Short Manual Text

By
Mutiara Ayu, M.Pd.
In our daily life, we often have
to perform some steps to
operate, make or get
something done. Most of our
daily activities are related with
procedures. That is why, you
should understand what a
manual text is, how to make
and use it.
 What is
Manual text?

Manual text is a kind of

text that shows a series
of orders of operating
something, making
something, doing
something or getting
somewhere.
 • To describe something is
Social accomplished through a
Function sequence of actions or
steps.

• Goal (showing the

purpose)
Generic • Materials (telling the
Structure needed material)
• Steps (describing the steps
to achieve the purpose)
 • Imperative (using action
verbs)
Grammatical
• Using temporal sequence
Features
• Using specific words
(technical terms)