About Procedure
Generic Structure
Language Feature
Example
Word Power
Objective test
About Procedure
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
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.
Generic Structure
Goal or aim
States what is to be done/showing the purpose.
Materials
Listed in order of use, includes items needed to
complete task/telling the needed materials.
Method
A series of steps to achieve the purpose.
Language Feature
Using action verb (cut, fold, twist, hold, slice,
pour, cook, etc)
Using imperative sentence
Using Simple Present Tense (do this, do that)
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)
Example
How to make FRIED RICE
Ingredients :
- a plate of rice
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 1 tablespoon soybean sauce
- 1 egg
- 5 shallots
- 2 cloves of garlic
- some salt and pepper
Equipments :
- 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
Homemade Banana Ice
cream
Steps :
[Link] the banana in a food processor until
smooth.
[Link] in the milk, heavy cream and sugar.
Materials : [Link] the mixture into ice-cream maker and freeze
it according to the manufacturer's instructions,
1 large ripe banana
about 20 minutes.
200 ml milk [Link] the ice cream has been formed in the ice
100 ml heavy cream maker, it would be quite soft in texture.
cream [Link] to an air-tight plastic container and
50 gm caster sugar 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.
Words Power
2 cloves of garlic = 2 siung
bawang putih.
Mash banana = tumbuk
halus/lembutkan pisang.
Heavy cream = krim pengental
(pemadat)
Caster Sugar = gula halus
yang lembut.
10 Objective tests
Answer this question based on both example above !!
1) What kind of text above?
2) What is the social function of each example?
3) What is the generic structure of each example?
4) What are the action verb that mention in each
example?
5) Mention the imperative sentences that exist in
each example !
Answer with T for Correct Statement and F
for Incorrect Statement !!
1) The social function of a procedure is to tell or
describe the reader how to do or make something
through a sequence of series. (T/F)
2) These are the igredients of how to make
homemade banana ice cream : 1 large ripe banana,
300 ml milk, 100 ml heavy cream (T/F)
3) In procedure text we use simple past tense in
language features. (T/F)
4) Fried rice made with 3 eggs. (T/F)
5) The word mash similar with pound. (T/F)
