Procedure Text

A text that tells someone or readers to make something

a part of procedure text. It is a book or pamphlet that

Manual contains explanation about a program or piece of
hardware

It is used to describe how something is done in

Social functions
sequenced steps.
of manual

It provides a series of steps in sequence that explain

the readers how to do something while allowing
them to reach the outcome successfully.

The communicative purpose of the text is to tell the

steps of making or doing something.
 Goal/aim : it contains the purpose of doing or
operating something

Generic Structure Materials/Equipments : it describes the tools

Of Manual we need to do, make or operating something.

Steps/methods : it describes the set of

instructions in order to achieve the goal

Using simple present tense

Using adverbial of sequence or using temporal adjective
Using imperative sentence or command
Generic Using action verbs
structure: Using conjunctions to link a process to another process
Using adverb of time to express details of time
 Example

Nowadays cooking is no longer a complicated things. Especially when it

comes to cooking rice, there is an electronic device designed specially
for this. We know this device as Rice Cooker, Magic Jar or Magic Com.
The following steps will show you how to operate a Rice Cooker
properly.
1. Wash the cooking pot and make sure the inner side is clean.
2. Measure the rice by using the measurement cup and put the rice into
the cooking pot. Make sure to give space for the rice, water and the
expansion.
3. Rinse the rice so that we can remove the pesticides that may be
present.
4. Add some water into the cooking pot, usually we need to see the
water is 1cm above the rice surface.
5. Soak the rice for about 30 minutes in order to make the cooked rice
stickier.
6. Put the cooking pot along with the rice and water into the Rice
Cooker.
7. Close the Rice Cooker lid and then plug the cable into the electricity
socket.
8. Start the Rice Cooker by pressing the Cooking/Timer Button.
9. Wait until the cooking process is over.
10. Open the lid and the rice is ready to be served.
 TASK

Rearrange the sentences below into a good Manual!

 Plug the iron cable into an electricity socket and wait until
the iron get warmer.
 Continue with another clothes.
 Place the clothes on the place mat.
 Put the clothes on the clothing hanger
 Apply the iron on the clothes surface evenly
 Prepare the iron, the clothes, a place mat or any flat
surface board, some clothing hanger.
 Flip the clothes and apply the iron on the other side of the
clothes evenly.
 Key Answer

1. Prepare the iron, the clothes, a place mat or

any flat surface board, some clothing
hanger.
2. Plug the iron cable into an electricity socket
and wait until the iron get warmer.
3. Place the clothes on the place mat.
4. Apply the iron on the clothes surface
evenly.
5. Flip the clothes and apply the iron on the
other side of the clothes evenly.
6. Put the clothes on the clothing hanger
7. Continue with another clothes.

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