LESSON 4

READING RECOUNTS
SHORT REVIEW
Q1. How can you tell from the title that A
Day Visit to Yogyakarta is more likely to be
a factual rather than a fictional text?

 Q2. Knowing that A  Q3. In what ways is a

Day Visit to factual text different
Yogyakarta is a to a fictional text?
recount, what are
you expecting to see
in it?
PURPOSE OF THE
LESSON
 3 STAGES OF RECOUNTS

They begin with who is involved, and when and

where the events happen(sometimes called a
Orientation)
They then outline the sequence of events
There may be a comment on the events(optional )
LANGUAGE PRACTICE
YOGYAKARTA- A CITY IN INDONESIA
GARAGE- A PLACE WHERE CARS ARE PARKED AND
REPAIRED THAT PROVIDES INDOOR SHELTER
TOURISTS- VISITORS OF A COUNTRY OR CITY
MUSEUM- A PLACE WHERE IMPORTANT THINGS FROM
THE PAST ARE DISPLAYED FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE.
“Yogyakarta is a city in Indonesia famous
for its art and culture.”
“My garage is a big mess.”
“The tourists roam around the city.”
“ I visited once in Butuan City museum.”
 A Day Visit to Yogyakarta
by Juan Salman

Last week, I went with my family to

Yogyakarta, which is well-known
throughout Indonesia for its art and
culture and has a famous museum.
We woke up early in the morning. My father prepared
the car in the garage while mother was preparing food
for breakfast and some snacks for us.
• My sister and I packed some clothes. After
everything was ready and we had our breakfast, we
left the house at six o’clock. My father drove the car.
My mother sat beside him. My sister and I sat in the
back seats.
It was about nine o’clock when we arrived at
Yogyakarta. First of all, we visited our uncle. We stayed
there for an hour. Then we went to Parangtritis beach.
We got there at eleven o’clock. There were a lot of
tourists because it was a holiday.
My parents watched us playing with sand in the beach.
We did not swim and take a bath since the waves were
rough. Two hours later, after having lunch, we went on
our picnic to the museum and Malioboro shopping
center. We spent 3 hours in each place.
We drove back to Semarang at 7 o’clock and arrived
home at ten. We were tired but happy.
Q1. How many people are in the writer’s
family?
-There are 4 people in the writer’s family-2 adults and 2
children.
Q2. How long did it take the family to drive to
Yogyakarta?
- 3 hours
Q3. Find evidence from the texts to explain why the
family would have felt ‘tired but happy’ after their trip.