Recount Text

1. Pengertian Recount Text

Recount text adalah jenis text dalam Bahasa Inggris yang menceritakan tentang suatu cerita,
tindakan, atau kegiatan. Biasanya, recount text menceritakan tentang pengalaman seseorang.
Tujuan dari recount text adalah untuk menghibur pembaca, sehingga tidak terdapat konflik
dalam text ini. Selain itu, teks ini juga bertujuan untuk memberikan informasi pada pembaca.

2. Ciri-Ciri Recount Text

 Menggunakan kalimat Past Tense (lampau), seperti went, departed, would, woke up,
dan lain sebagainya.
 Menggunakan adverb dan adverbial phrase untuk mengungkapkan waktu, tempat
dan cara, seperti: last September, Pari Island, on then second day, dan lain
sebagainya.
 Menggunakan conjunction dan time connectives guna mengurutkan peristiwa atau
kejadian, seperti: and, before, then, after that, dan lain sebagainya

3. Generic Structure of Recount Text

1. Orientation
Menceritakan mengenai latar belakang informasi tentang siapa, di mana, kapan
kejadian atau peristiwa terjadi.

2. Events
Menceritakan serangkaian peristiwa yang terjadi sesuai urutan kronologis.

3. Re-orientation
Merupakan penutup atau kesimpulan cerita. Untuk menutup suatu cerita, kita bisa
memberikan opini kita mengenai cerita tersebut

4. Contoh Recount Text

General Offensive of 1 March 1949

The Dutch launched a military offensive on 19 December 1948 which it termed Operation Crow.
By the following day it had conquered the city of Yogyakarta, the location of the temporary
Republican capital. By the end of December, all major Republican held cities in Java and
Sumatra were in Dutch hands.
The Republican President, Vice-President, and all but six Republic of Indonesia ministers were
captured by Dutch troops and exiled on Bangka Island off the east coast of Sumatra.

In areas surrounding Yogyakarta and Surakarta, Republican forces refused to surrender and
continued to wage a guerrilla war under the leadership of Republican military chief of staff
General Sudirman who had escaped the Dutch offensives. An emergency Republican
government, was established in West Sumatra.

On March 1, 1949 at 6 am, Republican forces launched March 1 General Offensive. The
Offensive caught the Dutch by surprise. For his part, Hamengkubuwono IX allowed his palace to
be used as a hide out for the troops. For 6 hours, the Indonesian troops had control of
Yogyakarta before finally retreating.

The Offensive was a moral and diplomatic success, inspiring demoralised troops all around
Indonesia, as well as proving to the United Nations that the Indonesian army still existed and
were capable of fighting. On the other hand, the offensive had demoralized the Dutch forces,
because they never thought that Indonesian forces could assault and control the city, even for a
few hours.

My Holiday with My Family at Pangandaran Beach

Last month was New Year holiday. I and my family went to Pangandaran beach for a vacation.
We took a tourism bus to go there. We left at 07.00 o’clock in the morning. The trip took about
four hours and we arrived at around 11.00 am.

As we arrived there, I walked down to the beach. It was a nice sunny day with a blue sky and a
gentle breeze. I saw some seagulls flew around hunting for fish.

The waves there were suitable for swimming, but I didn’t swim because I couldn’t swim and
only play with the water on shallow part. We also didn’t miss our opportunity here taking some
pictures with the background of scenic Pangandaran beach.

Before we went home, I looked for some beautiful souvenir at the nearby shop there.
Eventually, we went home at about 05.00 pm. It was a memorable experience for me with my
family.