Example Narative Text 4

HUNTING

Once upon a time there was a man who liked hunting very much. He often went to the forest to hunt any animal he met.

One day he went hunting into the forest. He intended to shoot any animal he saw. He brought his gun with him. When he was searching for his prey, suddenly he saw a bird perching on a branch of a tree. It was a dove. When he was aiming his gun at the dove, suddenly an ant came and bit his foot. He was so startled that he didn’t shoot the dove. It was safe and then flew away.

Several days later, the dove was flying over a lake. He saw an ant floating on the surface of the water. It was the ant that had saved the dove’s life from the hunter. The ant was almost drowned. The dove got an idea, he picked up a big leaf and dropped it onto the surface of the water near the ant. Luckily the ant could get on the leaf.

The ant tried to bring the leaf to the edge of the lake and landed on the ground. The ant was safe because the dove helped him.

Example Narative Text 3

GOLDEN EGGS

Long time ago a remote village, in central China was inhabited mainly with farmers and hunters.

One day, a poor farmer lost his entire livestock to flood. He prayed hard to God for help or his family would die of starvation.

Few days later, an old man with long grey beard, passed by his house took pity on him. He gave him a goose and said “ I don’t have any expensive thing to give you and hope this goose will help you to ease your hardship.”

A week later to almost surprise the farmer found and egg in his yard. This was no ordinary egg. It was a golden egg. He was suddenly overcome with joy.

Thereafter, his livelihood had rapidly improved but the farmer had forgotten his earlier hardship. He became lazy, arrogant and spendthrift.

Strangely, the goose only laid one golden egg every six months. The greedy farmer lost his patient and slaughtered his goose thinking there were plenty of golden eggs inside its stomach.

Though he very much regretted for his foolishness, it’s already too late.

Example Narative Text 2

MONKEY and CROCODILE

One day a monkey wanted to cross a river. He saw a crocodile in the river, so he asked the crocodile to take him across the other side. The crocodile told the monkey to jump on its back. Then the crocodile swam down the river.
Now, the crocodile was very hungry, so when it was in the middle of the river, it stopped and said to the monkey, ”Monkey, my father is very sick. He must eat the heart of the monkey. Then he will be strong again.”
The monkey thought for a while. Then he told the crocodile to swim back to the river bank.
“What’s for?” asked the crocodile.
“Because I didn’t bring my heart with me,” said the monkey. “I left it under the tree, near some coconuts.”
So, the crocodile turned around and swam back to the bank of the river. As soon as they reached the river bank, the monkey jumped off the crocodile’s back and climbed up to the top of a tree.
“Where is your heart?” asked the crocodile.
“You are foolish,” the monkey said to the crocodile. “Now I am free and you have nothing.”
The monkey told the crocodile not to try to fool him again. The crocodile swam away, hungry.

What is Descriptive?

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Social Function
To describe particular person, place or thing
Generic Structure
Identification: identifies phenomenon to be described
Description: describe parts, quality, characteristic.

What is News Item?

NEWS ITEM

Sosial Function
To inform the readers, listeners, or viewer about event of day which are considered newsworthy or important
Generic Sturture
Newsworthy Event: recount the event in summary form
Background event: elaborate what happened, to whom, in what circumstances
Source: comments by participant in witness to and authorities expert on the event

What is Hortatory Exposition?

HORTATORY EXPOSITION

Social Function
To persuade the reader or listener that something should or should not be the case
Generic Structure
Thesis: announcement of issue concern
Arguments: reason for concern, leading to recomendation
Recomendation: Statement of what ought or not to happen

Example Review Text

I HAVE A DREAM

Since Westlife release a cover of “I Have A Dream” in December 1991, twenty years after ABBA original release, a group from Irish that formed on early 1997’s, had accepted a Gold Platinum from their song “I Have A Dream”. It had sold six hundred thousand copies only a month after the song released in 1999. And moreover, the song written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus is become the first number top song list in many song program in United Kingdom
This song that sung by Westlife is similar to ABBA’s sing for example in lyrics and music, there are no difference. But there is one difference in singing “I have A Dream” between ABBA and Westlife. ABBA sing that song just in current pop but in Westlife, they sing it pop remix. However, sometimes they show their appearence in one stage.
If we see the lyric of “I Have A Dream” shows us that author has a dream but he can’t reach it. He is still optimist to reach his dream although he feel difficulty to reach it. So, he put his hope to the angel. He believe that angels can help him to make everything easy to create his dream, likely in a fairy tale.
“……………………………………….
If you see the wonder of a fairy tale
You can take the future even if you fail
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
……………………………”
Beside that, the author express his dream in two ways. First, he express his dream in a song. Because he hope that it can help me to cope anything, same with the lyric that writen below
“I have A Dream, a song to sing
To help me cope with anything
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And the second way, he express his dream by imagine or make a fantasy. By imagining, he sure that it can help him to through the reality. Moreover, he hope that his dream will be worth. Because of that he still effort to reach his dream although an obstacle will be met by him.
“I have a dream, a fatasy
To help me through reality
And my destination makes it worth the while
Pushing through the darkness still another mile
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If we notice the lyric of “I Have A Dream”, lyrics just replayed and we don’t need much time to sing it. But although the lyric is short enough, it still give an enjoyment to listener or whom people listen to this music. And moreover, has made teenager in 2000’s soluble in this song if they listen to this music. In voice side, we can see intelligence of Westlife in sing this song.
In its video clip is very coherence with the song. This video can attrack fans of Westlife. It add enjoyment if we listen “I Have A Dream” while watch the video. In video, it also it also show us there is a poor man who dreams something. He feels difficulty to reach his dream and suddenly he imagine that an angel can help him to create his dream.
Finally, this song is good to give us motivation in order to still struggle to get our destination. It proven with the lyrics that writen above. Beside that the song is legend in our country, because it has good popular about in 2000’s although this is west song not an Indonesian song. And the last word, this song is learn us in order not to break a hope if we have a dream. We have to reach it as posible as we can.