Narrative Text

We often hear the story,, like fairy tales... Fairy tales is one of the kinds of narrative text...

Narrative text is a kind of text to retell the story that past tense.

The purpose of the text is to entertain or to amuse the readers or listeners about the story.

The generic structure of Narrative text :

1.Orientation :
It set the scene and introduce the participants (it answers the question : who, when, what, and where).
2.Complication :
Tells the problems of the story and how the main characters solve them.
3.Resolution :
The crisis is revolved, for better or worse.
4.Re-orientation :
The ending of the story.
5.Evaluation :
The stepping back to evaluate the story or the moral message of the story.

Language features :
1.Use active verbs.
2.Use past tense.
3.Use conjunction.
4.The first person (I or We) or the third person (He, She, or They).
5.Use specific nouns.
6.Use adjective and adverbs
7.Focus on specific and individualized participants
8.Use of material process(action verb)
9.Use some of behaviourial and verbal processes
10.Use of relational process and mental process
11.Use of temporal conjunction and temporal circumstances.

Kind of Narrative text :
1.Legend : Sangkuriang, Malin Kundang, etc.
2.Fable : Mousedeer and crocodile.
3.Fairy tale : Cinderella, Snow white, Pinocchio, etc.
4.Science fiction

EXAMPLE :

............................."The Princess and the Pea"...........................
Once upon a time there lived a prince who wanted to marry a princess; but she would have to be a 'real' princess. He traveled far and wide to find one but nowhere could he get what he wanted. There were many princesses, but it was hard to decide how far 'real' they were. So he returned home sadly.

One evening a terrible storm rose along with thunder and lightning, and rain poured down heavily. Suddenly a knock was heard at the castle gate. On opening it was found that a princess was standing at the door. But, good gracious! what a sight the whether had done to her.

The water ran down from her hair and clothes; and she was in a very bad condition and "yet she said that she was a real princess"?!, thought the queen.

We'll soon find that out," thought the old queen. But she said nothing. She went into the bed-room, took all the bedding off the bedstead, and laid a pea on the bottom; then she took twenty mattresses and laid them on the pea, and then twenty eider-down beds on top of the mattresses.

On this the princess had to lie all night. In the morning she was asked how she had slept. "Oh, very badly!" said she. "I hardly closed my eyes all night. God only knows what was in the bed… I was lying on something hard. It was horrible!"

Now they knew that she was a 'real' princess because she had felt the pea right through the twenty mattresses and the twenty eider-down beds.

Nobody but a real princess could be as sensitive as that.

So the prince took her for his wife, for now he knew that he had a 'real' princess; and the pea was put in the museum, where it may still be seen, provided no one has stolen it!

*That is an interesting story.... :)

RECOUNT TEXT

1. Definition :
Recount text is a kind of text to tells the reader a past event or experience in a chronological order. That’s why, it uses simple past tense. Recount text usually focuses on a person’s past experience, so it usually uses the word “I or we”. The recount text focus is on a seavence of even. A recount generally begin with an orientation. It provides the backgrounds information needed to understanding the text such as who was involved, where it happened and when it happened. Then the recount unfolds with a series of even condered in chronological sequences. At various stage, there may be some personal comment on the incident. We call it re – orientation.
*Sooo...long.. =D

2. You must knowing the generic structure are :
- Orientation :
Provides the setting and introduces participants.
- Events :
Tell the sequence of events.
- Re-orientation :
Summarises the event or oplicnal closence events.

3. Here is the purpose of recount :
To list and describe past experiences by retelling events in the order in which they happened (chronological order).

4. Example of recount text :

...................."Exploring Space"....................
Before the telescope was invented, astronomy, consistend largely of measuning and predicting the positions of stars and planets observed by naked eye.
In 1609 a revolution began when galileo galilei used a telescope to repeat mountains on the moon, Jupiter, moon and count stars in thr milkyway.
Despite these amazing discoveries, however, for the next 250 years astronomy was predominanty devoded to measuring pastions and cataloging.

Announcement

We often read or hear the announcement in our daily lives...

Announcement is something said, written or printed to make known what has happened or (more often) what will happen.

DON'T FORGET... In writing an announcement, keep the following points :
>The title/type of event.
>Date/time.
>Place.
>Who to contact.

Example of announcement :

......................."School Announcement".......................

Saturday morning basketball matches will begin on Wednesday, September 21 the events will run from 08.00 – 12.00am for the next two weeks. The final tournament will be held on December 18. For more information, contact Justin (021) 5673349.

GIVING INSTRUCTION

Do you know the meaning of Giving Instruction???
Giving instruction is an expression for give or ask somebody to do something that we want.Giving instruction same with imperative sentences.

Giving instruction are :

1.Command.
•Verb (+ O)
Example : Watch out, come here, etc.
•Please + V (+O)
Example : Please clean your room.
•V (+ O) + Please
Example : Wash this towel, please.

2.Prohibition.
•Don’t + V (+ O).
Example : Don’t close it!
•Don’t + V (+ O) + Please.
Example : Don’t be noise, please.
•Would you mind not + V-ing (+ O).
Example : Would you mind not reading my diary.

You can see some kinds of giving instruction :

*Verb Example :
Wash your hand.
Eat your meal.
Sit down.

*Be + adjective
Example :
-Be your self.
-Be a good student.
-Be strong.
-Be happy.

*Don’t + V-infinitive
Example :
-Don’t armb!
-Don’t eat!
-Don’t approach!
-Don’t disturb!
-Don’t touch!

*No + V-ing
Example :
-No smooking!
-No swimming!
-No parking!
-No fishing!

Sooo...many kinds of this material... =D

Sympathy Expressions

We used this expression to expressing our sympathy felling or care to someone who has problem or accident.

We can show our sympathy expression,, such as :
-That’s awfull.
-That’s a shame. Poor you.
-That’s a pity. I express my deeps.
-That’s a terrible.
-That’s too bad.
-That’s dread full.
-What a shame.
-What a pity.
-How terrible!
-How dread full!
-I’m sorry to hear that.
-I’m sorry to know that.
-I’m sympathy with you.
-I’m so sad to hear that.
-I’m so sad to know that.
-I can sympathy.
-I know the felling.
-I know what you feel.
-Oh no……
-Oh dear………!

If we want to accepting the sympathy,, we can say :
-Thank you.
-Thanks.
-Thank you very much.
-Thank you so much.

HAPPINESS EXPRESSION

That used to expressing our happiness felling when we are successful to do something.

We can expressing happiness with :
-Word.
-Gesture.

This is kinds of expressing happiness :
-I like.
-I love.
-I’m satisfied with……
-I’m pleased with…
-Congratulation.
-I’m very happy because…
-Well down.
-That’s fantastic!
-That’s good!
-That’s great!
-That’s wonderful!
-That’s exciting.
-I’m so happy for you.
-I’m happy to hear that.
-I’m glad to know that.
-I’m so happy to know it.
-My happiness for you.
-I’m very happy for you.
-My deep impression for you both.
-You make me happy.
-How happy you must be!
-How happy you are.

Appointment

Have you ever heard the "Appointment" word???
Appointment is a kind of expression which is used to conduct an appointment...

Kind of appointment expression are :

1. You can making an appointment,,such as :
•I’d like to make an appointment with…
•I’d like you to come and see me.
•Can we meet at……

2. We can accepting that appointment :
•All right, see you there.
•I’ll be there.
•Be there on time.
•OK, wait a minute.
•Yes, I’ll come.

3. If we want to cancelling an appointment,,we can say :
•I’m sorry, I can’t.
•I’m sorry, I’m very busy.
•I’m terrible sorry, I have to put of my appointment.
•I’m sorry, I can’t come to meet you, because I must to do something.

4. And changing appointment :
•What about………?
•Do you have another time this afternoon?
•Could we change the day (time) of the meeting?
•Would you mind if we change the day (time) of the meeting?