2 Contoh Imaginative Recount Text Singkat dalam Bahasa Inggris

Ilustrasi contoh imaginative recount text. Sumber foto: pixabay/ cocoparisienne

Pada pelajaran Bahasa Inggris, contoh imaginative recount text merupakan salah satu bentuk teks yang penting dipelajari. Hal ini bertujuan agar pembaca dapat membedakan ragam teks recount berdasarkan jenisnya.

Imaginative recount text biasanya memuat kisah yang tidak benar-benar terjadi. Adapun latar waktu penceritaannya yaitu terkait kejadian atau pengalaman yang terjadi di masa lampau.

Contoh Imaginative Recount Text

Ilustrasi contoh imaginative recount text. Sumber foto: pixabay/stempow

Mengutip buku Big Pelajaran SMP Full Tips & Trik Materi dan Penyelesaian Soal Ala Tentor, Tim Tentor Indonesia, (2016:511), imaginative recount adalah teks yang menceritakan suatu cerita khayal yang disertai rincian kejadian tersebut.

Dalam penulisnya, sistematika imaginative recount terdiri atas bagian orientation (pembuka), event (isi), dan reorientation (kesimpulan). Teks ini menceritakan suatu peristiwa yang sudah terjadi, sehingga menggunakan pola kalimat past tense.

Agar pembaca semakin memahami terkait struktur penyusunannya, beberapa contoh imaginative recount text yang bisa digunakan untuk sumber belajar adalah sebagai berikut dikutip dari buku Bye Bye Dizzy Reading, Noning Watnoningsih, S.Pd, (2022:17).

Contoh 1

Princess

At the frist break, Arin went to the school library. As usual, she walked towrds she fiction section, her favourite one. She took an interesting storybook from the shelf, then sat at the corner.

The book was about a handsome and brave prince who tried to free a princess from a giant. Arin way very sleepy. She didn’t realise that she fell asleep while reading.

On her dream, she was the princess who was saved by the prince. The giant didn’t let Arin go. He held her strongly and she struggled to get loose. Consequently she fell down to the ground.

Suddenly, Arin heard people laughing. She opened her eyes and saw several students looking and laughing at her. Arin was confused, but she finely realised what had happened.

She dreamt about the story in the book she read. For matters wors, she tell down from the chair due to her dream.

Contoh 2

Pirate

When I was a kid, I always dreamed of being a villain. I imagined myself as a pirate. One day, when I was on vacation at the beach, I saw many boats and fishermen.

At first, I just sat and played in the sand on the beach. I began to realize that I was the master of the sea, a brave pirate captain.

Then when I was watching the waves, suddenly a child approached me. He was a crew member, who would accompany me to travel around the ocean.

I did nothing like the pirates at the movie, that stealing maps and looking for treasure. I was an exploring pirate. I just sail around the ocean and enjoy nature. I use my power only to seek pleasure.

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Demikian dapat diketahui bahwa contoh imaginative recount text berisi tentang suatu cerita bersifat imaginatif. Sehingga pembaca diharapkan mampu meningkatkan pengetahuan tentang ragam jenis teks recount dalam Bahasa Inggris. (Riyana)