1.

Definition of Recount
Recount is a text which retells events or experiences in the past. Its purpose is either to inform or to
entertain the audience. There is no complication among the participants and that differentiates from
narrative
2.
Generic Structure of Recount
1. Orientation: Introducing the participants, place and time
2. Events: Describing series of event that happened in the past
3. Reorientation: It is optional. Stating personal comment of the writer to the story

3.
Language Feature of Recount
Introducing personal participant; I, my group, etc
Using chronological connection; then, first, etc
Using linking verb; was, were, etc
Using action verb; look, go, change, etc
Using simple past tense

EXERCISE

I. Order the jumbled words to form good sentences.

1. small man fishing the lake a went at
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2. victims people the accident helped the of
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3. didnt because how I do didnt task the it I know to do
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4. playing the were the children yard in
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5. heavily it raining when power the out was went
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6. after the rain street the heavy wet was
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7. temple house simple there near were some the
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8. for - Mrs January worked - Kirana June father to my from
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9. flew he kite said he yesterday his
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10. ran little last the boy away - night
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II. Read the text carefully, then answer the questions below!
Dear Brian,
On Saturday I went to mount Bromo. I stayed at Nisa and Ahmads house at Cemara
Lawang, Probolinggo. It has a big garden with lots of colourful flowers and a fishpond.
On Sunday Nisa and I saw Batok mountain and went on the scenic ride on horseback. It was
scary. Then we went to get a closer look at the mountain. We took pictures of the beautiful sceneries
there.
On Monday we went to the zoo at Wonokromo. We saw cockatoos having a shower. In the
afternoon I went home.
It was fun.
Lovely,
Lina
Answer these questions dilgently based on the text above!
1. Where did the writer stay when visiting mount Bromo?
2. When did the writer go home?
3. What is the kind of the text?
4. Which paragraph is the orientation?
5. What did the writer and Nisa do on Sunday?
6. What is the purpose of the text above?
7. What activities did they do on Monday?
8. It line 2
What does the word It in the line 2 refer to?
9. How long did the writer spend his vacation?
10. The word scary in line 5 has the similar meaning with?
III. Reading Comprehension

Read the text carefully, then answer the question by choosing the most appropriate answer a, b, c, or d !
Last Monday I flew to Bali. Two days before, I went to my office in Yogyakarta and bought my ticket.
Then, very early on Monday morning, I went to the office again with my luggage and got into the bus with the
other passengers. The bus took us to the airport. There, people took our luggage and put in the aero plane and
then, after about twenty minutes, we got in too. I was little afraid at first because it was my first flight. Then, a
kind lady, she was the stewardess, brought some sweets and spoke to me, and soon I was quite happy again.
1. The type of the text about ?
a. Description
b. narration
c. recount
2. From the text we know that the writer went to Bali by ....
a. car
b. plane
c. bus
3. Did the writer feel afraid at first ?
a. Yes, she did
b. No, she wasnt
c. Yes, she does
d. No, she doesnt
4. She was the stewardess the underlined means in Indonesia is ....
a. kapten
b. Kasir
c. Pelayan
5. Who put the luggage in the Aeroplane ?
a. The Captain
b. The People
c. The passangers
d. The kind lady

d. Report
d. Ship

d. Pramugari

Complete the text below by choosing the most appropriate answer!

Last weekend my family ______ picnic to the Botanical Garden. We _______ there by car. My Father
________ the car carefully. At 12.00 PM we ______ together under the
tree. At 04.00 PM we ________ to home it was really a nice picnic.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

a. have
a. Go
a. Drove
a. Eat
a. return

b. has
b. went
b. Driving
b. eating
b. returns

c. had
c. going
c. drive
c. eaten
c. returning

d. having
d. Gone
d. driven
d. ate
d. Returned

Complete the following paragraph with correct words!

I (11) to Germany with my family ... (12) a school holiday a few years ago. It (13) getting dark, so we
were looking for a hotel. Then we ... (14) upon two hotels next each other with ... (15) opening. We just
randomly chose one and settled for the night.
11. a. go
b. went
c. ran
d. goes
12. a. for
b. from
c. since
d. during
13. a. were
b. is
c. was
d. are
14. a. come
b. came
c. comes
d. coming
15. a. park
b. store
c. job
d. room

IV. Rearrange these sentences into good story by using recount text structure!
(Susunlah kalimat-kalimat yang tertera di bawah ini menjadi sebuah cerita dengan mengikuti struktur recount
text!)

1. Orientation:
a. I went to the zoo, a place with lots of animals.
b. I went there with my friends and my teacher, Mr. James.
c. Yesterday was a bright sunny day.
d. I saw a lot of animals there at the zoo.

2. Event:
a. It was the tallest animal at the zoo, even taller than me!
b. When I got there, the first animal I saw was giraffe.
c. The fun part was when I get to have a picture with an animal.
d. Then I went to see the lions den.
e. The animal I took a picture with was an orangutan.
f. The lion was sleeping, so I was upset I couldnt get to hear it roar.
g. The orangutan kept hugging me that the zookeeper had to do extra effort to take the orangutan back.

3. Reorientation:
a. Especially when I took a picture with the orangutan.
b. I wish I spent my time at the zoo longer.
c. That was the most fun part of the whole trip.
d. It was really fun day at the zoo.
e. I cant wait to go there again!