PROCEDURE TEXT

Procedure is the set of steps which should be completed in the right sequence to get the goal. In our daily life, we often have to perform some steps to make or get something done.

A. Generic Structure of procedure

1. Goal : Title of the text (especially for a recipe)
2. Materials : Optional, not for all procedural texts
3. Steps : A series steps oriented to achieving the Goal

B. Generic Features

1.        The use of Simple Present Tense, often in an imperative form e.g. Add some sugar, prepare it. 
2.       The use mainly of temporal conjunction (or numbering to indicate sequence especially in written text) 
3.   Using relative pronoun temporal, likes first, second, then, next, finally.
4.   Using action verb, likes turn on, stir, and cook.

a.    As the sentence introducers (sequencers) especially in spoken text:
First … Firstly …
Second … Secondly …
Then … Thirdly …
After that … Afterwards …
Finally … Lastly …
e.g. Firstly, prepare some water!

b. As time introducers, especially in written text
… before …
After …
When …
While …
… until …
During …
e.g. While you are boiling the water, grind the chilies, onions and salt

Purpose:
Procedures help us do a task or make something. They can be a set of instruction or direction

Goal:  How to boil eggs

Do you know how to boil eggs?

Well, this is the way!

Steps:

· First, heat a saucepan of water on the stove.

· Then put the egg in the boiling water.

· After that, heat it until it boils.

· Next, cook it for three minutes.

 

· Don’t leave the eggs until it gets burnt.

 

· Now, the egg is ready to serve.

Finally, serve it with pepper powder and salt