Descriptive Recount

France is the second largest country in

Europe. It has a population of 58 million. Paris,
the capital city of France is an international
capital for art, fashion and style. It has been
known as one of the world’s most beautiful
cities and a popular tourist destination.
(Identification)
The most famous place in France is the
Eiffel Tower. Its height is about 1.063 feet. The
tower has become an icon for both France and
Paris.
Another famous place in France is the
Louvre Museum. It is the world’s most visited
art museum, a historic monument and a
national museum in France. One of the
museum collections is the famous Monalisa
Painting.
Most of the people in France like sports.
Some of their favorite sports are rugby, football
and basketball. Every year, France also holds a
bicycle race called Tour de France. It usually
lasts for 23 days. Cyclists from all over the
world take part. There are similar races in Italy
and Spain but the Tour de France is the oldest,
the most prestigious and the best known.
(Description)
My family likes spending time by the sea very
much. When we had a holiday last year, we went to a
place at the seaside and borrowed a boat from one of
our friends. Then we sailed and fished in the sea all
day. We also had races against other boats.
(Orientation)
When the sea was rough, we sailed on a small lake
near the sea instead. There were a lot of sharp rocks,
and the water was shallow, so we must be careful
because we did not want to damage our friend’s boat.
There were not many fish in the lake, but we
caught a lot when we sailed to the sea. The fishes
were not very big, but they tasted very good. We
sailed to the land at lunch time, collected pieces of dry
wood and fried or grilled our fish at the beach.
(Event)
All of us enjoyed our meals. It was the most
wonderful day for my family. (re-orientation)
(Adapted from: L.A. Hill, 1963)

Narrative Report
HERMIT
Many years ago, there lived a hermit in a forest Gold is a precious metal. (General Classification)
in Sumatra. (Orientation)
He did not grow food but depended on the Gold is used as ornaments or as money. Gold is found
jungle fruit to survive. Soon, there was a drought, anywhere, but in small supplies. It is often found on the
and all the plants and fruit trees in the jungle died. surface of the earth. Since gold is a heavy substance, it is
The old man had nothing to eat now, so he sometimes found at the bottom of the rivers. The gold is
turned to become a beggar. He went to a nearby found together with sand and rock and must be separated
village trying to get food. At first, the villagers were from them.
happy to help him. However, when he came It is usually necessary to drill for gold but when a layer
regularly, they refused to give him any more food. of gold is located deep below the surface of the earth, it is
They told him to grow his own food. possible to drill a hole into a ground. Engineers have
One day, while the hermit was sitting in his hut, developed modern processes for removing gold from rocks.
sad and hungry, he began to think about growing Since gold is not very hard, it is sometimes melted and
his own food. Just then, a boatman stopped by and added to other substances for making rings, coins, and art
took a pity on the hermit. Then he gave him some objects. It will be priced forever because it is beautiful, rare
“paddy” seeds. and useful. (Description)
Before the boatman went away, he said, “These
seeds will grow and give you everlasting harvest if
you work very hard. If you are tired of the work,
the “paddy” plants will turn into weeds.”
(Complication)
The old hermit worked hard to clear the land and
sowed the seeds before the rain came. Strangely,
after a short period of time, the “paddy” was ready
for harvesting. The old man got a lot of rice from
the harvest. After each harvest, the plants grew
again right away. (Resolution)

When the villagers heard about the hermit and

his wonderful “paddy”, they flocked to his “paddy”
field and took home as much “paddy” as they
could.
One day, being very tired of harvesting the
paddy, he shouted, “Oh stop growing, you
wretched thing!” As soon as he had said this, the
“paddy” plants turned into weeds. (Re-orientation)
Things to prepare:
a gas tube tabung gas
a gas regulator regulator
a stove hose selang
a gas stove kompor gas
Instructions:
1. Locate the gas tube in a safe place.
2. Make sure the cap is closed before removing it.
3. Attach the gas regulator to the stove hose by
screwing them together.
4. Connect the regulator to the tube.
5. Make sure that there is no gas smell.
6. Turn the regulator on.

It is ready to turn the stove on