Reading Material (Procedure text)

Reading material (Procedure text) 

Procedure text is the set of steps which should be completed in the right sequence to get the goal. In our daily life, we often have to perform some steps to make or get something done. For example, early in the morning, you help your mother prepare cups of tea for all members of your family. In making cups of tea, you have to follow certain procedure in order to get a nice drink. Most of our daily activities are related with procedures. That is why, you should understand what a procedure text is, how to make and use it.

Communicative purpose of Procedure Text

Communicative purpose of Procedure Text is giving instructions on how to do things through actions or steps are sequential.

Generic Structure of Procedure Text

Generic Structure of Procedure Text consists of 3 parts:

1. Aim/ Goal

In the first part of the generic structure of procedure text contains information about the purpose of the creation or operator of something.

2. Materials

In the second part, Materials consist of the materials used in making something. But not all parts of Procedure Text includes materials, sometimes a procedure text does not have a part materials.

There are three types of procedural text that do not use the materials, namely:

• Procedural text that identifies something works or how to do the instruction manual. Examples: How to use the video game, the computer, the tape recorder, the fax, etc.
• Procedural text instructs how to do certain activities with unregulated. Examples: road safety rules, video game rules, etc.
• Procedural text related to nature or human behavior. Examples: How to live happily, How to succeed.

3. Steps

On the steps, contains the steps or sequences that must be done so that the goals outlined in began Aim / Goal to be achieved. Steps or sequences must be order from the first to the last.

Linguistic Characteristics Procedure Text

There are several features of the Procedure Text language, such as:

1. Using pattern imperative sentences (commands), for example, Cut, Do not mix, and so on.

2. Using action verbs, such as turn, put, do not, mix, etc..

3. Using connectives (conjunctions) to sort of activities, such as then, while, and so on.

4. Using the adverbials (adverb) to reveal details of time, place, manner accurate, for example, for five minutes, 2 hours, etc..

5. Using the simple present.

Example of Procedure Text

Below the authors’ present two examples of Procedure Text, both of which include any materials or not. Check this out.

1. Planting Chilies

Aim/ Goal

Planting is a nice activity in our spare time. The following is guided information on how to plant a chili-plant easily. Here are the steps.

Steps

1.       Dry a handful seeding under the sunlight.

2.      Put the seeding on the soil. It should be in open area

3.      Wait it. There will come out the sprout after that let it be bigger.

4.      Put it in another big pot. It will soon grow bigger and bigger and yield us some fresh chilies soon.

2. How to Make a Cheese Omelet

Aim/ Goal

How to Make a Cheese Omelet

Ingredients

1 egg, 50 g cheese, ¼ cup milk, 3 tablespoons cooking, oil, a pinch of salt and pepper.

Utensils

Frying pan, fork, spatula, cheese grater, bowl, plate.

Steps

1. Crack an egg into a bowl

2. Whisk the egg with a fork until it is smooth

3. Add milk and whisk well

4. Grate the cheese into the bowl and stir

5. Heat the oil in a frying pan

6. Pour the mixture into the frying pan

7. Turn the omelet with a spatula when it browns

8. Cook both sides

9. Place on a plate; season with salt and pepper

10. Eat while warm.