Recount Text (Bahasa Inggris)

Recount Text adalah teks yang ditujukan untuk menceritakan pengalaman masa lalu yang diceritakan oleh penulis sendiri maupun peristiwa bersejarah tertentu.

Apa saja struktur dari Recount Text?

 * Orientasi = Menceritakan tentang pengenalan latar belakang yang mengandung jawaban dari unsur tanya: siapa (who?), kapan (when?), dan dimana (where?)
 * Peristiwa = menceritakan suatu peristiwa sesuai kronolginya
 * Reorientation = berisi rangkuman dari semua kejadian yang meliput kesan tertentu beserta pendapat oleh penulis.

Contoh Recount Text
''Last week, I went to the theatre. It was the only theatre in my town. I had one free ticket, but I didn't know what I wanted to watch. Therefore, I decided to go to theatre and see if there was any good movie I could watch.'' ''I parked my motorcycle at the parking area and walked to the hall of the theatre. I took the free ticket from my wallet and asked the informastion how to use it. Unfortunately, I missed the due date. Turns out the ticket was already expired two days ago. I went home with a great feeling of disappoinment.''

Latihan soal
The following text is for question 1 to 3 ''Our holiday started on Saturday,2nd June 2018, 6.42 a.m. Abruptly, my bedroom door burst open and a familiar, excited voice shrieked, "Wake up! Today is the day!" How could I possibly forget? We were going to the beach!'' ''After a quick breakfast at 7.30 a.m., my sister, Laura, and I dashed enthusiastically around the house, grabbing everything we needed: sunhats, swimming costumes, spades, and sandwiches for our lunch. Dad carefully packed our picnic in the large, rectangular cool box while Mom programmed the GPS for Bournemouth Beach.'' ''But all of a sudden came a great rain. Thee sky quickly turned black and heavy, thunderous rain from black stormy clouds poured above our heads. It hammered down onto us as we stood freezing outside our house. We gave up all hope and went back to the house. We waited for hours but the storm held until the afternoon. This is the worst holiday ever, and we didn't even get to drive with our car yet!'' 1.What did the writer and his family do during the holiday? a. They went to the beach b. They stayed at their house c. They dashed around the house d. They drove around in their car 2.What did the writer do right after getting up? a. They programmed the GPS b. They packed their lunch c. They went to the beach d. They had quick breakfast 3."Dad carefully packed our picnic..." (Paragraph 2). The thickened word means... a. being negligent b. being cautious c. being reckless d. being hasty

Sumber/ Daftar Pustaka
1. Sukismo,dkk. 2018. Erlangga Fokus UN 2019 untuk SMP/MTs. Jakarta:Erlangga.