English lesson by gilbert andreas

  What is explanation text? Explanation text is a text that explains about a process or sequence of phenomena.  There are 2 types of explanation text; sequential and cause and effect. What is the purpose of explanation text? An explanation text is written to explain how and why something (natural or socio-cultural phenomena) in the world happen. The text contains the process or sequence of the phenomena. The generic structures of explanation text are? The generic structures of explanation text consists of three components.  Title General statement -> Stating the phenomena or issues which are being explained. Explanation -> Stating the series of steps which explain the issues or phenomena.  The language features of explanation text. Focusing generic participant -> an object or phenomenon which is being discussed, such as; rain, chocolate, etc.  Using present tense -> This kind of text mostly applies present tense for its sentences, such as; "rain is t...

  Definition of Narrative Text Narrative text is a type of text in English to tell a story that has a series of interconnected chronological events. Types of Narrative Text • Fairy tale • Mystery • Science fiction •   Romance • Horror •   Fable •   Myth and legend •  History •   Slice of life •   Personal experience Language Features • Using action verb • Using noun • Using adjective • Using conjunction Generic Structure 1. Orientatio 2. Complicatin 3. Resolution 4. Re-Orientation Example In one village of North Sumatera, there lived a poor farmer named Toba. One day, he went fishing. Luckily, he got a beautiful goldfish. He carried it home then planned to cook it. When he got home, the fish turned into a beautiful woman. The woman told him that she was cursed. She asked Toba to keep it as a secret. Toba agreed it only with one condition that she would marry him. Then they got married and soon had one child named Samosir. This boy l...