PROCEDURE TEXT (A RECIPE AND A MANUAL)

Procedure Text ( A Recipe and A Manual)

1. A procedure text is a piece of text that gives us instructions for doing something. The purpose of a procedure text is to explain how something can be done.
2. A procedure text usually consists of three parts:

          a. The Goal/Aim, stating what will be made or done.

          b. List of Ingredients or Materials, stating the materials needed for doing the procedure. It 

              consist of:

              1) amount of number of things/materials, for example 250 gr margarine, 2 eggs, etc;

              2) kind of things/materials, for example brown sugar, cake flour;

              3) action applied to the things/materials, for example grated cheese.

          c. A Sequence of Steps of Method, stating the order they need to be done. It consists of the   

              instructions that use the imperative form.

      3. A recipe and a manual are the examples of procedures.

      4. A recipe is a list of instruction to make some dish (food and drink)

      5. A manual is a list of instructions for operating a machine or a tool.

      6. Short, simple, and clear instructions are necessary.

      7. Simple present tense, imperatives (action verbs), preposition of time, adverbs and conjunctions 

          are used in a procedure text.

      8. Action verbs sometimes are used in a procedure text, for example shake, bake, pour, fill, cut, 

          rub, remove, place, hold, ets.

      9. Adverbs sometimes used with verbs in a procedure, for example quickly, gently, slowly,   

          firmly, carefully, lightly, etc.

     10. There are often "sequencing" words to show the steps in the process, for example: firstly, 

           secondly, and finally.