In our last 3 lessons we read folk tales

which fit under the type of text known

as narrative. In this lesson, we are
going to look at another type of text
that involves a sequence of events,
except this time it’s not a fictional,
imagined text but a non-fiction, factual
text. It’s called a Recount. We are
going to read one called A Day Visit to
Yogyakarta.
Questions:
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 Day Visit to
Yogyakarta is a recount, what are you
expecting to see in it?
Q3. In what ways is a factual text different
to a fictional text?
In this lesson, we are going to look in
detail as at a Recount and see how it is
different to a Narrative.
Recounts generally have 3 stages: firstly,
similar to a narrative, they begin with
who is involved, and when and where the
events happen (sometimes called an
Orientation); secondly, they then outline
the sequence of events; thirdly, and this
an optional section, there may be a
comment on the events.
Play!
Play!
Play!
Key Words
Yogyakarta
Garage
Tourists
Museum
Yogyakarta
Garage
Tourists
Museum
This text is about the journey of a
family to the city of Yogyakarta in
Indonesia. It is a Recount. As I
read it, look for the differences and
similarities between this recount
and the narratives we have been
reading in previous lessons. Look
particularly at how it starts, how it
gets going and how it ends.
 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.

[Philippines Department of Education (nd).

A Day Visit to Yogyakarta. 356180885-
Eng7-Q4-iP1-v-02.docx]