2. GENRE (Kinds of Text) GENRE (Kinds of Text)

3. Recount Generic StructurePurposesGramatical Features OrientationTo tell the past events Simple past tense Events Real event; It happens in the past Conjunction; and, but, then, after that Coda / Re-Orientation (optional) (Personal comment) Adverbs ; yesterday, at my house, slowly Action verbs ; go, sleep, run,

4. Wilson was surprised when feathers began to grow all over his body. He was so frightened that he wanted to cry, but he could not cry. He began to chip instead. He had changed into bird. All of a sudden, a net fell over him. He was caught by a giant. He chirped loudly for help. “This bird sings well,” said the giant. He put Wilson into a bird cage and hung it on a high pole in the garden. Suddenly, the string snapped and the cage fell. Wilson awoke and found himself on the floor beside his bed. He was only having a bad dream. Immediately he released his pet bird from its cage.

5. 1. The text tells us about…… 2. What does the first paragraph tell us about? 3. He chirped loudly for help. The bold type word has the same meaning …. 4. Immediately he released his pet bird from its cage. The opposite meaning of the underlined word is… 5. He was 6. The text mainly discusses about....... 7. The text mainly discusses about....... 8. The text mainly discusses about....... 9. The text mainly discusses about....... 10. The text mainly discusses about.......

6. A Day Visit to Yogyakarta Last week, I went to Yogyakarta with my family. My father drove the car. My mother sat beside him. My sister and I sat in the back seats. We woke up early in the morning. My father prepared the car in the garage while mother was preparing food for breakfast and some snack for us. My sister and I packed some clothes. After everything got ready and we had our breakfast, we left the house at six o’clock. It was about nine a.m. We arrived at Yogyakarta. First of all we visited our uncle. We stayed there for an hour. Then we went to Parangtritis beach. We got there at eleven. There were a lot of tourists there because it was a holiday. I saw many foreign visitors too. My parents watched us playing with sand in the beach. We did not swim and take a bath since the wave was rough. After having lunch, we went on our picnic to the museum and Malioboro shopping centre. We drove back to Semarang at 7 o’clock and arrived home at ten. We were tired but happy.

7. 1. With whom did the writer go to Yogyakarta? 2. When did the writer go to Jogjakarta 3. When did the writer arrived to Jogjakarta? 4. “My parents watched us playing with sand in the beach” The similar meaning of the underlined word is?

8. Last year my family had a trip to Bali. My parents, my elder sister and I spent three days. We had a flight to Bali. We arrived there at 9 a.m. Then, we checked in the hotel. It was not big, but comfortable. After taking a rest and having a shower, we had a lunch in the restaurant of the hotel. In the afternoon, we went to Sanur beach. There were a lot of tourists enjoying the beautiful beach. Some of domestic and foreign tourists surfed on the beach. They really enjoyed it. My sister and I played the sand. We built a castle from the sand. On the second day, we had a shopping in the traditional market near the hotel. My mother bought a new dress, while my father chose a leather jacket. My sister bought a pair of unique glasses and a cap. While I liked having T-shirts. On the last day, we checked out the hotel. We left the hotel at 8 a.m. It was really an amazing holiday.

9. 1. Where did the writer’s family have a trip? 2. What did the writer’s family do on the second day? They.... 3. We arrived there at 9 a.m”. The underlined word refers to… 4. “After taking a rest and ….” The underlined words means… 5. He was mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 6. The text mainly discusses about....... 7. The text mainly discusses about....... 8. The text mainly discusses about....... 9. The text mainly discusses about....... 10. The text mainly discusses about.......

10. Last year, I left New Zealand for Bunaken Island. I...(1) there with a group of New Zealand divers. Getting there was not quite easy. Soon after our arrival at Bunaken, we got a...(2) briefing. It concluded a description about how to take pictures under water. Then, we began our diving. In our diving, we saw groups of tiny fish. In order to identify them, we need a good guide. With some knowledge of their habitat and behavior, it was difficult to identify. In summary, the...(3) was mostly enjoyable. This place is so impressive with its marine life. 1. a. Gob. Gonec. Wentd. Goes 2. a. In generalb. Generatingc. Generallyd. General 3. a. Tripb. Journeyc. Tourd. Adventure

11. MY VACATION Well, I will tell you about my vacation in ……… On the first day ………

12. MY VACATION TO PARANGTRITIS Well, I will tell you about my vacation to Parangtritis. On Monday June 1 st, 2011 I started to drive my car to Jogjakarta. My father wanted me to drive because I am skillfull in driving a car. ………………….. On the second day …..

13. 1.Generic Structure - O : - Events : - RO : 2. Grammatical Features - Past : - Conjunction : - Adverb :