PROCEDURE TEXT

Procedure Text

 

Which one of you likes to cook? If you want to cook, you need a recipe, right? Have you ever cooked based on an English recipe? In English, recipes belong to a type of text called procedure text. Well, what the hell is that? Let's learn together, yeah!

Understanding The Procedure Text

What is procedural text? Procedural text is a text that explains, informs, or helps the reader on how to make or use something. In bahasa Indonesia, the definition of procedure text is text that provides instructions, informs, or helps the reader about how to create or do something.

Usually, this type of text begins with the phrase “How to...”, for example “How to make a cup of tea” or “How to operate an oven”. Procedure text is widely available in cookbooks and manuals (manual book).

Purpose Of Procedure Text

The purpose of procedure text is to show how something is made/used/done through sequence of steps. If interpreted in Indonesian, the purpose of procedure text is to explain how something is made, done or used through successive steps.

In other words, the procedure text is used to outline one by one how something can be created or achieved. Through procedure text, you will find it easier to understand and read instructions on how to do things in the right order.

Also read: Let's learn how to make Procedure Text from Viral drinks!

Well, procedure text consists of several aspects. Approximately, what aspects of yes are contained in the text of the procedure? In writing procedure text in English, there are two important aspects that need to be understood and learned, namely the structure and language. Here's the full explanation, yes.

Structure Of Procedure Text

The structure of the procedure text consists of three parts, you know! What is the structure of the procedure text? There are goals, materials, and steps.

Goal

Goal is a procedural text structure that explains the purpose or tuajuan.

Materials

Materials is a procedure text structure that describes the tools and materials needed.

Steps

The next procedure text structure is steps, which contains steps or instructions in making or doing

 something.

Kaidah Kebahasaan Procedure Text

Setelah mengetahui struktur yang terdapat pada procedure text, sekarang yuk pelajari tentang kaidah kebahasaannya. Apa sajakah kaidah kebahasaan dari procedure text? Yuk kita bahas!

1. Menggunakan Simple Present Tense

Procedure text harus ditulis dengan menggunakan simple present tense, ya guys! Hal ini dikarenakan dalam procedure text terdapat kalimat-kalimat perintah mengenai cara membuat atau melakukan sesuatu.

2. Menggunakan Kalimat Perintah (Imperative Sentences)

Apakah yang dimaksud kalimat perintah atau imperative sentences pada procedure text? Imperative sentence selalu diawali oleh verb 1 dari action verb atau kata kerja yang melibatkan aktivitas fisik. Jadi, kita tidak perlu memakai subject di awal kalimatnya.

Contoh: Add 3 onions and mix it well. Kalimat ini diawali oleh verb 1, add. Tidak ada subjek di awal kalimatnya ya.

3. Menggunakan Kata Penghubung (Connectives)

Kata penghubung (connectives) digunakan dalam sebuah procedure text untuk menghubungkan langkah-langkah di dalamnya supaya daftar instruksi yang dibuat menjadi runtut dan mudah dipahami.

Contoh: Firstly, secondly, then, after that, dan finally.

4. MenggunakanKata Keterangan (Adverb)

Kata keterangan (adverb). digunakan untuk memberikan keterangan waktu. Ada 2 jenis kata keterangan atau adverbs yang digunakan dalam procedure text, yaitu: Adverb of time atau kata keterangan waktu yang menandakan berapa lama kita harus melakukan sesuatu.

Contoh: in 10 minutes, for 1 hour.
Adverb of manner atau keterangan cara bagaimana melakukan sesuatu. Contoh: slowly, well, evenly.

Jenis-Jenis Procedure Text

Nah, setelah mengetahui aspek yang harus ada di procedure text, sekarang kita akan membahas jenis-jenisnya. Secara garis besar, there are two kind of procedure texts. Jadi, teks prosedur dibagi menjadi dua jenis. Apa saja sih? Yuk, simak pembahasannya!

1. Procedure text yang menjelaskan cara mengoperasikan/menggunakan sesuatu

Contohnya seperti how to use an air fryer, how to use a dish washer, how to use a camera.

2. Procedure text yang memberikan instruksi dalam melakukan kegiatan tertentu

Contohnya seperti how to play the violin, how to create a website, dan how to make rendang.

Contoh Procedure Text

Contoh procedure text berikut kita bedah berdasarkan ketiga strukturnya.

yuk bahas contoh teks prosedur dalam bahasa Inggris lainnya. Coba perhatikan ya!

How to Make Pizza 

Ingredients

1. Dough2 ½ cups warm water (600 mL)
1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
7 cups all-purpose flour (875 g), plus more for dusting
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus more for greasing
1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
¼ cup semolina flour (30 g)

2. Tomato Sauce28 oz canned whole tomatoes (795 g)
1 tablespoon kosher salt

StepsFirstly, “bloom” the yeast by sprinkling the sugar and yeast in the warm water.
Let sit for 10 minutes, until bubbles form on the surface.
Combine the flour and salt in a large bowl.
Make a well in the middle and add the olive oil and bloomed yeast mixture.
Mix until a shaggy dough begins to form using a spoon.
Turn the dough out onto a clean work surface and knead for 10-15 minutes.
Then grease a clean, large bowl with olive oil and place the dough inside
Punch down the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured work surface.
After that, preheat the oven as high as your oven will allow, between 450-500˚F (230-260˚C).
Place a pizza stone, heavy baking sheet (turn upside down so the surface is flat), or cast iron skillet in the oven.
Meanwhile, make the tomato sauce: Add the salt to the can of tomatoes and puree with an immersion blender, or transfer to a blender or food processor, and puree until smooth.
Take a portion and start by poking the surface with your fingertips once the dough has rested.
Then, stretch and press the dough into a thin round.
Sprinkle semolina onto an upside down baking sheet and place the stretched crust onto it. Add the sauce and ingredients of your choice.
Slide the pizza onto the preheated pizza stone or pan. Bake for 15 minutes, or until the crust and cheese are golden brown.
Add any garnish of your preference.

Dari contoh di atas, yuk kita uraikan structure procedure text-nya.

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