Example of Procedure Text

How to Make Meatball

Social function: To describe how to make meatball through a sequence of steps.

Generic structure: 1. Goal.

         2. Materials/equipment.

         3. Steps.

Goal: How to make meatball.

Materials:

• 1 kilogram of very fine minced meat (preferably beef)
• 2 eggs
• 300 grams of tapioca-flour
• 4-8 cloves of garlic
• 1 red onion
• 1 teaspoon of white pepper
• 2 teaspoons of salt

Steps:

1.      First of all,mix garlic, red onion, salt, and white pepper in a mortar or mixer.

2.      Second, mix the spice-mixture with the eggs, the tapioca-flour and the minced meat.

3.      After that, add milk and wisk them well.

4.      After that, add a cup of water into the mixture.

5.      Then, use your fingers to smoothen the mixture and keep on working until the mixture soft and smooth.

6.      Then, boil some water in a rather large pot, at least about 2 liters.

7.      Next, start rolling the mixture into small balls.

8.      Finally, put the meatballs into the boiling water. When they float up to the surface of the boiling water, it means  the meatballs are ready to be served.

Linguistic Features:

a)      Focus on generalized  human agents.

b)      Use of simple tense :

When they float up to the surface the meatballs are ready to be served.

c)      Use imperative verb :

-          Mix                        -Wisk

-          Add                       -Turn

-          Heat                      -Put

-          Boil

-          Start

d)     Use mainly of temporal conjunction or sequence :

-          First of all 

-          After that

-          Next

-          Then

-          Next step

-          Finally

e)      Use mainly of material process :

-          Mix                        -Wisk

-          Add                       -Turn

-          Heat                      -Put

-          Boil

-          Start

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