Short Functional Text

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1. Definition

Short functional texts are types of informational texts to help the readers understand the information quickly. Short functional texts are usually characterized by:

- The use of clear, simple, and concise sentences.

- Pictures or symbols.

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2. Purposes

Short functional texts are types of informational texts to help the readers understand the information quickly. 

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3. Types

A. Notices, Warnings and Caution

Notice is a written instruction or statement that provides certain information or gives a warning - a sign or printed statement that gives information or a warning to people. Caution is a form of written warning to readers to be careful.

B. Greeting Cards

A greeting card is a form of card, usually accompanied by an image that is sent to someone for certain occasions, for example a card for a happy birthday, congratulations and success, etc.

C. Letters

There are two kinds of letters or letters, namely personal letters and official letters

A personal letter is a letter written for personal, family, or friendship matters. The characteristics of a personal letter, an unofficial letter, are not using letterhead, using looser language, more of an expression of hope.

While an official letter is a form of official letter that is usually written to function in more formal relationships such as business, work, and government The characteristics of an officila / formal letter are:

Using the letterhead

Using the number of letters

Using the opening greeting & closing

Using formal language

D. Narative

To amuse or entertain the readers

E. Advertisements

Advertisement is a statement or writing that is general in nature about a product. The goal is to convince readers and listeners to be influenced to use it.

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4. Structure

A. Notices : 

Opening : contains an introductory picture

Content : contains details or description

Closing : contains a hope for others

B. Greeting :

Receive : people who receive

Content : contains of greeting card

Sender : people who send

C. Letters :

Address and date

Receiver : the recipient’s fullname and addres

Contents : information about news, condition

Sender: the person who sends the letter

Signature : the signed name of the writer

D. Narative :

Orientation : sets the scene and introduces the participants of the story.

Complication : a crisis arises.

Resolution : the crisis is resolved, for better or worse.

E. Advertisements :

The name of the product

The selling points of the product

How to get the product

Interesting design

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5. Sample

Letters 

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6. Writting

Semarang, 22 February 2023

Jatisari Street

for nadif

How are you? I hope you're okay. I miss you so much and sometime if I have time I will visit you. Sorry, I haven't contacted you lately, I've been busy with lots of school work.

How is your school. I hope everything is fine and we can graduate together. See you.

Regards, Bima

So guys, this is all I can share. see you in the next article.

Understanding recount

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Kembali lagi di blog saya, pada kesempatan kali ini semoga teman teman sekalian juga masih dalam keadaan sehat ya guys. 

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Bagaimana penjelasan materinya, simak di bawah ini.

1. Definition

Definition of Recount Text. Recount text is a text that is telling the reader about one story, action, or activity. Recount text is a text which retells events or experiences in the past.Definition of Recount Text. Recount text is a text that is telling the reader about one story, action, or activity. Recount text is a text which retells events or experiences in the past.

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2. Purpose / function 

The purpose of a recount is to list and describe past experiences by retelling events in the order in which they happened. Recounts are written to retell events with the purpose of either informing or entertaining their audience (or both). In a simple word the purpose of recount text is to retell past experience. 

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3. Text Structure 

Orientation, the first structure that contains information about the character, the scene, when the event took place and so on. The information provided by the author is expected to provide the knowledge or information needed by the reader in order to understand the storyline.

Events, the second structure is the content of the text or in the form of stories about events or experiences that the author wants to convey to the reader.

Reorientation, the third structure contains conclusions as well as summaries or repetition of information contained in the orientation structure.

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4. Types of recount

A. Personal recount

A personal recount is what’s most likely to be covered in school. This type of recount writing is all about the writer’s recollection of a particular event or experience. It includes things like diary writing, but it’s also what we do whenever we tell someone a story about something that happened to us.

 

B. Factual recount

A factual recount includes things like newspaper reports. The purpose of a factual recount is to inform (rather than entertain) the reader about a particular event. Because of this, adverbs and adjectives are less important. You’ll often see facts and figures in this kind of recount writing.

 

C. Imaginative recount

This kind of recount writing applies factual knowledge of an event to create a fictional account of that event. The purpose of an imaginative recount is to help the reader understand an event by providing a fictional recount that’s as true-to-life as possible. They’re perfect for creative writing lessons.

 

D. Procedural recount

Procedural recounts aren’t very common in English lessons - they’re more for scientists. In fact, they’re most often used to describe an experiment so that it can be replicated by others. Because of this, the language needs to be exact. Procedural recounts might not even involve the use of full sentences.

 

E. Literary recount

This kind of recount writing is all about entertainment. They can be about fictional or real events and involve real or fictional characters. For an interesting writing challenge, why not try exploring a fictional event with real characters, and vice versa.

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5. Expression / Language Component

Language Features of Recount Text :

– Using the simple past tense, past continuous tense, past perfect tense, and past perfect continuous tense.

– Using temporal sequence, e.g. On Saturday. On Monday, On Sunday

– Focus on specific participant, e.g. I (the writer)

– Using the conjunctions, such as: then, before, after, etc.

– Using action verb, e.g. went, stayed

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6. Sample

Example of personal account text

A Trip to the National Zoo and Aquarium

Yesterday, my family and I went to the National Zoo and Aquarium to visit the new Snow Cubs and the other animals. In the morning, when we got to the Zoo and Aquarium there was a big big line, so we had to wait a while to get in.
After we entered the zoo, we went straight to the enclosure for the Snow Cubs. My brother and I were so excited to see them. They were so cute and playful. At lunchtime Dad decided to cook a bbq. He cooked sausages so we could have sausage sandwiches. My Mom forgot the tomato sauce so we had to eat them plain. In the afternoon, we visited the aquarium. My brother was excited to see the sharks and the tropical fish. At the end of the day when we left we were going to go and get ice cream but we decided we were too tired so we drove straight home, but of course I was very happy.

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7. Writing

when i was a kid i liked one thing. that thing is football, I like soccer because it's inspired by my idol, Ronney. I always play soccer in the afternoon with my friends. I play happily I have passed 2 people at once. After the sun had completely set, my friends and I returned to our respective homes.

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Assalamu'alaikum halo guys, 

Kembali lagi di blog saya, pada kesempatan kali ini semoga teman teman sekalian juga masih dalam keadaan sehat ya guys. 

Oke guys, di blog yang kemarin saya sudah sedikit membahas materi tentang Describing a person ya, akan tetapi dalam kesempatan kali ini saya akan membagikan materi tentang Describing a place.

Bagaimana penjelasan materinya, simak di bawah ini...

1. Vocabulary

Ancient = Kuno/langka

Romantic = Romantis

Beautiful = Indah

Tropical = Tropis

Boring = Membosankan

Traditional = Tradisional

Crowded = Penuh Sesak

Wild = Liar

Charming = Indah

Warm = Hangat

Excting = Menyenangkan

Unusual = Tidak Biasa

Expensive = Mahal

Unique = Unik 

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 2. Word Order

(V) = verb

(S) = subject

(O) = object

• No sooner did (V) you (S) left (V) the restaurant (O) than your friend came.

• I have (S) never (V) seen (V) such (V) a beautiful (V) beach (O).

3. Sample

The National Monument, or "Monas" as it is popularly called, is one of the monuments built during the Sukarno era of fierce nationalism. The top of the National Monument (Monas) is Freedom Square. It stands for the people's determination to achieve freedom and the crowning of their efforts in the Proclamation of Independence in August 1945. The 137-meter tall marble obelisk is topped with a flame coated with 35 kg of gold. The base houses a historical museum and a hall for meditations. The monument is open to the public and upon request the lift can carry visitors to the top, which offers a bird's eye view on the city and the sea.

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 4. Writing

The Ranggawarsita Museum is located at Jalan Abdulrahman Saleh Number 01, Kalibanteng Kidul, West Semarang District, Semarang City. Ranggawarsita Museum is a museum where various collections of ancestral heritage are stored, the largest and most complete in Central Java. If you visit the Ranggawarsita Museum, in addition to access to the location which is quite affordable and easy, the parking area provided by the manager is wide and comfortable for visitors. Before entering the museum area, visitors will be greeted by a typical Javanese building in the form of a joglo, a statue of a chariot with a knight pulling four horses and a statue of Ranggawarsita as the museum's identity and icon. Entering the area, visitors will be stopped for a moment to make the administration of purchasing tickets which are charged IDR 2,000 for children and IDR 4,000 for adults.