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Lesson RECOUNT TEXT
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Recount text is a text which retells events or experiences in the past.
The purpose of this text is to retell past experience and entertain or
inform the reader.

Generic Structure of Recount Text

Recount text has three general structure, such as:
1. Orientation → It gives the readers the background information
needed to understand the text, such as who was involved, where it
happened, and when it happened.
2. Events → A series of events, ordered in a chronological sequence.
3. Reorientation → A personal comment about the event or what
happened in the end.

Language Feature of Recount Text

Using the simple past tense, past continuous tense, past perfect
tense, and past perfect continuous tense.
Using temporal sequences, e.g. "On Saturday…", "On Monday…",
"On Sunday…".
Focus on specific participants, e.g. I (the writer).
Using the conjunction, such as then, before, after, etc.
Using action verbs, e.g. went, stayed.

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