Reading 1

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Class
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Zico Alaia
Universitas Terbuka
Korea Selatan
Understanding and Interpreting Text
Mengenali pesan penulis dan sumber bacaan.
Menyebutkan gagasan utama dalam suatu paragraph.
Pesan dapat berupa teks atau percakapan.

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Main Ideas: paragraph
Menemukan gagasan utama/ide dari suatu pargraf
Gagasan utama biasanya terdapat pada kalimat pertama atau terakhir dari
sebuah paragraf, tetapi kadang-kadang tersirat dalam paragraf

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Example
The space ship Ferdinand Magellan was patrolling at the outer side of the galaxy when the
message reached it. The Magellans task had been to catch the pirates which had been making
space travel unsafe throughout the galaxy. But the message was far more urgent than catching
pirates. Earth was in danger! Alien spaceships had taken up orbit around the planet and were
threatening to invade. All earth spaceships were being called back at once to defend the home
planet.

Choose the best main idea
1. The spaceship Ferdinand Magellan was patrolling at the outer edge of the galaxy.
2. Earth was in danger.
3. The patrol spaceship Ferdinand Magellan was receiving the message that earth in danger.
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Exercise
Do the activity 1 and 2
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Interpreting Text
Mengenali pesan penulis dan mengenali sumber bacaan.

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Example
Visitor : Abbassi
Stewardess : Is that your last name?
Visitor : Yes
Stewardess : And whats your first name, Mr Abbassi
Visitor : Ahdelaziz
Stewardess : How do you spell it
Visitor : A-B-D-E-L-A-Z-I-Z

Write TRUE/FALSE
1. The dialogue takes place in a plane
2. Mt. Abbassi can not speak English well
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Exercise
Do the activity 1-3
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