RECOUNT TEXT
Definition of Recount
Recount
is a text which retells events or experiences in the past.
Purpose
Its
purpose is either to entertain the audience.
Generic Structure:
1. Orientation
Introducing the participants, place
and time
2. Event(s)
Describing series of event that
happened in the past
3. Reorientation
It is optional. Stating personal
comment of the writer to thestory
Language Features:
1. Using Past Tense
2. Using action verb
3. Using adjectives
Example:
A Visit to a Wildlife Park
I recently visited Sydney with my parents. We visited many interesting places.
The one I enjoyed best was the Wildlife Park.
The Wildlife Park has a lot different Australian animals and birds. There are
over 600 animals, including kangaroos, wallabies, koala and crocodiles. They
are kept in their natural surroundings. I much preferred the Wildlife Park to a
zoo where a lot of animals are in cages.
We were able to walk along the kangaroos and wallabies. We were even allowed to
touch them and to feed them. It was very exciting to be very so close to them
We saw koala bears. They looked very cuddly. I got my
photograph taken with one of them. It is a wonderful souvenir of my holiday in
Sydney.
We also went to see the crocodiles. The Wildlife Park has a lot of fresh, water
and salt-water crocodiles. Some of them were very big and scary with, huge
teeth. I did not get very close to them.
We also visited the aviary. There were some very colorful birds there. I really
liked an old parrot which could talk.
I wish we could have spent more time in the Wildlife Park. There were so much
to see.
