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Recount
Recount Text
A Recount Text is a
text which tells ‘what happened’. The purpose of the text is to document a
series of events and evaluate their significance in some way. It focuses on a
sequence of events, all of which relate to the occasion. It also has
expressions of attitude and feeling, usually made by the writer about the
events.
Read the
following text carefully.
Last summer, the writer of a
famous novel went to Italy. He visited museums. He sat in a public garden, and
a friendly waiter taught him a few Italian words. He thought about postcards
yesterday. His holiday passed quickly. On the last day, he got up early and
bought 37 cards. He was in his room all day, but he did not write a single
card.
(Modified from Alexander, 1990)
When you tell about what happened in the
past, it means that you make a recount text. A recount text has the following
text structure:
Orientation : provides the setting and introduces participants
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The writer went
to Italy.
Events : tell what happened, in what sequence
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He visited
museums.
-
He sat in a public
garden.
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He thought
about postcards yesterday.
-
His holiday
passed quickly.
-
He got up early
and bought 37 cards.
Re-orientation : optional-closure of events
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He was in his
room all day, but he did not write a single card.
One day Sandra Dewi fell sick in the middle of the English lesson. All the
students did reading tasks. Suddenly Sandra Dewi vomited. All other students
stopped writing. Mrs. Lidia helped her immediately. The chairman of the class
sent for the school’s doctor. In five minutes the doctor came. He examined her
carefully. He examined her eyes. He felt her stomach. He listened to her heart
beat. He measured her blood pressure. Then he took her temperature. “I’m afraid
she suffers from malaria. Her temperature is very high. That is why she
vomited. She has a very bad cough, too. I’ll give her some pills for her
malaria, some tablets for her fever, and syrup for her cough. She needs a
week’s rest”, said the doctor.
Questions:
1. What is the text telling you about?
2. What did the students do? What happened?
3. What was the name of the teacher?
4. What did the doctor do?
5. What was Sandra Dewi suffering from?
6. What did the doctor recommend?
7. Identify the text structure by listing the happenings according
to these categories of: orientation,
events, and re-orientation.
MoDaL vErB
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MODALS
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FUNCTION
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EXAMPLES
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1.
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Can
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Menyatakan kemampuan (ability)
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Menyatakan ijin (permission)
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·
My
sister can speak French fluently
·
Can
I borrow your motorcycle tonight?
|
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2.
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Could
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Menyatakan kemampuan (ability) Di waktu lampau
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Menyatakan ijin (permission)
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·
My
brother could dive deeply when he was a boy.
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Could
you come now!
|
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3.
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May
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Menyatakan ijin (permission)
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Menyatakan kemungkinan (possibility)
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·
May I
take this flower. It looks good
·
It
may rain this morning
|
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4.
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Might
|
Menyatakan
kemungkinan besar
|
|
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5.
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Shall
|
Menyatakan
rencana/ Janji/
Sumpah
|
·
I
shall return to your country
|
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6.
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Should
|
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Menyatakan kewajiban (obligation)
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Menyatakan saran (advice)
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·
You
should kill the criminals
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You
should take a rest for a moment
|
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7.
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Will
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Menyatakan
rencana
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·
We
will marry next week
|
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8.
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Would
|
Menyatakan
ijin (permission)
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·
Would
you please lend me your money?
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9.
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must
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Menyatakan
keharusan (necessity)
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·
I
must leave now.
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