Recount Text

Explanation About Recount Text

A recount text is a text that telling the reader about one story, action or activity. Its goal is to entertaining or informing the reader.

The features are including “What? Who? When? Where? Why?, noun or pronoun and past tense

The generic structure of Recount Text:

>        Orientation tells who was involved, what happened, where the events took place when it happened and why it happened.

>        Event or events tell what happened and in what sequence.

>        Reorientation consist of optional-closure of events or ending.

Explanation About Simple Past

We use Simple Past to explain an action or the events in past and explain a habits in past.

»  Nominal

› Pattern: S + To be (Was/Were) + Non Verb + …..

S + To be (Was/Were) + Not + Non Verb + …..

To be (Was/Were) + S + Non Verb + …..+ ?

› Subject: I

He

She     Was

It

You

They    Were

We

› Examples:

1.   (+)  I was in Bali yesterday.

(-)  I wasn’t in Bali yesterday.

(?)  Was I in Bali yesterday.

2.  (+)  You were in here last night.

(-)  You weren’t in here last night.

(?)  Were You in here last night?

3.  (+)  She was a doctor two years ago.

(-)  She wasn’t a doctor two years ago.

(?)  Was she a doctor two years ago?

»  Verbal

› Pattern: S + Verb II + …..

S + Did not (Didn’t) + Verb I + …..

Did + S + Verb I + ….. + ?

› Examples:

1.   (+) I bought a magazine last Monday.

(-) I didn’t buy a magazine last Monday.

(?) Did I buy a magazine last Monday?

2.  (+) They went to the movie last month.

(-) They didn’t go to the movie last month.

(?)  Did They go to the movie last month.

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3.  (+) He cleaned floor yesterday

(-) He didn’t clean floor yesterday

(?) Did he clean floor yesterday?

»   Time Signal

› Last Week                       : Minggu lalu

› Two years ago                  : Dua tahun yang lalu

› Just now                          : Baru saja

› Yesterday                        : Kemarin

› The other day                  : Beberapa hari yang lalu

› The day before yesterday : hari sebelum kemarin atau kemarin lusa

› An hour ago                      : Satu jam yang lalu

› Every day last year           : Setiap hari tahun lalu

Our Experiences

Aan’s Experience

I remember the first time I began to ride bike when I was three years old. I usually practiced in front of my home. I was thought by my mother.

When the first time, I felt very fear to ride bike, but as long as I tried, I became usual to ride it. One day I rode it, I didn’t see a stone in front of me. So, I felt down. I hurts legs and then I cried. After that my mother gave me first aid kids and I stopped crying.

From my experience, I could get many advantages. The first, I never gave up if I want to reach something. The second, I never stopped to try something new. The third, to reach my wish I had to make effort and hard work.

Aisyah’s Experience

I was in the sixth grade, I and my cousins went to the “Atlas” Swimming Pool by motorcycle.

Arriving there, I bought tickets for nine people. We had to wear the swimi shirt it swimming, and that time for fun. I and my cousins swam and played water until we were satisfied. There are slip game there and I tried it with my cousins. It likes playing train, very marvelous. In the bottom, I almost vanished, but the swimming pool was deep enough. Fortunately, under me there was some one eho was swimming and directly I stopped on the people for my safe. Ha… ha… ha…

Arfinda’s Experience

Yesterday, I accompanied my brother to go to school by bike.

On the way, I saw some one who looked like my friend, Mila. Then I called her, “Mila. . . !”. That girls turned back to me and obvious the face didn’t Mila, but other people. I was embarrassed.

Ditha’s Experience

Yesterday, I, my cousin and my aunt went shopping at “Delta Plaza” by taxi.

After I arrived at there, we directed down and went to “Matahari” shop. My aunt order me for to choose color and fashion clothes nice at there. My aunt also bought dress and shoes. I was very happy.

After shopping at delta plaza during two hours, we went back to home by taxi again. After arrived at home, I wear that dress for went to birth day party my friend in Sidoarjo. Obvious, that dress very correct for me and in my opinion my dress was most very beautiful and elegant that party.

Olga’s Experience

I had funny my experience. I played slide in playground when I was three years old.

I liked played slide. One day, I played slide. I didn’t know if there under the slide there a boy who sat under me. Then I slide from on the slide and I kicked that boy. That boy fell from under slide. I straight ran while I laugh. Poor that boy…!