Procedure text

Procedure text is a text designed to describe how something is done/achieved through a sequence of actions or steps.

  There are three elements that make up a procedure text as shown in the chart below:

• Social function

 Provide information/instructions on how to achieve the best results efficiently, avoiding accidents, damage, waste, etc.

•  Text structure

  - Goal

 - Materials

 - Steps 

• Linguistic elements

 - Grammar: imperative, negative and positive sentences

 - Phrases and vocabulary commonly used in manuals and tips

 - Singular and plural nouns with or without a, the, this, those, my, their, etc. 

 - Speech, stress, intonation, spelling, sign reading and handwriting

Exersice 

 

Practice 3: Read those texts (Text1 and 2) one more time then answer these questions.

Question 1

a. What are those texts about?

The text is about the information on how to insert simcard cellphone and how to cook rice in a rice cooker.

Question 2

b. Who will be probably need to read the texts?

 Everyone who has cellphone and everyone who will cook rice in rice cooker will need to read this text

Question 3

c. What is the purpose of the texts?

The purpose of each text is to tell how something is done/accomplished through the sequence of steps.

Question 4

d. What is the benefit of reading the texts?

The benefit of reading this text is the readers will know how to insert simcard cellphone and how to cook using rice cooker.

practice questions about procedure text

Soal Procedure Text 1
1. Sitting on a bike, make sure you know where the bikes are and how to operate them
2. You have to learn to balance the bike. Find a person who can hold your bike behind you and try to go steady as you pedal it
3. Finally, you have to practice. Once you can balance, pedal, start, and stop, you are bicycle rider. Congratulation!
4. As you gain experience, raise the seat up so that only your toes can touch the ground while you are seated.
5. When you are ready, ride alone. But first, lower the seat until you can sit and put both feet flat on the ground
6. After practicing for a couple minutes, the person can release his or her hands while you try to keep your balance

1. Arrange these sentences below into a good order
A. 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6
B. 1 – 2 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 3
C. 1 – 2 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3
D. 1 – 2 – 5 – 3 – 6 – 4
E. 1 – 2 – 4 – 6 – 5 – 3

Soal Procedure Text 2
Ingredients
1 tb margarine, dairy free
1 tb Vegetables oil
1 c onion – chopped
8 oz Mushrooms – sliced
1 lg Garlic clove – minced
1/3 celery – thinly sliced
3 c Soybean milk
4 c Potatoes – cubed ½ inch
¼ ts Black pepper
1 ts Salt, or to taste
1 tb Parsley – chopped

Directions
1. Saute onion, garlic, celery, and green pepper in hot oil and margarine about 3 minutes. Add sliced mushrooms and sauté 3 more minutes.
2. Add soybean milk, black pepper, salt and potatoes. Bring mixture almost to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Make about 6 cups. Thin with extra soybean milk if soup is too thick.
4. Garnish with parsley and serve with the veal.

2. The text states that …
A. extra soybean milk must be added if the soup is too thick
B. six cups of soy bean milk must be added to the soup
C. soybean milk is used merely for garnish
D. extra cups must be provided for everybody
E. the soup must be thick to make it easy

Soal Procedure Text 3
How to Make Starfruit Punch
Ingredients
• 250 gr yellow starfruit in slices
• 100 ml water 2 spoonful of vanilla
• 8 teaspoonful of lemonade extract Procedure
• Put slices of starfruit and water in the blender. Wait until it’s soft. Skim it.
• Add syrup, lemonade extract, and soda water. Stir thoroughly.
• Pour it in the glass and put in the ice cubes.

3. What is the text about?
A. How to make starfruit punch
B. The ingredients of starfruit punch
C. How to use blender
D. How to stir thoroughly
E. How to slice starfruit

4. …..lemonade extract and soda water. Stir thoroughly. The word “stir“ means….
A. to make smooth
B. to boil
C. to cut
D. to make dry
E. to move an object in order to mix it

Soal Procedure Text 4
Ladies and Gentlemen, in case of emergency, take the life jacket which is located under your seat.
Put the life jacket over your head and then fasten the jacket tapes around you’re your waist. Do not inflate the jacket until you left the aircraft. The jacket will be automatically inflated by pulling a cord, but if not, you can blow into the chip to inflate it.A light is attached to the jacket for attracting attention. The life jacket should be removed only in case of emergency.The use of TV set, AM and FM radios and radio cassettes recorders, walkman, and any mobile phones are prohibited on board as they interfere the communication and navigational system.We wish you an enjoyable flight.

5. Where is the life jacket located?
A. Over the head
B. Around the waist.
C. Outsite the aircraft.
D. In the back of the seat.
E. Under the seat.