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Procedure Procedures help us do a task or make something. They can be a set of instructions or directions eg step by step method to germinate seeds. The text below is an example of a procedure. The labels show the structure and language features of procedure text. Procedures begin by outlining an aim or goal. Sometimes there is a list of the materials and equipment needed. The steps are then listed in order. Example of a procedure: shows the structure and language features of a procedure text. Writing procedures When writing procedures you should: • use present tense eg spray • include technical terms when you need to eg friable • use words that tell the reader how, when and where to perform the task eg fill, firmly. Use the sample procedure to answer the following questions. 1 List two words from the text that are written in present tense. 2 List as many words as you can that indicate how, when and where the task should be carried out. Check your answers Practice writing a procedure by writing instructions for someone else to: • start a lawnmower • make a banana smoothie • use a microscope • your choice. Write a draft using the procedure sample as a model. Back to top Suggested answers Procedure 1 Words that are written in the present tense include: follow, fill, incorporate, scatter, cover, spray, place. 2 Words that indicate how, when and where include: incorporate, scatter, cover, place, fill, press, firmly. Go back to procedure.