A Recount Text is...

• a text which retells events or experiences in the past. 

• Its goals are to entertain the readers and to inform the reader about something happened in the past.

Generic Structure of Recount Text

• 1. Orientation: introducing the participants, place, and time

• 2. Events: describing series of events that happened in the past

• 3. Reorientation: stating personal comment of the writer to the story

Language Features of Recount Text

• using past tense

• using chronological connections (first, then, after that, etc.)

Recount Text versus Narrative Text

• Both types of text tell past events, but recount text does not have complication/conflict part.

My Holiday in Korea

I spent my last summer holiday in Seoul, South Korea. I went there with my friends.

On the first day, I was landed at Incheon Airport around 7 AM after a 6 hours long flight. Then I went to Seoul by train and checked in to the hotel I already booked. I decided to take a rest for a while.

At night, I went to Hongdae, a famous district in South Korea. I went to eat traditional Korean food. On the next day, I went to the Gyeongbokgung Palace and National Museum. I also went to learn how to make Kimchi and see the scenery of Seoul from Seoul Tower. I went back to the hotel at 10 PM and immediately went to sleep.

I spent my last day in Myeongdong and bought some stuff and souvenirs for my family and friends. I also ate the street food there. I went to the airport at 3 PM because my flight was at 5 PM.

I had a fantastic experience in South Korea and made wonderful memory with my friends. It was a great trip.

Generic Structure Analysis

• Orientation: paragraph 1

• Events: paragraph 2-4

• Reorientation: paragraph 5

Language Features Analysis

• past tense: I spent my last summer holiday in Seoul,...; I went there

• chronological connections:

• adverb of time: on the first day, at night

references

• https://pakpuguh.wordpress.com/2011/08/15/recount-text/

• https://www.ef.co.id/englishfirst/kids/blog/contoh-recount-text-dalam-bahasa-inggris/

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