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moment for me because I was helping somebody, and they were happy to always see me,

so they made me happy either. It was my great time day off school.

Answer these questions based on the text above!

1. Why did the volunteer wear a suit with fully-protective gear?

2. “It was like astronaut’s” …In this sentence, you probably explain what did volunteers

feel?

3. Why did the volunteer check the suit before running the main duty?

4. Why did the volunteer console patient when the patient was in an isolated room?

5. Why was the volunteer willing to do the dangerous job? How about you if you

were in the same position?

Recount Text: Definition, Purposes, Generic Structures, Language Features

1. Definition of Recount Text
A text which retells event or experiences in the past.

2. The purpose

To entertain or inform the reader

3. Generic Structure of Recount Text

a. 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.

b. Events: A series of events, ordered in a chronological sequence.

c. Re-orientation: A personal comment about the event or what happened in the

end.

4. The Characteristics / Language Feature of Recount Text:

• Using the simple past tense, past continuous tense, past perfect tense, and
past perfect continuous tense.

• Using temporal sequence, e.g. On Saturday. On Monday, On Sunday

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