1. Recount Text
By : BQ ANITA RAHMI

2. OBJECTIVES
AFTER LEARNING THE LESSON IN THIS
SECTION, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO:
 IDENTIFY CHARACTERISTICS OF A RECOUNT
TEXT
 COMPHREHENDING A RECOUNT TEXT
 WRITE A RECOUNT TEXT

3. What is recount text ?
• A text which is talk about everything
happened in the past
• Bacaan yang membicarakan tentang semua
kejadian di masa lampau

4. Characteristic of recount text
• Using past tense
– Example : we went to beach, I was happy, etc.
• Using conjunctions
– Example : and, but, the, after that, etc.
• Using adverbs and adverbial phrase
– Example : yesterday, at my house, slowly, etc.
• Using action verbs
– Example : went, slept, run, brought, etc.

5. REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERB
A. IRREGULAR VERB
PRESENT PAST
GO WENT
GET UP GOT UP
DRINK DRANK
DO DID
TAKE TOOK
IS WAS
SLEEP SLEPT
B. REGULAR VERB
PRESENT PAST
CAPTURE CAPTURED
SURF SURFED
ENJOY ENJOYED
WANT WANTED
PLAY PLAYED
LAUGH LAUGHED

6. Shinchan
holiday
Last weekend,
shinchan enjoyed his
holiday. shinchan ate
fruits at home in the
morning, after that, he
played jumping rope,
then he went to the
beach with his friend.
Finally he drank juice
with his daughter in
the beach. He was
very happy in that day

7. Recount text construction
1. READ THE FIRST SENTENCE. THEN COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
 WHO :
 WHEN :
 WHERE :
 WHAT :
• 2. LIST THE ACTIVITIES
 EVENT 1
 EVENT 2
 EVENT 3
 ETC
• 3. WHAT WORDS ARE USED TO SHOW THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
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• 4. HOW DID THEY FEEL
• …………………………………………………………..

8. Try to construct your recount text
Last weekend, I enjoyed my holiday.
(event 1) after that
(event 2) then
(event 3) finally
(event 4)
I was very (sad, happy, excited, etc)

9. THANKS FOR TODAY
• SEE U …………….