PROCEDURAL TEXT BY YANI KUSMIATI S Pd DEFINITION

PROCEDURAL TEXT BY : YANI KUSMIATI, S. Pd

DEFINITION � Procedural texts are part of daily life. Its tells us how something is done through steps or actions. � We often use procedural texts, even though we rarely realise it. The examples are when we follow the instructions of a recipe on television, read a manual on, how to turn on a CD player, do a simple scientific experiment, etc.

The structure of a procedural text • Goal/purpose Example: Let’s Make Your Own Aquarium Ecosystem • Materials (precise information, how long, how many, what type). Example: water plants, a bucket • Steps: What to do Example: Spread the gravels over base of the tank. • The frame (commands, details, how, with what) Example: Put the gravel in a net and pour a jug full of water on it. • The covering (where, action verbs). Example: Place the tank in bright light

The Example of Procedural Text INGREDIENTS 1 Small chicken, cut into pieces 2 cups fresh coconut milk (or 200 ml thick coconut milk and 200 ml water ) GRINDED SPICES Shallots, garlic, galangal, lemongrass, cumin, salt, pepper, coriander COOKING DIRECTIONS Boil chicken. Allow 2 cups of broth to remain in the pot. Fry the grinded spices with 2 spoons of vegetable oil. Add the spices into the boiled chicken; turn to low heat until it is tender. Add the coconut milk, stir, continue simmer to enhance flavor. Serve your white chicken curry while hot.

Latihan Soal 1. What is the text about? 2. Why do we need to simmer after adding coconut milk? 3. “… turn to low heat until it is tender. ” The word it refers to…

Make a Procedural texts like an example

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