Contoh Narrative Text
The Legend of Rawa Pening
Once upon a time, there was a little poor boy came into a little
village. He was very hungry and weak. He knocked at every door and
asked for some food, but nobody cared about him. Nobody wanted to help
the little boy.
Finally, a generous woman helped him. She gave him shelter and a meal.
When the boy wanted to leave, this old woman gave him a “lesung”, a big
wooden mortar for pounding rice. She reminded him, “please remember,
if there is a flood you must save yourself. Use this “lesung” as a
boat”. The “lesung” was happy and thanked the old woman.The little boy
continued his journey. While he was passing through the village, he
saw many people gathering on the field. The boy came closer and saw a
stick stuck in the ground. People challenged each other to pull out
that stick. Everybody tried, but nobody succeeded. “Can I try?” asked
the little boy. The crowd laughed mockingly. The boy wanted to try his
luck so he stepped forward and pulled out the stick. He could do it
very easily. Everybody was dumbfounded.
Suddenly, from the hole left by stick, water spouted out. It did not
stop until it flooded the village. And no one was saved from the water
except the little boy and the generous old woman who gave him shelter
and meal. As she told him, he used the “lesung” as a boat and picked up
the old woman. The whole village became a huge lake. It is now known as
Rawa Pening Lake in Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia.
Contoh Report Text : Venice
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| Venice Pictures - Reporting Venice |
Venice is a city in northern Italy. It is the capital of region Veneto.
Together with Padua, the city is included in the Padua-Venice
Metropolitan Area. Venice has been known as the “Queen of the Adriatic”,
“City of Water”, “City of Bridges”, and “The City of Light”. The city
stretches across 117 small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along
the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy.
Venice is world-famous for its canals. It is built on an archipelago of
117 islands formed by about 150 canals in a shallow lagoon. The islands
on which the city is built are connected by about 400 bridges. In the
old center, the canals serve the function of roads, and every form of
transport is on water or on foot.
You can ride gondola there. It is the classical Venetian boat which
nowadays is mostly used for tourists, or for weddings, funerals, or
other ceremonies. Now, most Venetians travel by motorised waterbuses
(“vaporetti”) which ply regular routes along the major canals and
between the city’s islands. The city also has many private boats. The
only gondolas still in common use by Venetians are the traghetti, foot
passenger ferries crossing the Grand Canal at certain points without
bridges.
You can see the amusing city’s landmarks such as Piazza San Marco,
Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo, Saint Mark’s Cathedral or villas of the
Veneto. The villas of the Veneto, rural residences for nobles during the
Republic, are one of the most interesting aspects of Venetian
countryside.
They are surrounded by
elegant gardens, suitable for fashionable parties of high society. The
city is also well known for its beautiful and romantic view, especially
at night.
Contoh Recount Text
My Adolescence
I had my adolescence when I was thirteen.
It started with acne that showed up on my face. It was very annoying. It
lowered my self-esteem and I was embarrassed to come out of my house
and play with friends.
Fortunately, my Mum gave me a good medicine. In three weeks, the acnes
started to vanish although those showed some black spots in my face.
That was my bad experience with adolescence, though there were still lots of good experience too.
