Recount

Activity 2: While-Reading Activity

While reading the text, answer the questions below.
1. What is the text about?
A first time in Yogyakarta
2. Why did they visit Yogyakarta according to the text?
They are Visited grandmother
3. Were they exploring Yogyakarta right after their arrival?
No, they stayed at home to recharge our energy
4. How long did they stay in Yogyakarta?
They are spent a week staying.
5. Which places did they visit?
Malioboro, Taman Sari and Keraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat,
Shoopping mall
6. What did they do in Malioboro?
bought some wooden figurine
7. Did they visit the Yogyakarta palace?
Yes, They are visited
8. Didn’t they take some pictures in this place?
Yes, they are took some pictures of the building
9. Where did they go for the rest of their stay in Yogyakarta?
They are visiting some Shopping Malls
10. Why did they decide to visit malls?
But, Yogyakarta was very warm during the day

My First Time in Yogyakarta

My family and I visited my grandmother in Yogyakarta last
month. It was my first trip to this city. We went there two days after my
sister’s graduation ceremony in Semarang. We arrived at Yogyakarta at
night. We spent a week staying in my grandmother’s house which is 5
minutes away by foot to Malioboro street.
In the first morning, we were still too tired after a long trip from
Semarang to Yogyakarta, so we stayed at home to recharge our energy.
I walked around the neighborhood with my sister just to experience
how it was like to be in Yogyakarta. There were too many houses, I
think, which made the space between a house and the others was so
small, even the road was also small that only bicycles and motorcycles
could go through.

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On the second day, all of us went to Malioboro street. We saw so

many merchants with various products which they claim to be the
traditional product of Yogyakarta. I bought some wooden figurine and
T- shirt with the word “Yogyakarta” printed on it, while my sister
bought some leather handbags. My mom and dad were busy choosing
some merchandises to bring home when we went back.
On the third day, we went to Taman Sari and Keraton
Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat to see some historical buildings in
Yogyakarta. We took a lot of pictures there. We also took some pictures
of the building so we could check them again at home. We found some
places providing Yogya traditional food around the building and we
jumped in right away.
We spent the rest of our week in Yogyakarta by visiting some
Shopping Malls such as Jogja City Mall, Malioboro Mall, Hartono Mall
and Ambarrukmo Plaza. Yogyakarta was very warm during the day.
That was the reason why we decided to spend more time in an air
conditioned building like this.

Taken from: http://britishcourse.com/contoh-recount-text-my-first-time-

in-yogyakarta-beserta-terjemahannya.php

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Based on the above example, find the additional information modifying
noun in the text and underline the modifier.

1. Grandmother’s house which is 5 minutes away by foot to Malioboro

street.
2. We arrived at Yogyakarta at night
3. We went there two days after my sister’s graduation ceremony in
Semarang
4. So we stayed at home to recharge our energy
5. I walked around the neighborhood with my sister just to experience
how it was like to be in Yogyakarta

Activity 6: Exercise on Recount

Complete the text below with the action verbs in the box.

fell stop made went up burned

filled tied travelled built threw out

(1) Stop
(2) Burned
(3) Fell
(4) Travelled
(5) Made
(6) Went
(7) Filled
(8) Built
(9) Tied
(10) Thre Out
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