PROCEDURE TEXT
Procedure texts are texts that explain how
something works or how to use instruction /
operation manuals
Generic Structure of Procedure
Text
# Goal :(How to make/ How to be …/ How to operate)
# Material or Ingredient :
(The material we make/ tools we use)
# Steps : (first, second and finally/ the last)
Purpose of Procedure Text
– To explain / tell (the reader) how to make / to
operate / to do something through a sequence of
actions or steps.
– To explain steps / instruction to make / to operate /
to do something
Language Feature of Procedure
Text
– Use adverbial of sequence / Using temporal conjunction
(first, second, third, the last)
– Use command / Imperative sentence (put … on the ….,
cut the onion …, wash ….,)
– Using adverbials (Adverbs) to express the time, place,
manner, ….
– Using action verbs, e.g. : make, take, boil, cook
– Using Simple Present Tense