A. NARRATIVE TEXT

PURPOSE/ AIM

The purpose of narrative is to amuse and to entertain the readers. GENERIC STRUCTURE

1. ORIENTATIONTo introduce the audience to the characters, the setting and the conflict.

2. EVALUATION

A stepping back to evaluate the conflicts/troubles

3. COMPLICATION

A crisis arises

4. RESOLUTION

To tell how the problem is solved for better or worse and how the solution affects the characters. LANGUAGE FEATURES

Focus on specific and usually individualize participants

Use of material processes

Use of relational processes or mental one

Use of temporal conjunction and circumstances

Use of past tense

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B. RECOUNT TEXT

PURPOSE/ AIM

A recount is a piece of text that retell past events, usually in the order in which they happened.The purpose of the recount is to relate events for informing or entertaining people. GENERIC STRUCTURE

1. ORIENTATIONFirst paragraph that helps the reader understand the recount, who, where, when, and why.

2. EVENTS

Series of paragraph that tell what happened in chronological order.3. RE-ORIENTATIONSummary and the closure of events LANGUAGE FEATURES

use of past tense

focus on individual participants

use of connector of time to maintain the flow ; first, next, then, finally, on the weekend etc.

EXAMPLE

C. ANECDOTE TEXT

PURPOSE/ AIM

This is a kind of stories that makes you laugh or probably a smile .

It deals with something unexpected or unordinary. It usually contains or amusing incidents.

The purpose of this text is to share with others an account of unusual or amusing incidents. GENERIC STRUCTURE

1. ABTRACT

: signals the retelling of an unusual incidents2. ORIENTATION: sets of scene3. CRISIS

: provides details of the unusual incidents4. REACTION

: reaction to crisis5. CODA

: optional reflection of the incident LANGUAGE FEATURES

use exclamation

use of temporal and conjunction

use of action verbs

use of relational and mental processes to evaluate events

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EXERCISES!

1. When did the writer find the mountain so beautiful?a. At nightb. At middayc. In the morningd. In the afternoon2. Which statement is NOT TRUE based on the text?a. The writers hobby is climbing mountains.b. The writer felt reluctant to climb mountains.c. The writer found excitement on the peak of the mountaind. The writer climbed down the mountain soon after taking pictures.3. What is the most suitable title for the text?a. Climbing a mountain is a dangerous activity.

b. My first experience in climbing a mountain.

c. Camping on the mountain is exciting.

d. My hesitating time on holidays

4. Who receive Amans email based on the text above?a. His wifeb. His daughterc. A woman whose husband has died recentlyd. A woman whose husband still alive5. Where will Amman and his wife take a vacation?a. New York

c. Londonb. Florida

d. Amsterdam6. Aman and his wife plan to take a vacation in Florida.The word printed in bold means .

a. Take a picnic

c. wasting timeb. Leisure time

d. take a permission7. How does the writer make the scene funny?a. By presenting a personal comment.b. By giving a twist in the end of the story.c. By presenting a mistake delivery of email.d. By giving a funny character in the story.

8. What is the purpose of the text?a. To entertain the readers

c. To retell past eventb. To describe something

d. to describe how something is done 9. Where did the story happen?a. At a market

c. In a fashion storeb. At a shoe store

d. At a canteen10. They said they were very sorry about what had happened. (paragraph 3)The underlined word refers to .

a. The blue jeansb. The security officer and the manager

c. Everyone in the shopd. The censor clip

11. The text is about a. a mouse deer and the King

c. a mouse deer and a tiger

b. a mouse deer and a snake

d. a mouse deer and the king of the forest12. What is main idea of paragraph 1?a. A mouse deer faced danger in the forest

c. A tiger was sleeping in the forestb. A snake was sleeping under the tree

d. A mouse deer were hiding in a dense forest13. When he saw the snake, the mouse deer was frightened. (paragraph 1)The underlined word is best replaced by the word .

a. astonished

c. terrifiedb. amazed

d. shocked14. The tiger asked the mouse deer to help himThe underlined word refers to .

a. Mouse deer

c. a tiger

b. Snake

d. belt15. After reading this story, we can learn that a. We have to behave like the mouse deer

b. We have to find a way to save ourselves from danger.

c. a sleeping black snake was a dangerous animal

d. we have to be careful with the mouse deer

16. Why did Jimmy moved in the big city? Because a. He liked it

b. His father got a job in there

c. He didnt like live in the village

d. His father bought a new house in there

17. a very shallow river near his house.The underlined word means

a. Deep

c. wide

b. Superficial

d. long

18. What kind of text is the text above?a. Anecdote

c. report

b. Recount

d. narrative

19. What is the purpose of the text?a. to give information about a job

b. to give instruction how to swim

c. to entertain the readers

d. to persuade the readers to buy a house in a big city

20. Who wanted to be Rich?a. the gardener

c. The guard

b. the King

D. the queen

21. Which statement is true according to the text?a. the palace was bigger than the village

b. the village was bigger than the palace

c. the village was as big as the palace

d. the palace was smaller than the village

22. The gardener searched all over .The underlined word means

a. looked at

c. looked after

b. looked for

d. looked out

23. Who knew all about many things?a. The wise king

c. the wise guard

b. The wise gardener

d. the wise old owl

24. What kind of text is it?a. Recount

c. narrative

b. Report

d. anecdote

25. What kind of tense is used in the text?a. Simple present tense

c. past participle tense

b. Past tense

d. past progressive

26. How was the ant?a. An energetic animal

c. A lazy animalb. A kind animal

d. A shy animal

27. What did the grasshopper do before the winter came?a. He collected a lot of grass seeds.

C. He made his netb. He sang and played music

d. He helped the ant to play music

28. Why did the grasshopper need food in the winter came?a. He lost his food

c. He didnt have any food

b. The ant stole his food

d. The ant took all his food

29. The end of the story tells that .a. the ant died because he didnt get any foodb. the grasshopper died because he didnt get any food

c. the ant and the grasshopper died because of the food

d. the ant and the grasshopper were happy because they got a lot of food.

30. The moral value of the story is ..a. if you are lazy, you will get a trouble in the future

b. if you have a lot of food, you will be happy in the future

c. if your friend needs some food, you must give him

d. if your friend has a lot of food, you will ask him.

BIMBINGAN BELAJAR INTENSIF BAHASA INGGRIS

SMP NEGERI 1 SIDOARJO

TAHUN PELAJARAN 2015 - 2016

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NARRATIVE TEXT, RECOUNT TEXT & ANECDOTE TEXT

SNOW WHITE

Once upon a time there lived a little girl name snow white. She lived with her aunt and uncle because her parents were passed away.

One day she heard her uncle talking about leaving her in the house because they both wanted to go to U>S and dont have enough money to take Snow White.

Now White didnt want to be left behind. So she decided to run away. The next morning she ran away into the wood. She was very tired and hungry. She has walked for miles.

Then she saw a little cottage. She knocked no one answered so she went inside and fell asleep.

Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs, owner of the house, were coming home from work. They went inside and met Snow white sleeping.

The Dwarf felt pity to her so that they allowed her to stay in their house. Then Snow White told the whole story. At the end, Snow White and the Dwarfs finally lived happily ever after.

Dear May,

I just want to tell you about my tour to Botanical Garden, on Thursday 24 April, year seven students went to Botanical Garden. We walked down and got into the bus.

After we arrived at the garden, we walked down to the Education center. First, we went to the orchid farm. Then we looked at the lovely plants. After that, we went down to a little spot in the Botanical Gardens and had a morning tea.

Next we took some pictures and then went back to the Education centre to have lunch. After that we went for a walk.

Soon after we had finished we went back outside. Then, we got into the bus and returned to school.

Love, Nida

Vegetables in it. She looked after them very carefully, and when the summer came, they looked very nice.

One evening, Mrs Ahmad looked at her vegetables and said, Tomorrow I am going to pick them and we can eat together.But early next morning, he son ran into kitchen and shouted, Mother, mother! Come quickly! Our neighbours duck are in the garden and they are eating our vegetables!

Mrs Ahmad ran out, but it was too late! All the vegetables were finished. Mrs Ahmad cried and her neighbor was very sorry, but tat was the end of the vegetables.

Then a few days before Lebaran, the neighbor brought Mrs Ahmad a parcel. In it was beautiful, fat duck, and it was a piece of paper with the words, Enjoy your Vegetables

I had never thought of climbing Mt. Kerinci. I hesitated when friends of mine asked me to join them on a one-night camping and mountaineering activity. Frankly, I had never done this type of challenging activity before. I could not really refuse because I had a lot of spare time in my semester holidays. I went there with five of my friends-Antok, Rio, Angga, Danang and Indra.

We started to walk upwards through the bushes first and then into the real jungle. As we moved, we heard wild animal noises and we saw monkeys jumping from branch to another. Judging from the plants, we were sure that we were in a rainforest area.

At midday, we came to the peak of the mountain and saw the large crater. There was a white flag there to remind visitors of dangers. We took our photos and then we began to rush down the mountain.

An internal Error

A man and his wife plan to take vacation in Florida. At the last minute the wife has to go to a business meeting. The husband goes a head; the wife agrees to meet him in a couple days. While theyre apart the husband sends his wife an email, but accidentally sends it o a woman whose husband has died recently. After reading the message, she passes out cold.

Her daughter, wondering what had disturbed her mother so much, reads the email: Dear Darling, I have really missed you! I am looking forward to your arrival tomorrow. Oh, and its really hot down here!

I had a bad experience when I did shopping because of the shop assistants fault. However, the security officer of the shop really embarrassed me. He accused me of stealing a pair of blue jeans.

That was a Sunday afternoon. I went to a fashion shop with my friends. I choose a pair of blue jeans to buy and paid for them at the cashier. Unfortunately, the shop assistant was careless. So, he forgot to take the censor clip on the blue jeans. So, when I left the shop, the detector beeped. The security officer shouted at me, Hey, you! Stop! Then, he took me to the managers room.

After examining, the security officer and the manager realized that it was not my fault. They said they were very sorry about what happened. Finally, the manager asked me to take one piece of clothing for free.

One day while a mouse deer was walking in the forest, he saw a big , black snake sleeping under the tree. When he saw the snake, the mouse deer was frightened. When he wanted to run away from the snake, he suddenly fell on top of tiger which was sleeping not far from the snake. The tiger woke up and took hold of the mouse deer. He told the mouse deer that he was going to eat him for lunch. Please dont eat me now, said the mouse deer. I have something important to do.

Look, said the mouse deer. That is the Kings belt. He asked me to stay here and watch it while he was away in the forest. The tiger looked at the snake and said,That is a beautiful belt. I need a belt like that. Can I wear it? said the mouse deer.

Oh all right, said the mouse deer. So, he picked up the snake and winded it around the tiger. Then the snake twisted itself tighter and tighter until the tiger couldnt breathe. The tiger asked the mouse deer to help him. But the mouse deer turned and ran away into the forest.

Jimmy lived in the country, and he loved playing in a very shallow river near his house; but then his father got a job in a big city, and he moved there with his family.

Their new house had a garden, but the garden was very small. Jimmy wasnt very happy.

Is there a river near here, Jimmy, and theres a pool in it. Well go there this afternoon. than Jimmy was happy.

After lunch, Jimmy and his mother wanted to park. Jimmy wanted to walk near the pool, but there was a sign front of it. His mother read it to him; WARNING: This pool is dangerous. 367 people have fallen into it . Jimmy looked into the pool carefully. Then he said, I cant see them.

THE GOLDEN TREE

Once upon a time a long, long, long time ago in a little village there was a big place bigger than the village it self and in the palace there lived a King. The King wanted to be rich.

Now one day the King promised one of his gardeners three million gold coins if he could grow a tree all year round which bore rich golden fruit.

The gardener searched all over the countryside but he could not find the right seed to grow a tree which would bear golden fruit.

So at last he went to see the wise old owl lived deep in the forest and knew all about many things. The wise old owl told him what to do and where to go to get the right seed to plant. The gardener went exactly where he was told and did exactly what he was told. He planted the seed and gave it some water, some fertilizer and he waited. Suddenly the tree sprang u so quickly that it made the gardener jump.

The gardener watched as the tree began to bear rich golden fruit. He ran back to the palace and took the king to see the tree. When the king had stood there for a long time, starring at it open-mouthed, the gardener asked for his three million coins. So the King agreed to the request and the gardener took his money and went home and lived happily ever after.

The Ant and the Grasshopper

Long ago on a sunny hillside, there lived an ant and a grasshopper. The grasshopper was a handsome insect with a glossy green coat. All day long he sat in the sun and made music, filling the hillside with his summer sounds.

I dont believe that winter will ever come! he chirruped.

The ant was small and dark. She bustled about everyday, collecting grass seeds to store in her nest.

Oh yes, it will! she said

But soon the leaves began to fall from the trees. It grew colder and colder. At last one day, feathery flakes of snow began to fall across the hillside.

The ant was snug in her nest under a stone. She had enough food for the winter. Outside she heard a faint sound. It was the grasshopper.

Dear Ant, he croaked. Please give me some food.

But the Ant was firm. I am sorry,she said. I need this food for my family.

A thick layer of snow settled over the hillside, and the grasshopper was heard no more.