PROSEDURE TEXT

PROSEDURE TEXT

The Definition of Procedure Text Procedure text is a text that is designed to describe how something is achieved through a sequence of actions or steps. It explains how people perform different processes in a sequence of steps. This text uses simple present tense, often imperative sentences. It also uses the temporal conjunction such as first, second, then, next, finally, etc.

Purpose

Its social function is to describe how something is completely done through a sequence of series.

Generic Structure of Procedure

1. Goal: It is contain the purpose of the text. (e.g. : How to make spaghetti)
2. Material or Ingredient: it is contain of the materials that used in the process. (e.g.: the material to cook omelet are egg, onion, vegetable oil, etc.)
3. Step: it is contain of the steps to make something in the goal. (e.g.: first, wash the tomatoes, onion, second cut the onions becomes slice. . .)

Types of procedural text:

(1) Texts that explain how something works or how to use instruction / operation manuals e.g. how to use the video, the computer, the tape recorder, the photocopier, the fax.

(2) Texts that instruct how to do a particular activity e.g. recipes, rules for games, science experiments, road safety rules.

(3) Texts that deal with human behavior e.g. how to live happily, how to succeed.

Language Features of Procedure Text

In the Procedure Text, we use 

• Using simple present tense.
• Use of imperatives (e.g.: cut, don’t mix)
• Use of action verbs (e.g.: turn, put, mix)
• Use of connectives (e.g.: first, then, finally,) 
• Use of adverbial phrases (e.g. : for five minutes, 2 centimeters from the top)

EXAMPLE

How to plant chilies

Aim / Goal
Planting chilies is really easy. Not only easy, planting chilies is also useful to get fresh and hygienist chilies from our own garden. My mom plants several chili-plants in my house backyard. She thinks that planting chilies can save some money because the price of chilies in the market is so high.

Martials
Before we plant chilies, we need to prepare several things such as chili seeds, small spade, compost, and vessels. After all tools and materials have been prepared, then we begin to plant some chilies.

Steps
First, get a handful of chili seeds. Make sure you have already dried it under the sunlight. Second, make small hole on the soil by using the small spade and put the seeds on it then close with soil. Make sure to put it on the open area. Next, wait for several day until it come out the sprout. Finally, take the sprout off the soil and put it on the vessel which full of soil and compost. The sprout will grow bigger and yield us some fresh chilies. Make sure to watering the plant regularly. 

How to Make a Milkshake

A milkshake is a sweet, cold beverage which is usually made from milk, ice cream, or iced milk, and flavorings or sweeteners such as butterscotch, caramel sauce, chocolate sauce, or fruit syrup. If you want to make a delicious milkshake by your selves, then this is the way how to make it.

The ingredients that you need to make a milkshake are:

• 4 cups vanilla ice cream
• 2 cups milk
• 4 teaspoons chocolate sauce (optional)
• 1 cup fresh or frozen strawberries

Now, follow these steps to make a milkshake.

1. Place milkshake glasses into the freezer. Using cold glasses will help the shake stay cool to give you time to enjoy. Leave for up to an hour if possible.
2. Soften ice cream. It is easier to make a shake when the ice cream is slightly soft. Take the ice cream out of the freezer a few minutes before making your shake.
3. Place the ingredients into a blender. Mix the ice cream, milk and added flavors into the blender. Blend on high for one minute. Don’t leave in the blender for longer or the shake will melt quickly.
4. Pour shakes into frosty glasses. Take the glasses out of the freezer as soon as the blending is complete. Then pour the shake mixture in.
5. Drop a straw into the shake, then enjoy. You can sip a shake right from the glass but somehow the straw adds to the flavor and the experience.

If you do not have a blender, you may substitute with a mixer, but be careful as it could be messy. And if you do not have anything else to mix, just use a spoon, but let the ice cream thaw first to make the milkshake easier to mix. Enjoy your milkshake.

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