PROCEDURE TEXT

Can you cook an instant noodle? If you can’t you should read the cooking instruction on the noodle package. This kind of instruction is also called as procedure text. It is used to tell the steps of doing something.

Procedure text begins with outlining the aim/goal. For example: follow the instruction to complete the college registration. Sometimes, the writer needs to add the list of material or ingredient before starting to write the steps.

The examples of procedure text are: user guide and recipe.

The following is the example of procedure text:

How to create a facebook account

Follow the instructions below to make a facebook account.
You will need:

• Internet connection
• Email account

Here are the procedures of creating facebook account:

1. Turn on your computer and make sure that you’re already connected to the internet.
2. Open facebook address, http://facebook.com.
3. Click sign up and fill the sign up form with your real data, such as email address and your full name.
4. After you’ve finished to fill the form, click the finish button and you’re ready to make friends in facebook.

The procedure text language features:

• The use of simple present tense especially the imperative sentence, e.g: turn on your computer, click the sign up button, etc.
• The use of technical term
• The use of temporal preposition, such as first, after that, etc.