Narrative Text

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Do you know a story from your town/ city? Could you mention other stories from Indonesia ? What is your favorite one ? Could you give me a short explanation about them ?

Now, match each Indonesian story title in column A with its English translation in column B 1. 2.

3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Timun Emas Kembalinya kebebasan Raja Parakeet Bubur yang aneh Lebay Malang Sang Katak Batu Badaon Anjing yang hebat Si Pahit Lidah Asal Usul Danau Toba

a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h.

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The strange Porridge The Frog The Bitter Tongue The wonderful dog Poor Lebay Gold Cucumber Leafy Stone How The Lake Toba came into existence How The Parakeet King regained his Freedom

Purpose (social function) : To entertain listeners or readers with a true experience or an imaginary one. The characteristic of the text is marked by conflict and resolution.

Once upon a time there was a girl called Cinderella. She lived with her step sisters and step mother. They treated her badly. She had to do all the house work. One day an invitation to the ball came to the family. But, her step sisters would not let her go. Cinderella was very sad. The step sisters went to the ball without her. Fortunately, the fairy godmother came and helped her to get to the ball. At the ball, Cinderella danced with the prince. The prince fell in love with her and then married her. They lived happily ever after.

Let’s follow the Structure of the text bellow : Title Orientation Evaluation Complication Revolution Reorientation

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Orientation It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of the story are introduced. Complication Where the problem in the story developed Resolution Where the problem in the story is solved.