PROCEDURE TEXT

Definition

A Procedure is a piece of text

that gives us instructions for

doing something through a

sequence of actions or steps.

Purpose

To describes how something is

done through a sequence of the

order or steps. Procedure helps us

do a task or make something.

Some Examples of Procedure Texts

a. Recipes b. Instruction Manualsc. Directiond. Itineraries

Generic structure:

a. Goal/title (the final purpose of doing the instruction)

b. Material and equipment needed (ingredients, utensils, equipment to do the instruction)

c. Steps (a set of instructions to achieve the final purpose)

Language features

• Focus on generalized human agents

• Use of simple present tense, often imperative

e.g.: (cut, don’t mix, etc)

• Use of action verbs

e.g.: (put, mix, etc)

• Use mainly of temporal conjunctions (or numbering

to indicate sequence)

Homework

Do Activity 2, 3 and 4 on the worksheet and submit it next Friday

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