how people perform different processes in a sequence of steps. This text uses simple present tense, often imperative sentences. It also uses the temporal conjunction such as first, second, then, next, finally, etc.

1.      The Language Features of Procedure Text

In the procedure text, we use:

a.       Simple present tense.

b.      Imperatives sentences (e.g. cut, don't mix)

c.       Action verbs (e.g. turn, put, mix).

d.      Connectives (e.g. first, then, finally...).

e.      Adverbial phrases (e.g. for five minutes, 2 centimeters from the top).

2.      The Gneric Structure of Procedure Text

Below are the generic structures of procedure text.

Ø  Goal: It is containt the purpose of the text. (e.g; How to make spagheti).

Ø  Material or Ingredient: it is containt of the materials that used in the process. (e.g: the material to cook omelette are egg, onion, vegetable oil, etc).

Ø  Step: it is containt of the steps to make something in the goal. (e.g: first, wash the tomatoes, onion, ...., second cut the onions becomes slice...).

3.      Below is the example of procedure text of recipe:

 

How to Make a Sandwich (aim/goal)

Ø  You need (materials)

Ø  2 slices of bread

Ø  Peanut butter

Ø  A banana

Ø  Honey

What you should do are: (steps)

Ø  Take two slices of bread.

Ø  Spread peanut butter.

Ø  Cut up a banana onto small slices and put them on one of the slices.

Ø  Pour some honey over the bananas.

Ø  Put the other slice of bread on top.