Recount Text

Retell personal experience

Definition : Text that Appropriate Tense : Using Structure Kind of Recount

retell about past event, Past Tense, Except for
writing quote (direct 1. Orientation 1. Own Experience.
usually in a
2. Event 2. Historical Event.
chronological order speech)
3. Reorientation 3. Biography
 Orientation
What do we write here ?
In this part we may write brief
overview background such as;
purpose, time and place.
Sample text
Last month was my flight
experience. I flight from Papua
to Tangerang. I went to
Tangerang to study. I got tuition
program from my government. I
chose Sentani airport for my
departure.
 Event
Sample text
What do we write here ? Here were some activities I
did at that time. Firstly, I
In this part we write a checked my property and stuff
included my ticked. Second, we
chronological. We use : First,
went to the airport, we got there
second, third… then and Finally. at 3 o’clock pm. Finally I flight to
Or First, then, after that, and Tangerang at 4 o’clock pm. The
flight approximately took 5.30
finally.
hours
 Reorientation
What do we write here ?
In this part we write our opinion,
feeling or impact such as : feel
happy, tired etc.
Sample text
After flight around 5.30
hours, I arrived at Sukarno Hatta
International airport. There was
proud, happy and also worry
inside my heart because it was
the first experience to study
outside m y hometown Sentani.
 My First Weekend in Tangerang
STUDENT ACTIVITY
Writing Practice
1 2

Please write a recount text containing

about your first weekend in Tangerang.

See the picture series in the right box to

help you tell the events chronologically.
3
1. Where did you go, with who did you
go etc

2. What place did you visit?

3. What time did you go back home

and How did you go back home?
Please submit to you GC

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etails
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