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    The document provides information about the text type of recount. It defines a recount as telling about a past event or activity. A recount generally has an orientation setting the context, a series of events in time order, and optionally a reorientation closing or conclusion. It also notes that recounts are typically written in past tense, commonly using simple past and past continuous. As an example, it shares a short recount about having acne during adolescence, with an orientation introducing when it started, events describing the acne appearing and a medicine helping, and a brief reorientation statement about other good experiences at that time. The document concludes with examples of using different past tenses and connectors like when and while in

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    The document provides information about the text type of recount. It defines a recount as telling about a past event or activity. A recount generally has an orientation setting the context, a series of events in time order, and optionally a reorientation closing or conclusion. It also notes that recounts are typically written in past tense, commonly using simple past and past continuous. As an example, it shares a short recount about having acne during adolescence, with an orientation introducing when it started, events describing the acne appearing and a medicine helping, and a brief reorientation statement about other good experiences at that time. The document concludes with examples of using different past tenses and connectors like when and while in

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    RECOUNT

    A recount text is a text that telling the reader about one story, action or activity. Social function : 1. to give the audience a description of what occurred and when it occurred 2. to retell events for the purpose of informing or entertaining Generic structure: - Orientation: the setting and introduce participants; tells who was involved, what happened, where the events took place, and when it happened. Example: When I was in junior high school, I was not a very diligent student. - Events in time order: tell what happened, in what sequence. Example: Once, my teacher grounded me in the librarybecause I did not do my Biology homework. - Reorientation: optional-closure of events/ending. Example: After I read the book, I realised that science is useful for human kind Example of recount: Orientation Events I had my adolescence when I was thirteen. It started with acne that showed up on my face. It was very annoying. It lowered my self-esteem and I was embarrassed to come out of my house and play with friends. Fortunately, my Mum gave me a good medicine. In three weeks, the acnes started to vanish although those showed some black spots in my face. Reorientation
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    That was my bad experience with adolescence, though there were still lots of good experience too.

    Grammar : Recount is written in past tense, mostly written in simple past and past continuous tense even though you can add past perfect and past perfect continuous tense in your writing.

    Dini Susanti,BSc (Hons)(Math) |HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH NOTE

    Simple past tense is used for actions completed in the past. It is also used for telling a past habit. The form of simple past tense is (+) S + V2 + O/ or S + was/were + O/C, Example: I studied math last night She was in the kitchen. () S + didnt + V1 + O/C or S + was/were + not + O/C, Example: We didnt go to market yesterday You werent in the meeting room last time. (?) Did + S + V1 + O/C ? or was/were + S + O/C ? Example: Did father wash his car yesterday afternoon? Were they in the playground two days ago? Past continuous tense is used for actions happened in the exact time in the past. The form is (+) S + was/were + V1 + ing + O/C, Example: I was studying math on 7 pm last night. () S + was/were + not + V1 + ing + O/C, Example: We werent going to market yesterday (?) Was/were + S + + V1 + ing + O/C ? Example: Were they playing football in the playground? Past continuous and simple past tense can be used together with connector when and while. The forms are Past Continuous Tense + when + Simple Past Tense Make sure the first action uses past continuous tense and the second action uses simple past tense. In this form two activities are equivalent.

    Past Continuous Tense + while + Past Continuous tense

    Dini Susanti,BSc (Hons)(Math) |HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH NOTE

    EXERCISE I. Rearrange these paragraphs into a good recount : a. My uncle and my aunt were very nice. We visited Batam Centre, Waterfront City and Nongsa Beach. The weather was hot all day long. b. When we went to a place called Barelang, Seno didnt want to go to the ex Vietnam camp, he wanted to go fishing on the Melur beach. So I went to the ex Vietnam camp on my own, but I didnt enjoy it. c. Unfortunately, Seno and I disagreed on most things. He played loud music when I wanted to sleep. When his best friend came to stay, I had to sleep on the floor. d. I went to my uncles house in Batam last month on the long holiday. I stayed with Uncle Antasena and Aunt Firda and their son which is my cousin Seno. They live in a small house in the centre of the city called Nagoya. I liked the house but I didnt like the area much because it was very noisy. e. I cant say I would like to go back to my uncle house. It wasnt a very good holiday.

    II. Complete the paragraph with simple past tense and answer the questions Mrs. Wilcox____(have) a terrible day on Monday. You see, her entire life is her appointment book and she ____(lose) it. She____(go) to Chicago for a business meeting. At the meeting, she____(look) in her briefcase for her appointment book, but it____(be, not) there either. After the meeting she____(have) dinner and ____(see) a movie. Then she____(return) to the hotel. At the hotel she____(get) a surprise, there ____(be) a message from the airline. They____(say) they____(find) her appointment book. She____(leave) it on the plane.

    1. What did happen to Mrs. Wilcox on Monday?

    2. Where did she go for her business meeting?


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    3. What did she do after meeting? 4. What did she find at the hotel? 5. Where did actually she leave her appointment book?
    Dini Susanti,BSc (Hons)(Math) |HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH NOTE

    III. Rewrite these sentences into the correct form 1. The traveler (look) for a place to rest when it (start) to rain. 2. The little boy (cry) when we (find) him. 3. Mr. Clinton (type) while his wife (cook) in the kitchen. 4. The thieves (run) when Mr. Simamora (exit) from his bedroom. 5. When the teacher (teach) chemistry lesson, the students (sleep) in the classroom. 6. Uncle Tom and his son (clean) the house at six oclock this morning. 7. While her husband (repair) the car, Amanda (feed) the baby. 8. Rosa (not study) Japanese when her aunt (come) 9. When it (rain) yesterday, Satyo and Feri (not play) football.
    10. The earthquake (happen) when Mr. Farhans family (have) a trip to Makassar.

    IV. Rewrite these ideas into a good recount 1. The reunion between my grandmother and her friend. 2. Go round by car, my grandmother drive. 3. Turn left when theres a sign dont turn left! 4. A police stop and give them a traffic ticket.

    Dini Susanti,BSc (Hons)(Math) |HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH NOTE

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