Examples of Text Types

A. Narrative : The Queen of Arabia and Three Sheikhs

1. Generic Structure
- Orientation: the text introduce the Queen Maura and three sheiks in
Arabia once time.
- Complication: Queen Maura finds out that it was very difficult to choose
one as the best among them.
- Resolution: finally Queen Maura has a convincing way to choose one and
he is Sheik Hakim.
2. Paraphrase
Once upon a time in a kingdom far away in the vast desert of Middle
East, there lived a beautiful queen named Maura. She was too beautiful to be a
leader of a rich kingdom, it made her becomes the dreamed wife of every men,
including three sheikhs that lived in the kingdoms nearby. They were Salman,
Habeeb and Hakeem.
In the middle of the great trading conference between the kingdoms,
Queen Maura decided to find the right man to be his King. It was a difficult
things to do since almost all of the candidates came from a wealthy and strong
kingdom. After a long time of thinking, she found a way to choose the best
man for her. In the middle of the night, she disguised as a poor and ugly
woman. She entered the camps of the sheikhs and ask them for food. Habeeb
gave her leftover food, Salman gave her a really unappetizing camel tail, but
Hakeem gave her a very delicious meal of lamb curry and a loaf of bread. She
was so disappointed with the act of Hakeem and Salman, yet she was so
adored by Hakeems generousity.
The other day, Queen Maura asked those sheikhs to have a dinner in
her palace. Salman, Habeeb and Hakeem were given the same food as what
they gave to her on that night. Yes, Hakeem got a delightful meal of lamb
curry and bread, Salman got a camel tail and Habeeb got a leftover food.
Hakeem looked so sad when he knew the other sheikhs got those unpalatable
foods, and decided to share his food with them. After the dinner, Queen Maura
made her final decision and chose Sheikhs Hakeem as her King. Without
question, Hakeem is the most generous of you she announced her choice to
the sheiks. So it is Hakim I will marry.
B. Recount : A Short Trip To Yogyakarta
1. Generic Structure
- Orientation: I and my family had a one day vacation to Yogyakarta.
- Events: We spent a day in some places in Yogyakarta
- Reorientation: We arrived home safely.

2. Paraphrase

Last week, I went to Yogyakarta with my family. My father drove

the car. My mother sat beside him. My sister and I sat in the back seats.
We woke up early in the morning. My father prepared the car in the
garage while mother was preparing food for breakfast and some snacks for
us. My sister and I packed some clothes. After everything got ready and we
had our breakfast, we left the house at six o'clock.
It was about nine A.M. We arrived at Yogyakarta. First of all we
visited our uncle. We stayed there for an hour. Then we went to Parangtritis
beach. We got there at eleven o'clock. There were a lot of tourists because it
was holiday. I saw many foreign visitors too. My parents watched us
playing with sand in the beach. We did not swim and take a bath since the
wave was rough. After having lunch, we went on our picnic to the museum
and Malioboro shopping centre.
We drove back to Semarang at 7 o'clock and arrived home at ten.
We were tired but happy.
C. Descriptive : Prambanan Temple
1. Generic Structure
- Identification : Prambanan is a magnificent temple built by two kings
from Java in the 10th century.
- Description : -Bandung Bondowoso, Roro Jonggrang and the legend of
Prambanan
-Parts of Prambanan Temple
2. Paraphrase
Prambanan is a stunningly beautiful building built in the 10th
century during the reign of two kings, Rakai Pikatan and Rakai Balitung.
Rose as high as 47 feet (5 meters higher than Borobudur temple),the
foundation of this temple has fulfilled the desire, to show Hindu triumph in
Java. This temple is located 17 kilometers from the city center, in the
middle area that is now a beautiful park.
There is a legend that Javanese people always tell about this temple.
Once, a man named Bandung Bondowoso loved Roro Jonggrang. Because
of his love, Jonggrang asked Bondowoso make 1000 temples with statues
in one night. The request was nearly fulfilled when Jonggrang asked the
villagers to pound rice and to make a big fire that created an atmosphere
like the morning. New Bondowoso can make the 999 statues cursed
Jonggrang into the statue-1000 because he felt cheated.
Prambanan temple has three main temples in the primary yard,
namely Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva. The third temple is the symbol of
Trimurti in Hindu belief. All three temples were facing east. Each main
temple has accompanying temple facing to the west, namely Nandini for
Shiva, Swan to Brahma, and Garuda for Vishnu. In addition, there are two
temples wedge, four of the temple curtain, and 4 corner temples.
Meanwhile, the second page had 224 temples.

D. Report : Mangrove Tree

3. Generic Structure
- General classification : A mangrove tree is a tree that lives in tropical
areas around the world.
- Description : -Kinds of mangrove tree around the world
-Parts of a mangrove tree
4. Paraphrase
A mangrove is a tropical marine tree. Mangroves have special aerial
roots and salt-filtering tap roots which enable them to thrive in brackish
water. Brackish water is salty but not as salty as sea water. Mangrove trees
are commonly planted and found in coastal areas. Mangroves can serve as
walls of protection for natural disaster in coastal area like tsunami.
According to BBC News, healthy mangrove forests had helped save lives
in the Asia disaster tsunami and people tended to respect these natural
barriers even more, especially after the tsunami.
There are several species of mangrove tree found all over the world.
Some prefer more salinity, while others like to be very-close to a large fresh
water source such as river. Some prefer areas that are sheltered from waves.
Some species have their roots covered with sea water every day during
high tide. Other species grow on dry land but are still part of the ecosystem.
The Times of India reported that rare species of mangrove had been found
and was also known as the looking-glass tree, probably because the leaves
are silver-coated.
Mangroves need to keep their trunk and leave above the surface of
the water. Yet they also need to be firmly attached to the ground so they are
not moved by waves. Any part of root that appears above the water flows
oxygen to the plant under water surface. As the soil begin to build up, these
roots procedure additional roots that become embedded in the soil.