Procedure Text

 Procedure Text

Procedure Text is text that gives us orders or instructions to do something. Usually this type of text begins with the sentence “How to…”, for example “How to make a cup of tea” or “How to operate the machine”. Procedure Text is found in many cookbooks and manuals.

The purpose of procedure text is to explain how something is made, done or used through sequential steps

1. Text Organization of Procedure Text

Procedure Text consists of 3 parts, you know! What are the parts of Procedure Text? There are goals, materials, and steps.

• Goal/Aim: contains the intent and purpose of the related procedure text.
• Materials: contains the materials needed to perform the steps of a procedure text.
• Steps: a list of sequential steps to complete the procedure text stages.

2. Language Features of Procedure Text

After knowing the aspects contained in Procedure Text, now let's learn about the language features.

Simple present tense

Procedure Text must be written using the Simple Present Tense. This is because in the Procedure Text there are fact sentences about the manufacture or use of something.

Command Sentences (Imperative Sentences)

An example is add 3 onions and mix it well with the dough. Do not forget that the command sentence must begin with a verb (verb). Examples are heat, stir, mix, add, boil, plug in, and so on.

Connectives

Connectives are used as a liaison between one activity and another, for example first, secondly, then, after that, finally, last, and so on.

Adverbs (adverbs)

Adverbs are used to give adverbs of time, such as: in 10 minutes, for 1 hour, during the first half hour. In addition, it can also be used to provide information on how to (manner), for example slowly, thoroughly, well, fast, and so on.

Example of Multiple Choice Questions :

Healthy Fried Rice

 

Fried rice is healthy and delicious food. You can make it yourself. If you find any difficulty, you can ask an adult to help you.

Ingredients:

-         Frozen green peas soaked in hot water.

-         A spoonful of oyster sauce

-         5 spoonfuls cooking oil

-         Chicken fillet

-         A plate of rice

-         Two eggs

-         Pepper

-         Leeks

-         Garlic

-         Salt

Preparations:

1)   Cut up chicken fillet into small pieces.

2)   Chop up the leeks into very small pieces.

3)   Grind garlic, pepper, and salt together.

4)   Break and stir together two eggs.

How to make it:

1)   First, fry the chicken fillet in the cooking oil.

2)   Then, pour on the eggs and green peas.

3)   After that, pour in the ground garlic, pepper, and salt.

4)   Add a spoonful of oyster sauce.

5)   Add in the leeks.

6)   Then, add the rice. Mix well.

7)   Finally, serve the Healthy Fried Rice on a plate.

1.       What kind of chicken do we use in the recipe?

A.    Fillet.

B.    Sliced.

C.     Cut up.

D.    Chopped up.

Ans: A. Fillet

2.       How much oyster sauce do we use?

A.    A teaspoonful.

B.    A spoonful.

C.     A bottle.

D.    A cup.

Ans: B. A spoonful

3.       What should we do to the garlic, pepper, and salt?

A.    We cut them up.

B.    We saute them.

C.     We grind them.

D.    We slice them.

Ans: C. We grind them

4.       What should we do to the leeks?

A.    Soak them in hot water.

B.    Chop them.

C.     Slice them.

D.    Dry them.

Ans: B. Chop them

5. “Grind garlic, pepper, and salt together”.

What is the synonym of the underlined word?

A.    Pound.

B.    Glide.

C.     Cut.

D.    Dry.

Ans: A. Pound

From the explanation above, it can be concluded that procedure text is text that contains commands or steps in doing something. In other words, procedure text is made to illustrate how something is done through sequential steps.

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