RECOUNT TEXT
Recount text merupakan salah satu jenis teks dalam Bahasa Inggris yang berisi
mengenai cerita suatu tindakan maupun kegiatan penulis atau tokoh-tokoh dalam cerita
tersebut. kegiatan atau tindakan yang dimaksud merupakan pengalaman dari penulis yang
diungkapkan melalui recount text, biasanya tujuan recount text adalah untuk menghibur
pembaca, serta memberikan informasi.
Macam-macam dan Contoh Recount Text
1. Personal Recount
2. Factual Recount
3. Imaginative
Personal Recount
Personal recount merupakan recount text yang memiliki fungsi untuk menceritakan
mengenai pengalaman pribadi penulis. Personal recount merupakan jenis paling umum yang
biasa digunakan untuk menulis teks recount.
- Contoh Personal Recount
My Bad Day
Doni scrimped and paid for a trip around the world that lasted two months. In his
diary, he detailed his journey. I travelled to London and spent several weeks in Europe after
spending a week in New York. I took a train to Istanbul and visited several locations in Asia
after seeing the sights in Europe. First, I flew from Mexico City to New York City, where he
lives. After travelling across Asia, I travelled to South America before returning to Indonesia.
Doni was weary, but he was ecstatic to be on the road again.
Factual Recount
Factual Recount merupakan recount text yang memiliki fungsi untuk menyajikan
laporan mengenai peristiwa yang terjadi berdasarkan fakta (benar-benar terjadi). Contohnya
seperti laporan mengenai percobaan ilmu pengetahuan atau laporan dari kepolisian.
- Contoh Factual Recount
A Man Charged
A man has been sued in court for pushing an older woman down a bus on Upper
Thomson Road. Ong Kok Hao, 25, is accused of injuring 76-year-old Hwang Li Lian Nee
Lye on bus service number 167 around 3 p.m. on June 5th. Ong is alleged to have pushed the
older woman onto her back, causing her to collapse onto the bus stairs. The incident was
recorded and posted to YouTube in a two-minute video. Ong bursts into a fury at Madam
Hwang for pressing the ring at the last minute along Upper Thomson Road, according to the
video. During the resulting scream battle, Ong attempted to slap the woman before shoving
her down the bus. Ong’s lawyer, Eddie Koh, will present his case to the court. The issue will
be revisited by the police in December.
Imagenative Recount
Imagenative merupakan salah satu recount text yang memiliki fungsi untuk
menceritakan peristiwa imajinatif. Contohnya recount text yang menceritakan pengalaman
penulis dalam menghayalkan sebuah adegan yang dia dapat dari mimpinya.
- Contoh Imagenative
Cowboy’s Pride
Today was a particularly hectic day. Thankfully, Rose was at home to assist me in
washing dishes, making quince jelly, and caring for our newest family member, the boy. This
was yet another ordinary day. Jean came in after we completed our chores and began
enjoying the dinner we had just prepared. Rose was tending to the child. A heavy knock came
at the entrance. I sat there waiting for Jean or Rose to pass. Jean sprang from his seat, knife
and fork both clutched in his hands. “Can’t a guy eat in peace?” he exclaimed. “I’ve come to
arrest you Mr. Jean Clarkson for horse stealing,” a deep voice said when Jean opened the
bell. I stood there watching Jean finish his last bite of dinner. He then told me that he was
about to be arrested. If there was no subpoena, I informed him he didn’t have to go. I
screamed at him, telling him he shouldn’t have let him in. Jean confidently said, “It’s all
right, Mum,” in an attempt to quiet me down.
The bread was taken out of the oven by me. Jean ate the rest of his food from his bowl
with a large slice of thick bread. Constable Fitzgerald was standing nearby. ‘I’ll just go grab
my jacket!” Jean said. I chased after Jean, shouting at him for letting him in when he
shouldn’t have. Rose’s screams could be heard. I dashed back to see what had happened.
Fitzgerald was bullying her, she explained. I charged into the kitchen, grabbed the shovel,
and smacked him in the face. Jean dashed back into the room and tackled him to the ground.
Cathy was right there when the door swung open. Cathy entered the room and took
Fitzgerald’s rifle. Fitzgerald was shot in the wrist by the revolver. “Touch our sister again,
and there will be a bullet in your head,” both boys said as they stood there. My sons made me
proud when they stood up for their sister.
Historical Recount
Historical Recount merupakan recount text yang berisi mengenai sejarah. Contohnya
merupakan recount text mengenai proklamasi kemerdekaan Indonesia.
- Contoh Historical Recount
Indonesian Independence Proclamation
On Friday, August 17, 1945, at 10 a.m., the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence
was read. The declaration signalled the launch of the Indonesian National Revolution’s
political and military struggle against Dutch forces and pro-Dutch citizens before the latter
formally recognized Indonesia’s independence in 1949. Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta, who
were declared president and vice-president the next day, signed the agreement.
