Language feature in recount

Proper nouns to identify those involved in the text

Descriptive words to give details about who, what,
where, and how
Use past tense
Words that show the order of events; for example, then,
first, second, last, etc
Using action verb; went, changed, arrived, broked, etc

As It Happened
INTRODUCTI
ON
THAT
PROVIDES
AN
ORIENTATION
SEQUENCE
OF EVENTS
THAT
RECONSTRU
CT THE PAST
IN THE
ORDER IN
WHICH
EVENTS
OCCURED

One very spooky enconter with a UFO

(an Unidentified Flying Object) occured in
May 1974 involving a couple driving from
Zimbabwe to South Africa.
As they carefully drove throughout the
night they saw a flashing blue-white light
that was going on and off in a slow, steady
rhtym. Shortly after noticing this, the car
covered in a bright circle of light.
Inside the car it suddenly become very
cold. The couple wrapped themselves in
thick blanket and turned on the heater but
they still shivered.
.

SEQUENCE
OF EVENTS
THAT
RECONSTR
UCT THE
PAST IN
THE ORDER
IN WHICH
EVENTS
OCCURED

CONCLUDIN
G
COMMENTS

Then their car began to act very strangely.

Suddenly the headlights went off, the brakes
failed, the steering wheel locked and the fuel
gauge showed empty. Next the car began
speeding up and raced along the road at 190
kilometres an hour. To one side of the car, the UFO
continued to follow.
The river and his passenger lost consciousness.
When they awoke they were near the small town
at Fort Victoria. The cars odometer showed that
only 12 kilometres had been travelled, yet the
distance from where they first saw the UFO to Fort
Victoria was 290 kilometres.
Although the couples description of what
happened contained plenty of details, many
people find it hard to believe that UFOs do exist

As It Happened
INTRODUCTI
ON
THAT
PROVIDES
AN
ORIENTATION
SEQUENCE
OF EVENTS
THAT
RECONSTRU
CT THE PAST
IN THE
ORDER IN
WHICH
EVENTS
OCCURED

One very spooky enconter with a UFO

(an Unidentified Flying Object) occured in
May 1974 involving a couple driving from
Zimbabwe to South Africa.
As they carefully drove throughout the
night they saw a flashing blue-white light
that was going on and off in a slow, steady
rhtym. Shortly after noticing this, the car
covered in a bright circle of light.
Inside the car it suddenly become very
cold. The couple wrapped themselves in
thick blanket and turned on the heater but
they still shivered.
.

USE OF PROPER
NOUNS TO
SHOW WHERE
AND WHEN

USE OF THE
PAST TENSE
USE ACTION
VERB

SEQUENCE
OF EVENTS
THAT
RECONSTR
UCT THE
PAST IN
THE ORDER
IN WHICH
EVENTS
OCCURED

CONCLUDIN
G
COMMENTS

Then their car began to act very strangely.

Suddenly the headlights went off, the brakes
failed, the steering wheel locked and the fuel
gauge showed empty. Next the car began
speeding up and raced along the road at 190
kilometres an hour. To one side of the car, the UFO
continued to follow.
The river and his passenger lost consciousness.
When they awoke they were near the small town
at Fort Victoria. The cars odometer showed that
only 12 kilometres had been travelled, yet the
distance from where they first saw the UFO to Fort
Victoria was 290 kilometres.
Although the couples description of what
happened contained plenty of details, many
people find it hard to believe that UFOs do exist

WORDS
SHOWING
THE ORDER
OR EVENTS

Vacation to London
INTRODUCTI
ON
THAT
PROVIDES
AN
ORIENTATION

SEQUENCE
OF EVENTS
THAT
RECONSTR
UCT THE
PAST IN
THE ORDER
IN WHICH
EVENTS

Mr. Richards family was on vacation. They are

Mr. and Mrs. Richard with two sons. They went to
London. They saw a travel agent and booked their
tickets. Then they went to the British Embassy to
get visas to enter Britain. They had booked
fourteen days tour. This includes travel and
accommodation. They also included tours around
London
They boarded a large Boeing flight. The flight
was nearly fourteen hours. On the plane the cabin
crews were very friendly. They gave them news
paper and magazine to read.
They gave them food and drink. There was a film
for their entertainment. They had a very pleasant
flight. They slept part of the way.

SEQUENCE
OF EVENTS
THAT
RECONSTR
UCT THE
PAST IN
THE ORDER
IN WHICH
EVENTS
OCCURED

Next after they arrived at Heathrow

Airport, they had to go to Customs and
Immigration. The officers were
pleasant. They checked the document
carefully but their manners were very
polite. After that Mr. Richard and his
family collected their bags and went to
London Welcome Desk. They arranged
the transfer to a hotel. The hotel was a
well-known four-star hotel. The room
had perfect view of the park.

Vacation to London
INTRODUCTI
ON
THAT
PROVIDES
AN
ORIENTATION

SEQUENCE
OF EVENTS
THAT
RECONSTR
UCT THE
PAST IN
THE ORDER
IN WHICH
EVENTS

Mr. Richards family was on vacation. They are

Mr. and Mrs. Richard with two sons. They went to
London. They saw a travel agent and booked their
tickets. Then they went to the British Embassy to
get visas to enter Britain. They had booked
fourteen days tour. This includes travel and
accommodation. They also included tours around
London
They boarded a large Boeing flight. The flight
was nearly fourteen hours. On the plane the cabin
crews were very friendly. They gave them news
paper and magazine to read.
They gave them food and drink. There was a film
for their entertainment. They had a very pleasant
flight. They slept part of the way.

USE OF PROPER
NOUNS TO
SHOW WHERE
AND WHEN

USE OF THE
PAST TENSE
USE ACTION
VERB

SEQUENCE
OF EVENTS
THAT
RECONSTR
UCT THE
PAST IN
THE ORDER
IN WHICH
EVENTS
OCCURED

Next after they arrived at Heathrow

Airport, they had to go to Customs and
Immigration. The officers were
pleasant. They checked the document
carefully but their manners were very
polite. After that Mr. Richard and his
family collected their bags and went to
London Welcome Desk. They arranged
the transfer to a hotel. The hotel was a
well-known four-star hotel. The room
had perfect view of the park.

WORDS
SHOWING
THE ORDER
OR EVENTS