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  V. Language Feature of Procedure Text – Use adverbial of sequence / Using temporal conjunction (e.g. : first, second, third, the last) – Use command / imperative sentence (e.g. : put the noodles on the …., cut the onion …, wash the tomatoes ….,) – Using adverbials (Adverbs) to express detail the time, place, manner accurate, for example, for five minutes, 2 hours, etc. – Using action verbs, e.g. : make, take, boil, cook – Using Simple Present Tense VI. Example How to Make Egg and Lemon Soup • Materials: - 3 pints chicken stock
- Juice of 2 Lemons
- 3 oz rice
- salt and pepper
- 4 eggs, well beaten • Steps: - Put stock into a pan and heat until boiling.
- Add rice and cook on low heat for fifteen minutes.
- Mix together egg and lemon juice.
- Add three tablespoons of stock to the mixture and stir.
- Stir this mixture into the remaining stock in pan.
- Add a little of salt and pepper.
- Cook gently for three minutes.

  I. Definition Procedure Text is a text that is designed to describe how something is achieved through a sequence of actions or steps . II. Social Function  to describe how something is completely done through a sequence of steps. III. Generic Structure of Procedure Text # Goal : (e.g. : How to make spaghetti) # Material or Ingredient : (e.g. : the material to cook omelette are egg, onion, vegetable oil, etc. ) # Step : (e.g. : first, wash the tomatoes, onion, …., second cut the onions becomes slice ….) IV. Purpose of Procedure Text – To explain / tell (the reader) how to make / operate / do something through a sequence of actions or steps. – To explain steps / instruction to make / operate / do something 

  Language Feature of News Item – Focusing on circumstances (using a simple language in writing the text) – Using saying verbs: “….”, She said, informed, told, reported. – Sometimes at the beginning of news, the scene is mentioned : Jakarta – … .. / Kuala Lumpur – … – Using Past tense in explaining news events. But if it is a fact that until now still happen or still in the form of fact, then can use simple present tense. – Short, telegraphic information about story captured in headline – Using adverbs: time, place and manner. – Uses of material processes to retell the event Example The Biggest Insect was Found An explorer has found the biggest insect ever on record – so large it can scoff a carrot. The insect is called a Weta Bug and has a huge wing span of seven inches and weighs as much as three mice. An entomologist Mark Moffett, 55, discovered the cricket-like creature up a tree on New Zealand’s Little Barrier Island. He spent two days searching for the creepy crawly which w...

  Definition of News Item News item text is a text which informs readers about events of the day. The events are considered newsworthy or important. It means if there is an important event that should be known by many people, then this event deserves news. Well, the news text is called the news item text. However, if there are events that people do not deserve, then they are not definitely worth to be news. Purpose of News Item News Item Text is used to inform readers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important. Or – To inform the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day – To present information the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day Generic Structure of News Item # Main Events / Newsworthy event(s): it recounts the event in summary form. # Elaboration / Background event(s): they elaborate what happened, to whom, in what circumstance # Resource of Information (Source) : it contains comments by participants in, witn...