procedure text

Our next material is procedure text.This text is very close with our life , because almost everything we do have way or steps to do it.


 Procedure text is a text that is designed to describe how something is achieved through a sequence of actions or steps. It explains how people perform different processes in a sequence of steps. This text uses simple present tense, often imperative sentences. It also uses the temporal conjunction such as first, second, then, next, finally, etc.

 The generic structures of procedure text are :
1)Goal/aim ( or title)
Goal is title of the text.
2)Materials (not required for all procedural texts)
Materials is the tool or anything which needed in the process in the steps
3)Steps (the actions that must be taken)
Steps is ways,methods,or what you should do

Example:
How to make Fried rice?
Materials:
* A non stick frying pan How to Make Fried Rice4 How to Make Fried Rice
* White or green onion
* Sesame oil and other vegetable oil
* Fresh/frozen vegetables
* Eggs
* Ham/shrimp/tofu
* Medium or long grain white rice
* Soy sauce
* Grated ginger root
1.take a nonstick frying pan and put a tbsp of sesame oil in it. Now place this pan over medium heat. Use an egg or two and scramble it lightly in the oil. After they have scrambled nicely, remove them from the pan. Now put another tbsp of sesame oil in the non stick frying pan and add in it: some tbsp of chopped onions and some tbsp of chopped ham. You can use either green onions or yellow and white onions. Instead of the ham you can also choose to use shrimp or a combination of shrimp and ham or you can also use tofu. in-case you are using shrimp; you need to add it just before serving. You just have to heat the shrimps properly and avoid over cooking it. However if you are using tofu; you shall have to fry it separately in another pan by using a little oil and some soy sauce. Fry the tofu till it develops a slight skin and then you can add it to the main frying pan. Make sure that the onions are fried till they become translucent.
2.How to Make Fried Rice5 How to Make Fried Rice After the onions become a bit translucent in color, you have to add the vegetables to it and continue stir frying them till they become cooked through. It is advised that you use vegetables like: cabbage, beans, corn, peas, snow peas, celery, sprouts and carrots. Avoid using mushy vegetables. It is advised that you use firm vegetables while making authentic fried rice. Snow peas are a great addition to the stir fry as they contain lots of protein.
3.Now you shall have to add about 3 cups of cooked rice. Make sure that when you add the rice, it should be cooled medium. Also important is to keep the rice dry and not moist. You will have gooey fried rice if you add moist rice to the vegetables. If you are having leftover rice in the fridge then you can also use that as a substitute. Another option is to cook rice the night before and then refrigerate it till use.
4.After having added the cooked, dry and cooled long grain white rice to the frying pan, you have to stir fry all the contents together lightly for some minutes. As the rice is already cooked, you do not have to overcook it. Just allow the rice to combine with all the ingredients in the pan nicely.
5.Now take 1 tbsp grated ginger root and add it to the frying pan. Also add to it a tbsp of soy sauce. This will bring in the taste. Make sure that you add some ground pepper and then again stir fry all the contents of the pan for a minute. This will ensure that the soy sauce and the pepper get mixed in the rice evenly. Do not forget to add the scrambled eggs on top of your authentic fried rice before serving it!