REFLECTION OF LA-1 M5

1. What do you know about procedural text?

“Procedure text is a piece of text that give us instructions for doing something.”

2. What are the social functions of Procedural text?

The social purpose of procedure text is to show how something is done through sequence of steps which
enable the reader to achieve the goal.

3. How is procedural text constructed?

Procedure texts have a general layout scheme or generic structure. Here is the generic structure of the
procedure text:
Goals : provide information about the intent and purpose, messages and predictions.
Materials : contains a list of materials or materials needed to perform a procedure or steps.
Steps : a list of sequences / activities to achieve the goal in the correct sequence of steps.
Result : The results of the feed steps that have been taken

4. What are the lexico-gramatical features commonly found in Procedural Text?

 Use adverbial of sequence (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

5. Can you contruct a manual?

6. Is your manual easy to understand?