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Recount Text

Definition       : Recount is a text which rettels events or experinces in the past

Purpose          : To inform or to entertain the readers/audience

Generic/schematic structure :

1.     Orientation : provides the setting and introduces, participants, places, and time

2.     Events : tell what happened, in what sequence or describing that happn in the past

3.     Re-Orientation : optional-closure of events

Language Features:

1.Time indicators of the past (that evening, last night, last vacation)

2.Connectors (then, after that, finally)

3.Use  past tense ( the house was in a mess, he heard a scream)

                2nd verb (e.g went, stood, gave, etc), used in specific past time (last   week, 5 days ago etc)

Past Simple: S + V2

My mother breastfed me.

I cried a lot.

I ran so far.

Past Tense: S + was/were + (Noun, Adjective)

I was ten.

I was really happy.

My brother was mean to me.

Description

We use present simple and present continuous tense to describe something.

Present Simple: S + am/is/are + Adjective/Noun/Adverb

The garden is full of thorns.

The

Her bag is black with blue-white stripes.

Present Continuous: S + am/is/are + V-ing

He is cleaning his mess.

The man is having breakfast in his bedroom.

The girl is staring at the mirror.

Abilities

We use can to talk about someone’s skill or general abilities:

She can speak several languages.
He can swim like a fish.
They can’t dance very well.

Daily Activities

Example :

Daily Activities at Home

What are some of the daily activities that you do at home?

·      I wake up at 7am every morning.

·      I press the snooze button five times every morning before I turn off the alarm and get up.

·      I have a cup of coffee and make breakfast. I usually read the newspaper while I have breakfast. My children like to have a shower after they have breakfast but I like to have a shower before I get dressed.

·      My wife brushes her long hair, and I have short hair so I comb my hair. How do you do your hair in the morning?

·      It is important to brush your teeth, and some women like to put make-up on.

·      After I have finished work, I go home to cook dinner. In my house I usually make dinner. The family eat dinner together at 7:30pm.

·      After dinner I make sure that my children do their homework, and then I chill out on the sofa and watch television.

·      On television I usually watch the News. My wife usually comes to tell me to take the rubbish out, or wash the dishes.

·      Our children feed the dog and the cat before they go to bed and I tell them to go to the bathroom too.

·      If I am sick I have to take my medication, but then I get into my pyjamas and set the alarm so I wake up in the morning.

·      The last things I do is lock the door, turn off the lights, and go to bed.

Daily Activities at Work

·      What are some daily activities that you do at work?

·      I go to work at 8.45am every morning.

·      I usually drive to work.

·      I always check my emails when I get to work, but I don't always reply to them immediately.

·      I take a taxi or a train if I have a lunch meeting. I never take the bus because it is too slow.

·      When I am at my desk I usually work on the computer, even during morning tea.

·      At 1pm most days I have lunch.

·      At 3pm we have afternoon tea, and that is when we usually talk and eat cake.

·      When you are in the office you probably have a lot of papers. It is important for you to file your papers, and so that you can find them again you need to organise your files.

·      When I work I have to make telephone calls. If an important issue happens I ask my secretary to organise a meeting.

·      Once a month I report to my boss, but maybe you have to report to your boss more often. I usually write a document that my boss can read.