Kelas 8 Recount Text

RECOUNT TEXT
MY HOLIDAY
Last week I went to Mount Bromo. I stayed at my friends house in
Probolinggo, East Java. The house has a big garden with colorful flowers and a
small pool.
In the morning my friend and I saw Mount Batok. The scenery was
very beautiful. We rode on horseback. It was scary, but it was fun. Then, we
went to get a closer look in the mountain. We took pictures of the beautiful
scenery there. After that, we took a rest and had lunch under a big tree. Before
we got home, we went to the zoo at Wonokromo. We went home in the
afternoon.
We were very tired. However, I think it was really fun to have a holiday
like this. I hope my next holiday will be more interesting.
Orientation
Sequence of
events
Reorientation
TASK 1 | Read the following text carefully.

THE SNAKE
The workmen who were building the new hospital in my town caught a snake last month.
It was in the drain near the building construction site.
Early in the morning, a workman was just going to sit under the tree when suddenly he
saw a long creature lying in the drain. It did not move when he was approaching it. Then he
shouted to the other workmen who were going to start to work. Then, they caught the 8 metre
long phyton and brought it to the authority of the zoo in this town. The diameter of its body was
about 25 centimeters.
They believed that the snake might belong to someone living in the area. The police were
trying to find the owner.
TASK 2 | According to the text, say whether the following statements are True or False.
1. .. The workman found the snake at the site of the building
construction.
2. .. The construction was going to be a new hospital.
3. .. The workman was sitting under the tree when he saw a snake.
4. .. The snake was approaching the workman.
5. .. It was a phyton.
6. .. It belonged to the zoo.
TASK 3 | Complete the following recount text with the correct forms of the verbs in the
box. Then, answer the questions that follow.
Shirleys Day Off
Shirley enjoyed her day off yesterday. She ..(1).. up late, ..(2).. jogging in the
park, ..(3).. a long shower, and ..(4).. a big breakfast. In the afternoon, she ..(5).. a
movie with her sister. Then, she ..(6).. groceries at the supermarket, and she ..(7).. a big
dinner for her parents. After dinner, Shirley and her parents ..(8).. in the living room and
talked. Shirley had a very nice day off yesterday.
buy
eat
get
go
make see
sit
Questions:
1. In the beginning of the text, what kinds of information do you get?
a. Who enjoyed the day off?
b. When did Shirley have her day off?
c. Where did she spend her day off?
2. What did Shirley do in the morning?
3. What did Shirley do in the afternoon?
4. What did Shirley do in the evening?
5. What kind of day off did Shirley have yesterday?
take
TASK 4 | Read the following text carefully. Then, answer the questions.
I went to Rahmans house yesterday to do homework. I went there with Dodi.
After finishing the homework, Rahman made rujak. Rahman likes spicy food,
so he made it very spicy. Actually, I am not used to eating spicy food, but
yesterday I could not restrain myself from eating it. The rujak was very tasty,
although it was spicy. I ate it too much. The next morning I got stomachache
and I could not go to school.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
When did the writer go to Rahmans house?

Why did the writer go to there?
Whom did the writer go with?
Who made rujak?
Why did the writer not go to school the next morning?
TASK 5 | Now, its time for you to write your own recount. Feel free
to ask your teacher for
help.
To write your own recount, you could:

Write for a wall magazine telling about your trip to the Borobudur.
Write a postcard to your grandmother telling her about your holiday.
Tell your friends what happened in the last episode of your favourite TV
serials.
Write to your pen-friend telling about the last Independence Day
Festival.
Write about something that happened at your school.
Choose a story of your own.
VOCABULARY LIST
approach [prch]
authority [thrd]
creature [krchr]
day off [de f]
drain [dren]
grocery [ro.s.i]
horseback [hrs.bk]
restrain [rstren]
scenery [si.n.i]
shout [at]
site [sat]
workman [wk.mn]
: mendekati
: yang berwenang
: makhluk
: hari libur
: menguras
: bahan makanan
: punggung kuda
: menahan
: pemandangan
: berteriak
: tempat
: tukang

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TASK 1 | Read the following text carefully.

When did the writer go to Rahmans house?

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