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Explanation text explains processes such as how something works or why something happens. It generally includes a sequence of events and reasons. The purpose is to explain natural, social, scientific, or cultural phenomena. A typical structure includes a general statement, sequenced explanations with details, and a conclusion. Language features focus on general groups, present tense, action and linking verbs, technical terms, and conjunctions to connect ideas. Explanation texts can be sequential, causal, theoretical, or factorial/consequential depending on what aspect is explained.

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Explanation Text

Explanation text explains processes such as how something works or why something happens. It generally includes a sequence of events and reasons. The purpose is to explain natural, social, scientific, or cultural phenomena. A typical structure includes a general statement, sequenced explanations with details, and a conclusion. Language features focus on general groups, present tense, action and linking verbs, technical terms, and conjunctions to connect ideas. Explanation texts can be sequential, causal, theoretical, or factorial/consequential depending on what aspect is explained.

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EXPLANATION TEXT

 What is Explanation Text?


Explanation text is a type of non-fiction text that explains a process (for example, how
something works or why something happens). It usually includes a sequence of events
(explaining how) and provides reasons for a process or phenomenon (why)

 The Purpose
- To tells processes relating to forming of natural, social, scientific, and cultural
phenomena.
- To explain how or why something happens.

 Generic Structure
1. General statement
Introducing or identifying the phenomenon. Usually contains of why this
phenomenon is important to be explained.
2. Sequenced explanations
This is the main element of explanation text. It explain the important points of the
topic. The explanation of why or how a phenomenon happens. This part can be
more than one paragraph.
3. Conclusion
This is the conclusion of the text. It contains a strong ending paragraph or
sentence that states the overall statement and explanation previously. Sometimes,
it is the last step of the sequenced explanation.
4. Visual
The images or visuals provided are useful for clarifying existing explanation texts.

 Language Features
1. Focus on general group rather than specific.
2. Use simple present tense.
3. Action verbs (E.g. breaks, erupts, etc.)
4. Linking verbs (in general, rather, for instance, etc.)
5. Use of technical terms and language relevant to the subject.
6. Passive voice may be used.
7. Conjunction (to make connections like and, but, etc)
8. Gives a detailed description to create a rich meaning.

 Types of Explanation Text


1. Sequential (sekuensial) : These detail the stages in an event.
2. Causal (kausal) : Details what causes the change from one stage to the next.
3. Theoretical (teoritis) : Details the possible phenomena behind a natural or created
process that is not fully understood.
4. Factorial and consequential (faktorial dan konsekuensi) : Explanations explain effects
and outcomes of processes.

Example:

(Source: Yt Mudah Berbahasa Inggris)


Name:

Class:

Pre-test (Explanation Text)

Part 1. Choose the right answer.

1. What is an explanation text? b. Explanation text explain how to


a. A text to persuade someone make something, while
b. A text that explains a process (for procedure text explain how to do
example, how something works something.
or why something happens) c. Procedure text explains
c. A text to retell writers experience something in general, while
d. A text to tell how to make explanation text explains
something something specific.
d. Explanation text explains how or
2. What’s the generic structure of why a
explanation text? natural/social/scientific/cultural
a. General statement – visual – phenomena happens
sequenced explanation
b. General classification – 5. What is the purpose of explanation
description text?
c. Introduction – visual – a. To persuade people to buy
explanation something.
d. General statement – Sequenced b. To tell how to make something
explanation – closing c. To explain how or why
something happens
3. The right title for explanation text is d. To invite people to an event
…..
a. How does thunder happen
b. How to make fried rice To answer the question no 6-10 please
c. Dolphin read the text below.
d. My horrible experience Have you ever wondered how people get
chocolate from? In this article we’ll
4. What makes explanation text enter the amazing world of chocolate so
different from procedure text? you can understand exactly what you’re
a. Explanation text has steps, while eating.
procedure text does not Chocolate starts with a tree called the
cacao tree. This tree grows in equatorial
regions, especially in places such as 7. ” …, so they are often sorted and
South America, Africa, and Indonesia. blended to produce …” (Paragraph
The cacao tree produces a fruit about the 3.) The word “sorted “is close in
size of a small pine apple. Inside the fruit meaning to …
are the tree’s seeds, also known as cocoa A. arranged
beans. B. combined
The beans are fermented for about a C. separated
week, dried in the sun and then shipped D. distributed
to the chocolate maker. The chocolate
maker starts by roasting the beans to 8. The third paragraph focuses on …
bring out the flavour. Different beans A. the process of producing
from different places have different chocolate
qualities and flavor, so they are often B. how to produce the cocoa flavour
sorted and blended to produce a C. where chocolate comes from
distinctive mix. Next, the roasted beans D. the chocolate liquor
are winnowed. Winnowing removes the
meat nib of the cacao bean from its shell. 9. How does the chocolate maker start
Then, the nibs are blended. The blended to make chocolate?
nibs are ground to make it a liquid. The A. By fermenting the beans.
liquid is called chocolate liquor. It tastes B. By roasting the beans
bitter. All seeds contain some amount of C. By blending the beans.
fat, and cacao beans are not different. D. By sorting the beans.
However, cacao beans are half fat, which
is why the ground nibs form liquid. It’s 10. “ ….. so they are often sorted and
pure bitter chocolate. blended to produce a distinctive mix”
The word they is refers to?
6. The text is about … (Paragraph 3)
A. the cacao tree a. Cocoa tree
B. the cacao beans b. Red beans
C. the raw chocolate c. Coffee beans
D. the making of chocolate d. Cocoa beans

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