PROCEDURE TEXT

We must attended the steps,, if we want make something.... For example when we want to make a cake...

Procedure text is a text that designed to describe how something is achieved through a sequence of actions or steps. It explains how people perform different process in a sequence of steps. This text uses the simple present tense, often imperative sentences. It also usually uses the temporal conjunctions, such as first, second, then, next, finally, etc.

We must knowing the generic structure of procedure text :
- Goal/aim :
The final purpose of doing the instructions.
- Materials :
Ingredients, utensils, equipment to do the instructions.
- Steps :
A set of instruction to achieve the final purpose.

Language features :
a) Use imperative. Example : cut, don’t mix, etc.
b) Use action verb. Example : turn, put, mix, etc.
c) Use connectivitas. Example : first, then, finally, next, etc.
d) Use adverbial phrases. Example : for five minutes, 2 centimeters from the top, etc.

Example :

....HOW TO MAKE BOILED NOODLES....

Materials:
1.400 ml (2 glasses) of water
2.noodle
3.seasoning (sugar, salt, pepper powder)
4.sweet soy sauce
5.chili sauce
6.fried crispy onion

Utensils :
1. Pot
2. Bowl

Steps :
1.Boil 400 ml (2 glasses) of water in a pot.
2.Add noodle, stir slowly for 3 minutes.
3.While the noodle is being cooked, put the seasoning, sweet sauce and chili sauce in a bowl.
4.Take the cooked noodle from the boiling water and drain it.
5.Put the cooked noodle into the bowl with seasoning, sweet sauce and chili sauce, mix well.
6.Sprinkle with fried crispy onion.
7.Noodle is ready to serve.