Procedure

- to tell someone to do something and how to do it. - to describe how something is accomplished through a sequence of actions or steps - various social contexts in which the genre is required such as a recipe for a carrot cake, a manual to install electronic equipment, a guide to cook food, a map to follow to get to a destination, etc.
- The generic structures of Procedure genre are Goal (Materials/Ingredients) [Steps] n. -The stage of Goal clarifies the main thing to be achieved - The stage of Materials/Ingredients indicates things needed to achieve the Goal. -The stage of Steps specifies gradation of activities (done to the materials/ingredients) in order to achieve the Goal. () OPTIONAL: it may apply or it may not apply [.] n indicates that the step may be 1, 2, 3, 4,n

Procedure
PLAYING MARBLES Goal If you want to play the Hole Game, these are materials needed to prepare for playing the game. Materials needed two players one marble per person a hole in ground a line (distance) to start from Steps (1n) First you must dub (click marbles together). Then you must check that the marbles are in good condition and are nearly worth he same value. Next you must dig a hole in the ground and draw a line a fair distance away from the hole. The first player carefully throws his or her marble towards the hole. Then the second player tries to throw his or her marble closer to the hole than his or her opponent. The player whose marble is closest to the hole tries to flick his or her marble into the hole. If successful, this player tries to flick his or her opponents marble into the hole. The person flicking the last marble into the hole wins and gets to keep both marbles.

Muesli
Muesli Ingredients 750 grams of rolled oats 1 cup of barley flakes cup of sesame seeds 1 cup of wheat germ 2 cups of processed oat-bran cereal cup of roasted buck wheat 250 grams of dried fruit medley 250 grams of sultanas 100 grams of banana chips cup of sunflower seeds milk and yogurt as required
Firstly, place half the oats on an ungreased oven tray. Secondly, bake at 200oC for about 1015 minutes, carefully stirring several times, until golden brown. Thirdly, repeat with the remaining oats and barely. After that, cool the grains. Then, lightly toast the sesame seeds in a dry frying pan until golden brown and cool. Fifthly, combine all the ingredients and store in an airtight container. Finally, serve with milk and yogurt for a hearty breakfast.

Types of Procedure

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Procedure

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Spoken Procedure
Goal How to make sandwich Steps Take two slices of bread. Spread one slice with butter. Spread the other slice with butter. Join the slices of bread. Eat your sandwich.

Spoken Procedure

Goal

How to make sandwich Steps Take two slices of bread. Spread one slice with butter. Spread the other slice with butter. Put some lettuce and tomato slices in between the slices of bread. Add some tuna to your taste. Join the slices of bread. Eat your sandwich.

Written Procedure

Goal

How to make sandwich Steps First, take two slices of bread. Then, spread one slice with butter. After this, spread the other slice with butter. Next, join the slices of bread. Finally, eat your sandwich.

Alternatives of Coding Procedure

Blend the sugar and the butter (imperative). You blend the sugar and the butter (imperative

with the Subject you).

You must blend the sugar and butter (imperative with modality must). It is required that you blend the sugar and the butter (imperative and modality with

impersonal it).

The sugar and butter are blended (passive construction).

Typical Lexicogrammatical Aspects

1. Process the material process: put, roll, move, bake, count, take, reach, mix,

stir, drive, rush, use, leave, make, spread, place, cool, toast, combine, serve

2. Conjunctions and Conjunctives time or temporal conjunction: firstly, secondly, thirdly, then, after

that, until, before, after, as soon as, finally non-temporal: and, but, so, furthermore

3 Circumstance and Modality circumstance of time and manner: well, better, completely,

thoroughly, carefully, roughly modality: must, should, will, certain, presumably, always, often, required to, supposed to, etc.

Social Context of Procedure

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an experiment in the laboratory by students or experts, instructions to make things a guide to plant trees, directions to operate equipments or machines a recipe for cookery the procedure to follow in immigrations offices a pamphlet of hints for good nutrition in health, precaution taken in order to avoid being infected by dengue fever virus, etc

How to get to the Central Post Office

GOAL If you are a visitor in Medan and you are at the campus of the Unimed, here are the steps that you should follow to get to the Post Office by public transport STEPS First, get on a minibus No. 103 or 104.
Then, you get off at the bus stop at Jalan Putri Hijau. After that, cross the road and walk about 200 metres from the bus stop to the south. Then, as soon as you walk down the road for two minutes you will find a huge tall building. The old building has Anno 1919 inscribed on it. Finally, you arrive at your destination.

How to Keep Good Relations with Neighbours

GOAL If you are a good resident, you need to set up a harmonious relation with your neighbours. Here are some steps that you need to follow to create a friendly relation with your neighbours.
STEPS

Keeping Harmonious Relations with Boyfriends and Girlfriends (at least 300 words)