BAHASA INGGRIS
KINDS OF TEXT (NARRATIVE AND RECOUNT)
Dosen Pengampu : Bu Gadis Herningtyasari, M.Pd.
Teks narrative juga dapat disebut sebuah cerita dengan komplikasi atau masalah
peristiwa dan mencoba untuk menemukan resolusi untuk menemukan resolusi untuk
memecahkan resolusi untuk memecahkan masalah.
1. Orientasi
Dalam bahasa Indonesia, orientation berarti pengenalan. Jadi, pada paragraf
awal narrative text biasanya berisi perkenalan tokoh dan latar yang terlibat dalam isi
cerita. Dalam hal ini, latar bisa menjadi tempat kejadian serta waktu cerita.
2. Complication
Bagian ini akan mulai masuk pada paragraf yang menceritakan terkait awal mula
masalah suatu peristiwa atau kejadian. Karena bersifat kronologis, maka masalah
yang muncul di awal akan berlanjut menjadi rentetan alur cerita panjang yang
mengandung konflik, klimaks, serta anti klimaks. Oh ya, untuk memudahkanmu,
begini susunan dalam complication:
Problem, yaitu paragraf atau kalimat yang mulai menjurus pada masalah dari suatu cerita.
Conflict, lebih kompleks lagi, setelah ada masalah, maka cerita akan berlanjut pada
konflik. Di bagian ini, audiens akan dibuat penasaran dengan apa yang terjadi antara satu
tokoh dengan tokoh lainnya.
Climax, yaitu puncak konflik yang menjadi sorotan utama dalam narrative text.
Anti-climax, dalam bahasa Indonesia, bagian ini biasa disebut juga sebagai penurunan
konflik. Jadi, konflik akan berkurang secara pelan.
Solution, sesuai dengan namanya yaitu solusi, maka paragraf dalam bagian solution akan
menjelaskan tentang penyelesaian dari konflik yang sudah diceritakan sebelumnya.
3. Resolution
Resolution adalah akhir dari cerita atau kesimpulan dari cerita. Paragraf ini bisa
menjadi penjelasan lanjutan dari solution. Dalam bagian ini, penulis juga dapat
menggambarkan apakah narrative text yang dibuat akan berakhir dengan sad
ending atau happy ending.
4. Re- Orientation
Sebetulnya struktur yang satu ini tidak wajib ada di narrative text. Namun,
umumnya kalimat dalam paragraf ini akan menceritakan kondisi terakhir sang tokoh
dalam cerita, atau bisa juga berisi tentang pelajaran dan pesan moral yang dapat diambil
oleh pembaca untuk diimplementasikan dalam kehidupan nyata.
D.Unsur/ Kaidah Kebahasaan Narrative Text
1. Simple past tense
Hayo, masih ingat apa itu simple past tense? Itu, lo, tenses yang digunakan
untuk menceritakan masa lampau. Nah, karena erat kaitannya dengan kisah atau
cerita di masa lampau, maka tenses yang paling umum dipakai dalam narrative
text adalah past tense dengan perubahan bentuk kata kerja menjadi Verb 2.
2. Action Verb
Kalau kamu sudah mengetahui semua jenis kata kerja (verb) dalam bahasa
Inggris, pasti sudah familiar dengan action verb, kan? Action verb adalah jenis kata
kerja untuk menyatakan suatu aksi atau kegiatan yang tampak dan bisa dilihat
oleh orang lain. Action verbs umum digunakan dalam teks naratif untuk
menceritakan kronologis kejadian dan aktivitas apa saja yang dilakukan oleh
tokoh di dalam cerita.
Selanjutnya, dilansir dari Teach Starter, action verb adalah kata kerja untuk
mengungkapkan sesuatu yang dapat dilakukan atau dilakukan oleh seseorang,
hewan, objek, atau kekuatan alam, seperti dalam, "The water gurgled all the way
down the sink.” (Air menggelegak sampai ke bak cuci). Contoh lain action
verb yang menggunakan simple past tense adalah sent, killed, etc.
3. Saying and Thinking Verb
Selain menggunakan action verb, kata kerja lainnya yang sering muncul
dalam teks naratif adalah saying and thinking verb. Saying verb adalah kata kerja
untuk mengindikasikan tindakan speaking, contohnya tell, say, etc.
Sementara itu, thinking verb adalah kata kerja yang berfungsi untuk
menginformasikan pada pembaca tentang apa yang dipikirkan oleh tokoh cerita
mengenai suatu peristiwa dalam cerita. Contoh verb-nya adalah thought.
4. Conjunction of Time
Karena teks naratif adalah cerita yang berbentuk kronologis, maka kamu
bisa menggunakan conjunction of time untuk menghubungkan alur dari setiap
latar waktu yang berbeda, sederhananya untuk mengurutkan kejadian-
kejadian. Conjunction of time adalah kata hubung dalam bahasa Inggris untuk
menunjukkan keterangan waktu. Contohnya adalah before, after, as soon as, until,
till, dan masih banyak lagi.
5. Adjective
adjective adalah kata sifat. Biasanya, dalam teks naratif, kata sifat ini berperan
untuk menggambarkan atau menjelaskan karakteristik spesifik setiap tokoh yang
disebutkan dalam cerita. Contoh, Aladdin is a poor man, Cinderella is a beautiful
girl.
1. Personal recount
merupakan recount text yang memiliki fungsi untuk menceritakan mengenai
pengalaman pribadi penulis. Personal recount merupakan jenis paling umum yang
biasa digunakan untuk menulis teks recount
2. Imaginative
merupakan salah satu recount text yang memiliki fungsi untuk menceritakan
peristiwa imajinatif. Contohnya recount text yang menceritakan pengalaman penulis
dalam menghayalkan sebuah adegan yang dia dapat dari mimpinya.
3. Historical recount
merupakan recount text yang berisi mengenai sejarah. Contohnya merupakan
recount text mengenai proklamasi kemerdekaan Indonesia.
Three large fish lived very happily in a pond which few people ever passed.
One day two menn who were passing by the pond was the fish. One of them said,
“Let us hurry home and get our nets. Those fish are too fine to lose.”
The three fish were very much fightened. The first one thought a moment, then swam
through the outlet of the pond into the river.
When the men came back with their nets, there were only two fish to be seen. The
found the outlet of the pond and made a dam across it.
The second fish now began to think. It came to the top of the water and floated on its
back. One of men picked it up in his net, but it seemed dead, so he threw it back into
the water.
The fish that never thought sank to the bottom of the pond and was easily caught.
One day several boys were playing at the edge of a pond in which lived a
family of frogs. The boys amused themeselves by throwing stones into the pond so as
to make them skip on top of the water.
The stones were flying thick and fast, and the boys were enjoying themselves very
much; but the poor frogs in the pond were trembling with fear.
At last one of the frogs, the oldest and bravest, put his head out of the water, and said
” Oh, please, dear children, stop your cruel play! Though it may be fun for you, it
mean death to us!”
Last holiday, my family and i decided to spend our time in a village which is famous
for their wooden crafts. We had planned this for a month because we just moved to a new
house and wanted to look for new home decorations. We left early since we wanted to
visit our relatives after the visit.
At the village, we were amazed by the diversity of the crafts we saw. We could discover
find small toys, unique boxes and furniture. Several shops also offered a quick lesson on
crafting. I had a chance to learn how to make a simple wooden craft in a workshop. In the
meantime, my family went to look for several crafts to decorate our house. We spent
quite some time in the village.
Satisfied with my lesson in the workshop, I decided to find the others. However, i
couldn’t find them. Then, i decided to go to the parking lot. To my surprise, I saw my car
moving slowly from its place. I yelled and waved while chasing the car. The car stopped
and someone I didn’t know came out. Then, i heard someone called me behind from the
parking lot. That was my family. I felt embarrassed and then apologized to the people in
the car that i had chased.
My sister had a graduation ceremony last week. I was sad because i could not attend
the ceremony. I had to attend a robotic competition to represent my school. Finally, i was
the runner up and received the silver medal.
When i arrived home, my sister and parents had not arrived yet. I planned to make a gift
for my sister, but i was confused about what i should make to surprise her. Then, i got an
idea. I would make tartcake because my mom still had a sponge cake. However, i did not
know how to decorate a cake. I browsed the internet for the inredients needed. Lucky for
me, i had all the ingredients. I followed the instructions, I made butter cream using mixer
and then add food colouring. Then, i decorated the cake. Well, it was done.
A few minutes later, my parents and sister arrived. I took out the tart cake and said,
“Congratulations!” Surprisingly, they also said, “Congratulations!” while bringing a box
of chocolate. They hugged me and gave the chocolate to me. They knew that i was the
runner up in the robotic competition. Finally, we ate the cake and chocolate together.
15.Why did the writer and his/her family give surprise to each other?
A. To welcome the writer’s family
B. To celebrate their achievement
C. To praise his/her sister’s graduation
D. To fete the writer’s winning in a competition
16.What did the writer’s feel in the end of the story?
A. Glad
B. Satisfied
C. Confused
D. Surprised
17.From the text we can conclude that …..
A. The writer arrived home late
B. The writer made chocolate
C. The writer’s family care for each other
D. The writer is good at decorating cakes
18.“Finally, i was the runner up and received the silver medal.”
A. The first place
B. The second place
C. The third place
D. The fourth place
The following test is for question 19 to 20.
On Monday morning Adi woke up late.. Before leaving for school, his mother
reminded him of having breakfast, but he refused. He was afraid of being late. Adi arrived
at school only one minute before the bell rang. All students walked towards the school
yard. They would have a flag hoisting ceremony.
It was very hot and the sun shone very brightly. During the ceremony, Adi felt dizzy and
his eyes were blurred. He tried to stand up still, but he could bot hold on. He trembled and
fainted.
He didm’t know what happened next . When he opened her eyes, he was in the medical
room with his class teacher and Riski, his best friend. Riski gave him a glass of hot tea
and a piece of bread.