Recount Text: Pengertian, Generic Structure, Contoh, dan Contoh Soal Latihannya

Mari belajar recount text, jendela naratif yang membawa kita menyelami kenangan dan peristiwa masa lalu! Artikel ini akan mengungkap rahasia di balik struktur dan keindahan narasi ini, yang tidak hanya mengabadikan kenangan tapi juga memainkan peran penting dalam pembelajaran dan komunikasi. Dari kisah pribadi hingga peristiwa bersejarah, recount text membuka pintu menuju pemahaman yang lebih dalam tentang bagaimana kita mengisahkan pengalaman. Mari bersama-sama mengeksplorasi keajaiban recount text!

Pengertian Recount Text

Recount text adalah jenis text dalam Bahasa Inggris yang menceritakan tentang suatu cerita, tindakan, atau kegiatan. Biasanya, recount text menceritakan tentang pengalaman seseorang. Tujuan dari recount text adalah untuk menghibur pembaca, sehingga tidak terdapat konflik dalam text ini. Selain itu, teks ini juga bertujuan untuk memberikan informasi pada pembaca.

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pengertian recount text

Ciri-ciri Recount Text

  • Menggunakan kalimat Past Tense (lampau), seperti went, departed, would, woke up, dan lain sebagainya.
  • Menggunakan adverb dan adverbial phrase untuk mengungkapkan waktu, tempat dan cara, seperti: last September, Pari Island, on then second day, dan lain sebagainya.
  • Menggunakan conjunction dan time connectives guna mengurutkan peristiwa atau kejadian, seperti: and, before, then, after that, dan lain sebagainya

Generic Structure of Recount Text

1. Orientation

Menceritakan mengenai latar belakang informasi tentang siapa, di mana, kapan kejadian atau peristiwa terjadi.

2. Events

Menceritakan serangkaian peristiwa yang terjadi sesuai urutan kronologis.

3. Re-orientation

Merupakan penutup atau kesimpulan cerita. Untuk menutup suatu cerita, kita bisa memberikan opini kita mengenai cerita tersebut.

Contoh Recount Text

Contoh Recount Text Singkat 1 (tentang Perjalanan Wisata)

My First Trip to Pari Island

Last September, I went to Pari Island for a holiday. I went there with Sarah, Andi, Eveline, and Yoko. That was my first time to travel there.

Our boat departed from Muara Angke port to the island at 8.00 AM. We arrived at Pari Island around 10.00 Am. After that, we went to our guest house that we had booked before. Fortunately, our guest house was located near to the port, so we did not have to walk so far. The first thing that we did after that was rent bicycle. It only cost IDR 20.000 per day. Then we did cycling for a while and had lunch before we decided to do snorkeling.

When we went snorkeling, the fisherman who became our guide brought us to the beach far enough from our guest house. We did snorkeling there. The water was very clear. We could see groups of tiny fishes and beautiful coral under the sea. After we did snorkeling for approximately three hours, we returned to our guest house. We ended up the first day by getting dinner and took some walks around.

On the second day, we woke up so early to watch sunrise. We did not need to go far to watch the sunrise because our guest house was so near to the beach and we could watch the sunrise there. Sunrise on the beach, what a beautiful view!

After we spent long enough time to watch the sunrise, we decided to get breakfast. There was a festival at that time. We went to the festival and had breakfast there. We ate some delicious sea foods. We felt time went so fast that day. We needed to return to our guest house because our boat that would bring us home would depart at 10.00 AM.

In summary, my first trip to Pari Island was so enjoyable. I would like to visit this place again together with my family in another chance.

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Perjalanan Pertama Saya ke Pulau Pari

September lalu, aku pergi ke Pulau Pari untuk liburan. aku pergi bersama Sarah, Andi, Eveline, dan Yoko. Itu adalah pertama kalinya aku bepergian ke sana.

Perahu kami berangkat dari pelabuhan Muara Angke ke pulau pada pukul 8.00 pagi. Kami tiba di Pulau Pari sekitar jam 10.00 pagi. Setelah itu, kami pergi ke penginapan yang telah kami pesan sebelumnya. Untungnya, penginapan kami terletak di dekat pelabuhan, jadi kami tidak perlu berjalan sejauh ini. Hal pertama yang kami lakukan setelah itu adalah menyewa sepeda. Harganya hanya Rp20.000 per hari. Kemudian kami bersepeda sebentar dan makan siang sebelum kami snorkeling.

Ketika kami snorkeling, nelayan yang menjadi pemandu kami membawa kami ke pantai yang cukup jauh dari penginapan kami. Kami melakukan snorkeling di sana. Airnya sangat jernih. Kami bisa melihat ikan-ikan kecil dan karang yang indah di bawah laut. Setelah kami snorkeling selama kurang lebih tiga jam, kami kembali ke rumah penginapan. Kami mengakhiri hari pertama dengan makan malam dan berjalan-jalan.

Pada hari kedua, kami bangun pagi-pagi untuk menyaksikan matahari terbit. Kami tidak perlu pergi jauh untuk menyaksikannya karena penginapan kami sangat dekat dengan pantai dan kami bisa menyaksikan matahari terbit di sana. Matahari terbit di pantai, pemandangan yang indah!

Setelah menghabiskan waktu cukup lama untuk menyaksikan matahari terbit, kami memutuskan untuk sarapan. Ada sebuah festival pada waktu itu. Kami pergi ke festival dan sarapan di sana. Kami makan beberapa makanan laut yang lezat. Kami merasa waktu berjalan sangat cepat hari itu. Kami harus kembali ke rumah penginapan karena kapal kami yang akan membawa kami pulang akan berangkat pukul 10.00.

Singkatnya, perjalanan pertamaku ke Pulau Pari begitu menyenangkan. Aku ingin mengunjungi tempat ini lagi bersama keluargaku di kesempatan lain.

Penjelasan:

Teks tersebut merupakan Recount Text karena menceritakan pengalaman seseorang dan menghibur pembaca. Selain itu, teks tersebut mempunyai ciri-ciri dan struktur yang sama dengan Recount Text:

Ciri-ciri

  • Menggunakan kalimat Past Tense (lampau), seperti went, departed, would, woke up, dan lain sebagainya.
  • Menggunakan adverb dan adverbial phrase seperti: last September, Pari Island, on then second day, dan lain sebagainya.
  • Menggunakan conjunction dan time connectives seperti: and, before, then, after that, dan lain sebagainya

Struktur

  • Orientation

Last September, I went to Pari Island for a holiday. I went there with Sarah, Andi, Eveline, and Yoko.

  • Events

Depart from Muara Angke → Arrived → Went to the guest house → Rent bicycle and cycling →  Had lunch →  Snorkeling →  dan seterusnya.

  • Re-orientation

In summary, my first trip to Pari Island was so enjoyable.

Berikut adalah contoh Recount Text lain, bisakah kamu menjelaskan mengapa teks tersebut disebut dengan Recount Text dengan menganalisa ciri-ciri dan generic structure nya?

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Contoh Recount Text Singkat 2 (Tentang Kunjungan Budaya)

Cultural Visit to Bandung with UI Creates

Last February, I went to Bandung with UI Creates students. UI Creates is a short course program from University of Indonesia for international students. At that time, the participants were from Japan, China, and Philippine.

We departed from Depok to Bandung at 6.30 AM by bus. Fortunately, there was no traffic jam so we could arrive in Bandung at 11.30 AM. Before we went to Saung Angklung Mang Udjo, we had lunch at Sederhana Pasteur Restaurant first. We ate Nasi Padang. For some students, it was their first time trying Nasi Padang. They said it was delicious.

Then we went to Saung Angklung Mang Udjo. It took more than one hour to go there from the restaurant. At 2.45 PM, we arrived at Saung Angklung Mang Udjo. We had to wait for the performance because it started at 3.00 PM. Before the performance started, we bought some souvenirs and tried to play Angklung in the souvenir shop. At exactly 3.00 PM, the show started. Not only Angklung performance, there were also Arumba and Calung performances. We sang, danced and learnt to play Angklung together during the performance.

After we watched the show, we went to Soerabi Imoet to get dinner. We ate Serabi which is traditional pancake made from rice flour with coconut milk or shredded coconut. It usually tastes sweet, but there is another savoury version that uses oncom as the topping. In Soerabi Imoet, there is a variant of Serabi with Durian topping. That was the first experience eating Durian for some of my friends. After we had dinner, we went to our hotel which is not too far away from Soerabi Imoet to get some rest.

The day after that, we started the day with getting breakfast at the hotel. Then we departed to Dusun Bambu at 7.45 AM. From the hotel, we spent more than one hour on the way to Dusun Bambu. After we arrived, we walked around the park to explore. It was very refreshing. There were a lot of various  flowers bloomed at that time. We also saw some fields with rice plants. My Japanese friends and I tried to ride a traditional boat. After we spent enough time there, we had lunch and returned to Depok.

We were very tired when we arrived in Depok, but we had a lot of fun during the cultural visit. It was very nice to go to Bandung and I hope I can go there again sometime.

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Kunjungan Budaya ke Bandung dengan UI Create

Februari lalu, aku pergi ke Bandung dengan siswa UI Create. UI Creates adalah program kursus singkat dari Universitas Indonesia untuk siswa internasional. Saat itu, pesertanya berasal dari Jepang, Cina, dan Filipina.

Kami berangkat dari Depok ke Bandung pukul 6.30 pagi dengan bus. Untungnya, tidak ada kemacetan sehingga kami bisa tiba di Bandung pukul 11.30 pagi. Sebelum kami pergi ke Saung Angklung Mang Udjo, kami makan siang di Restoran Sederhana Pasteur terlebih dulu. Kami makan Nasi Padang. Bagi beberapa siswa, ini adalah pertama kalinya mereka mencoba Nasi Padang. Mereka bilang itu enak.

Kemudian kami pergi ke Saung Angklung Mang Udjo. Butuh lebih dari satu jam untuk pergi ke sana dari restoran. Pukul 14:45, kami tiba di Saung Angklung Mang Udjo. Kami harus menunggu pertunjukkannya karena itu dimulai pukul 3 sore. Sebelum pertunjukan dimulai, kami membeli beberapa suvenir dan mencoba bermain angklung di toko suvenir. Tepat pukul 3 sore, pertunjukan dimulai. Tidak hanya pertunjukan Angklung, ada juga pertunjukan Arumba dan Calung. Kami bernyanyi, menari dan belajar bermain angklung bersama selama pertunjukan.

Setelah kami menonton pertunjukan, kami pergi ke Soerabi Imoet untuk makan malam. Kami makan Serabi yang merupakan pancake tradisional yang terbuat dari tepung beras dengan santan atau kelapa parut. Biasanya rasanya manis, tetapi ada versi gurih lain yang menggunakan oncom sebagai topping. Di Soerabi Imoet, ada varian Serabi dengan topping Durian. Itulah pengalaman pertama makan Durian untuk beberapa teman-temanku. Setelah makan malam, kami pergi ke hotel yang tidak terlalu jauh dari Soerabi Imoet untuk beristirahat.

Sehari setelah itu, kami memulai hari dengan sarapan di hotel. Kemudian kami berangkat ke Dusun Bambu pada jam 7.45 pagi. Dari hotel, kami menghabiskan lebih dari satu jam dalam perjalanan ke Dusun Bambu. Setelah kami tiba, kami berjalan di sekitar taman untuk menjelajah. Sangat sejuk. Ada banyak berbagai bunga mekar pada waktu itu. Kami juga melihat beberapa ladang dengan tanaman padi. Teman-teman Jepang-ku dan aku mencoba naik perahu tradisional. Setelah menghabiskan cukup waktu di sana, kami makan siang dan kembali ke Depok.

Kami sangat lelah ketika kami tiba di Depok, tetapi kami sangat senang selama kunjungan budaya. Sangat menyenangkan pergi ke Bandung dan aku berharap bisa ke sana lagi kapan-kapan.

Contoh Soal Recount Text

Exercise 1:

Recount Text: “Last summer, I took a road trip across the country. We visited several national parks and experienced diverse landscapes.”

Questions:

  1. What did the writer do last summer?
  2. What places did they visit?

Answers:

  1. The writer took a road trip across the country.
  2. They visited several national parks.

Exercise 2:

Recount Text: “Yesterday, I tried skydiving for the first time. The feeling of free-falling was exhilarating.”

Questions:

  1. What new activity did the writer try?
  2. How did the writer feel during the activity?

Answers:

  1. The writer tried skydiving for the first time.
  2. The writer felt exhilarated during the activity.

Exercise 3:

Recount Text: “This morning, I participated in a local marathon. Though challenging, I managed to finish the race.”

Questions:

  1. What activity did the writer do this morning?
  2. How did the writer find the experience?

Answers:

  1. The writer participated in a local marathon.
  2. The writer found the experience challenging but managed to finish the race.

Exercise 4:

Recount Text: “During the winter holidays, my family and I went skiing in the mountains. It was a fun and cold experience.”

Questions:

  1. Where did the writer go during the winter holidays?
  2. How did the writer describe the experience?

Answers:

  1. The writer went skiing in the mountains during the winter holidays.
  2. The writer described the experience as fun and cold.

Exercise 5:

Recount Text: “I spent last Saturday volunteering at an animal shelter. It was rewarding to care for the animals and learn about their needs.”

Questions:

  1. What did the writer do last Saturday?
  2. How did the writer feel about the experience?

Answers:

  1. The writer spent the day volunteering at an animal shelter.
  2. The writer found the experience rewarding.

Exercise 6:

Recount Text: “Three days ago, I baked a cake for my friend’s birthday. It took a few hours, but the result was delicious.”

Questions:

  1. What did the writer do three days ago?
  2. What was the outcome of the activity?

Answers:

  1. The writer baked a cake for a friend’s birthday.
  2. The cake was delicious.

Exercise 7:

Recount Text: “Last month, I started learning to play the guitar. It’s challenging but enjoyable.”

Questions:

  1. What new skill did the writer start learning last month?
  2. How does the writer find this new activity?

Answers:

  1. The writer started learning to play the guitar.
  2. The writer finds it challenging but enjoyable.

Exercise 8:

Recount Text: “Yesterday, I went to a photography exhibition at a local gallery. The photos were stunning and inspiring.”

Questions:

  1. What did the writer do yesterday?
  2. How did the writer describe the photographs?

Answers:

  1. The writer visited a photography exhibition.
  2. The photographs were described as stunning and inspiring.

Artikel: Recount Text, Contoh Recount Text, & Penjelasan Lengkapnya
Kontributor: Nanda Widya, S.Hum.
Alumni Sastra Inggris UI

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