TOEFL Listening Practice Skill 1-3 (Longman TOEFL PBT)

Pengertian Recount Text

“Recount” dalam kamus bahasa Inggris berati “menceritakan”, “recount text” berarti “text yang menceritakan”.

“Recount text is a text that telling the reader about one story, action or activity.”

Recount text adalah sebuah teks yang menceritakan tentang suatu cerita, tindakan, atau kegiatan.

Ya, biasanya recount text menceritakan suatu kejadian atau pengalaman yang terjadi dimasa lalu contohnya seperti pengalaman Anda berlibur atau suatu pengalaman Anda bertemu artis idola anda. Berbeda dengan narrative text, pada recount text tidak terdapat complication atau conflict masalah.

ujuan Recount Text

Sedangkan tujuan recount text adalah sebagai berikut:

“The porpose of recount text is to entertain or inform the readers.”

Tujuan recount text adalah untuk menghibur dan menginformasikan para pembaca.

Tujuan komunikasi dari recount text adalah menceritakn suatu pengalaman atau kejadian yang terjadi dimasa lalu dengan tujuan untuk menghibur (entertain) dan menginformasikan (inform) pembaca.

Generic Structure Recount Text

Sama seperti teks bahasa Inggris lainnya, Recount text juga memiliki susunan atau struktur. Generic Structure recount text terdiri dari:

1.   Orientation: memceritakan mengenai latarbelakang  informasi tentang siapa, di mana, kapan kejadian atau peristiwa terjadi.

2.   Events: menceritakan suatu peristiwa yang terjadi setelahnya diceritakan sesuai urutan kronologis.

3.   Reorientation: berisi rangkuman atau conclusion dari semua kejadian. Pada bagian ini juga berisi pendapat atau kesan penulis tentang kejadian yang diceritakan.

Contoh recoun Text

Meet Bambang Pamungkas

Orientation:
On Friday, there was a football match between Indonesia and Japan. It held on Gelora Bung Karno stadium. I went to Gelora Bung Karno stadium with my friend, Jono.
Events:
Before entering Gelora Bung Karno stadium, we looked the bus that took Indonesian football players. Then, we followed that bus to main-entrance. I found that Bambang Pamugkas left from the bus. When, we wanted to get close to Bambang Pamungkas, a security guard held me back. But, I thinked that security guard was familiar. He was my old friend, Budi. After that, he let me in, finally I could meet Bambang Pamungkas and got his signature.
Reorientation:
Next, I went back to my seat at the stadium and the match just began. It was an amazing day and good match.

Vacation to The Beach

Orientation:
Last week, I and my friends went to the beach after school. We used public transportation. We reached the beach at 4 p.m. The beach was beautiful and clean.
Events:
At the beach, it was fun. We played football in the coast line. After that, we built a castle from sand. In the night, we made bonfire together. We roasted fishes and squites then we ate them. In the midnight, it was time to share our scary stories. One by one, we told our story.
Reorientation:
At the morning, we went home. It was a moment i never forgot

Contoh Soal Dan Jawaban Recount Text

Text 1

On Wednesday, my students and I went to Yogyakarta. We stayed at Dirgahayu Hotel which is not far from Malioboro.

On Thursday, we visited the temples in Prambanan. There are three big temples, the Brahmana, Syiwa and Wisnu temples. They are really amazing. We visited only Brahmana and Syiwa temples, because Wisnu temple is being renovated.

On Friday morning we went to Yogya Kraton. We spent about two hours there. We were lucky because we were led by a smart and friendly guide. Then we continued our journey to Borobudur. We arrived there at four p.m. At 5 p.m. we heard the announcement that Borobudur gate would be closed.

In the evening we left for Jakarta by wisata bus.

1.   The purpose of the text is to……….
a. tell past events
b. entertain readers
c. describe the smugglers
d. report an event to the police
e. inform readers about events of the day

2.   The text above mainly discusses about……..
a. the writer’s trip to Yogyakarta
b. the writer’s first visit to Prambanan
c. the writer’s impression about the guide
d. the writer’s experience at Yogya Kraton
e. the writer’s impression about Borobudur

3.    The text is written in the form of a/an………
a. recount
b. narrative
c. report
d. anecdote
e. Spoof

4.   What are the big temples in Prambanan?
a. angkor wat, syiwa, and sudra temples
b. paria, brahmana, and temples
c. brahmana, syiwa, and wisnu temples
d. wisnu, syiwa, and borobudur temples
e. borobudur, syiwa, and brahmana temples

5.   hen did they go home?
a. On Saturday morning
b. On Friday evening
c. On Thursday evening
d. On Friday afternoon
e. On Saturday evening

6.   Why did they only visit Brahmana and Syiwa temples?
a. because there was no wisnu temple
b. because wisnu temple was amazing
c. because wisnu temple was too small
d. because wisnu temple was being repaired
e. because wisnu temple was being destroyed

Text 2

The police thought that two burglars started the robbery at 151 Pattimura street on Sunday afternoon. The burglars broke into the students’ room while they were going to a football game. They never thought that while they were away, burglars would break into their boarding house.

7.   Where did the robbery take place?
a. at 151 Pattimura street
b. at 151 Gajahmada street
c. at 161 Pattimura street
d. at 212 Sisingamangaraja street
e. at 161 Sisingamangaraja street

8.   The communicative purpose of this text is………
a. to retell events for the purpose of informing
b. to present perspective points about an issue
c. to describe the way they are
d. to acknowledge readers about informative events
e. to share an amusing incident

9.   The text is in form of a/an………
a. description
b. report
c. anecdote
d. recount
e. news item

10.               The lexico grammatical features are mostly written in………..
a. passive voice
b. direct speech
c. reported speech
d. simple past tense
e. simple present tense