RECOUNT TEXT KELAS 8

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RECOUNT TEXT

Recount artinya mendeskripsikan bagaimana sesuatu terjadi, atau menceritakan sebuah cerita.
Maka recount text bisa disebut sebagai teks yang isinya menceritakan sesuatu.
Teks recount pengalaman pribadi merupakan jenis teks recount atau cerita yang berdasarkan
pengalaman pribadi penulis.

Karena cerita-cerita yang dituliskan adalah hal yang terjadi di masa lampau, tenses (bentuk
waktu) yang kita gunakan adalah Simple Past Tense. Selain itu, terdapat pula
penggunaan adverbial phrase atau bisa kita sebut sebagai ‘keterangan tempat dan waktu.’

A. Macam-macam Recount Text

FACTUAL RECOUNT

Recount Text yang pertama ini menceritakan hal-hal fakta seperti laporan ilmu
pengetahuan, laporan kepolisian, atau kejadian nyata dalam sejarah.

PERSONAL RECOUNT

Recount Text yang ini pasti sudah familiar bagi Sobat Pintar. Personal
Recount adalah teks yang berisi pengalaman pribadi kita. Contoh Recount
Text singkat yang dapat kita jumpai sehari-hari, yaitu note yang bertuliskan tentang
kejadian yang kita alami hari ini atau tweet yang berisi curhatan kita. Itu semua bisa
dirangkai menjadi sebuah Recount Text, Sobat.

IMAGINATIVE RECOUNT

Recount Text yang ketiga ini cocok sekali untuk kita yang daya imajinasinya tinggi
karena berisi pengalaman imajinatif.

Contoh teksnya seperti apa ya? Misalnya nih, kita bercerita tentang pengalaman kita
menonton dan menikmati konser satu grup Kpop favorit dalam mimpi. Siapa nih
yang suka halu gini?

B. Struktur Recount Text

ORIENTATION

Di bagian awal, kita perlu menuliskan tokoh atau karakter, lokasi, dan juga
waktu terjadinya. Di bagian ini, kita memperkenalkan dan memberikan informasi
pada pembaca agar memahami keseluruhan cerita yang kita tulis.
Contohnya: Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short while ago, however, he
became a bus driver.

Dari contoh tersebut kita dapat mengetahui, “Oh yang dibahas adalah cerita
tentang Roy Trenton sebagai sopir bus.” Lalu muncul pertanyaan nih, apa ya yang
terjadi?

EVENTS

Untuk menjawab pertanyaan yang berhubungan dengan kejadian apa yang akan
diceritakan, kita mulai masuk ke bagian kedua, yaitu events. Di bagian ini, kita
menceritakan sesuatu yang terjadi di masa lampau sesuai rangkaian
kejadian/peristiwa. Untuk menandakan rangkaian peristiwa, kita bisa
menggunakan on the first day, when, on the next day, on our last day, in Sunday
morning, dan sebagainya.

RE-ORIENTATION

Nah Sobat, bagian ini bisa dibilang kesimpulan atau ending-nya dari
pengalaman yang diceritakan. Kita juga bisa menambahkan kesan akan cerita
yang dituliskan, misalnya apakah itu pengalaman yang menyenangkan atau tidak.
Contohnya: Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were
arrested.
Dari kalimat tersebut kita bisa memahami bahwa polisi akhirnya bisa menangkap
laki-laki itu.

Contoh Soal Recount Text

Read the text and answer the following question!

Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short while ago, however, he became a bus
driver.
When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush out of
a shop and run towards a waiting car. One of them was carrying a bag full of
money. Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves. The one with
the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag.
As the thieves were trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back
of it. While the damaged car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and
telephoned the police. The thieves’ car was badly damaged and easy to recognize.
Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.

Adapted from: Practice and Progress. L.G. Alexander (Longman)

Pertanyaan:

Apa yang dilakukan Roy ketika mobil yang rusak parah itu pergi?
Dalam teks tertulis “While the damaged car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus
and telephoned the police.” Yang menunjukkan bahwa Roy menghentikan bisnya
lalu menghubungi polisi. Sehingga opsi jawaban yang paling tepat adalah He
reached the police station.

What did Roy do when the battered car went away?
A. He drove back to Catford Street.
B. He went to the police station.
C. He chased the thieves.
D. He reached the police station.
E. He arrested the thieves by himself.

Pembahasan:

Pertanyaan: Apa yang dilakukan Roy ketika mobil yang rusak parah itu pergi?
Dalam teks tertulis “While the damaged car was moving away, Roy stopped his
bus and telephoned the police.” Yang menunjukkan bahwa Roy menghentikan
bisnya lalu menghubungi polisi. Sehingga opsi jawaban yang paling tepat adalah
He reached the police station.

TENSIS YANG DIGUNAKAN UNTUK RECOUNT TEXT ADALAH PAST TENSE.
Simple past tense adalah kalimat tenses yang digunakan untuk
menyatakan kejadian yang terjadi di masa lampau dan telah berakhir di
masa lampau.

Rumus Simple Past Tense

a. Simple Past Tense Affirmative

Untuk membentuk kalimat simple past tense, rumusnya adalah sebagai
berikut

S +VERB 2 + O

Dalam kalimat simple past tense, kata kerja yang digunakan merupakan
bentuk kata kerja kedua. Terdapat dua jenis kata kerja, yakni regular
verb dan irregular verb.

Untuk regular verb, tambahkan -ed/-d dibelakang setelah kata kerja
bentuk pertama. Sebagai contoh:

V1 (SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE) V2 (SIMPLE PAST TENSE)
REGULAR VERB
STAY
PUNCH STAYED (TINGGAL)
PLAY PUNCHED (MEMUKUL)
TOUCH PLAYED (BERMAIN)
TOUCHED (MENYENTUH)

Untuk irregular verb , termasuk didalamnya to be, bentuk kata kerja
keduanya sangat berbeda. Sebagai contoh:

V1 (SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE) V2 (SIMPLE PAST TENSE)
IREGULAR VERB
Awake
Begin Awoke (Terbangun)
Drink Began (Memulai)
Drank (Minum)

Eat ate (Makan)
Run ran (Berlari)
Go Went (pergi)
Buy Bought (membeli)

Namun, ada sebagian irregular verb yang memiliki bentuk kata kerja
yang sama dengan bentuk kata kerja dasar. Sebagai contoh:

 Put – Put (Meletakkan)
 Split – Split (Membagi)
 Spread – Spread (Menyebarkan)
 Set – Set (Mengatur)
 Cut – Cut (Memotong)

Contoh Kalimat Simple Past Tense Affirmative

1. Abdul went to Bali for holiday last Sunday (Minggu kemarin, Abdul
pergi ke Bali untuk berlibur)

2. She played volleyball at school yesterday. (Kemarin, dia bermain
bola volley di sekolah).

b. Simple Past Tense Negative

Untuk membentuk kalimat simple past tense negative, rumusnya adalah
sebagai berikut

S + did + not + VERB 1 + O ATAU

S + To Be (Was / Were) + not

Was / Were digunakan bila kalimat itu TIDAK ADA KATA KERJANYA.

Berikut ini adalah contoh kalimatnya:

1. I did not sleep well last night. (Aku tidak bisa tidur dengan
nyenyak tadi malam).
2. Rani did not come to the office yesterday. (Rani tidak datang ke
kantor kemarin)
3. Arif was not the smartest students in the class. (Dulu Arif bukan

murid yang paling pintar di kelas)
4. They were not there yeseterday. ( mereka tidak ada disana

kemaren)

c. Simple Past Tense Interogative

Untuk membentuk kalimat simple past tense interrogative, rumusnya
adalah sebagai berikut

Did + S + Verb 1

ATAU

Was / Were) + S

Was / Were digunakan bila kalimat itu TIDAK ADA KATA KERJANYA.

Berikut ini adalah contoh kalimat tanya simple past tense:

1. Did you see my bag on the table? (Apakah kamu melihat tasku di
atas meja?)

2. Did the student come to school? (Apakah para murid datang ke
sekolah?)

3. Were you late to come to the office at 11 am yesterday? (Apakah
kamu datang terlambat ke kantor jam sebelas kemarin?)

4. Was he so busy? (Apakah dia sangat sibuk?)

LATIHAN RECOUNT TEXT

BACA DAN KERJAKAN SOAL BERIKUT!

A Trip to the Zoo

Yesterday my family and I went to the zoo to see the elephant. When we got to the
zoo, we went to the shop to buy some food to give to the animals.

After getting the food, we went to the nocturnal house where we saw birds and
reptiles which only come out at night.

Before having lunch, we went for a ride on the elephant. It was a thrill to ride it.
Dad fell off when he let go off the rope, but he was ok.

During the lunch we fed some birds in the park. In the afternoon we saw the
animals being fed. When we returned home we were very tired but happy. It was
because we had so much fun activities at many places at the zoo.

1. What happened to the writer's dad when he rode an elephant?

A. He felt a thrill
B. He felt fun
C. He fell off
D. He failed
2. Why did the writer and his family feel very tired after having a trip to the zoo?

A. They had to visit many places in the zoo
B. They took a long time to reach the zoo area
C. They had to feed a lot of animals in the zoo
D. They had no time to take a rest in the zoo
3. ... our family felt tired after visiting the zoo, we were still happy.

A. Since
B. Because
C. Although
D. Nevertheless
Read the following text to answer questions number 4 to 7.
Last weekend, I visited my pen pal's house. His Name is Anto. There were many
activities I did there. In the morning, Anto and I had breakfast. We had traditional
food. I liked it very much.

After breakfast, he took me to the garden behind his house. The garden was very
big and beautiful. There is a big bird cage in the garden. There were many kinds
of birds in that cage. I spent a long time feeding the birds. I also took pictures
with those beautiful birds.

After visiting the bird cage, Anto and I went to the flower garden not far from his
house. We took a rest and had lunch under a big tree and watch butterflies flying
above colourful flowers. In the afternoon, we swam in the pool in the backyard. It
was so fun. I really enjoyed my time with Anto.

4. The text above tells us about ....

A. A holiday at a friend's place
B. A picture of bird
C. A big bird cage
D. A big garden

5. What is the last paragraph about?

A. Anto had butterflies as his pet
B. The writer's friend is a good swimmer
C. There are a lot of flowers in Anto's house
D. The writer had a good time with his friend
6. Where did the writer spend his afternoon?

A. Under a tree
B. Inside big bird cage
C. In the flower garden
D. In the swimming pool
6. Where did the writer spend his afternoon?

A. Under a tree
B. Inside big bird cage
C. In the flower garden
D. In the swimming pool
7. From the text, we know that the writer ....

A. Had gone and visited many places during his holiday
B. Lived in the same village with his pen pal, Anto
C. Liked butterflies and swimming very much
D. Spent his holiday at friend's house
Read the following text to answer questions number 8 to 10.
Last week, Mr Damiri’s wife had an accident. Her youngest child, Yusuf, was at
home when it happened. He was playing with his new toy car. Suddenly Yusuf
heard his mother calling, “Help! Help!” he ran to the kitchen. His mother had
burnt herself with some hot cooking oil. She was crying with pain and the pan
was on fire. Mr. Damiri had gone to the office. The other children had gone to
school.

Yusuf was too small to help his mother, and she was too frightened to speak
sensibly to him. But he ran to the neighbour’s house and asked his neighbor to
come and help his mother. The neighbor soon put out the fire and took Yusuf’s
mother to the clinic.

When Mr. Damiri came home, his wife told him what had happened. He was very
proud of his son, “When you are a man, you will be just like your father,”she said.

8. Who took Mrs. Damiri to the clinic?
A. Her son
B. Her husband
C. Her neighbour
D. Her children

9. The main idea of the second paragraph is ….
A. Mrs. Damiri got accident
B. Mr. Damiri was proud of his son
C. Yusuf asked his neighbour to help
D. Mr. Damiri and his other children had gone

10. How did the neighbour help Mrs. Damiri?
A. He called Mrs. Damiri’s husband and ran to the kitchen
B. He called the fireman and put out the fire
C. He put out the fire and took Mrs. Damiri ot the clinic
D. He called the fireman and advised Mrs. Damiri to stay calm

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