What is a procedural text?

A procedural text is a text which is intended to tell the reader how to do, operate, or make something. The information in a procedural text is usually written in the present tense and is arranged in a logical sequence of events which is broken up into several sequenced steps. Based on its purpose, a procedural text may explain how things work or how to operate things (how to use the scanner, the computer, the camera, etc.), give instrucions on how to do an activity (cooking recipes, rules for games, science experiments, road safety rules, etc), or give advice concerning human behavior (how to be a good secretary, how to live healthily, etc).

Generic Structure of Procedure 1. Goal: showing the purpose 2. Material: Telling the needed materials 3. Step 1-end: Describing the steps to achieve the purpose

Ciri-ciri Procedure Text: 1. Struktur umumnya (generic structure) terdiri dari: Goal/Aim: tujuan dan maksud isi teks. Contoh: How to make sandwich Material/Tool: bahan atau alat-alat yang dibutuhkan untuk membuat/melakukan sesuatu. Contoh: The materials are as follows: 1. Two slides of bread, 2. Fried-egg, strawberry jam, chocolate sprinkles, . Steps/Procedures: langkah-langkah atau prosedur dalam melakukan/membuat sesuatu. Contoh: First, take two slides of bread and 2. Menggunakan tenses simple present 3. Sering memakai kalimat Perintah (imperatives/orders). Contoh: Turn on the lamp, Put the rice into the rice cooker, Dont forget to press the on button, 4. Kata-kata urutan (sequences). Contoh: first, second, then, next, the last, finally

How to Make A cup of Coffee How to make a cup of cappuccino coffee 1. water 2. a teaspoonful of coffee 3. three spoonsfuls of sugar

Goal: Material/ingredient:

Steps/Methods:

a. b. c. d. e.

first, boil some water in the kettle then, put a teaspoonful of coffee into a cup add three spoonfuls of sugar into a cup fill the cup with boiling water Finally, stir it and a cup of cappuccino coffee is ready to drink..