Name : Noni Ayu Hasma Putri
Class : A PPAPK
Subject : Intensive Reading
Lecturer : Eusabinus Bunau, [Link].,[Link]
Definition of Recount Text
Recount text is a text that telling the reader about one story, action or activity. Its goal is for
entertaining or informing the reader. Recount is a text which retells event or experiences in
the past.
Generic Structure of Recount Text
Orientation : It gives the readers the background information needed to understand the
text, such as who was involved, where it happened, and when it happened.
Events : A series of events, ordered in a chronological sequence.
Re-orientation :A personal comment about the event or what happened in the end.
The Characteristics / Language Feature of Recount Text:
– Using the simple past tense, past continuous tense, past perfect tense, and past perfect
continuous tense.
– Using temporal sequence, e.g. On Saturday. On Monday, On Sunday
– Focus on specific participant, e.g. I (the writer)
– Using the conjunctions, such as: then, before, after, etc.
– Using action verd, e.g. went, stayed
Purpose of Recount Text
The purpose of a recount is to list and describe past experiences by retelling events in the
order in which they happened. Recounts are written to retell events with the purpose of either
informing or entertaining their audience (or both)
In a simple word the purpose of recount text is To retell past experience
Language Feature of Recount Text
– Using the simple past tense, past continuous tense, past perfect tense, and past perfect
continuous tense.
– Using temporal sequence, e.g. On Saturday. On Monday, On Sunday
– Focus on specific participant, e.g. I (the writer)
– Using the conjunctions, such as: then, before, after, etc.
– Using action verb, e.g. went, staye
Example:
My First Time In Yogyakarta
My family and I went to my grandmother’s house in Yogyakarta last month. It was my first
trip to this city. We went there two days after my sister’s gradution ceremony in Semarang.
We arrived at Yogyakarta at night. We spent a week staying in my grandmother’s house
which is 5 minutes away by foot to Malioboro street.
In the first morning, we were still too tired after a long trip from Semarang to Yogyakarta. So
we decided to stay at home to recharge our energy. I walk around the neighborhood with my
sister just to experience how it is like to be in Yogyakarta. There were too many houses, I
think, which made the space between a house and the other was so small, even the road was
also small that only bicycle and motorcycle can go through.
On the second day, all of us went to Malioboro street. We saw so many merchant with
various of product which they claim to be a traditional product of Yogyakarta. I bought some
wooden figurine and T-shirt with the word “Yogyakarta” printed on it, while my sister
bought some leather handbag. My mom and dad were busy choosing some merchandise to be
brought home when we go back.
On the third day, we went to Taman Sari and Keraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat to see
some historical building in Yogyakarta. We took a lot of pictures there. We also took some
pictures of the building so we can check it again at home. We found some places providing
Yogya traditional food around the building and we jumped in right away.
We spent the rest of our week in Yogyakarta by visiting some Shopping Malls such as Jogja
City Mall, Malioboro Mall, Hartono Mall and Ambarrukmo Plaza. We realized that
Yogyakarta turned out to be very warm during the day, that was the reason why we decided
to spend more time in air conditioned building like this.
Questions :
1. Did the writer and her family go to Yogyakarta last week? No, they didn’t.
2. How long they had been there? They had been there for two days.
3. Was the writer so tired in the first morning? Yes, she was.
4. Did they buy some properties in Malioboro street? Yes, they did.
5. Why did they spend more time in air conditioned building? Because Yogyakarta
turned out to be very warm during the day.