Recount text merupakan jenis teks yang memberitahu pembaca mengenai cerita, peristiwa, pengalaman, atau kejadian semacamnya. Ditulis dari sudut pandang orang pertama, tulisan ini bisa bersifat pribadi tergantung dari cerita di dalamnya.
Pardiyono pada buku Pasti Bisa Teaching Genre-based Writing (2007) mendefinisikan recount text sebagai jenis teks yang menceritakan kepada pembaca tentang sesuatu yang pernah terjadi atau menceritakan kembali peristiwa di masa lampau.
Recount text ditulis secara berurutan berdasarkan kronologi. Mulai dari pengenalan, isi, hingga kesimpulan yang sifatnya pribadi dari pendapat penulis.
Struktur Penulisan Recount Text
1. Orientation
Orientation membahas tentang beberapa informasi pengantar untuk mengatur konteks pada recount text. Termasuk latar belakang dan keterangan mendasar seperti apa, siapa, dimana, kapan, dan mengapa.
Contoh: Last week was the first day I came late to school. I had never came late to school before.
2. Event
Event berisi serangkaian peristiwa yang diceritakan secara kronologis dan berurutan. Di mana Anda menggambarkan urutan peristiwa dalam urutan kejadiannya. Setiap peristiwa biasanya disajikan dalam paragraf atau bagian terpisah.
Contoh: I was staying up late until 2 am which was very unusual for me. I set my alarm to 5 am. I woke up at 7 am and I did not hear my alarm rang. It turned out that my alarm was broken. I rushed to bathroom and changed to my school uniform. I ran to my school. When I arrived, I was punished for being late.
3. Reorientation
Reorientation juga dikenal sebagai kesimpulan. Berisi pendapat pribadi tentang peristiwa tersebut atau apa yang terjadi pada akhirnya.
Contoh: After school I bought two new alarms to prevent this happen again.
Tak hanya itu, kali ini kami juga akan memberikan beberapa contoh recount text bahasa Inggris yang bisa dijadikan referensi. Selengkapnya, simak tulisan berikut.
Contoh Recount Text Bahasa Inggris
Berikut kumpulan contoh recount text bahasa Inggris.
Travel on the Train for the First Time
Last year, I was Eighteen years old. I had graduated from my senior high school and I wanted to continue my education in Yogyakarta. I lived with my family in Cirebon for eighteen years So, I would live alone there and it was a new experience for me.
I went to Yogyakarta by train. Before I came to the train station, I did not know how to check-in. All the procedures were so new to me. Fortunately, a security guard helped me and gave me some directions to check-in. After that I entered the train and sat on the chair.
I listened to the song and I really enjoy when I was on the train. After 5 hours on the train , I finally arrived in Yogyakarta. I would start my new life in Yogyakarta. I was really excited to start my new adventure to the new city.
Coming Late to School
Last Wednesday, I came late to my school because I played playstation until 2.00 am in the night. Because I woke up late.
I woke up about 6.30 am and the class would begin at 7.00 am. I ran to bathroom to take a bath. I usually had breakfast after taking a bath, but on that day I did not do that.
I always went to school by my motorcycle. But on that day, I forgot where I put the key. So, I went to the school by public transportation. It took me a longer time. I arrived at school at 7.15 am, I ran to my class but I saw my teacher had stood in front of the class to teach. I entered my class and of course my teacher was angry at me because I came late.
It was my bad experience and I hoped I would not do that again.
Fell from the Ladder
Last week, the rain was falling so heavily. I found that there were some leaks on the roof. To fix it, I needed a ladder so that I could climb up to the roof. It was Sunday at 2 in the afternoon, I brought the ladder and set it up to the roof. Water from the leaks made the foothold wet. At that time, I was too confident and not careful. I thought I was strong enough to avoid slipping.
When the ladder became wetter, I already felt the slippery surface. However, I did not pay attention and kept climbing. A disaster came when my brother forgot to hold the ladder. As soon as he turned away, I suddenly lost my balance. Only seconds afterward, I slipped from the ladder and fell to the floor. It happened so fast that I needed several minutes to realize what was really going on.
Then, my two elder brothers checked me out and asked if I was okay. After that, they carried me to a more comfortable place. Later on, they gave me first aid. Finally, I was brought to the nearest doctor so that I got proper medical attention. It was my fault that I was not careful with the hazardous situation.
A Trip to the National Zoo and Aquarium
Yesterday, my family and I went to the National Zoo and Aquarium to visit the new Snow Cubs and the other animals.
In the morning, when we got to the Zoo and Aquarium there was a great big line, so we had to wait awhile to get in.
After we entered the zoo, we went straight to the enclosure for the Snow Cubs. My brother and I were so excited to see them. They were so cute and playful.
At lunchtime Dad decided to cook a bbq. He cooked sausages so we could have sausage sandwiches. Mum forgot the tomato sauce so we had to eat them plain.
In the afternoon, we visited the aquarium. My brother was excited to see the sharks and the tropical fish. At the end of the day when we left we were going to go and get ice cream but we decided we were too tired so we drove straight home.
Contoh Recount Text Bahasa Inggris
Fatigue
Last Friday was a tiring day. I spent the whole day doing lot of activities and had no time to take a rest.
First, I went cycling to school in the morning. Then, I studied until 14.00. After school, I went to football practice in the field.It was a hard training day and drained my energy.
After that, I went home and took a shower. Before getting ready to sleep, I remembered that there were homeworks and some projects I still had to do.
I did my homework until 22.00 and finished some video editing for my project until 01.00. Only until then, I could take a rest.
Those activities made me exhausted. Perhaps I will reduce my activites in the future.
Experienced of Participating in an Event
I had the best experience of my life in 2015. I participated in Asian-African Student Conference in Bandung. I was interested in Asian-African Conference history and dreamed to be a part of it.
I prepared an essay and idea to be presented at that event. The other participants also helped me and gave me some idea for our comittee discussion.
I didn’t talk too much, but it was a good experience for me.
Music Festival
Last weekend, I went to a music festival with my friends. We had been looking forward to the event for months, and we were all excited to see our favorite artists perform live.
When we arrived at the festival, we were greeted by a huge crowd of people. There were several stages set up, and each one had a different performer. We walked around, checked out the different stages, and eventually settled on a spot near the main stage.
The first performer was a local band, and they were great. We danced and sang along to their music. After their set, we grabbed some food from one of the food trucks and continued to enjoy the festival.
As the day went on, more and more people arrived, and the atmosphere became even more energetic. We saw some amazing performances from well-known artists, and we even discovered some new music that we loved.
One of the highlights of the festival was when our favorite band took the stage. We had been waiting for this moment for months, and it did not disappoint. They played all of our favorite songs, and we sang along at the top of our lungs.
As the night went on, the festival began to wind down. We were tired but happy. We had spent the day listening to great music, eating good food, and hanging out with our friends. It was an amazing experience that we will never forget.
My Grandpa's Hometown
Two weeks ago, my family and I were in my grandpa's hometown. It is our annual agenda every holiday at the end of Semester. Unfortunately, it was the rainy season there.
It rained almost every day there. We didn't have enough time to visit some tourist places there because of the rain. We had not enough sunlight even to dry up our laundry. As a result, we just stayed at home almost all day long.
Seeing the condition, we decided to make an interesting activity indoors to spend the holiday together. The activity we chose
that day was making funny videos directed by me. Finishing the videos, we edited them and uploaded them to youtube.
By doing this, we could kill our boredom of staying at home because of the rain and make a creative activity instead.
Itulah kumpulan contoh recount text bahasa Inggris beserta penjelasannya. Materi tentang teks ini umumnya didapatkan di bangku sekolah secara bertahap dengan tingkat kesulitan yang beragam.