Teks Recount dan Contoh

Pengertian Teks Recount

Teks Recount adalah salah satu jenis teks dalam bahasa Inggris yang menceritakan kembali tentang kejadian-kejadian atau pengalaman-pengalaman di masa lampau. Tujuan dari teks Recount adalah untuk memberikan informasi atau untuk menghibur pembaca.

Jenis-jenis teks Recount:

a. Personal

Teks recount yang menceritakan pengalaman pribadi.

b. Factual

Teks Recount yang berisi laporan peristiwa yang benar-benar terjadi

c. Imaginative

Teks Recount yang berisi cerita imajinasi tentang peristiwa atau kejadian yang telah terjadi.

Struktur Teks Recount

Orientation: berisi setting (waktu dan tempat) serta pengenalan partisipan yang terlibat dalam peristiwa/kejadian.
Contoh : I had a terrible day yesterday. First,.......
Events: berisi tentang serangkaian peristiwa yang terjadi secara berurutan.
Contoh : Next, I ran out of the house  trying to get ......
ReOrientation: berisi penutup cerita dari kejadian yang diceritakan.
Contoh : Finally, I walked the three miles to my school only .....

Contoh Teks Recount

Teks 1

I had a terrible day yesterday. First, I woke up an hour late because my alarm clock didn't go off. Then, I was in such a hurry that I burned my hand when I was making breakfast. After breakfast, I got dressed so quickly that I forgot to wear socks. 

Next, I ran out of the house trying to get the 9:30 bus, but of course I missed it. I wanted to take a taxi, but I didn't have enough money. 

Finally, I walked the three miles to my school only to discover that it was Sunday! I hope I never have a day as the one I had yesterday. 

Teks 2

I woke up at about five o'clock yesterday. It wasn't a regular day because I was about to propose a girl. After praying and taking a bath, I had my early breakfast. At about nine o'clock I was in my office but my soul wasn't there. I was thinking about the lines that I had to say to her. At one o'clock, I had my lunch but I wasn't enjoying it either. So, I practiced the lines to almost all girls I met at my lunch. Yes, I was a little bit crazy. Finally, it was three o'clock. I remembered all my lines. I wrapped my works and got ready to pick her up and of course proposed her. I met her at four o'clock, took a little walk and went to a movie. At seven, we had a romantic dinner. I thought it was the perfect time to ask her to be my wife. Then I said the lines that I practiced the whole afternoon. She smiled. I reached my pocket to get a ring and put it around her finger. Then she said "Yes." After driven her home I went back to my house.

Source: Developing English Competencies/for Senior High School/Grade X/Pusat Perbukuan Departemen Pendidikan Nasional