Kelas : SMA
Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris
Kategori : Past event text
kata kunci : past verb, past tense

pembahasan:
Past event di sini mungkin maksudnya teks yang terjadi di waktu lampau. Dalam bahasa Inggris, ada beberapa teks yang terjadi di waktu lampau, yaitu
1) recount text
2) spoof text
3) news item
4) biography recount text
5) narrative text

Pada teks lampau, menggunakan past verb (verb 2) dengan rumus
(+) subject + v2
(-) subject + did not + v1
(?) did + subject + v1?
yes, subject did.
no, subject did not.

contoh past event dalam recount text:
An Unlucky Camping

it was the beginning of wet season, but the weather was fine in the morning. my classmates and I went to camping to the camping ground.

we set up our tent in the middle of field near a small river. as soon as this was done, we cooked a meal over the open fire. everything was alright in the afternoon. but at night while we were singing songs by the campfire, a strong wind blew. it bought disorder to our tent. we couldn't sleep because it was thundering and raining heavily. lighting intensified the downpours. soon the surrounding areas became flooded. we all panicked.
Contoh biography recount text:
LEVI STRAUSS

Levi Strauss came to the United States from Bavaria as a teenager.
After spending several years in New York, he made a journey to California when the gold rush was at its peak. He got the idea to sell tents to the gold miners, but they were not interested.
He recycled the brown canvas cloth into sturdy pants which became a great demand in mining camps. Later he began making workpants in a blue cotton fabrics imported from France, called "Serge de Nimes", but known in America as "Denim".
Along with Jacob Davis, a tailor from Nevada, Strauss patented a pattern of copper rivets to strengthen the stress point on pants, especially the pockets. They first became knows as waist overalls, then "levis".
They became so popular that Strauss concentrated most of his effort on the manufacture and sales of the durable work pants.

Recount Text – Pengertian Recount Text Beserta Contohnya

Recount text adalah salah satu dari jenis teks bahasa Inggris yang menceritakan kembali kejadian-kejadian atau pengalaman-pengalaman di masa lampau. Tujuan recount text adalah untuk melaporkan peristiwa, kejadian atau kegiatan. Nah, pada artikel ini saya akan menjelaskan macam-macm teks recount beserta contohnya.

Recount Text – Pengertian Recount Text Beserta Contohnya

Generic structure Recount Text yaitu:

1. Orientation

Orientation atau pengenalan yaitu memberikan informasi tentang siapa, dimana, dan kapan peristiwa atau kegiatan itu terjadi dimasa lampau.
Contoh:
Last holiday, I went to Bandung with my friends, Yova. We spent our holiday there, we went to Bandung by bus. The bus schedule from Indramayu was at 07.00 am and arrived in Bandung at 11.30 am.

2. Events

Events merupakan rekaman peristiwa yang terjadi, yang biasanya disampaikan dalam urutan kronologis, seperti “In the first dat, I…, And in the next day…, And in the last day…”. Di bagian Events ini juga biasanya terdapat komentar pribadi tentang peristiwa atau kejadian yang diceritakan.
Contoh:
In the first day, we went to Bandung zoo. The ticket price was only Rp. 30.000. The animals collection there were very complete. In the next day, we went to geological museum and talked with the guide about geology. It made us understand abount geology. We saw rocks collection there. After that, I went to Bandung bus station because we had to go home to Indramayu

3. Reorientation

Pada bagian reorientation, terdapat pengulangan pengenalan yang ada di Orientation, pengulangan yang merangkum rentetan peristiwa, kejadian atau kegiatan yang diceritakan.
Contoh:
My holiday in Bandung was only two days but it made me happy

Ciri Kebahasan Recount Text

  1. Menggunakan past tense. Misalkan; “We went to zoo, I was happy, etc.”
  2. Menggunakan conjunction dan time connectives untuk mengurutkan peristiwa atau kejadian. Misalnya and, but, the, after that, etc.
  3. Menggunakan adverbs and adverbial phrase untuk mengungkapkan tempat, waktu, dan cara. Misalkan; yesterday, at my house, slowly, etc.
  4. Menggunaian action verbs. Misalkan; went, slept, run, brought, etc.
Nah, itulah pengertian recount text beserta contohnya. Semoga pembelajaran kali ini bisa membantu kalian memahami lebih dalam tentang teks recount. Terimakasih atas kunjungannya.