DEFINITION OF PROCEDURE TEXT
Procedure
text is a text that is designed to describe how something is achieved through a
sequence of actions or steps. It explains how people perform different
processes in a sequence of steps. This text uses simple present tense, often
imperative sentences. It also uses the temporal conjunction such as first,
second, then, next, finally, etc.
THE GENERIC STRUCTURES OF PROCEDURE TEXT
ARE:
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Goal / aim (or title) : showing the purpose
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Materials (not required for all procedural texts) : telling the needed
materials
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Steps (the actions that must be taken) describing the steps to achieve
the purpose
STRUCTURE
* A lead-in sentences to state the goal
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Start with a list of materials
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Series of sequential sentences which may be numbered
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Check the order of the sentences
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Concluding sentences expresses success
LANGUAGE FEATURES
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Use command words (cut…; pour…; fold…)
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Most sentences start with a verb
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Use correct technical terms
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Linking words and phrases expressing sequence (first…; then…; next…;
finally)
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Exact details or information
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Using action verb
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Using imperative sentences
1. The
usage of simple present tense, often in an imperative form e.g. Add some sugar,
prepare it.
2. The
use mainly of temporal conjunction (or numbering to indicate sequence
especially in written text).
a. As
the sentences introducers (sequencers) especially in spoken text:
First…Firstly…
Second…Secondly
Then…Thirdly…
After that…Afterwards…
Finally…Lastly…
e.g. Firstly,
prepare some water!
b. As
time introducers, especially in written text
…before…
After…
When…
While…
…until…
During…
e.g. While you
are boiling the water, grind the chilies, onion and salt.
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