Narrative

Narrative adalah teks biasanya berupa dongeng, fabel, mitos, dan sebagainya.  Berbeda dengan RECOUNT yang berisi tentang pengalaman seseorang, ataupun SPOOF yang berisi cerita lucu, teks bergenre NARRATIVE lebih cenderung berisi tentang cerita dengan permasalahan tertentu dan disertai dengan pemecahan masalah atau ending cerita yang bisa berupa akhir yang menyedihkan atau membahagiakan.

Untuk menghasilkan teks ini ada 3 tahap, yaitu:

1. menuliskan atau memperkenalkan tokoh yang terlibat, menjelaskan tempat, dan waktu (Orientation).

2. mengembangkan cerita berupa konflik atau permasalahan yang dihadapi oleh tokoh-tokoh yang ada di dalam cerita.  BIsa satu atau lebih masalah yang dikemukakan (Complication).

3. setelah mengemukakan masalah, tahap selanjutnya adalah menuliskan pemecahan masalah (Resolution).  Dalam pemecahan masalah juga bisa lebih dari satu, dan biasanya diakhiri dengan final resolution.

My Day at the Beach

Last week my friend and I were bored after three weeks of holidays, so we rode our bikes to Smith Beach, which is only five kilometres from where I live.  When we arrived at the beach, we were surprised to see there was hardly anyone there.  After having a quick dip in the ocean, which was really cold, we realized one reason there were not many people there.  It was also quite windy.

After we bought some hot chips at the takeaway store nearby, we rode our bikes down the beach for a while, on the hard, damp part of the sand.  We had the wind behind us and, before we knew it, we were many miles down the beach.  Before we made the long trip back, we decided to paddle our feet in the water for a while, and then sit down for a rest.  While we were sitting on the beach, just chatting, it suddenly dawned on us that all the way back, we would be riding into the strong wind.

When we finally made it back home, we were both totally exhausted!  But we learned some good lessons that day.

 

1. What is the purpose of the text above?

a)      Retell experience for the purpose of entertaining

b)      Retell events for the purpose of informing or entertaining

c)      Retell events for the purpose of persuading

d)      Retell events for the purpose of explaining

e)      Retell events for the purpose of research

 

2. When did the writer go to the beach?

a)      Yesterday

b)      Last week

c)      Three weeks of holidays

d)      Now

e)      Then

 

3. What is the name of the beach?

a)      John

b)      Brown

c)      Alpha

d)      Omaha

e)      Smith

 

4. Which is not true based on the story?

a)      The writer and his friends went to the beach because they were boring

b)      They bought some hot chips

c)      It needed to ride about 5 kilometres to reach the beach

d)      They were facing windy road

e)      Many people were at the beach when they got there

 

5. Who are the participants in the story?

a)      The readers

b)      The people

c)      The hot chips

d)      Smith

e)      The writer and his friends

 

6. How did the story end?

a)      Embarrassing

b)      Annoying

c)      Sad

d)      Happy

e)      Funny

 

7. How is the generic structure of recount?

a)      Orientation-events-evaluation

b)      Twist-events-reorientation

c)      Orientation-twist-reorientation

d)      Orientation-events-reorientation

e)      Goal-materials-steps

 

8. Which of the following word belongs to temporal sequence?

a)      Arrived at

b)      Three weeks

c)      Hot chips

d)      After

e)      Was

Jogjakarta

                On Wednesday, my students and I went to Jogjakarta. We stayed at Dirgahayu Hotel which is not far from Malioboro. On Thursday, we visited the temples in Prambanan. There are three big temples, the Brahmana, Syiwa, and Wisnu temples. They are really amazing. We visited only Brahma and Syiwa temples, because Wisnu temple was being renovated. On Friday morning, we went to Jogja Kraton. We spent about two hours there. We were lucky because we were led by a smart and friendly guide. Then we continued our journey to Borobudur. We arrived there at four p.m. At 5 p.m. we heard announcement that Borobudur gate would be closed. In the evening we left for Jakarta by Wisata bus.

 

1.      The text mainly discusses ……

a.       the writer’s trip to jogjakarta

b.       the writer’s first visit to Prambanan

c.       the writer’s impression about the guide

d.       the writer’s experience at Jogja Kraton

e.       the writer’s impression about Borobudur

 

2.      Which temple was being renovated?

a.       Syiwa

b.       Wisnu

c.       Brahma

d.       Borobudur

e.       Syiwa and Wisnu

 

3.      Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a.       The writer and the students went to Jogjakarta for having a

          research

b.       The writer went to Borobudur first and then to Kraton

c.       The writer was very disappointed with the guide

d.       Malioboro is very far from Dirgahayu Hotel

e.       The writer left for Jakarta on Friday

Recount

RECOUNT adalah jenis teks yang berisi tentang kegiatan yang sudah dilakukan di masa lalu secara berurutan.  Contohnya adalah teks yang menceritakan pengalaman seseorang, biasanya berupa liburan atau kunjungan ke suatu tempat, yang diceritakan secara detail, artinya jika liburan selama seminggu, maka teks tersebut berisi tentang kegiatan-kegiatan yang dilakukan mulai dari hari pertama, kedua, ketiga, dan seterusnya hingga liburan berakhir.  Contoh lain dari teks recount adalah teks atau tulisan yang ada di diari.  Selain itu juga ada teks “laporan harian polisi” mengenai suatu kejadian yang diceritakan secara terperinci juga disebut sebagai teks recount.

 

Genre                      : Recount

Social function    : To tell the readers what happened in the past through a

                                     sequence of events

Text organization:

1.      Orientation

        (Who were involved in the story, when, and where)

2.      Events

        (Tell what happened in a chronological order)

3.      Evaluation

        (Comments of the writer/speaker due to the experience)

4.      Re-orientation

        (Optional – The conclusion on the experience)

Untuk menghasilkan teks recount, ada 4 tahap yang bisa ditulis, yaitu:

1. Pertama, kita harus memperkenalkan atau menceritakan orang yang terlibat dalam cerita, keterangan tempat, dan waktu (Orientation).

2. Kemudian kita menceritakan semua kegiatan yang terjadi secara berurutan, biasanya kita menggunakan kata first, then, next, etc.(Events).

3. Kita bisa memberikan komentar terhadap suatu kejadian, biasanya untuk pengalaman pribadi  atau personal recount, contohnya What a beautiful beach, or How cute he was (Evaluation)

4. Kemudian diakhiri dengan simpulan atau perasaan penulis tentang pengalaman tersebut, contohnya: I was so happy, or We were so tired (Re-orientation)

Contoh teks recount mengenai pengalaman seseorang mengunjungi suatu tempat: 

My Day at the Beach

 

 

Last week my friend and I were bored after three weeks of holidays, so we rode our bikes to Smith Beach, which is only five kilometres from where I live (Orientation).  When we arrived at the beach, we were surprised to see there was hardly anyone there.  After having a quick dip in the ocean, which was really cold, we realized one reason there were not many people there.  It was also quite windy.

After we bought some hot chips at the takeaway store nearby, we rode our bikes down the beach for a while, on the hard, damp part of the sand.  We had the wind behind us and, before we knew it, we were many miles down the beach.  Before we made the long trip back, we decided to paddle our feet in the water for a while, and then sit down for a rest.  While we were sitting on the beach, just chatting, it suddenly dawned on us that all the way back, we would be riding into the strong wind. (Events)

When we finally made it back home, we were both totally exhausted!  But we learned some good lessons that day. (Re-orientation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Procedure

Jenis teks procedure adalah teks yang pertama kali diperkenalkan kepada siswa karena teks ini cukup mudah. Dalam kehidupan sehari-hari kita sering menjumpai teks ini. Jika kita ingin memasak mie instant, coba perhatikan bungkus mie, di bagian belakang terdapat teks terdapat cara-cara membuat mie. Selain itu kita juga bisa menemukan teks serupa di bagian belakang kemasan suatu produk. Bahkan benda-benda elektonikpun pasti mencantumkan teks cara-cara pengoperasiannya untuk mempermudah pembaca menggunakan benda tersebut. Juga dalam menjalankan suatu alat permainan, pasti membutuhkan penjelasan rinci. Jadi, teks ini memiliki tujuan (social function) untuk menjelaskan langkah-langkah mengerjakan sesuatu secara terperinci, yang bisa berupa instruksi atau petunjuk.

Untuk membuat suatu teks dengan genre procedure, kita perlu memperhatikan susunannya (text organization or generic structure). Ada tiga tahap yaitu: Goal (tujuan akhir), Materials (bahan-bahan), dan Steps (langkah-langkah)

Contoh:

HOW TO COOK RICE (Goal)

Materials needed: rice, water (Materials)

Steps: (Steps)

1. Wash the rice in cold water.

2. Put the rice with some water in a pan.

3. Boil it

4. Cook it slowly for about 20 minutes.

5. Put the rice into the simmer.

6. Steam the rice for about 45 minutes.

7. The rice is ready to eat.

Genre : Procedure

Social Function : Help us do a task or make something. They can be a set of instruction or directions.

Language Feature:

• Using imperative verbs (boil, don’t fry)
  
• Using action verbs (slice, pour)
  
• Using connectives (first, then, the last)
  

Text Organization :

1. Goal (The final purpose of doing the instructions)
2. Materials (Ingredients, utensils, equipments to do the instructions)
3. Steps (A set of instruction to achieve the final purpose)

Genre (Jenis-Jenis Teks)

Pelajaran bahasa Inggris di sekolah kini sudah berbasis Genre (jenis-jenis teks) yang terdiri dari 12 macam jenis.  Adapun teks yang harus dikuasai oleh siswa adalah:

1. procedure
2. explanation
3. descriptive
4. report
5. narrative
6. spoof
7. recount
8. analytical exposition
9. hortatory exposition
10. discussion
11. news item
12. review

Di setiap semester, kecuali kelas XII, semester 2, siswa akan mempelajari 3 teks, 2 teks merupakan teks yang baru, ditambahkan dengan narrative yang selalu ada di tiap semester, yaitu:

1. Class X, semester 1 (recount, procedure, and narrative)
2. Class X, semester 2 (descriptive, news item, and narrative) 
3. Class XI, semester 1 (report, analytical exposition, and narrative)
4. Class XI, semester 2 (spoof, hortatory exposition, and narrative) 
5. Class XII, semester 1 (Explanation, Discussion, and Narrative)
6. Class XII, semester 2 (Review, and Narrative)

Penguin in the Park

 

 

           Once, a man was walking in a park when he came across a penguin. He took him to a policeman and said, “I have just found this penguin.  What should I do?”  The policeman replied, “take him to the zoo”

The next day the policeman saw the same in the same park, and the man was still carrying the penguin with him.  The policeman was rather surprised and walked up to the man and asked. “Why are you still carrying that penguin about?  Didn’t you take t to the zoo?” ‘I certainly did,’ replied the man.

“And it was a great idea because he really enjoyed it, so today I’m taking him to the movies!”

 

1. The text above belongs to…..

      A. spoof

      B. recount

      C. report

      D. news item

      E. narrative

 

2. Where did the man find the penguin?

      A. in a zoo

      B. in a park

      C. in a movie theatre

      D. in a police station

      E. at his home

 

3. Where did the man take the penguin for the first time?

      A. to a park

      B. to a police station

      C. to a zoo

      D. to a movie theatre

      E. to a policeman

 

4. What do you think of the text?

     A. It’s wonderful

     B. It’s frightened

     C. It’s interesting

     D. It’s funny

     E. It’s crazy

 

5. Does the man do the police advice?

     A. Yes, but it is as what the policeman meant

     B. No, but it is as what the policeman meant

     C. Yes, but it is not what the policeman meant

     D. No, but it is not what the policeman meant

     E. Yes, and it is as what the policeman meant

 

6. Why was the man still carrying the penguin the next day?

      Because….

     A. he would take the penguin to the zoo again

     B. he enjoyed bringing the penguin everyday

     C. he found that the penguin enjoyed the zoo

     D. he misinterpreted to what the police said

     E. he found another penguin in the park

 

7. “And it was a great idea because he really enjoyed it, so today I’m

     taking  him to the movies!”

     This part of the text is called…..

     A. twist

     B. event

     C. coda

     D. orientation

     E. re-orientation

 

8. The purpose of the text is…..

     A. to retell events for the purpose of informing

     B. to describe the way things are

     C. to persuade reader that something is the case

     D. to present two different points of view

     E. to retell an event with a humorous twist

 

 

CHICKEN FOR DINNER?

 

A landowner from Seoul went to visit his farmer in the countryside and was treated to a grand dinner of boiled chicken.

In the course of the meal, the farmer’s youngest son ran in, shouting, “There it is!  He’s eating the dead chicken.”

The landowner thought that he had been served a long dead chicken.  So he put down his chopsticks and told the servant to clear the table, politely saying, “This is enough for me.  My stomach can’t take any more food.”

Just then, the boy started eating the chicken’s leg greedily saying at the same time, “Oh, this is really delicious.”

“Why are you eating the dead chicken?” asked the surprised landowner

“Who eats live chicken?” replied the boy

 

1. What text type is it?

     A. spoof

     B. procedure

     C. narrative

     D. description

     E. report

 

2. Where was the landowner from?

     A. Jakarta

     B. Seoul

     C. Countryside

     D. Tokyo

     E. Beijing

 

3. Who was shouting?

     A. The landowner

     B. The landowner’s youngest son

     C. The farmer’s oldest son

     D. The farmer

     E. The farmer’s youngest son

 

4. How did the landowner tell the farmer that he had enough food?

     A. angrily

     B. politely

     C. rudely

     D. harshly

     E. happily

 

5. Why did the boy shout, “There it is!  He’s eating the dead chicken.”?

     A. because he didn’t want to eat the boiled chicken

     B. because he didn’t want the landowner to stop eating the boiled chicken

     C. because he wanted to eat live chicken

     D. because he wanted to eat the boiled chicken

     E. because he wanted his father to eat the boiled chicken

Al Brown

        Al Brown was very good at fixing things around the house when they broke. One day he went to another city to do some work there, and his wife was alone in the house. While Mr. Brown was away, one of the faucets on the bathtub broke. Mrs. Brown didn’t know much about fixing broken faucets, so she telephoned a plumber.

       The plumber came to the house that afternoon and fixed the faucet in few minutes. When he finished, he gave Mrs. Brown his bill for the work.

       She looked at it for several seconds and then said, “Your prices are very high, aren’t they? Do you know, the doctor costs less than this when he comes to the house?”

       “Yes, I know,” answered the plumber.”  I know that very well, because I was a doctor until I was lucky enough to find this job a few months ago.”

 

1.      The text mainly tells us about ……

a.       Al Brown visited  to another city

b.       the payment of the doctor’s visit

c.       the broken faucet of Mrs. Brown’s bathtub

d.       the disappointment of Mrs. Brown about the bill given

e.       An unexpected incidents experienced by Mrs. Brown

 

2.      Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the text?

a.       The plumber was smart

b.       Al Brown went to the village to work

c.       The plumber charged Mrs. Brown cheaply

d.       Mrs. Brown was skillful in fixing broken faucet

e.       Mrs. Brown called Mr. Brown to fix the broken faucet

 

3.      “The plumber came to the house that afternoon.” (paragraph 2)

      The underlined word means ……

       a.  making handicraft

       b. repairing vehicles

      c. operating computers

      d. fixing washing machines

      e. fitting pipes into building

 

4.      The type of the text above is ……

        a. report

        b. recount

        c. anecdote

        d. narrative

        e. descriptive

 

5.      What is the communicative purpose of the text?

a.       To share an amusing story with others

b.       To inform readers about Mrs. Brown’s problem

c.       To present two points of view about the plumber’s issue

d.       To describe the plumber’s experience in fixing broken faucets

e.       To persuade readers to be concerned with Mr. Brown’s case

Ferocious Lion

 

 

Bert was telling his friend, Justin, about his Safari Trip in Africa.  “I came face to face with a ferocious lion.  He was snarling, showing me his long sharp teeth.  He was literally salivating at seeing me.  Man!  I’d never been so scared before.”

“Wow!  I’m glad I wasn’t in your shoes!  So what happened next?  Did you shoot him?”

“No, I didn’t have my gun with me.”

“You didn’t?  Oh, man!  That was really dumb.”

“Yeah, it was so stupid of me.  Anyway, there I stood alone, without gun.  The lion crept closer and closer and closer….  and I ….” Bert stopped and heaved a deep sigh, impatiently, Justin cried, “Come on, man!  What did you do?”

His pal shrugged his shoulders and said, “What could I do?  I moved on to the next cage.”

 

1.  Who are the participants of the story?

      A. lion

      B. Safari trip

      C. Africa

      D. Ferious

      E. Bert and Justin

 

2.  Where does the setting of the story above?

A.   USA

B.   Germany

C.   Africa

D.   Indonesia

E.   China

 

3.  Why was Bert afraid in his safari trip?

      A. he was lost in the jungle

      B. the primitive tribe caught him

      C. he was alone

      D. a ferocious lion came close to him

      E. he had an aircraft accident

 

4.  How did the story ended?

      A. happy

      B. humiliate

      C. annoying

      D. embarrassing

      E. funny

 

5.  What kind of genre does the text above belong to?

       A.descriptive

       B. narrative

       C. analytical exposition

       D. hortatory exposition

       E. spoof

 

6.  His pal shrugged his shoulders and said, “What could I do?  I moved on to the next cage.”

The sentence above belongs to…..

      A. reorientation

      B. event

      C. twist

      D. recommendation

      E. argument