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Penyusun: Bachtiar Bima Mustriana, Cicik Kurniawati; Editor: Marta Yuliani, Yuniarti Dwi Arini; Ilustrator: Agung Suroso, Andi Kurniawan,
Aris Partomo, Nunung Suparna, Rio Kuswanto; Desainer kover: Aris Partomo; Perwajahan: M. Aris Wibowo, M.M. Endang Iriyanti.
Penanggung jawab produksi: Bachtiar Bima Mustriana.
Dicetak oleh: PT Macanan Jaya Cemerlang, Kotak Pos 181, Klaten 57438, Indonesia (isi di luar tanggung jawab percetakan).
PT Intan Pariwara
Penyusun
A. Mata Pelajaran
1. Pendidikan Agama 2 34–38 68–76 2.720–3.040 45–51
2. Pendidikan
Kewarganegaraan 2 34–38 68–76 2.720–3.040 45–51
3. Bahasa Indonesia 4 34–38 136–152 5.440–6.080 91–101
4. Bahasa Inggris 4 34–38 136–152 5.440–6.080 91–101
5. Matematika 4 34–38 136–152 5.440–6.080 91–101
6. IPA 4 34–38 136–152 5.440–6.080 91–101
7. IPS 4 34–38 136–152 5.440–6.080 91–101
8. Seni Budaya dan
Keterampilan 2 34–38 68–76 2.720–3.040 45–51
9. Pendidikan
Jasmani, Olahraga,
dan Kesehatan 2 34–38 68–76 2.720–3.040 45–51
10. Keterampilan/TIK 2 34–38 68–76 2.720–3040 45–51
Diolah dari Lampiran Peraturan Mendiknas RI Nomor 22 Tahun 2006 tentang Standar Isi untuk Satuan Pendidikan Dasar dan Menengah:
Bab II Kerangka Dasar dan Struktur Kurikulum, Bab III Beban Belajar.
Keterangan:
1. Satuan pendidikan dimungkinkan menambah maksimum 4 jam pelajaran per minggu secara keseluruhan.
2. Alokasi waktu satu jam pembelajaran adalah 40 menit.
3. Cara menghitung:
a. Waktu Pembelajaran Per Tahun (Jam Pembelajaran) = Alokasi Waktu × Minggu Efektif Per Tahun
b. Waktu Pembelajaran Per Tahun (menit) = Waktu Pembelajaran Per Tahun (JP) × 1 Jam Pembelajaran (menit)
c. Jumlah Jam Per Tahun = Waktu Pembelajaran Per Tahun (menit) : 60 menit
4. Pengembangan diri bukan merupakan mata pelajaran yang harus diasuh oleh guru. Pengembangan diri bertujuan memberikan
kesempatan kepada peserta didik untuk mengembangkan dan mengekspresikan diri sesuai kebutuhan, bakat, dan minat setiap
peserta didik sesuai dengan kondisi sekolah.
5. *) Ekuivalen 2 jam pembelajaran.
Alokasi Waktu Kegiatan Tatap Muka Mata Pelajaran Bahasa Inggris SMP/MTs Kelas IX Semester 2
iv Struktur Kurikulum dan Kegiatan Tatap Muka untuk Keseluruhan Mata Pelajaran Kelas IX SMP/MTs
Peraturan Menteri Pendidikan Nasional Republik Indonesia Nomor 22 Tahun 2006
tentang Standar Isi untuk Satuan Pendidikan Dasar dan Menengah
Lampiran 3 : Standar Kompetensi dan Kompetensi Dasar
Mata Pelajaran Bahasa Inggris untuk Sekolah Menengah Pertama (SMP)/Madrasah Tsanawiyah (MTs)
Kelas IX, Semester 2
Mendengarkan
7. Memahami makna dalam per- 7.1 Merespon makna yang terdapat dalam percakapan transaksional (to get things done)
cakapan transaksional dan dan interpersonal (bersosialisasi) pendek sederhana secara akurat, lancar, dan
interpersonal lisan pendek berterima untuk berinteraksi dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari yang melibatkan
sederhana untuk berinteraksi dalam tindak tutur mengungkapkan kesantunan
konteks kehidupan sehari-hari 7.2 Merespon makna yang terdapat dalam percakapan transaksional (to get things done)
dan interpersonal (bersosialisasi) pendek sederhana secara akurat, lancar, dan berterima
untuk berinteraksi dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari yang melibatkan tindak tutur
memberi berita yang menarik perhatian, dan memberi komentar terhadap berita
8. Memahami makna dalam teks lisan 8.1 Merespon makna yang terdapat dalam teks lisan fungsional pendek sederhana secara
fungsional dan monolog pendek akurat, lancar, dan berterima untuk berinteraksi dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari
sederhana berbentuk narrative dan 8.2 Merespon makna yang terdapat dalam monolog pendek sederhana secara akurat,
report untuk berinteraksi dalam lancar, dan berterima untuk berinteraksi dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari dalam
konteks kehidupan sehari-hari teks berbentuk narrative dan report
Berbicara
9. Mengungkapkan makna dalam 9.1 Mengungkapkan makna dalam percakapan transaksional (to get things done) dan
percakapan transaksional dan interpersonal (bersosialisasi) pendek sederhana dengan menggunakan ragam bahasa
interpersonal dan monolog pendek lisan secara akurat, lancar dan berterima untuk berinteraksi dalam konteks kehidupan
sederhana berbentuk narrative dan sehari-hari yang melibatkan tindak tutur mengungkapkan kesantunan
report untuk berinteraksi dalam 9.2 Mengungkapkan makna dalam percakapan transaksional (to get things done) dan
konteks kehidupan sehari-hari interpersonal (bersosialisasi) pendek sederhana dengan menggunakan ragam bahasa
lisan secara akurat, lancar dan berterima untuk berinteraksi dalam konteks kehidupan
sehari-hari yang melibatkan tindak tutur: memberi berita yang menarik perhatian dan
memberi komentar terhadap berita
10. Mengungkapkan makna dalam teks 10.1 Mengungkapkan makna dalam teks lisan fungsional pendek sederhana dengan meng-
lisan fungsional dan monolog gunakan ragam bahasa lisan secara akurat, lancar dan berterima untuk berinteraksi
pendek sederhana berbentuk dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari
narrative dan report untuk ber- 10.2 Mengungkapkan makna dalam monolog pendek sederhana dengan menggunakan
interaksi dalam konteks kehidupan ragam bahasa lisan secara akurat, lancar, dan berterima untuk berinteraksi dalam
sehari-hari konteks kehidupan sehari-hari berbentuk narrative dan report
Membaca
11. Memahami makna teks tulis 11.1 Membaca nyaring bermakna teks tulis fungsional dan esei pendek sederhana
fungsional dan esei pendek berbentuk narrative dan report dengan ucapan, tekanan dan intonasi yang berterima
sederhana berbentuk narrative dan untuk berinteraksi dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari
report untuk berinteraksi dalam 11.2 Merespon makna dalam teks tulis fungsional pendek secara akurat, lancar dan
konteks kehidupan sehari-hari berterima untuk berinteraksi dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari
11.3 Merespon makna dan langkah retorika dalam esei pendek sederhana secara akurat,
lancar dan berterima untuk berinteraksi dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari dalam
teks berbentuk narrative dan report
Menulis
12. Mengungkapkan makna dalam teks 12.1 Mengungkapkan makna dalam bentuk teks tulis fungsional pendek sederhana dengan
tulis fungsional dan esei pendek menggunakan ragam bahasa tulis secara akurat, lancar dan berterima untuk
sederhana berbentuk narrative dan berinteraksi dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari
report untuk berinteraksi dalam 12.2 Mengungkapkan makna dan langkah retorika dalam esei pendek sederhana dengan
konteks kehidupan sehari-hari menggunakan ragam bahasa tulis secara akurat, lancar dan berterima untuk berinteraksi
dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari dalam teks berbentuk narrative dan report
vi Kegiatan
Daftar Isi Tatap Muka
SILABUS
Unit 1 Narratives
Nama Sekolah : SMP/MTs . . .
Kelas/Semester : IX/2
Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris
Unit : 1
Genre : Narrative
Standar Kompetensi : Mendengarkan
7. Memahami makna dalam percakapan transaksional dan interpersonal lisan pendek sederhana untuk berinteraksi dalam konteks kehidupan
sehari-hari.
Penilaian
Kompetensi Materi Pokok/ Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Bentuk Contoh Sumber Belajar
Dasar Pembelajaran Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
7.2 Merespons • Percakapan- 1. Mempelajari berbagai • Bereaksi atau • Non tes • Uraian • Read the 3 u 40' • Buku PR
makna yang percakapan percakapan yang merespons dengan objektif following dialogs. Bahasa
terdapat dalam transaksional dan memuat ungkapan benar terhadap Inggris SMP/
percakapan interpersonal yang memberi berita yang tindak tutur MTs IXB
transaksional memuat ungkapan menarik perhatian, dan memberi berita Intan
(to get things memberi berita memberi komentar yang menarik Pariwara
done) dan yang menarik terhadap berita. perhatian dan hal. 1–5.
interpersonal perhatian dan memberi komentar • Kamus
(bersosialisasi) komentar terhadap terhadap berita. Inggris–
sederhana berita. Indonesia
secara akurat, 2. Menjawab pertanyaan • Tes lisan • Jawaban • Answer the dan
lancar dan apersepsi. singkat following Indonesia–
berterima untuk questions. Inggris.
berinteraksi • Buku-buku
dalam konteks 3. Menyimak, lalu • Non tes • Menirukan • Listen to your lain yang
kehidupan menirukan percakapan teacher and relevan.
sehari-hari yang dibacakan guru. repeat after him/
yang her.
melibatkan
tindak tutur: 4. Menyimak pertanyaan • Tes lisan • Jawaban • Listen to your
memberi berita yang dibacakan guru, singkat teacher. Answer
yang menarik lalu menjawabnya his/her questions
perhatian, dan secara lisan. based on the
memberi dialogs in Task A.
komentar
terhadap 5. Menyimak ungkapan • Tes lisan • Jawaban • Listen to your
berita. yang dibacakan guru, singkat teacher. Give
1
sesuai.
2
Penilaian
Kompetensi Materi Pokok dan Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Sumber Belajar
Dasar Uraian Materi Bentuk Contoh Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
Penilaian
Kompetensi Materi Pokok/ Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Sumber Belajar
Dasar Pembelajaran Bentuk Contoh Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
8.1 Merespons • Teks lisan 1. Mempelajari teks lisan • Memahami makna • Non tes • Uraian • Read the 2 u 40' • Buku PR
makna yang fungsional fungsional pendek yang terdapat objektif following poem. Bahasa
terdapat dalam pendek berbentuk berbentuk puisi. dalam teks lisan Inggris SMP/
teks lisan puisi (poems). fungsional pendek MTs IXB Intan
fungsional 2. Menjawab pertanyaan berbentuk puisi • Tes lisan • Jawaban • Answer the Pariwara
pendek apersepsi. sederhana dan singkat following hal. 22–24.
sederhana buku harian secara questions. • Kamus
secara akurat, akurat, lancar, dan Inggris–
lancar, dan 3. Mempelajari teks tulis berterima. • Non tes • Uraian • Read the Indonesia
berterima fungsional pendek objektif following diary. dan
untuk berbentuk buku Indonesia–
berinteraksi harian. Inggris.
dalam konteks • Buku-buku
kehidupan lain yang
sehari-hari. relevan.
Penilaian
Kompetensi Materi Pokok dan Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Sumber Belajar
Dasar Uraian Materi Bentuk Contoh Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
8.2 Merespons • Monolog narrative. 8. Menyimak dan • Merespons makna • Non tes • Uraian • Read the 3 u 40' • Buku PR
makna yang mempelajari tentang gagasan yang objektif following Bahasa
terdapat dalam • Kosakata yang monolog narrative. terdapat dalam monolog. Inggris SMP/
monolog terkait dengan monolog pendek MTs IXB Intan
pendek topik yang dipilih. 9. Menjawab pertanyaan sederhana secara • Tes lisan • Jawaban • Answer the Pariwara
sederhana apersepsi. akurat, lancar, dan singkat following hal. 7–8,
secara akurat, berterima dalam questions. 12–14.
lancar, dan teks narrative.
3
4
Penilaian
Kompetensi Materi Pokok dan Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Sumber Belajar
Dasar Uraian Materi Bentuk Contoh Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
dalam konteks 10. Menyimak kalimat • Tes tulis • Dikte • Your teacher will • Kamus
kehidupan yang dibacakan guru, read some Inggris–
sehari-hari lalu menuliskannya di sentences. Write Indonesia dan
dalam teks secarik kertas. them down on Indonesia–
Penilaian
Kompetensi Materi Pokok/ Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Sumber Belajar
Dasar Pembelajaran Bentuk Contoh Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
9.2 Memahami • Percakapan- 1. Secara berpasangan, • Melakukan • Tes unjuk • Unjuk kerja • Practice the 3 u 40' • Buku PR SMP
dan merespons percakapan memeragakan berbagai tindak kerja following dialogs IX B Intan
percakapan transaksional dan percakapan yang tutur dalam wacana with your friend. Pariwara
transaksional interpersonal yang tersedia. lisan transaksional/ hal. 5–7.
(to get things memuat ungkapan interpersonal yang • Kamus
done) dan memberi berita 2. Menjawab pertanyaan memuat memberi • Tes lisan • Jawaban • Answer the Inggris–
interpersonal yang menarik berdasarkan berita yang menarik singkat following Indonesia dan
(bersosialisasi) perhatian dan percakapan- perhatian dan questions based Indonesia–
sederhana memberi komentar percakapan pada memberi komentar on the dialogs in Inggris.
dengan meng- terhadap berita. kegiatan sebelumnya. terhadap berita. • Buku-buku
Task A.
gunakan ragam lain yang
bahasa lisan relevan.
3. Melengkapi • Mengembangkan • Tes tulis • Isian • Complete the
secara akurat,
percakapan dengan wacana following dialogs
lancar dan
kalimat yang tersedia transaksional/ with the suitable
berterima untuk
berinteraksi di dalam kotak. interpersonal expressions from
dalam konteks pendek menjadi the box.
kehidupan sebuah obrolan
sehari-hari yang 4. Menjawab pertanyaan atau interaksional • Tes tulis • Jawaban • Read the
melibatkan yang dibacakan guru yang lebih panjang. singkat following dialog.
tindak tutur: berdasarkan Listen to your
memberi berita percakapan yang telah teacher and
yang menarik disediakan. answer his/her
perhatian dan questions
memberi correctly.
komentar
terhadap berita. 5. Menyusun kalimat • Tes tulis • Menyusun • Put the following
acak menjadi kalimat sentences in the
percakapan yang baik. acak correct order to
get a good dialog.
Penilaian
Kompetensi Materi Pokok/ Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Sumber Belajar
Dasar Pembelajaran Bentuk Contoh Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
10.1 Meng- • Teks lisan 1. Membaca nyaring • Melakukan monolog • Tes lisan • Membaca • Recite the 2 u 40' • Buku PR
ungkapkan fungsional pendek puisi-puisi yang dalam bentuk puisi nyaring following poems. Bahasa
makna dalam berbentuk puisi tersedia dengan dan catatan harian Do it in turns. Inggris SMP/
bentuk teks (poems). pelafalan yang tepat dengan lancar dan MTs IXB
lisan fungsional secara bergantian. berterima. Intan Pariwara
pendek hal. 25–26.
sederhana 2. Mencari arti kata. • Tes tulis • Uraian • What do the • Kamus
dengan following words Inggris–
menggunakan mean? Indonesia
ragam bahasa dan
lisan secara 3. Menjawab pertanyaan • Tes lisan • Jawaban • Read the poems Indonesia–
akurat, lancar berdasarkan teks singkat in Task A once Inggris.
dan berterima pada kegiatan again and answer • Buku-buku
untuk sebelumnya the following lain yang
berinteraksi questions. relevan.
dalam konteks
kehidupan 4. Menjelaskan isi puisi • Tes unjuk • Unjuk kerja • In turns, recite the
sehari-hari. yang tersedia. kerja following poem in
front of the class.
Explain what it
tells you about.
Penilaian
Kompetensi Materi Pokok/ Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Sumber Belajar
Dasar Pembelajaran Bentuk Contoh Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
10.2 Meng- • Monolog narrative. 6. Membaca teks yang • Melakukan monolog • Tes lisan • Membaca • Read the 2 u 40' • Buku PR
ungkapkan tersedia dengan lafal dalam teks nyaring following text with Bahasa
makna dalam • Kosakata yang yang lancar, benar, berbentuk narrative proper Inggris SMP/
monolog terkait tema yang dan berterima. dengan ragam pronunciation. MTs IXB Intan
pendek dipilih. bahasa lisan secara Pariwara
sederhana 7. Mencari sinonim kata- lancar dan • Tes tulis • Uraian • Find the hal. 14–15.
dengan kata yang tersedia di berterima. synonyms of the • Kamus
menggunakan dalam teks yang ada following words in Inggris–
ragam bahasa di kegiatan the text in Task A. Indonesia dan
lisan secara sebelumnya. Indonesia–
akurat, lancar, Inggris.
dan berterima 8. Menjawab pertanyaan • Tes tulis • Pernyataan • Are the following • Buku-buku
untuk benar-salah benar/salah statements true lain yang
berinteraksi berdasarkan teks (T) or false (F) relevan.
dalam konteks pada kegiatan based on the
kehidupan sebelumnya. story in Task A?
sehari-hari Correct the false
dalam teks ones.
berbentuk
narrative dan 9. Secara berkelompok • Tes unjuk • Unjuk kerja • Work in groups.
report. memeragakan cerita kerja Perform the story
yang tersedia dengan of ‘The Legend of
lafal dan intonasi yang Pesut Mahakam’
tepat. with proper
pronunciation.
10. Mencari cerita yang • Tes unjuk • Unjuk kerja • Get an interesting
menarik dari berbagai kerja story from
sumber, lalu a newspaper,
menceritakan kembali magazine, story
dengan kata-kata book or the
sendiri. Internet. Retell
the story using
your own words.
8
11. Memahami makna dalam teks tulis fungsional dan esei pendek sederhana berbentuk narrative dan report untuk berinteraksi dalam konteks
kehidupan sehari-hari
Penilaian
Kompetensi Materi Pokok/ Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Sumber Belajar
Dasar Pembelajaran Bentuk Contoh Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
11.2 Merespons 4. Memilih jawaban yang • Tes tulis • Pilihan • Read the diaries
makna yang tepat berdasarkan ganda and choose A, B,
terdapat dalam teks yang telah C or D for the
teks tulis dibaca. correct answer.
fungsional
pendek
sederhana
secara akurat,
lancar dan
berterima yang
berkaitan
dalam konteks
kehidupan
sehari-hari.
Penilaian
Kompetensi Materi Pokok dan Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Sumber Belajar
Dasar Uraian Materi Bentuk Contoh Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
11.3 Merespons • Teks narrative. 5. Menyimak dan • Mengidentifikasi • Non tes • Uraian • Read the 4 u 40' • Buku PR
makna dan mempelajari tentang makna gagasan objektif following text. Bahasa
langkah • The past perfect teks narrative beserta (ideasional) dan Inggris SMP/
retorika dalam tense. struktur teksnya. informasi faktual MTs IXB Intan
esei pendek dalam teks, main Pariwara
sederhana • Noun phrases. 6. Membaca dan ideas, supporting • Non tes • Uraian • Read the hal. 8–12,
secara akurat, mempelajari tentang ideas, details. objektif following 15–20.
lancar dan the past perfect tense. sentences. • Kamus
berterima untuk • Merespons makna Inggris–
berinteraksi 7. Membaca dan yang terdapat • Non tes • Uraian • Read the Indonesia dan
dalam konteks mempelajari tentang dalam teks narrative objektif following Indonesia–
kehidupan noun phrases. dengan benar. sentences. Inggris.
sehari-hari • Buku-buku
dalam teks 8. Membaca cerita yang • Tes tulis • Uraian • Read the lain yang
berbentuk tersedia, lalu mencari following story relevan.
narrative dan makna kata dari kata- with proper
report. kata yang tersedia pronunciation.
berdasarkan cerita Find the
tersebut. meanings of the
words that follow.
9
10
Penilaian
Kompetensi Materi Pokok dan Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Sumber Belajar
Dasar Uraian Materi Bentuk Contoh Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
13. Mencari antonim dari • Tes tulis • Uraian • Read the words in
kata-kata yang Task E once
tersedia. again, and then
find their
Penilaian
Kompetensi Materi Pokok/ Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Sumber Belajar
Dasar Pembelajaran Bentuk Contoh Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
12.1 Meng- • Teks tulis 1. Melanjutkan catatan • Menulis berbagai • Tes tulis • Uraian • Finish the 2 u 40' • Buku PR SMP
ungkapkan fungsional pendek harian dengan kata- teks untuk following diary IX B Intan
makna dalam berbentuk diary. kata sendiri. komunikasi sehari- using your own Pariwara
bentuk teks hari seperti diary words. hal. 29.
tulis fungsional 2. Menulis catatan harian dengan benar dan • Tes tulis • Uraian • Kamus
pendek bebas, lalu berterima. • Write your own Inggris–
sederhana membacakannya di diary based on Indonesia dan
dengan depan kelas. your one-week Indonesia–
menggunakan activity. Inggris.
ragam bahasa • Buku-buku
tulis secara lain yang
akurat, lancar, relevan.
dan berterima
untuk
berinteraksi
dalam konteks
kehidupan
sehari-hari.
12.2 Meng- • Teks narrative. 3. Menuliskan bentuk • Menulis berbagai • Tes tulis • Uraian • Write the past 3 u 40' • Buku PR SMP
ungkapkan past participle dari teks terutama yang participles of the IX B Intan
makna dan • The past perfect kata-kata kerja yang berbentuk narrative following verbs. Pariwara
langkah tense. tersedia. dengan langkah hal. 20–22.
retorika dalam retorika dan struktur • Kamus
esei pendek • Noun phrases. 4. Membuat kalimat teks yang benar • Tes tulis • Uraian • Make ten Inggris–
sederhana bebas menggunakan dan berterima. sentences using Indonesia dan
dengan meng- kata-kata dari the words in Task Indonesia–
gunakan ragam kegiatan sebelumnya. A. Use the past Inggris.
bahasa tulis perfect tense. • Buku-buku
secara akurat, lain yang
lancar dan 5. Mengoreksi kata-kata • Tes tulis • Uraian • Here is a story, relevan.
berterima untuk yang salah ejaan atau but there are
berinteraksi tulisan, lalu membaca some words
dalam konteks nyaring teks tersebut. which are
kehidupan misspelled or
sehari-hari miswritten. Find
dalam teks and correct them.
11
12
Penilaian
Kompetensi Materi Pokok/ Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Sumber Belajar
Dasar Pembelajaran Bentuk Contoh Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
Penilaian
Kompetensi Materi Pokok/ Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Bentuk Contoh Sumber Belajar
Dasar Pembelajaran Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
7.1 Merespon • Percakapan 1. Memahami • Bereaksi atau • Non tes • Uraian • Read the 3 u 40' • Buku PR
makna yang transaksional dan percakapan yang ada merespons dengan objektif following dialog. Bahasa
terdapat dalam interpersonal yang dan mempelajari benar terhadap Inggris SMP/
percakapan memuat ungkapan ungkapan-ungkapan tindak tutur yang MTs IXB
transaksional untuk kesantunan. melibatkan tidak Intan
(to get things mengungkapkan tutur Pariwara
done) dan kesantunan. 2. Menjawab pertanyaan mengungkapkan • Tes tulis • Jawaban • Answer the hal. 39–42.
interpersonal apersepsi. kesantunan. singkat questions below. • Kamus
(bersosialisasi) Inggris–
pendek 3. Menyimak percakapan • Tes lisan • Isian • Listen to your Indonesia
sederhana yang dibacakan guru. teacher. dan
secara akurat, 4. Melengkapi Complete the Indonesia–
lancar, dan percakapan soal following dialog Inggris.
berterima untuk berdasar percakapan based on what • Buku-buku
berinteraksi yang dibacakan guru. you have heard. lain yang
dalam konteks relevan.
kehidupan 5. Menjawab pertanyaan • Tes lisan • Jawaban • Answer the
sehari-hari yang ada berdasarkan singkat following
yang percakapan pada questions based
melibatkan kegiatan sebelumnya. on the dialog in
tindak tutur Task A.
mengungkapkan
kesantunan. 6. Membaca percakapan • Tes lisan • Jawaban • Read the dialogs
yang ada, lalu singkat and answer your
menjawab pertanyaan teacher’s
yang dibacakan guru. questions.
8.1 Merespons • Teks lisan 1. Mempelajari teks lisan • Mampu merespons • Non tes • Uraian • Read the 3 u 40' • Buku PR
makna yang fungsional fungsional pendek makna gagasan objektif following text. Bahasa
terdapat dalam pendek: contest contest announcement. dalam teks lisan Inggris SMP/
teks lisan announcement. fungsional pendek MTs IXB Intan
fungsional 2. Menjawab pertanyaan berbentuk contest • Tes lisan • Jawaban • Remember Unit 1. Pariwara
pendek apersepsi. announcement lisan singkat Answer the hal. 61–63.
sederhana secara lancar, questions below. • Kamus
secara akurat, akurat, dan Inggris–
lancar, dan 3. Mempelajari teks tulis berterima. • Non tes • Uraian • Read the Indonesia dan
berterima fungsional pendek objektif following text. Indonesia–
untuk berbentuk surat. Inggris.
• Buku-buku
lain yang
relevan.
Penilaian
Kompetensi Materi Pokok dan Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Sumber Belajar
Dasar Uraian Materi Bentuk Contoh Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
8.2 Merespons • Monolog report. 8. Menyimak monolog • Merespons makna • Non tes • Uraian • Read the 4 u 40' • Buku PR
makna yang report yang dibacakan gagasan yang objektif following Bahasa Inggris
terdapat dalam • Kosakata yang guru serta memahami terdapat dalam monolog. SMP/MTs IXB
monolog terkait topik yang penjelasannya. monolog pendek Intan Pariwara
pendek dipilih. berbentuk report hal. 47, 51–54.
sederhana 9. Menjawab pertanyaan sederhana secara • Tes lisan • Jawaban • Answer the • Kamus
secara akurat, apersepsi. akurat, lancar dan singkat questions below. Inggris–
lancar, dan berterima. Indonesia dan
berterima 10. Menjodohkan kata-kata • Tes tulis • Menjodoh- • Match the words in Indonesia–
untuk dengan artinya yang kan column A with their Inggris.
berinteraksi tersedia dengan benar. correct meanings • Buku-buku
dalam konteks in column B. You lain yang
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Kompetensi Materi Pokok dan Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Sumber Belajar
Dasar Uraian Materi Bentuk Contoh Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
dalam teks 11. Melengkapi kalimat- • Tes tulis • Isian • Complete the
berbentuk kalimat dengan kata- following
narrative dan kata yang ada di sentences with
Penilaian
Kompetensi Materi Pokok/ Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Sumber Belajar
Dasar Pembelajaran Bentuk Contoh Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
9.1 Mengung- • Percakapan 1. Membaca percakaan, • Melakukan • Tes lisan • Jawaban • Read the dialog 4 u 40' • Buku PR
kapkan makna transaksional dan lalu menjawab berbagai tindak singkat and answer the Bahasa
dalam interpersonal pertanyaan yang ada. tutur dalam wacana questions. Inggris SMP/
percakapan yang memuat lisan transaksional/ MTs IXB Intan
transaksional ungkapan- 2. Menentukan interpersonal • Tes unjuk • Pernyataan • Read the dialogs. Pariwara
(to get things ungkapan untuk pernyataan yang seperti kerja benar/salah Are the following hal. 43–47.
done) dan menyatakan tersedia benar atau mengungkapkan statements true • Kamus
interpersonal kesopanan. salah berdasarkan kesopanan. (T) or false (F) Inggris–
(bersosialisasi) percakapan yang ada. based on the Indonesia dan
pendek dialogs? Correct Indonesia–
sederhana the false ones. Inggris.
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Kompetensi Materi Pokok dan Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Sumber Belajar
Dasar Uraian Materi Bentuk Contoh Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
Penilaian
Kompetensi Materi Pokok/ Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Sumber Belajar
Dasar Pembelajaran Bentuk Contoh Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
10.1 Meng- • Teks lisan 1. Melengkapi • Mengungkapkan • Tes tulis • Isian • Complete the 2 u 40' • Buku PR
ungkapkan fungsional pengumuman lisan makna/gagasan following text with Bahasa
makna dalam pendek: contest dengan kata-kata yang dalam teks the correct words Inggris SMP/
teks lisan announcement. tersedia di dalam kotak. fungsional pendek from the box. MTs IXB Intan
fungsional lisan berbentuk Pariwara
pendek 2. Menjawab pertanyaan contest • Tes lisan • Jawaban • Answer the hal. 63–64.
sederhana yang ada berdasarkan announcement lisan singkat following • Kamus
dengan pengumuman yang dengan benar dan questions based Inggris–
menggunakan ada di kegiatan berterima. on the complete Indonesia dan
ragam bahasa sebelumnya. announcement in Indonesia–
lisan secara Task A. Inggris.
akurat, lancar • Buku-buku
dan berterima 3. Menyampaikan • Tes unjuk • Unjuk kerja • Retell the lain yang
untuk pengumuman pada kerja announcement in relevan.
berinteraksi kegiatan sebelumnya Task A using your
dalam konteks dengan kata-kata own words.
kehidupan sendiri.
sehari-hari.
4. Menyampaikan • Tes unjuk • Unjuk kerja • What
pengumuman yang kerja announcement
belum lama didengar have you heard
menggunakan kata-kata recently? Retell it
sendiri secara lisan. using your own
words.
10.2 Meng- • Monolog report. 5. Membaca dan • Mengungkapkan • Tes lisan • Uraian • Read the text. 3 u 40' • Buku PR
ungkapkan memahami teks report makna/gagasan Find the Bahasa
makna dalam • Kata, frasa, atau yang ada di buku, lalu dalam monolog meanings of the Inggris SMP/
monolog kalimat sederhana mencari arti kata-kata report dengan words that follow. MTs IXB Intan
pendek yang terkait topik. yang tersedia. ragam bahasa lisan Pariwara
sederhana secara akurat, hal. 54–56.
dengan 6. Menjawab pertanyaan- lancar, dan • Tes tulis • Jawaban • Answer the • Kamus
menggunakan pertanyaan yang ada berterima. singkat folowing questions Inggris–
ragam bahasa di buku berdasarkan based on the text Indonesia dan
lisan secara teks pada kegiatan in Task A. Indonesia–
akurat, lancar, sebelumnya. Inggris.
dan berterima • Buku-buku
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Kompetensi Materi Pokok/ Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Sumber Belajar
Dasar Pembelajaran Bentuk Contoh Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
Penilaian
Kompetensi Materi Pokok/ Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Sumber Belajar
Dasar Pembelajaran Bentuk Contoh Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
11.1 Membaca • Teks tulis 1. Membaca nyaring • Membaca nyaring • Tes unjuk • Membaca • Read the 1 u 40' • Buku PR
nyaring fungsional surat yang ada di buku secara bermakna kerja nyaring following text. Bahasa
bermakna teks pendek: surat. dengan lafal dan wacana teks tulis Find the opposite Inggris SMP/
tulis fungsional intonasi yang benar. fungsional meanings of the MTs IXB Intan
dan esei pendek 2. Mencari lawan kata berbentuk: surat. • Tes tulis • Uraian underlined words. Pariwara
sederhana dari kata yang hal. 64.
berbentuk tersedia. • Mengidentifikasi • Kamus
Inggris–
narrative dan makna/gagasan
Indonesia dan
report dengan 3. Menjawab pertanyaan dalam teks tulis • Tes lisan • Jawaban • Answer the Indonesia–
ucapan, tekanan yang tersedia fungsional pendek singkat following Inggris.
dan intonasi berdasarkan surat berbentuk: surat questions based • Buku-buku
yang berterima yang ada di kegiatan dengan tepat. on the letter in lain yang
untuk sebelumnya. Task A. relevan.
berinteraksi
dalam konteks 4. Melengkapi surat • Tes tulis • Isian • Complete the
kehidupan dengan kata-kata yang following letter
sehari-hari. tersedia di dalam with the correct
kotak. words from the
11.2 Merespons box.
makna dalam
teks tulis
fungsional
pendek secara
akurat, lancar
dan berterima
untuk
berinteraksi
dalam konteks
kehidupan
sehari-hari.
11.3 Merespons • Teks report. 5. Membaca dan • Membaca nyaring • Non tes • Uraian • Read the 4 u 40' • Buku PR
makna dan memahami isi dan secara bermakna objektif following text. Bahasa
langkah retorika • Kata, frasa, atau struktur teks yang wacana berbentuk: Inggris SMP/
dalam esei kalimat sederhana berbentuk review, lalu report. MTs IXB Intan
pendek yang terkait topik. memahami Pariwara
sederhana penjelasannya. hal. 48–51,
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Kompetensi Materi Pokok dan Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Sumber Belajar
Dasar Uraian Materi Bentuk Contoh Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
berinteraksi • Coordinating 6. Mempelajari • Mengidentifikasi • Non tes • Uraian • Read the • Kamus
dalam konteks conjunctions (and, penjelasan dan contoh makna gagasan objektif following dialog. Inggris–
kehidupan but, or, so, for, yet, kalimat yang dalam wacana Indonesia dan
Indonesia–
Penilaian
Kompetensi Materi Pokok/ Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Sumber Belajar
Dasar Pembelajaran Bentuk Contoh Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
12.1 Meng- • Teks tulis 1. Menyusun kalimat- • Menulis berbagai • Tes tulis • Menyusun • Put the following 1 u 40' • Buku PR
ungkapkan fungsional kalimat acak menjadi teks tulis fungsional kalimat sentences in the Bahasa
makna dalam pendek: surat. surat yang runtut. pendek berbentuk acak correct order to Inggris SMP/
bentuk teks tulis surat dengan make a good MTs IXB Intan
fungsional akurat, lancar, dan letter. Pariwara
pendek berterima. hal. 65.
sederhana 2. Menulis surat • Tes tulis • Uraian • Suppose your • Kamus
dengan berdasarkan situasi school will take Inggris–
menggunakan yang ada. part in a carnival. Indonesia dan
ragam bahasa Write a letter to Indonesia–
tulis secara one of Inggris.
akurat, lancar extracurricular • Buku-buku
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Kompetensi Materi Pokok/ Alokasi
Kegiatan Pembelajaran Indikator Sumber Belajar
Dasar Pembelajaran Bentuk Contoh Waktu
Teknik
Instrumen Instrumen
berinteraksi
dalam konteks
kehidupan
12.2 Meng- • Teks report. 3. Menggabungkan dua • Menulis teks-teks • Tes tulis • Uraian • Join the following 2 u 40' • Buku PR
ungkapkan kalimat menjadi satu berbentuk report pairs of Bahasa
makna dan • Coordinating menggunakan dengan langkah- sentences using Inggris SMP/
langkah conjunctions (and, coordinating langkah retorika proper MTs IXB
retorika dalam but, or, so, for, yet, conjunction yang yang benar serta coordinating Intan
esei pendek nor). sesuai. tata bahasa yang conjunctions. Pariwara
sederhana benar dan hal. 60–61.
dengan • Special finites: 4. Membuat lima kalimat berterima. • Tes tulis • Uraian • Make five • Kamus
menggunakan ‘may’ and ‘might’, menggunakan inite sentences using Inggris–
ragam bahasa ‘can’ and ‘could’. ’may’ dan ’might’, serta ‘may/might’, and Indonesia
tulis secara lima kalimat five sentences dan
akurat, lancar menggunakan ’can’ using ‘can/could’. Indonesia–
dan berterima dan ’could’. Inggris.
untuk • Buku-buku
berinteraksi 5. Membaca teks yang • Tes tulis • Uraian • Read the following lain yang
dalam konteks tersedia, lalu text. Identify the relevan.
kehidupan mengidentifikasi structure of the
sehari-hari struktur teks tersebut. text.
dalam teks
berbentuk 6. Secara mandiri, • Tes tulis • Esai • Create a report
narrative dan menulis teks about the
report. berbentuk report following picture.
tentang sebuah It is a warehouse.
tempat, yaitu gudang Use facts and
penyimpanan. avoid opinions.
Objectives:
At the end of this unit you will
be able to:
● tell interesting news or
information and respond to
it,
● tell some stories (narratives)
using spoken English,
● present poems using spoken
English,
● create stories (written
narratives),
● write diaries,
● use the past perfect tense
and noun phrases properly.
All of you may have seen Harry Potter, Transformer 2, the X-Men
and other famous films, right? The stories of Harry Potter, Transformer 2
and the X-Men are amazing, aren’t they? Do you think the stories are
real? No, they are not. Those are imaginative. Imaginative stories are
called narratives.
In this unit, you will listen to, talk about, read and try to write some
stories. Enjoy them. Finally, you will be able to create your own
imaginative stories.
In dialog 1, Alfonso said, “It’s true. He skipped school yesterday.” to give information.
Meanwhile, in dialog 2, Annita said, “Let me tell you this. I have a facebook account.
It enables me to make friends with people from abroad. So, I can improve my English.”
to tell about interesting news.
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Here are some expressions to tell about Here are some possible expressions to
interesting news or information. respond to interesting news or information.
Jawaban:
Dialog 1 Dialog 2
1. About the news that Jarret got his 1. About Soni’s day at school.
motorcycle back. 2. He felt very happy.
2. For about six months. 3. To take the girl to look around the city.
3. They were happy for Jarret. 4. He’ll go to the town square.
5. His new friend from Australia
Variasi:
Listen to your teacher and answer the questions.
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C. Listen to your teacher.
Give suitable responses.
Contoh jawaban:
1. No. What happens to him? 2. Oh, that’s great! 3. Really? Amazing!
4. Is that true? Hurray! 5. I can’t believe it.
Variasi:
A. Answer the questions based on the dialog you have heard in Task D.
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Jawaban: D C. Indonesian folklores
Jawaban ini benar karena sesuai ucapan D. an Indonesian language
Dina, yaitu ”Mr Sartono said that we would Jawaban: C
have a free vacation to Yogyakarta and Jawaban ini sesuai dengan ucapan Fredy
Magelang this holiday.” yang artinya ”Pak ”That’s great! At last, we can finish our
Sartono mengatakan bahwa kita akan paper about Indonesian folklores.” yang
mengadakan liburan gratis ke Yogyakarta artinya ”Bagus! Akhirnya, kita dapat
dan Magelang.”. menyelesaikan tugas kita tentang cerita
rakyat Indonesia.”.
Percakapan yang dibacakan guru:
This dialog is for questions 3 and 4. 6. “At last, we can finish our paper about
Indonesian folklores.” The opposite
Mr. Jarwo: Finally, this project succeeds. meaning of the underlined word is
Mr. Brata : I’m glad to hear that. Thank you ________.
for the info. A. stop B. halt
Source: Scaffolding English for Junior High School C. terminate D. begin
Students Grade IX
Jawaban: D
3. What are Mr. Jarwo and Mr. Brata talking Kata ’finish’ artinya menyelesaikan. Lawan
about? katanya adalah ’begin’ yang artinya
A. A successful project. memulai. Pilihan jawaban (A), (B) dan (C)
B. A new project. artinya berhenti.
C. A project failure.
D. A big project. Percakapan yang dibacakan guru:
Jawaban: A This dialog is for questions 7 and 8.
Jawaban ini sesuai dengan ucapan Pak
Ida : Finally, I’m going to Bali for
Jarwo, yaitu ”Finally, this project succeeds.”.
a vacation next month!
4. Mr. Brata said, “I’m glad to hear that.” Asep : I think you deserve it after your hard
The underlined word means ________. work.
A. happy B. proper
Adapted from: Scaffolding English for Junior High
C. satisfied D. glorious School Students Grade IX
Jawaban: A
Kata ’glad’ dan ’happy’ artinya sama, yaitu 7. Ida will go to Bali for ________ next month.
senang atau bahagia. Pilihan jawaban A. working B. studying
yang lain salah; (B) artinya sesuai, cocok, C. a vacation D. a business trip
(C) artinya puas, dan (D) artinya meriah, Jawaban: C
mulia atau agung. Jawaban ini sesuai dengan ucapan Ida,
yaitu ”Finally, I’m going to Bali for a vacation
Percakapan yang dibacakan guru.
next month!” yang artinya ”Akhirnya, aku
This dialog is for questions 5 and 6. akan pergi bertamasya ke Bali bulan depan!”
Putri : Guess what! My brother has already 8. Asep said, “I think you deserve it after your
had a book about Indonesian folklores. hard work.”
That is the book we’re looking for. The word ‘deserve’ in Indonesian is
Fredy: That’s great! At last, we can finish our ________.
paper about Indonesian folklores. A. pantas menerima
Adapted from: Scaffolding English for Junior High B. mengalah
School Students Grade IX C. mempertimbangkan
D. merencanakan
5. Putri and Fredy have an assignment about Jawaban: A
________. Kata ’deserve’ artinya pantas menerima.
A. a folklore Bahasa Inggris untuk pilihan jawaban
B. an Indonesia’s history (B) adalah defeat, (C) adalah consider,
dan (D) adalah plan/arrange.
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3. What will they do after the conversation?
Jawaban: They will tell their friends about the news.
4. For dialog 2. Who are talking in the dialog?
Jawaban: A king and his senopati.
5. What does the senopati tell his king about?
Jawaban: He tells the king that his soldier has found much treasure.
6. What does the king want his senopati to do?
Jawaban: He orders his senopati to bring the soldier before him.
7. For dialog 3. How was the father when his son ate his lunch?
Jawaban: He was angry.
8. “So you ate it, right?” What does the word ‘it’ refer to?
Jawaban: The word ‘it’ refers to the father’s lunch.
Variasi:
Do it in turns.
Ask and answer questions about the dialogs in Task A.
Contoh tanya jawab:
Dialog 1
Student A : What interesting news does Ita tell Lucy about?
Student B : The news that Mr. Thompson who is as genius as Einstein will teach their class again.
Student A : How did Lucy respond to the news?
Student B : She was surprised and said, “That’s big news!”
Student A : Now your turn, please.
Student B : O.K. First question, do you think Ita and her friends will be able to win the Physics
Olympiad next year?
Student A : Yes, they will.
Student B : Why do you say so?
Student A : Because Mr. Thompson is as genius as Einstein. I’m sure he will teach them very well.
C. Complete the following dialogs with the suitable expressions from the box.
Variasi:
Are the following statements true (T) or false (F) based on the dialogs above?
Correct the false ones.
1. ______ For dialog 1. Norry is happy when she knows Janet is going to sing tonight.
2. ______ Silvy looks worried when she knows Janet is going to sing tonight.
3. ______ Janet only knows one song.
4. ______ For dialog 2. Fairy 1 and 2 know the seven dwarfs.
5. ______ Fairy 1 and 2 are going to the seven dwarfs’ house to help them do the house
work.
6. ______ There is a beautiful girl living with those dwarfs.
7. ______ For dialog 3. Allan’s favorite rider won the Moto GP championship.
8. ______ Bobby said, “You won’t believe this.” in order to tell Allan an interesting news.
Jawaban:
1. F (Norry is worried because she knows that Janet can only sing one song.)
2. F (Silvy is happy because she doesn’t know that Janet can only sing one song.)
3. T
4. T
5. F (Fairy 1 and 2 are going to the seven dwarfs’ house to see who the beautiful girl was.)
6. T
7. F (His favorite rider, Rossi, lost. Bobby told him about this by saying, “Nope! He lost.”)
8. T
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Pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang dibacakan guru:
1. What did Anneke say to tell about interesting news?
2. What did Anneke tell Jane about?
3. What did Jane say to respond to the news?
4. Jane said, “I want to read it.” What does the word ‘it’ here refer to?
5. Where could Jane find the information about the news?
Jawaban:
1. She said, “I have good news for you.”
2. About their achievement in the school wall magazine competition.
3. She said, “Really? How do you know?”
4. The word ‘it’ refers to the announcement.
5. In the daily newspaper.
E. Put the following sentences in the correct order to get a good dialog.
Ryan Kent
● Let me tell you what. The movie played ● I watched the movie three days ago,
was District 9. It is fantastic! broadcast by another TV station.
● Did you? I can’t believe it. I thought it is ● You mean District 9 which tells about a man
a new released movie on TV. who tries to save some aliens and himself?
● Yeah! How do you know? ● No. What’s up?
● Did you watch the box office movie on ● No, it is not.
TV last night?
Jawaban:
Ryan : Did you watch the box office movie on TV last night?
Kent : No. What’s up?
Ryan : Let me tell you what. The movie played was District 9. It is fantastic!
Kent : You mean District 9 which tells about a man who tries to save some aliens and himself?
Ryan : Yeah! How do you know?
Kent : I watched the movie three days ago, broadcast by another TV station.
Ryan : Did you? I can’t believe it. I thought it is a new released movie.
Kent : No, it is not.
Variasi:
Put the following sentences in the correct order to get a good dialog.
Lucy Avril
F. Work in pairs.
Your partner will say the following expressions.
Give suitable responses.
Do it in turns.
1. A : I’m very happy today. Finally, the principal agreed with my proposal.
B : _____________________________________________________
2. A : I heard Chyntya got a scholarship to study in Singapore.
B : _____________________________________________________
3. A : What if we go to see the Bunaken Sail event together?
B : _____________________________________________________
4. A : The Indonesian candidate lost in the Miss Universe contest.
B : _____________________________________________________
5. A : Marlyn told me that you failed on your physics test again.
B : _____________________________________________________
Contoh jawaban:
1. B : I’m glad to hear that.
2. B : Did she? That’s wonderful!
3. B : That would be great!
4. B : I don’t doubt it.
5. B : How come? I’ve studied hard for the test.
G. Suppose one of your best friends will move out to another city.
Tell the news to another friend.
Contoh jawaban:
Reza : Hi, Mitha, have you heard the news?
Mitha : What is that?
Reza : You’d better believe this. Irna is moving to Semarang with her family.
Mitha : Are you joking?
Reza : I’m serious. Her father has just got a promotion. He has to manage the branch office there.
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1.2 Genre
Spoken Text
The text above is a narrative in spoken form. Can you mention the characteristics of
a spoken text? What are they?
Written Text
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Suddenly, the sky got dark, and the storm was rumbling. The
rain felt from the sky like a huge hose sprayed water all over the
place. Water also came out from the earth and got harder.
Samo’s mother was very sad. “I told you not to tell him about
Resolution me,” she said to her husband. “Now I’m going back to be a fish
again. Goodbye.” She magically turned into a gold fish and jumped
into the water, disappeared. Very soon the village was drowned and
it formed a lake. Meanwhile, Samo ran to the hill and stayed there.
The hill was surrounded by the water.
Now the lake was known as Lake Toba. The word Toba comes
from tuba which means no mercy. The hill in the middle of the lake is
Reorientation
called Samosir Island. Samosir means ‘Samo diusir’ or in English
‘Samo who had been evicted’.
Adapted from: September 5, 2009 <http://xastory.blogspot.com/2008/09/legend-of-
toba-lake.html>
The text above is a narrative in written form. It functions to entertain or amuse the
readers. It consists of orientation, complication, resolution and reorientation (optional).
● Orientation. It introduces the main characters of the story, the place and time where
the story happens.
● Complication. It shows the problems that happen in the story.
● Resolution. This is the end of the story where the problems are solved.
● Reorientation. It shows the comment of the writer or it presents the moral value of
the story.
Grammar Section
I had never seen such a beautiful beach Mr. and Mrs. Pitt had never ridden a pony
before I visited Glagah Beach. cart like this before yesterday.
Those two sentences are in the past perfect tense. The pattern is had + past participle.
Those sentences express ideas that something occurred before another action in the past.
Tino got flu because he had eaten too much Johny didn’t know where Vredeburg fortress
ice cream in the party. is because he had never been in Yogyakarta.
The past perfect tense also shows that something started in the past and continued up until
another action in the past.
Example:
Uncle Ganang and his family had lived in that house for ten years before he renovated it.
Noun Phrases
The bird
The white bird
is a dove.
The white tame bird
The white tame and exotic bird
Suppose you write a sentence, “The bird is a dove.” to describe a bird. Grammatically, it
is correct, but your description of the bird is too general. You need to add some words so that
the description will be more specific. In this case, you can add it with some adjectives to
modify the bird, such as white, tame and exotic. Therefore, the sentence will become “That
white tame and exotic bird is a dove.”
Those terms–white, tame and exotic–are presented before a noun, the bird. Those are
called pre-modifiers. They modify a noun to limit, restrict, or characterize that noun. You
need to do so because you want other people to have the same idea about the noun. Those
pre-modifiers and the noun altogether is called a noun phrase.
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Here are some other examples.
I really love eating sweet strawberry with People admire that marvelous carved
little jelly ice cream. wooden roof of Bung Karno’s tomb.
a. b. c.
d. e. f.
Jawaban:
1. Picture c. 2. Picture e. 3. Picture a.
4. Picture d. 5. Picture f. 6. Picture b.
Jawaban: B
C. Listen to your teacher.
Ada dua (two) tokoh dalam cerita tersebut,
Choose A, B, C or D for the correct
yaitu the man dan the dragon.
answer.
2. Accidently, the man saw a Chinese dragon.
He wished to ________ as the dragon did.
Teks yang dibacakan guru: A. stay with the dragon
There was once a man who wanted to B. go with the dragon
live forever. He lived in fear of dying. One C. ride on the dragon
day he was walking along and saw D. live forever
a Chinese dragon. Jawaban: D
“Oh, dragon,” he said. “I live in fear of Pilihan jawaban ini sesuai dengan ucapan
dying, I heard that you live forever. I wish I laki-laki itu, yaitu ”I live in fear of dying,
were you.” I heard that you live forever. I wish I were
Then, the dragon spoke, “Kind man, you.”. Jadi, laki-laki itu menginginkan ia
you shall not like living forever. I will show bisa hidup kekal seperti sang naga.
you what it feels like.”
The dragon carried him to an island 3. The dragon did not fulfill the man’s wish
where nobody died. The man lived there because ________.
and was amazed at how the people would A. the dragon and the man were good
buy poison. After a while he understood, friends
the people did not enjoy living forever. B. the dragon knew what the man should
He called the dragon. “Take me back,” do
he commanded. C. the dragon itself did not like to live
The dragon said, “I see you have forever
learned your lesson.” D. the man was afraid of dying
And now in China when people see Jawaban: C
dragons, they say, “We are happy as we Pilihan jawaban ini sesuai dengan ucapan
are, oh, Dragon.” sang naga ketika menanggapi permintaan
laki-laki itu, yaitu ”Kind man, you shall not
Source: July 22, 2008 <http://www.planetozkids.com/
oban/anna_dragon.htm> like living forever. I will show you what it
feels like.” yang artinya ”Laki-laki yang
1. There are ________ main characters in baik, Anda tidak seharusnya ingin hidup
the story. kekal. Aku akan tunjukkan bagaimana
A. one B. two rasanya hidup kekal.”. Jadi, sang naga
C. three D. four ingin memberikan gambaran bagaimana
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rasanya hidup kekal seperti yang telah ia Jawaban: A
jalani. Itu berarti ia sendiri sebetulnya tidak Pilihan jawaban ini sesuai dengan kalimat
ingin hidup kekal. pada monolog, ”The man lived there and
4. The dragon took the man to an island was amazed at how the people would buy
where people lived forever. On his poison.”.
amazement, people there bought 5. The story happened in ________.
________ to end their lives. A. Korea B. China
A. poison C. Japan D. Thailand
B. ordinary food and drink Jawaban: B
C. nutritious food and drink Pilihan ini sesuai dengan kalimat terakhir
D. sharp knives and poison monolog tersebut, yaitu ”And now in China
when people see dragons, they say, ”We
are happy as we are, oh, Dragon.”.
Variasi:
A. Listen to your teacher.
Write down his/her words on a sheet of paper.
Then, find their antonyms.
Kata-kata yang dibacakan guru dan jawaban:
1. to live >< to die 2. forever >< temporarily
3. fear >< brave 4. kind >< bad tempered
5. to carry >< to leave behind 6. to buy >< to sell
7. to command >< to obey 8. happy >< sad
B. Retell the story of the man who wanted to live forever using your own words.
Contoh jawaban:
Hi, guys. This time I’ll tell you the story of the man who wanted to live forever.
Once upon a time there lived a man who was afraid of dying. What a coincidence that he
met a Chinese dragon. You know, the dragon lived forever. The man told the dragon his wish to
live forever as the dragon did.
The dragon just smiled and advised the man that he should not like living forever. Then,
the dragon took the man to an island where people lived forever. It left the man to live in the
island. During his days, he knew that the people there did not enjoy to live forever. They even
bought poison to end their lives.
Having realized how hard to live forever, soon the man called the dragon and asked the
dragon to bring him back to his place. The dragon was happy knowing that the man had
learned something.
Today Chinese people always say, “We are happy as we are, oh, Dragon.” when they meet
dragons.
That’s the end of the story, and thank you for listening to my story.
Variasi:
Listen to your teacher carefully.
Answer the questions based on what you have heard.
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dragon gave him the jewelry. Manik Angkeran was very happy. Suddenly, he had a bad
idea. He wanted to kill the dragon and stole all his jewelry. The dragon knew his plan, and
with his great power he killed Manik Angkeran.
Sidi Mantra was very sad knowing that Manik Angkeran was killed. He asked the dragon
to bring his son back to life. The dragon agreed, but they had to live in different places.
After a few moments, Manik Angkeran lived again. Then, Sidi Mantra used a stick to
make a big line between them on the ground. From the line, water flowed. Soon it became
a river. Finally, it became a strait which separated Java and Bali. People then named the
strait as Bali Strait.
Source: August 10, 2009 <http://indonesianfolklore.blogspot.com/search/label/Bali>
Variasi:
Read the complete story in Task F.
Find the meanings of the following words.
Kata-kata yang dikerjakan siswa dan jawaban:
1. wealth = kekayaan 2. stingy = kikir
3. to ignore = mengabaikan 4. to mingle = berbaur
5. properly = yang pantas atau sesuai 6. to harvest = memanen
7. to look for = mencari 8. waterfall = air terjun
9. to rush = buru-buru, segera 10. to hate = membenci
11. to survive = bertahan hidup 12. arrogantly = dengan congkak
13. to mercy = berbelas kasihan 14. to care = peduli
15. to change into = berubah menjadi
E. Get an interesting story from a newspaper, magazine, story book or the Internet.
Retell the story using your own words.
Contoh jawaban:
I have an interesting story about Mah Bongsu and a snake. This story is from Batam.
Some years ago, there lived a poor and nice orphan named Mah Bongsu. She had to work as
a maid in Mak Piah’s house, a rich woman. Mak Piah had a daughter named Mayang who was at
the same age as Mah Bongsu.
Mak Piah was a mean lady. She always asked Mah Bongsu to work hard. She also often hit
her. Sometimes Mah Bongsu did not get enough food. She was helpless because she did not have
any other place to stay. Every day she prayed to God to give her a better life.
One day, Mah Bongsu was washing clothes in the river when she saw a big snake swimming
towards her. She was scared and decided to run away. However, she didn’t run away because she
saw that the snake was bleeding. She felt sorry for the snake and brought it home. She put it in her
room and healed the wound.
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In the morning, Sri Poh Haci woke him up. She also gave him a glass of coffee. Raden Budog
was extremely happy. He then tried to find a way how he could stay in the village and married Sri
Poh Haci. Later, he told Nyi Siti that he would help her in the rice field. Lucky for him, Nyi Siti
agreed.
Days passed by and later Sri Poh Haci also fell in love with him. Then they got married. Raden
Budog still worked in the rice field and Sri Poh Haci also continued to pound the rice in the lesung.
One day Raden Budog wanted to pound the rice. He also wanted to make a good sound of
lesung. However, it was Friday, and he forgot that pounding rice in the lesung was not allowed on
Fridays. And when he was busy making the sound, the villagers screamed.
“Hey, look! A monkey is pounding the rice!” Slowly, the villagers came closer to Raden Budog.
He did not notice that all the villagers were looking at him, until one man yelled at him. “Hey,
monkey! Stop it! It is Friday!” Raden Budog did not understand why the villagers called him
monkey. However, when he looked at his body, he was shocked! His body was full of hair. He even
had a tail. He had changed into a monkey! Raden Budog was so ashamed that he ran away to the
jungle.
Since then people named the village Lesung Village or Kampung Lesung. And since the
village is located in a cape, people then named the village Lesung Cape or Tanjung Lesung.
Source: August 10, 2009 <http://indonesianfolklore.blogspot.com/search/label/Banten>
Kata-kata yang dikerjakan siswa dan jawaban:
1. to rest = beristirahat 2. to fall asleep = tertidur
3. twig = ranting 4. to fall down = jatuh
5. upset = sedih 6. to pound = menumbuk
7. mortar = lesung 8. holy = suci
9. to spend = menghabiskan waktu 10. to pass away = meninggal
11. to allow = mengizinkan 12. to scream = menjerit
13. to notice = memperhatikan, melihat 14. to yell = berteriak
15. ashamed = malu
C. Retell the story of ‘The Legend of Tanjung Lesung’ using your own words.
Example:
Once upon a time there was a handsome traveler named Raden Budog. One day, after
traveling from one place to another, he felt very tired. Then, he decided to take a rest under
a shady tree. The breeze which blew softly made Raden Budog fall asleep. While sleeping, he
dreamed that he met a beautiful girl. He fell in love with her on the first sight. Unfortunately, a twig
hit his head and made him awake.
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
F. Read the words in Task E once again, and then find their antonyms.
Kata-kata yang dikerjakan siswa dan jawaban:
1. rich >< poor 2. pupil >< teacher
3. unfortunately >< fortunately 4. wicked >< kind
5. brave >< scared 6. unpleasant >< pleasant
7. to forget >< to remember 8. to accept >< to decline
9. unlucky >< lucky 10. to start >< to finish
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At the wedding reception, the guests were served with delicious foods. The jealous teacher gave
Wa Lancar food. Wa Lancar remembered his first teacher’s advice, not to eat immediately when he
was hungry. He refused the food. However, the man next to him ate the food. Not long after that, he
suffered a terrible stomachache. Not long afterward, he died. Apparently, the food was poisoned.
In the following morning, the jealous teacher told Wa Lancar that the king asked Wa Lancar to
give the king a black stone from the hill. Wa Lancar went with some soldiers. After several hours
walking, he was tired. He remembered his second teacher’s advice, to stop and get some rest if he
was tired of walking. He told the soldiers to walk first. He was lucky. The soldiers fell into a deep
hole and died. Wa Lancar then took the black stone and brought it to the palace.
When he arrived at the palace, Wa Lancar wanted to sleep. Suddenly, he remembered his third
teacher’s advice, to grind a knife with a stone. He took a knife and ground it with the black stone.
After he finished grinding the knife, he went to bed. He saw a centipede on the bed! He killed the
centipede with his knife. His wife woke up because of all the noises. She was surprised to see a dead
centipede on the bed. Wa Lancar told his wife everything. He was sure that all the bad things
happened because of the jealous teacher.
His wife immediately told his father, the king, all the bad things. Soon, the king asked the
jealous teacher if it was true. The jealous teacher could not say a word. He told everything and
confessed his mistakes. The king then punished the jealous teacher.
Adapted from : August 10, 2009 <http://indonesianfolklore.blogspot.com/search/label/North%20Sumatra>
Questions:
1. What should Wa Lancar do to pay for his study?
Jawaban: He had to help his teachers work in their rice fields.
2. Why was Wa Lancar afraid when he had to marry the princess?
Jawaban: Because he heard that any man who married her would die mysteriously.
3. What was the advice from Wa Lancar’s third teacher?
Jawaban: To get a stone and a knife, and then to grind the knife.
4. When did Wa Lancar find his third teacher’s advice useful?
Jawaban: When he wanted to sleep, he saw a centipede on the bed. He could kill it using the knife.
5. What is the moral value of the story?
Jawaban: We should do something good to other people and obey our teachers.
Variasi:
Are the following statements true (T) or false (F) based on the text above?
Correct the false ones.
1. ______ Wa Lancar lived in a rich family.
2. ______ Wa Lancar was a farmer.
3. ______ Wa Lancar’s first teacher advised him not to eat immediately when he was hungry.
4. ______ Wa Lancar’s second teacher asked him to get a stone and grind a knife.
5. ______ Wa Lancar decided to teach and had some students.
6. ______ Wa Lancar was scared to marry the princess because he didn’t want to die.
7. ______ One teacher told something bad about Wa Lancar to the king because of his jealousy.
8. ______ When looking for a black stone, the soldiers took a rest together with Wa Lancar.
9. ______ Wa Lancar got a black stone and brought it to the palace.
10. ______ The princess had killed a centipede before she slept.
Jawaban:
1. F (Wa Lancar was a poor young man.)
2. F (Wa Lancar wanted to study to get better education, then he finally became a teacher.)
3. T
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Jawaban: B C. Princess Segara
Kata ’to render’ dan ’to cause to become’ D. Princess Segara’s sister
artinya sama, yaitu menyebabkan atau Jawaban: C
menjadikan. Pilihan jawaban yang lain Kata ’she’ pada kalimat tersebut mengacu
salah. (A) artinya menerima, (C) artinya pada subjek kalimat yang telah disebutkan
mengalahkan, dan (D) artinya bertarung sebelumnya, yaitu the fairy. ’The fairy’
melawan. yang dimaksud adalah the wicked fairy,
yaitu Princess Segara.
5. “The fairy could not accept this, so she
killed Raden Begawan.” (Paragraph 2)
The underlined word refers to ________.
A. Princess Teja Nirmala
B. a goddess
Variasi: Jawaban: B
Read the following text and choose A, B, C Hal ini sesuai dengan kalimat terakhir
or D for the correct answer. paragraf satu cerita tersebut, yaitu ”. . .,
A long time ago ruled a king whose name he was not as rich as other kings.”. Kata
was King Wicaksana. The King had a good ’rich’ artinya sama dengan ’wealthy’,
heart. He ruled his kingdom wisely. He was yaitu kaya.
always ready to help his people. He often gave 2. Where did the woman open the package?
the poor who needed money or food to eat. A. On her way home.
That was why, he was not as rich as other B. In the King’s palace.
kings, but he was happier. C. At her house.
One day a poor woman came to the D. Under the tree.
palace. She told the king sadly that her Jawaban: C
husband was seriously ill. She also told him Hal ini sesuai dengan kalimat pertama
that he lied on the bed weakly and even could paragraf terakhir, yaitu ”When the
not move his hands or legs. woman reached the house, she showed
Soon, the King ordered his minister to the package to her husband and
come and see the man. opened it.”. Itu berarti wanita membuka
Not long afterwards, the minister bungkusan itu di rumah.
returned and whispered something to the
King. The King, then, gave a package to the 3. The man could not move his hands and
woman. legs because ________.
“This is the medicine that may do good A. he hadn’t eaten for many days
to your husband. Use it to cure him. But don’t B. something heavy had hit his hands
open it until you reach home,” said the King. and legs
When the woman reached her house, C. someone had hit him severely
she showed the package to her husband and D. he was punished by God for his
opened it. It was a lot of food and money cruelty
instead of some medicine. From his minister Jawaban: A
the King knew that the man was not ill but Hal ini sesuai dengan kalimat terakhir
starving. He had not eaten anything for many paragraf terakhir, yaitu ”He had not
days. eaten anything for many days.”.
I. Complete the following text with the suitable words from the box.
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down into three pieces. The first part fell in an area which later was called Gembong Village, the
second part fell in area which was later named Dasan Batu, and the last part fell in area which later
was named Montong Teker. Unfortunately, the two children could not come back to their mother.
They had changed into birds.
Source: August 10, 2009 <http://indonesianfolklore.blogspot.com/search/label/Nusa%20Tenggara%20Barat>
Jawaban:
1. f 2. a 3. h 4. l 5. c
6. k 7. i 8. b 9. g 10. d
Variasi:
Put the following words in the correct order to get good sentences.
Begin the sentences with the bold-typed words.
1. had–that–two–sold–it–years–Brandon–had–before–his–motorcycle–for–father
2. when–the lake–the storm–That man–had–that place–fished–at–hit
3. his–over–study,–he–had–Uncle Jasson–two–years–finished–been–in–By the time–
Germany–for
4. because–had–Marlina–ever–she–lived–there–for–years–knew–Sidney–three–so well
5. that house–moved out–lived–in–for–over–Mr. Hananto–and–ten–had–years–before–he–
to–his family–Surabaya
6. Harry–believed–that–had–We–that–monster–killed
7. over–when–been–Septa–and–The party–had–Simon–arrived
8. that–he–paper–Alvian–sent–our–told–me–work–by–had–already–e-mail
9. had–soldiers–to–his–asked–his–daughter,–but–could–The king–find–not–find–they–her
10. when–that–she–this–won–we–Melisa–had–the–competition–went–not–heard–home–
morning
Lucky can’t believe that he (get) ________ (1) that scholarship. He (submit) ________ (2) his
application three months ago, but he didn’t think he had a chance of getting it. When he (show)
________ (3) up to hand in his application, there were many people who (arrive) ________
(4) before him. They (fill, already) ________ (5) out their applications.
Jawaban:
Lucky can’t believe that he got (1) that scholarship. He submitted (2) his application three
months ago, but he didn’t think he had a chance of getting it. When he showed (3) up to hand in
his application, there were many people who had arrived (4) before him. They had already filled
(5) out their applications.
M. Put the following words in the correct order to get good sentences.
Begin the sentences with the bold-typed words.
1. a bunch of–big–fragrant–Ruth–brought–yellow–flowers
2. table–looks–under–the–The storybook–interesting
3. dictionary–for–my–buy–an–illustrated–little–sister–I–want to
4. soft silky–Finally,–cat–slept–that little–on–the white–blanket
5. bought–shiny black–a–second–American–jeep–Mr. Rod
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Jawaban:
1. Ruth brought a bunch of big fragrant yellow flowers.
2. The storybook under the table looks interesting.
3. I want to buy an illustrated dictionary for my little sister.
4. Finally, that little cat slept on the white soft silky blanket.
5. Mr. Rod bought a second shiny black American jeep.
C. Here is a story, but there are some words which are misspelled or miswritten.
Find and correct them.
Contoh jawaban:
Sidomukti
Sidomukti and his father lived in Widorokandang, East Java. Sidomukti was sad because his
father was seriously ill. His father asked him to go to a jungle to take some leaves for his medicine.
Sidomukti went to the jungle immediately.
Sidomukti tried hard to find the leaves. He had to go here and there. Suddenly, he found a hut.
He went to the hut and knocked at the door. An old woman opened the door.
“What can I do for you, young man?” asked her.
“My father is very ill. I want to find some leaves of medicines for him. Do you know where I can
find them, Madam?”
“I know where they are. But, it’s getting late outside and going to be dark soon. Why don’t you
stay here and spend the night in my place? Let us find them tomorrow,” the woman said. Sidomukti
agreed. He felt very tired and directly went to sleep. All of sudden, he felt something creeping on
his hand. It was a spider and it stung him. Sidomukti screamed in pain. “Ouuuchh! That hurts!!!”
Then, he tried to find something to kill the black spider. He took a broom in the corner of the room.
“Gotcha!”
Suddenly, a beautiful woman appeared. Sidomukti was confused. “Who are you?” asked
Sidomukti to the lady. The beautiful lady answered, “Don’t be afraid, young man. I was the spider.
A witch cursed me into a black spider. Actually I’m a princess. Because you have already helped
me, I will tell my father, the king, to help you.”
Sidomukti and the princess then headed to the palace. The king was very happy knowing that
his daughter was back home. To show his gratitude to Sidomukti, the king gave him a box of gold.
He also ordered his people to help Sidomukti find the leaves of medicines.
Adapted from: March 29, 2008 <http://indonesianfolklore.blogspot.com/>
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E. Make sentences using the past perfect tense based on the pictures and the clues.
1 2 3
4 5
Contoh jawaban:
1. Reina had never held an eel before she joined the ‘catching eels’ competition this morning.
2. Sorry, you couldn’t reach me because I had lost my mobile phone.
3. Had you ever traveled by train before you went to Jakarta last month?
4. Mr. Rahmat had sold toys using a bicycle before he had a motorcycle.
5. Mr. Samson had had that car for four years before he sold it.
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1.3 Short Functional Texts: Poems and Diaries
Spoken Text
Good Night
By Amanda
Sweet dreams,
Sleep tight,
Have a good dream tonight,
Move away from the day,
Relax and don’t delay,
Fly away to dream land,
To a nice peaceful place,
Good night.
The text above is called a poem. There are some definitions about it, but they have
a similar meaning. One of them said that a poem is a written expression of emotion or
ideas in an arrangement of words/verse most often rhythmically. (August 31, 2009
<http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/intro.html>)
So, what is a good poem? Some people try to define it. One of them is Michele
Coppola. He said, “A good poem awakens the senses, allowing me to see, touch and
experience something in a powerful way. A good poem makes the ordinary and familiar
seem extraordinary. (Michele Coppola, editor, Dutton Books, August 31, 2009
<http://www.marilynsinger.net/Goodpoem.htm>). When we say a poem aloud to audience,
it means we recite it.
Now, let’s see the poem above. In that poem, Amanda tries to say good night to the
readers. She asks the readers to go to sleep, forget the day and enjoy the dream.
Adapted from: Beautiful Girl, A free online diary, August 31, 2009 <http://www.my-diary.org/>
The text above is a diary. A diary is a record in written book format with discreet
entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or
other period. Schools or parents may teach or require children to keep diaries in order to
encourage the expression of feelings and to promote thought.
Generally, the term is today employed for personal diaries, in which the writer may
detail more personal information and normally intended to remain private or to have
a limited circulation amongst friends or relatives. The word “journal” may be sometimes
used for “diary”, but generally one writes daily in a diary, whereas journal-writing can be
less frequent.
Source: August 31, 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary>
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A. Listen to your teacher and write down his/her sentences.
Puisi yang dibacakan guru dan jawaban:
Rain
By Michelle
Rain is pouring down,
On our roof and house,
Please do not rain now!!!
Source: Michelle, August 10, 2009 <http://goodnightstories.com/read/poem130.htm
Variasi:
Recite the poem you have written.
Do it in turns.
Variasi:
A. Listen to your teacher and write down his/her sentences.
Guru membacakan satu atau dua kali lagi puisi pada kegiatan A yang berjudul ”My Best
Friend”. Siswa disuruh mendengarkan dan menulis kalimat-kalimat tersebut di secarik kertas.
B. Recite the poem you have written.
Do it in turns.
Variasi:
Read the following words and find their meanings.
Kata-kata yang dikerjakan siswa dan jawaban:
1. to represent = mewakili
2. vanity = kesia-siaan, kesombongan
3. resentment = kemarahan, kebencian
4. to reflect = menggambarkan, membayangkan
5. truth = kebenaran
6. lies = kebohongan, kepura-puraan
7. tone = sifat
8. to spend = menghabiskan atau melewatkan waktu
9. shallow = dangkal
10. illusion = bayangan, ilusi, khayalan
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D. Your teacher is going to read the poem in Task C once again.
Listen to him/her carefully.
Are the following statements true (T) or false (F) based on the poem?
1. ______ “So many things they have to tell,” The word ‘they’ refers to mirrors.
2. ______ Mirrors only tells about truth.
3. ______ People should not spend their days before mirrors.
4. ______ Mirrors have no weaknesses because they reflect everything.
5. ______ In fact, people don’t need to have mirrors because mirrors are shallow.
Jawaban:
1. T
2. F (They (mirrors) reflect not just the truth, but lies as well. (lines 5 and 6))
3. T
4. F (Mirrors have also a weakness that they can’t show personalities of one another. (lines 9–11))
5. F (Based on the sentence line 12, “So why do people spend so much time, looking into
them?”, it means that many people need or have mirrors.)
1.
Window
By Christian
If you look through a window,
Do you see what I see?
Or is it black or gray?
Can you see the little white bunny with the tea cup?
Or maybe you see the old man with the tears in his eyes,
Telling his son goodbye.
We all see something different,
Even looking through the same window,
At the same time.
Variasi:
Read the poems in Task A once again.
Match the words in column A with their antonyms in column B.
A B Jawaban:
1. f
1. to cause a. to hate 2. j
2. to leave behind b. outside 3. h
3. tragic c. to leave 4. g
4. open d. to live 5. d
5. to die e. ever 6. c
6. to come f. to effect 7. i
7. pain g. close 8. b
8. inside h. comic 9. e
9. never i. comfort 10. a
10. to love j. to come together
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C. Read the poems in Task A once again and answer the following questions.
1. For poem 1. What are the first and second lines of the poem about?
2. According to you, what is the third line about?
3. What does the writer try to tell the readers about?
4. For poem 2. What are the first and second lines about?
5. What does the writer try to tell the readers about?
Jawaban:
1. It’s about the writer’s request to the readers to see things through a window.
2. Contoh jawaban: Something black means something which is clear, while something gray
implies that something is abstract or unclear.
3. Contoh jawaban: The writer tries to tell that people have their own descriptions and opinions
about things; although, they see similar things.
4. They are about someone’s feeling when the one he/she loves breakes his/her heart.
5. The writer tries to tell the readers that there’s always hope; though, we are in bad condition.
Variasi:
Read the following poem and answer the questions.
Light Over Night
(By Michael Banks)
Because of this thing called pride,
I have opened mine eyes and realized,
That no matter what is said or done,
At the end of it all I have won.
In the deepness of the night there is still light,
A light that shines so bright.
Yes, so bright it gives me sight,
A sight to see, A sight to follow,
A sight to be, A sight to swallow.
To swallow the stains,
To swallow the guilt,
To swallow the pain it built.
At the end of the road, at the end of the cold night,
There will be a new beginning, and a warm light over night.
Source: Michael Banks, August 10, 2009 <http://goodnightstories.com/read/poem123.htm>
Questions:
1. What are the first and second verses about?
Jawaban: They are about pride which the writer knows and realizes.
2. What does the third verse imply?
Jawaban: In the worst condition (deepness of the night), there is a hope/way to succeed
(there is still light).
3. “Yes, so bright it gives me sight,” What does the word ‘it’ refer to?
Jawaban: It refers to light.
4. What does the word ‘sight’ mean?
Jawaban: It means eyesight or vision.
5. “There will be a new beginning, . . . .” What does that sentence mean?
Jawaban: It means that there is always a hope.
Things 24
By Ghost
1. Your presence is a present to the world.
2. You’re unique and one of a kind.
3. Your life can be what you want it to be.
4. Take the days just one at a time.
5. Count your blessings, not your troubles.
6. You’ll make it through whatever comes along.
7. Within you are so many answers.
8. Understand, have courage, be strong.
9. Don’t put limits on yourself.
10. So many dreams are waiting to be realized.
11. Decisions are too important to leave to chance.
12. Reach for your peak, your goal and your prize.
13. Nothing wastes more energy than worrying.
14. The longer one carries a problem, the heavier it gets.
15. Don’t take things too seriously.
16. Live a life of serenity, not a life of regrets.
17. Remember that a little love goes a long way.
18. Remember that a lot goes forever.
19. Remember that friendship is a wise investment.
20. Life’s treasures are people — together.
21. Realize that nothing is ever too late.
22. Do ordinary things in an extraordinary way.
23. Have health and hope and happiness.
24. Take the time to wish upon a star . . . . And don’t ever forget — for even a day — how very
special you are.
Source: Ghost, August 10, 2009 <http://goodnightstories.com/read/poem102.htm>
Contoh jawaban:
The poem is about the fact that each of us is a special person, so we should do things and think
accordingly.
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A. Read the following diary and answer the questions.
5–14–09
I’m in the computer room with Carolyn, Zoe and Rachel. They are making fun of me for
(1) ________ the computer lab the computer room. I mean what’s the difference? We are
using computers in a room. It’s that (2) ________. We are at school at 7:21 a.m. because
when you get to the computer lab before school starts, you get to go on any site you want to,
if it’s not (3) ________ of course. If you want to know, our first classes (4) ________ at 8:10
a.m. Yup. Today I have two hours classes in the morning. No team time!! Yay!! First I have
social studies. Then, I have math. Ew. Can you imagine an hour of math when you’re just
(5) ________? I’m going to die this morning. They will have to come a carry me off. And no
I’m and not over doing it.
I have to go and do homework that I didn’t do last night now.
Variasi:
Are the following statements true (T) or false (F) based on the text in Task B?
Correct the false ones.
1. ______ The text is about the writer’s experience at school.
2. ______ The phrase “making fun of (someone)” means laughing at someone.
3. ______ The writer was in the computer lab less than half an hour before the first lesson
started.
4. ______ The writer loved math.
5. ______ The writer was a bit lazy because she hadn’t done her homework the day before.
Jawaban:
1. T
2. F (The phrase “making fun of (someone)” means to ridicule or in Indonesian mengolok-
olok.)
3. F (The writer arrived at school at 7:21 a.m. and her first classes started at 8:10 a.m. It
means she was in the computer lab for 49 minutes or more than half an hour.)
4. F (Based on the sentence “Can you imagine an hour of math, when you’re just waking
up? I’m going to die this morning.”, it can be concluded that the writer disliked math.)
5. T
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Kata-kata yang dikerjakan siswa dan jawaban:
1. to thump = mengetuk 2. to seep = merembes, meresap
3. to soak = merendam 4. to drip = menetes
5. grass = rumput 6. to break = mematahkan
7. to guess = menduga 8. misery = kesengsaraan
9. to remind = mengingatkan 10. tear = air mata
11. sacred = suci 12. to forbid = melarang
13. to spin = melintir, memutar 14. to emerge = muncul
15. fate = takdir
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A. Finish the following diary using your own words.
2–08–2009
I arrived home from school. No one was at home. I felt tired and hungry. Nothing on the dining
table. Where’s mom?
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
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Jawaban: C Jawaban: A
Kata ’abundant’ artinya melimpah. Pilihan Jawaban ini sesuai dengan kalimat
jawaban yang mempunyai arti sama pertama cerita tersebut, ”A wolf saw a goat
dengan kata itu adalah ’plenty’ yang grazing at the edge of a high cliff.” yang
artinya banyak sekali. Pilihan jawaban lain artinya ”Seekor serigala melihat seekor
salah karena maknanya berbeda. Pilihan kambing sedang merumput di tepi tebing
jawaban (A) artinya sedikit, (B) artinya yang tinggi.”. Jadi, yang dimaksud ’there’
kurang dari, dan (D) artinya lebih dari. adalah tempat di mana kambing itu
merumput, yaitu tebing tinggi (high cliff).
5. Which is NOT TRUE according to the story?
A. Olih and her mother were stingy. 7. What can we learn from the story above?
B. That little girl was very generous. A. Don’t look down to other creatures.
C. No one helped those old women. B. Don’t easily believe in well behaved
D. Those seven women thanked Olih creatures.
because of his kindness. C. Don’t judge others by their
Jawaban: A appearance.
Pilihan jawaban ini benar karena tidak D. Don’t easily beat other creatures.
sesuai dengan isi cerita. Pilihan jawaban Jawaban: B
(A) tersebut artinya Olih dan ibunya kikir. Pilihan jawaban ini artinya jangan mudah
Pilihan jawaban yang lain salah karena percaya pada tingkah laku baik orang/
sesuai dengan isi teks. makhluk lain. Pilihan jawaban ini sesuai
dengan isi cerita tersebut. Kambing itu
Read the text and answer questions 6 to 8.
gagal dimangsa serigala karena ia sadar
The Wolf and The Goat atas rayuan dan tipuan serigala itu.
A wolf saw a goat grazing at the edge of Kesimpulannya, ia tidak begitu saja
a high cliff. The wolf smacked his lips at the percaya kata-kata manis sang serigala,
thought of a fine goat dinner. sehingga ia selamat.
“My dear friend,” said the wolf in his 8. From the story we know ________.
sweetest voice, “aren’t you afraid you will A. the goat was very hungry
fall down from that cliff? Come down here B. the wolf was a helpful animal
and graze on this fine grass beside me on C. the wolf was eager to eat the goat
safe, level ground.” D. the goat was going to fight with the
“No, thank you,” said the goat. wolf
“Well then,” said the wolf, “aren’t you Ujian Nasional 2008/2009
cold up there in the wind? You would be Jawaban: C
warmer grazing down here beside me in this Pilihan jawaban ini benar karena sesuai
sheltered area.” dengan isi cerita tersebut. Serigala itu mau
“No, thank you,” said the goat. memangsa kambing yang sedang
“But the grass tastes better down merumput di pinggir tebing yang tinggi. Ia
here!” said the exasperated wolf, “Why dine pun melancarkan tipuan dan rayuan
alone?” beberapa kali agar kambing itu mau
“My dear wolf,” the goat finally said, mendekat, meskipun akhirnya ia gagal.
“are you quite sure that it is my dinner you
are worrying about and not your own?” For questions 9 and 10, choose the correct
words to complete the sentence.
6. “Aren’t you cold up there in the wind?”
The word ‘there’ refers to ________. By the time that wicked witch (9) ________ the
A. a high cliff stone with her magical power, Luby (10)
B. a sheltered area ________ out of the cave already.
C. grass 9. A. smashed B. smashes
D. ground C. has smashed D. had smashed
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Read the text and answer questions 14 and 15. Read the text and answer questions 16 to 18.
Amelia’s house was in a quiet place. It
What Happened? By kiki_bunny23 was a hilly village. The garden of her house
was very beautiful. Flowers with various
06–14–2008
colors grew there. Amelia grew some roses.
My life seems to be doing a complete u-turn. She’s a nature lover. One day Amelia closed
In elementary, I rarely talked; middle school, her book. She felt tired after studying hard.
I talked more; but this year . . . it seems I just She stood by the window. She could see the
can’t make myself heard. I don’t know what mountain from there. It was beautiful with
to do anymore. It seems that whenever I try its bluish green color.
and talk, . . . I’m just ignored. I just don’t “How beautiful! How wonderful it would
think I can survive anymore . . . . Why do be if I could reach the top of that mountain
these things always happen to me? I make without climbing.”
friends easily, but then I lose them just as “If you want to fly up there, follow me,”
fast. Why? It’s a question I ask a lot lately, said a soft voice. Amelia was surprised.
but it is never answered. Well, I guess I’m “Who are you? Why did you come in
going to go now. without permission? ”
“My name is Yuli. My home is a bit far
Jackie Lynn from here. I want to be your friend, Amelia,”
said the girl.
Source: Jackie Lynn, September 7, 2009, A free online “You know my name?” said Amelia.
diary <http://www.my-diary.org/> “I often hear your mother calling you,”
Yuli answered. She reached out her hand to
14. Which is TRUE according to the poem?
Amelia. Amelia shook Yuli’s hand.
A. The writer loved talking in public.
“Why is your hand so cold? Are you
B. The writer was hopeless in making friends.
ill?” asked Amelia, worried.
C. The writer was happy when she was
“I haven’t been to school for a few
in elementary school.
days,” said Yuli.
D. Everyone listened to the writer when
“If you were sick, why aren’t you in bed
she was talking to them.
now?” asked Amelia.
Jawaban: B
“The fresh air will make me better,
Pilihan jawaban ini sesuai dengan kalimat
Amelia,” said Yuli pulled Amelia’s hand. She
”I make friends easily, but then I lose them
wanted Amelia to follow her.
just as fast.” yang artinya ”Saya mudah
“Oh, no. I cannot go now. I must do my
mencari teman, tetapi kemudian saya cepat
homework. How about tomorrow? My
kehilangan mereka.”. Berdasarkan kalimat
mother will make some delicious cakes for
itu, dapat disimpulkan bahwa penulis itu
me. You must taste some, Yuli,” said
putus asa dalam hal pertemanan.
Amelia.
15. “It seems that whenever I try and talk, . . . “Thanks, Amelia. You are so kind.” Yuli
I’m just ignored.” This statement means waved to Amelia and then she was gone.
________. Amelia’s mother was puzzled to see her
A. no one listened to her daughter talking alone.
B. her friends cared for her
16. What does the story tell you about?
C. the writer tried to listen to her friend
A. A mysterious girl.
when they were talking
B. Amelia’s new friend.
D. the writer was talking to her friends
C. A little girl in a village.
and they were willing to listen to her
D. A quiet place in a village.
Jawaban: A
Jawaban: B
Pernyataan itu artinya ”Tampaknya, kapan
Cerita tersebut menceritakan tentang
pun aku berusaha dan berbicara, . . . aku
kehadiran teman baru Amelia, yaitu Yuli.
diabaikan.” Itu sama artinya tak seorang pun
Pilihan jawaban (A) salah karena tokoh
mendengarkannya (no one listened to her).
utama cerita tersebut adalah Amelia
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Jawaban: C B. Write a diary which tells one of the
Pilihan ini sesuai dengan tulisan dalam occasions you experienced yesterday.
buku harian bait ketiga, ”This September
I started to save. I’ll save for emergency, Contoh jawaban:
for next summer, for two years later. Cuz
I’ll go abroad afterwards.” yang artinya
”September ini aku akan mulai menabung. What a day!
Aku akan menabung untuk keperluan 12–23–2009
mendadak, untuk musim panas berikutnya,
I had two tests. All were hard to do, but
untuk dua tahun yang akan datang.
I had done them my best. Hope get
Karena aku akan pergi ke luar negeri
good marks.
setelahnya.”. Jadi, pilihan jawaban yang
sesuai dengan kalimat tersebut adalah On way home, my tire was flat. No
going abroad (pergi ke luar negeri). money left! I had to walk home.
5 kilometers far!
I arrived home sweaty, thirsty, hungry
and . . . tired. Put off my shoes, changed
clothes, washed my hands and feet.
I went to the dining room, took my lunch.
Took a nap after that. What a day!
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6. What is the purpose of the text? 10. Below are what the fish asked the
A. To describe something. fisherman to do, except ________.
B. To inform something. A. not to eat him
C. To entertain the readers. B. to throw him back to the water
D. To report something. C. to come back and catch him again
when he grew bigger
7. What happened to the sparrow in the text?
D. to make him a good dinner
A. It lived with the kind-hearted couple
forever. 11. What did the fisherman do to the fish?
B. An ill-tempered woman cut its A. He took care of the fish.
tongue. B. He ate him.
C. An ill-tempered woman cut its leg. C. He sold him.
D. It was killed. D. He gave him to another person.
8. What is the resolution of this story? Ujian Nasional 2006/2007
A. A kind-hearted woman found Read the text and answer questions 12 and 13.
a poor little sparrow.
B. An ill-tempered woman cut the The Sea
sparrow’s tongue. (By Viki Reichova)
C. The horrible creatures stung and The sea is quite wavy,
bit the When it is storming, it is crazy,
ill-tempered old woman to death. The fishermen fish for food,
D. The kind-hearted man and woman By the sandy shore at dawn or night,
looked for the sparrow. The fish are slimy,
Ujian Nasional 2006/2007 They jump in the boat,
The sea is quite wavy!
Read the text and answer questions 9 to 11.
Source: Viki Reichova, August 10, 2009 <http://
A long time ago, there lived a fisherman. goodnightstories.com/read/poem118.htm>
One day he had been fishing all day, but he
12. “They jump in the boat,” (line 6)
did not catch anything. In the evening, he
The word ‘they’ refers to ________.
caught a very small fish. The fish said,
A. the fishermen
“Please don’t eat me. Please, I’m too small
B. the fish
to make you a good dinner. Please, throw
C. the dawn or night
me back to the water. Later, when I grow
D. the food
bigger, you come back and catch me again.”
“No,” said the fisherman. “I am going to 13. According to the poem, the fishermen go
keep you. If you get back into the water, you fishing ________.
will take very good care, and you will never A. at day break or in the morning
come near me again.” B. in the evening or at night
Then, the fisherman put the poor little C. in the afternoon or at night
fish in his pond at the backyard. When the D. at day break or at night
fish grew biggger, it became a good friend
of the fisherman. He never wanted to eat the
fish.
9. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To tell how to do something step by
step.
B. To entertain the readers.
C. To tell past events.
D. To describe a person or a place.
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Jawaban Review Unit 1 8. C. Soal menanyakan resolusi, atau
penyelesaian konflik masalah. Konflik pada
A. Pilihan Ganda
cerita ini diselesaikan dengan adanya
1. C. Pada percakapan itu, Gerry memberi tahu makhluk mengerikan yang menyengat dan
Dewa bahwa Harris mendapat burung menggigit wanita tua yang jahat tersebut
kakaktua dari pamannya. Ia juga sampai mati (horrible creatures stung and
menyampaikan kepandaian burung tersebut. bit the ill-tempered old woman to death).
Jadi, Gerry dan Dewa membicarakan Jadi, pilihan jawaban yang benar adalah
tentang burung kakaktua Harris. (C). Pilihan jawaban yang lain salah.
2. B. Gerry menyampaikan kabar bahwa Harris (A) artinya seorang wanita yang baik
mendapat burung kakaktua yang bisa menemukan seekor burung pipit yang
menyapa dan bernyanyi. Dewa merespons malang, (B) artinya seorang wanita tua
dengan mengatakan, ”I can’t believe it!”. yang jahat memotong lidah burung pipit itu,
3. A. Pada teks tersebut diceritakan tentang dan (D) artinya pria dan wanita yang baik
Mbok Rondo yang menangkap keong mas itu mencari burung pipit.
dan kegiatan yang dilakukan Keong Mas di 9. B. Teks tersebut berbentuk naratif karena
rumah Mbok Rondo. Jadi, judul yang sesuai menceritakan hal-hal yang bersifat khayal,
untuk cerita tersebut adalah Keong Mas. misalnya tentang a talking fish (ikan yang
4. D. Kata ’it’ merupakan kata ganti benda yang dapat berbicara). Tujuan sebuah cerita
telah disebutkan sebelumnya. Kata benda naratif adalah untuk menghibur pembaca
yang telah disebutkan sebelumnya adalah (to entertain the readers), sehingga pilihan
’the snail’. Jadi, kata ’it’ tersebut mengacu jawaban yang benar adalah (B). Pilihan
pada the snail. jawaban yang lain salah. (A) yang artinya
untuk memberi tahu cara melakukan
5. C. Kata ’give up’ artinya menyerah. Pilihan
sesuatu dengan serangkaian langkah
jawaban yang memiliki makna menyerah
merupakan tujuan sebuah teks procedure,
adalah surrender. Pilihan jawaban (A)
(C) yang artinya untuk menceritakan
artinya menerima, (B) artinya menolak, dan
kejadian masa lalu merupakan tujuan teks
(D) artinya menyerahkan.
recount, dan (D) yang artinya untuk
6. C. Teks ini berbentuk naratif yang disimpulkan, menggambarkan orang atau tempat
dari frasa ’once upon a time’ yang artinya merupakan tujuan teks deskriptif.
pada zaman dahulu kala’. Tujuan sebuah
10. D. Dalam teks terdapat kalimat yang
teks naratif adalah untuk menghibur
diucapkan ikan, yaitu ”Please don’t eat me.
pembaca (to entertain the readers), sesuai
Please, I’m too small to make you a good
dengan pilihan jawaban (C). Pilihan
dinner. Please, throw me back to the water.
jawaban yang lain salah. (A) artinya untuk
Later, when I grow bigger, you come back
mendeskripsikan sesuatu, (B) artinya untuk
and catch me again.” yang artinya ”Tolong
menginformasikan sesuatu, dan (D) artinya
jangan makan saya. Saya masih terlalu
untuk melaporkan sesuatu.
kecil untuk dibuat makan malam yang
7. B. Kalimat kelima dan keenam paragraf lezat. Tolong lemparkan saya kembali ke
pertama adalah ”But there was an ill- dalam air. Di kemudian hari, saat saya
tempered old woman who didn’t like the bertambah besar, datanglah kemari dan
sparrow. She cut the sparrow’s tongue.” tangkap saya lagi.”. Pilihan jawaban yang
yang artinya ”Namun, ada seorang wanita bukan permintaan ikan kepada nelayan itu
tua yang jahat yang tidak menyukai burung adalah (D) yang artinya untuk menjadikan
pipit itu. Ia memotong lidah si burung ikan tersebut makan malam yang lezat.
pipit.”. Dari sini dapat disimpulkan bahwa Oleh karena itu, pilihan jawaban yang
yang terjadi pada burung pipit itu adalah benar untuk soal pengecualian adalah (D).
seorang wanita tua yang jahat memotong Pilihan jawaban yang lain salah karena
lidah burung pipit itu (an ill-tempered sesuai dengan permintaan ikan tersebut.
woman cut its tongue). Pilihan jawaban
11. A. Jawaban dapat disimpulkan dari kalimat
yang benar adalah (B). Pilihan jawaban
”Then, the fisherman put the poor little fish
yang lain salah. Pilihan jawaban
in his pond at the backyard.” yang artinya
(A) artinya burung itu tinggal dengan
”Kemudian nelayan itu menaruh ikan kecil
sepasang suami istri yang baik selamanya,
yang malang itu di kolam di halaman
(C) artinya seorang wanita tua yang jahat
belakang.”. Dari sini kita mengetahui
memotong kaki burung pipit itu, dan
bahwa nelayan tersebut merawat ikan
(D) artinya burung pipit itu dibunuh.
malang itu. Oleh karena itu, pilihan
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Petunjuk Umum:
Berikut ini disajikan beberapa bentuk narrative yang dapat dijadikan sebagai bahan untuk kegiatan pengayaan, seperti kegiatan
listening, reading comprehension (pertanyaan pemahaman teks), cloze exercises, jumbled exercises (menyusun kalimat/
paragraf acak), melanjutkan paragraf menjadi teks yang utuh, mengidentifikasi struktur teks, dan mengidentifikasi noun phrases
dalam teks.
Text 1
Nyi Banjarsari
It was a rainy season. The villagers were happy, most of them were farmers. Rain would water their
rice field, and soon they would harvest their rice.
Pak Bong was one of the farmers. He was also very happy. He wanted to buy some clothes for himself,
his wife and his beloved daughter, Nyi Banjarsari. She was a very beautiful girl. Her parents loved her
because she was very obedient.
One night, Pak Bong had a terrible dream. An old man came to him and said the rain would never stop.
There would be a great flood. At first Pak Bong thought it was just a dream, but he had the same dream in
the following nights. He decided to tell all the villagers about his dream and asked them to evacuate on a hill
not far from their village.
“Ha ha ha? You are joking, Pak Bong. How can we leave our rice field? We are going to have great
harvest, remember?” Everybody was laughing at Pak Bong.
Pak Bong did not give up. He kept on asking the villagers to evacuate to the hill. Finally, some villagers
believed him. Together with his wife and his daughter Nyi Banjarsari, Pak Bong and his friends went to the
hill.
In the meantime, heavy rain fell days and nights. It continued until water entered the houses. The
villagers were sorry they did not listen to Pak Bong and ignored his advice. Soon, the village was drowned!
Pak Bong and his friends could not do anything. They were sad because their village was under water.
Then, they prayed to God. They asked God how the water dried up from their village. The answer came in
Pak Bong’s dream. In his dream, the same old man told him how to save their village.
“If you want the water to dry up, you have to sacrifice your daughter. She has to jump into the water!”
said the old man.
Pak Bong was very sad. He then told his family about his dream. His wife did not agree at all. She did
not want to lose her lovely daughter.
“That’s O.K., Mother. If this is the only way to save our village, I would jump into the water,” said Nyi
Banjarsari. Her parents could not say anything. They could not prevent their daughter from jumping into the
water.
Slowly, water dried up. Pak Bong and his friends then returned to their village. They built their houses
and had their lives back. To show their thankfulness and gratefulness to Nyi Banjarsari, the villagers named
their village into Banjarsari.
Source: August 10, 2009 <http://indonesianfolklore.blogspot.com/search/label/Banten>
Text 2
The Story of a Sugar Palm Tree
A husband and a wife lived happily in a village. They had two children, a son and a daughter. The son’s
name was Tare Iluh, and the daughter’s name was Beru Sibou. Their happy life ended when their father died.
Since then their mother worked hard for them. She worked so hard that it made her suffer from a terrible illness.
Their mother then died. Later, Tare Iluh and Beru Sibou stayed at their uncle’s house.
Days passed by and those kids have grown into adults. Tare Iluh decided to find a job in another village.
He then left his sister and his uncle. Tare Iluh wanted to make money in a short time. He thought gambling was
the answer. He gambled using the money his uncle gave him. At first he won some money. He was so happy
and used all the money. Sadly, he lost. All the money he had was gone. He was upset. After that he borrowed
money from the villagers, he lost again, and he borrowed some money again. He kept on borrowing some
money until he had a lot of debts.
When the villagers asked him to pay the debt, Tare Iluh could not pay them. He did not have any
money. The villagers were angry. They put him in the jail!
Text 3
The Lonely Traffic Light
Once upon a time, there was a traffic light . . . a lonely traffic light. She felt that nobody gave her much
attention. Sometimes people would stand by her and push the button for the light to change, and she felt
less lonely while they were waiting. But once the light changed, the people would leave and cross the street.
At times, when the light was red, the people waiting in the cars would give her their attention as they
waited for the light to turn green. That also made her less lonely, but not for long. Once the light turned
green, the cars would zoom by without noticing that she existed.
Then, the traffic light noticed that there was a little red car that passed by early every morning and
again every afternoon. It was a mother and two little kids dropping off their daddy at the train station in the
morning and picking him up in the afternoon.
Sometimes when the light was red, the two kids would wave to the traffic light, show her their stuffed
animals, or stare at her waiting for the light to change. That made her very happy. At other times when the
light was green, the car would go right through the intersection, and the little kids wouldn’t even look at the
light. That made her very sad.
The traffic light wanted the attention of the two little children and decided that the next time she saw the
car, she would turn herself red. That would give the kids a chance to wave to her or stare at her. She thought
the idea sounded very nice, so that was what she did the next morning and afternoon when she saw the red
car.
After a few days of switching herself, the circuit inside of her pole got messed up and the light stayed
on yellow. She tried very hard to switch it to red or green but she just couldn’t.
The next morning, the repairmen came and opened the little door on the side of her pole. They worked
for a couple of hours and found the problem. The switch that she used to turn the light from red to yellow to
green had burnt out. In a few minutes they had replaced the bad switch, and the traffic light was back to
normal. Now she was again able to stop the red car and see the little children every morning and afternoon.
But after a few days the switch burnt out again, and the repairmen had to come out to fix it once more.
As they were working, the traffic light could hear them talking to each other. She heard them saying that the
traffic light must be getting too old, and that it was really hard for all of the people because it was making traffic
jams when she broke down. When she looked up, she saw a huge line of cars all waiting and honking. All of the
people in them were very upset because they couldn’t get where they needed to go.
It was then that the traffic light realized how important she was to all of the people in their cars. She had
always thought that they were simply ignoring her when they drove away, but now she knew that without her
no one would be able to drive anywhere. Then, she felt very bad that she had caused all of these problems.
The traffic light did not want to make people unhappy, so she decided that from now on she would only
switch herself from green to red when it was the proper time so that her switch wouldn’t burn out too soon.
She thought of how happy it made people when she was working properly, and she knew that she would still
see the kids every day, even if it was for only a few seconds. That made her very happy, and from that day
on she was never lonely again.
Source: August 10, 2009 <http://goodnightstories.com/read/traflite.htm>
86 UNIT 1 Narratives
3. Maid 1 and Maid 2 are talking about ________.
Choose A, B, C or D for the correct answer.
A. a broken mirror
1. Rina : It’s a hot news. Have you heard B. a beautiful girl
about it? C. a wicked lady’s behavior
Sifa : Not yet. What news? D. a mirror that can talk
Rina : Susi ________ a new dress for the Jawaban: C
party. Pilihan jawaban ini sesuai dengan ucapan Maid
Sifa : Really? 1 di awal percakapan, yaitu ”Did you hear that
Rina : Yes. I saw it yesterday. It’s beautiful! the wicked lady had broken her big mirror?”
A. will make B is making yang artinya ”Sudahkah kamu mendengar
C. can make D. has made bahwa wanita jahat itu telah memecahkan
Ujian Nasional 2004/2005 cermin besarnya?”. Ucapan-ucapan berikutnya
Jawaban: D merupakan gagasan pendukung dari ucapan
Kalimat Susi tersebut menjelaskan pentingnya tersebut.
hasil dari suatu kegiatan yang dilakukan pada 4. “She was angry when the mirror replied her
waktu lampau dan masih ada hubungannya question.”
dengan waktu sekarang. Oleh karena itu, The underlined word can be best replaced by
kalimat yang diucap Susi tersebut meng- ________.
gunakan the present perfect tense (has/have + A. answered B. questioned
past participle). C. claimed D. explained
2. Rafi : Did you watch the tennis match on Jawaban: A
TV? Kata ’replied’ dan ’answered’ mempunyai arti
Akmal : Yes. Serena Williams won it. yang sama, yaitu menjawab. Pilihan jawaban
Rafi : Really? yang lain salah; (B) artinya bertanya atau
Akmal : Yes, she played ________. menanyai, (C) artinya menuntut atau meminta,
A. calmly B. carelessly dan (D) artinya menjelaskan.
C. slowly D. wonderfully
Read the text and answer questions 5 and 6.
Ujian Nasional 2004/2005
Jawaban: D I am a mouse. My name is Niblet. I live in a little
Berdasarkan isi percakapan itu, diketahui hole in a house. Living in the house is a man,
bahwa Serena Williams memenangkan a woman, a boy and a girl. I like the two children
pertandingan tenis. Oleh karena itu, ketika ia a lot. They always leave crumbs behind and I get to
bertanding, tentu saja ia melakukannya dengan eat them when everyone is asleep. They also have
baik/mengagumkan (wonderfully). Pilihan cool little toys. Some of the toys are good for my
jawaban yang lain salah karena tidak sesuai home so I borrow them and use them in my house.
dengan konteks percakapan. Pilihan jawaban Last week I found a little chair, just big enough for
(A) artinya dengan tenang, (B) artinya dengan me. It fits so nicely in my living room.
sembrono, dan (C) artinya dengan pelan-pelan. Source: August 10, 2009 <http://goodnightstories.com/
read/imouse.htm>
Read the dialog and answer questions 3 and 4.
5. What can you learn from the story?
Maid 1 : Did you hear that the wicked lady had A. We should be grateful.
broken her big mirror? B. We should let garbage or toys scatter around.
Maid 2 : No, I didn’t. How come? C. We should keep the house clean.
Maid 1 : She was angry when the mirror replied D. We should be good to other people by
her question. lending them what they need.
Maid 2 : What did it say? Jawaban: C
Maid 1 : It said that there was a girl who was much Tokoh utama cerita tersebut adalah seekor
beautiful than she was. tikus bernama Niblet. Ia suka makan makanan
Maid 2 : It is not surprising. yang berserakan dan mengambil mainan
34. “Don’t lie to me Landy!” (Paragraph 7) I have that one person I can trust back.
What does the underlined word refer to? We are friends again and I am happy to be
A. Tito the roaster. so. I just want her not to worry about me and
B. Koko the frog. not punish herself over hurting me. It’s in the
C. Cici the rabbit. past and it doesn’t matter. There are many
D. Kuku the turtle. more things in life imposing a threat right
Jawaban: D now than any pain that she may have
Jawaban ini benar karena sesuai dengan caused me. We are friends that is all that
kalimat ””Don’t lie to me, Landy! Who knows matters to me. And thank you for it.
I can help you,” said Kuku wisely.” Jadi, kata
’me’ tersebut mengacu pada orang yang Source: skin deep, September 2, 2009, <A free online diary -
mengucapkan kalimat itu sendiri, yaitu Kuku http://www.my-diary.org/>
(dari frasa kunci ’said Kuku wisely’).
37. What did the writer feel when she wrote the diary?
35. What can we learn from the story above? A. Sad. B. Angry.
A. We like someone to ridicule each other. C. Tired. D. Happy.
B. We have to help our friends and Jawaban: D
appreciate them. Berdasarkan isi buku harian itu, penulis merasa
C. We are disappointed to get a bad senang karena teman yang dipercayainya
physical appearance. kembali lagi menjadi temannya (kalimat ”I have
D. We should not underestimate that one person I can trust back”.). Selain itu,
someone’s bad physical appearance. catatan itu ditutup dengan ucapan ”We are
Jawaban: D friends that is all that matters to me. And thank
Pilihan jawaban ini benar karena sesuai you for it.” yang artinya ”Kita berteman, itulah
dengan kalimat ”He said, ”Poor you. But it isn’t yang penting bagiku. Dan terima kasih
your fault. I know, your spikes are very useful karenanya.”. Dari kalimat-kalimat tersebut dapat
and helpful for you. They will realize it someday. disimpulkan bahwa penulis merasa senang
Trust me!”” yang artinya ”Ia berkata, ”Kasihan (happy) karena temannya telah kembali.
kamu. Namun, itu bukan salahmu. Saya tahu,
duri-durimu sangat berguna dan bermanfaat 38. Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the
bagimu. Mereka akan menyadarinya suatu saat text above?
nanti. Percayalah padaku!” Berdasarkan A. The writer and her friend just met again
ucapan Kuku ini, kita dapat menarik kesimpulan after they had separated for a long time.
bahwa penampilan fisik yang kurang baik tidak B. The writer and her friend had a conflict, but
selalu berarti buruk. Oleh karena itu, kita tidak it had been settled down.
boleh meremehkannya (we should not C. The writer was glad because she could get
underestimate). her friend back.
D. The writer’s friend had hurt the writer’s
36. How many characters are there in the story? feeling.
A. Four. Jawaban: A
B. Five. Pernyataan pada pilihan jawaban (A) salah
C. Six. karena penulis dan temannya tidak berpisah
D. Seven. dalam jangka waktu yang lama. Mereka
Ujian Nasional 2008/2009 kembali berteman setelah masalah di antara
Jawaban: C mereka terselesaikan (sesuai dengan pilihan
Karakter yang ada dalam cerita itu adalah jawaban (B)). Hal itu membuat penulis gembira
Landy the porcupine, Cici the rabbit, Tito the (sesuai dengan jawaban (C)). Permasalahan itu
rooster, Kuku the turtle, Koko the frog, dan the karena temannya telah melukai perasaan
evil wolf. Jadi, ada 6 (six) karakter. penulis (sesuai dengan pilihan jawaban (D)).
Expressing Politeness
Look at the bold-typed sentences in the dialog above. In the dialog, the student asks for
information to her teacher about Mr. Burhan. She says, “Excuse me. Could you please tell
me where Mr. Burhan is, Sir?” The sentences express a polite request.
To make your request sounds polite, you may use the following words.
● Please, at the beginning, middle or the end of your sentence.
● Modals, like can, will, could, would, may. Only use could and would in a formal situation
or when you are talking with someone you haven’t known before.
Here are some expressions used to express politeness and their possible responses.
Expressing Politeness Responding
98 UNIT 2 Reports
Answer the questions below.
1. What expressions did you learn in Unit 1?
Jawaban: I learned about telling interesting news or information and responding to it.
2. Can you mention some of those expressions?
Jawaban: Yes, I can.
Telling about interesting news or information:
● Guess what!
● Let me tell you this.
● I’ll tell you what!
Responding to interesting news or information:
● That is smart.
● You are terrific.
● Is that true?
Sentence Purpose
Jawaban:
1. “Would you mind telling me more about it?” and “Would you please tell me why?”
2. It was not very smooth.
3. He had trouble with his photo in the passport.
4. Because he had a surgery in his chin two months ago and a new hair cut.
5. The Indonesian Embassy.
Dialog 2
Delon and Ferry arrive at Sari’s house to study together.
Delon : Hello, Sari.
Sari : Hello, Delon, Ferry. Please come in.
Ferry : Thank you.
Sari : Please have a seat. I’ve been waiting for you, guys. Anyway, can I get you something to
drink first? I have orange juice.
Delon : I’d love orange juice.
Sari : What about you, Ferry?
Ferry : Could I have iced-lemon, please?
Sari : No problem
Ferry : Thank you.
Later on . . . .
Delon : Listen, I have a problem with question number five. Sari, do you know the answer?
Sari : Unfortunately, not. I passed that question.
Ferry : I know it!
Delon : Really? Can you explain it to us?
Ferry : Sure.
Jawaban:
1. Sari and her friends.
2. At Sari’s house.
3. Iced-lemon.
4. They do not know the answer of the question number five.
5. He asks someone to explain something.
Variasi:
Complete the following statements based on the dialog in Task D.
1. Mr. Permana orders ________ steak.
2. Mr. Permana likes to order vegetables, such as ________.
3. The waiter offers ________, special drink of the restaurant.
4. Mr. Permana likes to drink ________.
5. Mr. Permana’s order will be done in ________.
Jawaban:
1. well-done grilled
2. French fried potatoes, peas and green beans
3. mocca-strawberry float
4. orange squash
5. ten minutes
C. Complete the following dialog with the correct expressions from the box.
E. Put the following sentences in the correct order to make a proper dialog.
Percakapan yang dikerjakan siswa dan jawaban:
5 Receptionist : For what time, Sir?
8 Customer : Reza Ramlan.
11 Receptionist : Thank you, Sir.
6 Customer : Around 7:30 p.m.
1 Receptionist : Good morning. Melia Restaurant. May I help you?
10 Customer : That’s right.
3 Receptionist : We open at 9 a.m., and close at 11 p.m.
2 Customer : Yes, please. Could you tell me first what time your restaurant opens?
Variasi:
Are the following statements true (T) or false (F) based on the dialog in Task D?
Correct the false ones.
1. ______ The dialog is about canceling a reservation.
2. ______ The restaurant opens for thirteen hours.
3. ______ The reservation is a table for two people.
4. ______ Mr. Reza Ramlan will have brunch at Mulia Restaurant.
5. ______ The reservation is made on the name of Reza Ramlan.
Jawaban:
1. F (The dialog is about making a reservation for a table in a restaurant.)
2. F (The restaurant opens at 9 a.m. and closes at 11 p.m. It means that it opens for
fourteen hours.)
3. T
4. F (Mr. Reza Ramlan reserves a table for two this evening at 7:30 p.m. which is the time to
have dinner, not brunch.)
5. T
Greet the shop assistant. Answers your greeting, and offers you help.
Mention your purpose, and ask where to find the Shows you the direction to get what you want and
items. asks the size.
Tell the size (25) and the color you want to the Shows you the trousers and where the fitting
shop assistant. room is.
Ask whether you can try more than one item. Tells that you can try on two items only.
Pick the trousers you want to try on. Ask the shop Helps you to get them.
assistant other trousers in similar size and color,
but from different label.
Tell you’ll wait while the shop assistant is looking Gives you the trousers and asks whether you need
for the trousers. more help.
Tell that you don’t need anymore help and thank Respond to your gratitude.
the shop assistant.
2.2 Genre
Spoken Text
The text above is a spoken report. The purpose is to give information about the way
things are. A report focuses on people and things in general. It also uses the present
tense, except for the extinct ones, like dinosaurs, you use the past tense.
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Grammar Section
Coordinating Conjunctions
Read the following dialog.
Really?
The bold-typed sentence is a compound sentence which consists of two independent clauses.
The two clauses are connected by a coordinating conjunction ‘but’.
Coordinating conjunctions link two equal structures. For example, they can link two
independent clauses, two nouns, two verb phrases, and so on.
A B
Variasi:
A. Listen to your teacher.
Fill in the blanks based on the monolog you have heard.
Teks yang dikerjakan siswa:
Do you need something for your study, life and maybe your home? Are you (1) ________
where to get the thing fast and (2) ________? Do not worry, there is a very quick and smart way
to get what you want now. Do you know what it is? It is the Internet. (3) ________ is a vast
(4) ________ linking millions of computers around the world that use a (5) ________ as the
transmitter.
Governments, companies, newspapers, etc. in this world have their own sites to
(6) ________ their products and information in the Internet. With the Internet, you will be easier
to find what you need. It does not waste too much time. When your computer has an Internet
(7) ________ which can be (8) ________ by dialing your Internet (9) ________ of your country
with your local (10) ________, or when everything is set correctly, your Internet is ready to use.
C. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F) based on the text you have just heard
in Task A?
Correct the false ones.
1. ______ The text is mainly about the Internet in general.
2. ______ The Internet only links a few number of computers.
3. ______ A government uses the Internet to inform their policies to the public.
4. ______ It takes less time to get information we need via Internet.
5. ______ You can access the Internet without dialing the Internet provider.
Jawaban:
1. T
2. F (It links millions of computers around the world.)
3. T
4. T
5. F (You can access the Internet by dialing the Internet provider.)
H. Answer the following questions based on the sentences you have written in Task G.
1. How often is mail delivered?
Jawaban: Once a day.
2. Who delivers mails in Mauritania?
Jawaban: Post drivers do.
3. What is rejected mail?
Jawaban: It is mail that cannot be delivered or returned to its sender.
4. How can there be rejected mails?
Jawaban: It happens if it is addressed wrong and does not have a return address.
5. What happens to anonymous mails?
Jawaban: The mails are destroyed and any valuables are sold.
Variasi:
Find the similar meanings of the following words in the text above.
Explain their meanings.
Kata-kata yang dikerjakan siswa dan jawaban:
Word Synonym Meaning
Jawaban:
Paragraph Main Idea
1 The general classification of puffin crossings.
2 The operation of puffin crossings.
3 The built-in detector system of puffin crossings.
4 The difference between puffin and pelican crossings.
5 The advantage of puffin crossings.
Variasi:
A. Find the main idea of each paragraph in the following text.
Dengue fever is one of the most dangerous diseases in the world. Dengue fever is
endemic in most tropical countries of the south Pacific, Asia, the Carribean, the USA, and
Africa.
This disease rapidly spreads in most tropical urban areas of the world. It means
people in these areas have high risks of infection of the disease.
Jawaban:
Paragraph Main Idea
1 The general classification of dengue fever.
2 The spread of dengue fever.
3 The cause of dengue fever.
4 The symptoms of dengue fever.
B. Retell the text in Task A based on the list of the main ideas.
Contoh jawaban:
You know, the cases of dengue fever are increasing especially during the rainy season.
No wonder if dengue fever becomes one of the most dangerous diseases in the world.
Now, can you tell us the endemic areas of this disease are? Right. Dengue fever is
endemic in most tropical countries of the south Pacific, Asia, including Indonesia, the Carribean,
the USA, and Africa.
As a matter of fact, this disease rapidly spreads in most tropical urban areas of the world.
It means people in these areas have high risks of infection of the disease.
Let’s talk about the cause of this disease. Well, dengue fever is actually caused by a virus
which is transmitted into human by the bite of infected mosquitoes, usually Aedes aegypti. In
other words, the disease cannot spread directly from person to person.
Then, what are the symptoms of the disease? The person who suffers from the disease will
show the symptoms of high fever, severe headache, backache, joint and muscle pains.
Sometimes, many patients get nausea, vomiting, and rash on arms, face and legs.
Unfortunately, till now there is no specific treatment of the disease.
Contoh jawaban:
Listen, everyone. Do you know what a skyscraper is? Let me tell you then.
Actually, there isn’t any official definition or set height for a skyscraper. Many people usually
describe it as a very tall building that towers above the other buildings along a city’s skyline.
However, some also define any building with 20 stories or more as a skyscraper, others as 50 or
100 or more stories. As a matter of fact, the word skyscraper was originally a nautical term that
referred to the tall sails on a sailing ship.
Now, in the 21st century, the image of a skyscraper in our urban society is that of a mega
structure rising to the sky. You can only find them in a world class city such as Hong Kong or New
York.
Talking about the building structural make-up, it is different for skyscrapers. Buildings not
exceeding four floors can be supported by their walls alone; while skyscrapers, as they are taller
and heavier, have to be supported by a large network of steel and concrete known as a skeletal
frame. Then the walls hang from this skeletal frame.
One more important thing, skyscrapers commonly have a steel structure with a core column.
The core is usually made up of reinforced concrete. Here the elevators and plumbing are contained
within the core.
E. Choose A, B, C or D for the correct that referred to the tall sails on a sailing
answer based on the information in ship.” yang artinya ”Kata skyscraper mula-
Task D. mula adalah istilah kelautan yang
mengacu pada layar yang tinggi pada
1. What is the information about? perahu layar.”. Pilihan jawaban yang lain
A. Today’s image of a skyscraper. salah karena tidak sesuai dengan isi teks.
B. The general description of skyscraper. 3. These statements are true about the
C. The definition of a skyscraper. structure of skyscrapers, except
D. The structure of a skyscraper. ________.
Jawaban: B A. they generally have a steel structure
Pilihan jawaban tersebut benar karena with a core column
menyimpulkan keseluruhan informasi. B. the core of them is usually made up of
Pilihan jawaban yang lain salah karena reinforced concrete
hanya merupakan gagasan pendukung C. they can be supported by their thick
dari informasi utama. and strong walls alone
2. What does the word ‘skyscraper’ originally D. they have to be supported by a large
refer to? network of steel and a skeletal frame
A. The tall sails on a sailing ship. Jawaban: C
B. A very tall building. Struktur pencakar langit dijelaskan dalam
C. A city’s skyline. kalimat-kalimat ”. . . while skyscrapers, as
D. A mega structure. they are taller and heavier have to be
Jawaban: A supported by a large network of steel and
Pilihan jawaban ini benar yang concrete known as a skeletal frame. The
disimpulkan dari kalimat ”The word walls then hang from this skeletal frame.
skyscraper was originally a nautical term Skyscrapers generally have a steel
Variasi:
Identify the structure of the text in Task A.
Jawaban:
General Joglo is the famous traditional building in Java, especially in
Classification Central Java. Joglo refers to a traditional wooden house, which has
a building standard or it is called pakem in Javanese.
Variasi:
Underline the noun phrases in the text in Task A.
Jawaban:
Joglo is the famous traditional building in Java, especially in Central Java. Joglo refers to a traditional
wooden house, which has a building standard or it is called pakem in Javanese.
Commonly joglo is made of high quality of teak wood–since this kind of wood is rather expensive,
only wealthy or noble people have or can build it. At times part of it like the front door or called gebyog is
made in luxurious handcraft with particular theme and has a specific meaning or philosophy. Therefore,
a grand Javanese wooden house is highly priced.
Joglo has a specific home plan, which each part of it has a particular purport. The home plan of joglo
may be divided into several parts, such as senthong and omah jero as primary territory, jogan and gandhok
as secondary territory, then pendapa as public territory.
Each territory has its own purpose and rules. Primary territory means only the owner has
permanently complete control; senthong that means a room with partition used as a private room for the
dwellers, then omah jero that has a similar function to senthong. Next is secondary territory–a wide
coverage area, which is periodically controlled. This room is not exclusively being used by the dwellers or
certain people. Jogan and gandhok including in this area are set as semi private rooms; gandhok is
usually set as a dining room or living room while jogan is used to receive informal guests or relatives. This
part is different from pendapa that is a public territory to receive formal guests. In this public territory
everyone is allowed as long as that person complies with certain condition in this area.
However, the home plan of Javanese wooden house can be developed in accordance to the needs.
One of the reasons is this type of wooden house requires a spacious area that is difficult to find now. The
cost is big as well that people will think twice to build it. There are also changes in its functions as meeting
rooms, restaurants or hotels.
Variasi:
A. Write the sentences in the text above that use modals and sentence connectors.
Jawaban:
The sentences using modals:
1. . . . but is usually more creative for it may include plastic palm tree-shaped slides and other
tropical-themed play equipment.
2. For example, a water park may have bumper boats in a water-filled section rather than
bumper cars in a concrete area.
3. You can often find a good mix of thrilling water rides and relaxing water-filled areas in
a water park.
4. A water park may also have hot tubs and some also have a wave pool.
5. Larger water parks may have a large section with many different types and sizes of water
slides rather than just one or two water slides.
The sentences using sentence connectors:
1. Although many water parks have a beach theme, some actually have real sand to play in
near a pool that is often called a lagoon.
2. The lagoon in a water park is like a swimming pool, but is usually more creative for it may
include plastic palm tree-shaped slides and other tropical-themed play equipment.
3. A water park may also have hot tubs and some also have a wave pool.
4. They’re often great places for children’s birthday parties, and an indoor water park is
a good option for those in cooler climates.
5. Most water parks don’t allow outside food and drinks, but have reasonably-priced birthday
party packages and do allow you to bring a birthday cake.
E. Complete the following statements with the correct words based on the text in Task D.
1. “It usually has features such as water slides and brightly colored areas for children to play and
swim in.” (Paragraph 1)
The underlined word refers to ________.
2. “. . ., but is usually more creative for it may include plastic palm tree-shaped slides and other
tropical-themed play equipment.” (Paragraph 2)
The underlined word refers to ________.
3. “These are water-filled sections that people can float down on tubes or rafts.” (Paragraph 3)
The underlined word refers to ________.
4. “Most water parks have areas for toddlers and their parents.” (Paragraph 4)
The underlined word refers to ________.
5. “. . ., but have reasonably-priced birthday party packages and do allow you to bring a birthday
cake.” (Paragraph 5)
The underlined word refers to ________.
6. “. . . some actually have real sand to play in near a pool that is often called a lagoon.”
(Paragraph 1)
The opposite meaning of the underlined word is ________.
7. “. . . that are similar to non-water rides at regular amusement parks.” (Paragraph 3)
The opposite meaning of the underlined word is ________.
8. “These are water-filled sections that people can float down on tubes or rafts.” (Paragraph 3)
The opposite meaning of the underlined word is ________.
9. “Larger water parks may have a large section with many different types and sizes of water
slides . . . .” (Paragraph 4)
The similar meaning of the underlined word is ________.
10. “. . . and an indoor water park is a good option for those in cooler climates.” (Paragraph 5)
The similar meaning of the underlined word is ________.
Jawaban:
1. a water park 2. the lagoon in a water park 3. lazy rivers
4. the toddlers’ 5. the readers 6. false
7. irregular 8. to sink 9. part, area
10. choice
Recently the number of (1) ________ keeps on rising. Many factors are involved. One of them
is drivers’ bad attitude on the road. These (2) ________ may be the main factors as to why many
accidents happen.
Bad drivers you see on the streets and (3) ________ of almost any country can be classified
into three types. The first kind of bad drivers is the wannabe Grand Prix racer. This kind of driver
drives (4) ________. For example, he or she steps on the gas and roars away a millisecond before
a traffic signal turns green. Driving in the passing lane and ignoring (5) ________ are normal for
this kind of driver.
The second one is the modern multitasker. Modern multitaskers include drivers such as
working mothers and (6) ________ and women. They eat a sandwich, drink a cup of coffee, talk on
their (7) ________ and discipline the children fighting in the back seat while speeding down the
highway at 65 mph.
The last one is (8) ________. The cautious driver drives very slowly and carefully. For
instance, he or she drives no faster than 40 mph on highways and slows down to 30 on every
curve. When making a turn, he or she almost comes to (9) ________ before inching around the
corner. Therefore, bad drivers can be (10) ________, slowsters or just inattentive, but you have to
watch out for all of them.
Adapted from: Introduction to Academic Writing (First Edition)
Jawaban:
1. d 2. g 3. a 4. e 5. h 6. j 7. c 8. i 9. b 10. f
B. Make five sentences using ‘may/might’ and five sentences using ‘can/could’.
Contoh jawaban:
Using may/might
1. I may be at home this weekend.
2. May I join the camping activity, Mom?
3. Your parents might forgive you if you told them the truth about the case.
4. I might win the competition if I prepared myself better.
5. The students may have a math test today.
Using can/could
1. The little boy can stand on his one hand.
2. My brother can cook very delicious fried rice.
3. Could you pass me the book over there, please?
4. Could I leave this room after finishing the task, Sir?
5. Please tell me your problem. Who knows I can help you.
General A mail box can be your doorway to the world because it connects each
Classification country. Through it, you can go into nearly every country in the world.
Spoken Text
Written Text
Aunty, I have some good news for you. Last month I passed my final
examination. A week ago I succeeded to join in a senior high school English
competition. Last night my parents promised to send me to a famous English
course in my town. They also promised me if my scores in English are good,
they’ll send me to a foreign university. Great, isn’t it? I’ll work hard. I want to
be a great pediatrician like you, Aunty.
Well, that’s all for now. I’m looking forward to hearing your news.
Love,
Debby
The text is a letter. A letter is a written message. There are many different sorts of letters,
as follows:
● news or recounts, e.g. letter to friends or relatives,
● responses, e.g. apologies, complaints,
● requests or transactions, e.g. business letter.
Here are what you should write on your letter.
1. Sender: return address and phone number and email (optional).
2. To: date, name and address (for formal letters), salutation or greeting, e.g. Dear . . .,
3. Message: introduction, message and personal comment.
4. From: closing, e.g. Yours sincerely or Regards, followed with name.
Letter tips:
● Write your address and the date.
● Greet people using their name.
● Write your message politely.
● Sign your name at the end.
Source: September 29, 2010 <http://www.writingfun.com>
B. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F) based on the complete announcement
in Task A?
Correct the false ones.
1. ______ The announcement is about a cooking contest at school.
2. ______ It is the second cooking contest held by the school.
3. ______ Each group may consist of three students.
4. ______ The closing date of the registration is January 29.
5. ______ There is an announcement about the contest in the announcement board.
Jawaban:
1. T
2. F (It is the first cooking contest held by the school.)
3. F (Each group consists of at least four students. It means it should consist of four or more
than four students.)
4. F (The closing date of the registration is January 21.)
5. T
A. Complete the following text with the correct words from the box.
Variasi:
A. Match the words in column A with their correct meanings in column B.
A B
1. puzzle a. legally effective because made or done with the correct procedure
2. valid b. functioning or in operation
3. teenlit c. functioning or in operation
4. active d. a thing that is usually difficult to answer
5. copy e. teen writing, like short stories or novels
Jawaban:
1. d 2. a 3. e 4. b 5. c
B. Make sentences using the words in column A.
Jawaban:
1. My brother gave me a puzzle that made me headache.
2. To get a scholarship I need to enclose a copy of valid school report.
3. I like to read a teenlit, since the stories are close to my every day life.
4. A driving license is active for five years.
5. The teacher punished Dino for cheating by asking him to make a hundred copies of
regretting letters.
Dear Lula,
How are you? I’m doing fine here. Last week I went to Batam for business. I’m so sorry I could
not come to visit you in Pekanbaru because it was only a short visit. I only stayed for one night.
My colleague picked me up at the airport. Then, we continued our journey to the hotel.
It was a very hot day. I remembered that I drank five cold drinks in one hour. I also visited
Nagoya, Batam Center and Galang Island. I didn’t forget to go shopping there. O.K., Lula. That’s
enough for now. Don’t forget to write me soon. I do really want to know you better.
Best regards,
Susan
Adapted from: English in Focus for Grade IX Junior High School (SMP/MTs)
C. Complete the following letter with the correct words from the box.
Cliffton School
Newport, Gwent Wales
I don’t live in England, I live in a big town called Newport. It is in the south of Wales. It has got
a (1) ________ of 120,000 people.
My school is in the north of the town. Near the school there are shops, offices and cafes. A lot
of (2) ________ like football. After school they play football in the park near the sea. I don’t like
football. I go to the swimming pool near the bus station after school. I’m in the school (3) ________.
I live about four kilometers from school. I don’t walk to school, but by the school bus. There are
a lot of factories near my flat. My mother works in one of the (4) ________. My father doesn’t work.
On Saturday mornings I have guitar (5) ________ in my teacher’s house near the library and
museum.
Write and tell me about your town and school.
Love,
Anne
Source: Contextual Teaching and Learning Bahasa Inggris Sekolah Menengah Pertama/Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Kelas IX Edisi 4
Jawaban:
1. d 2. a 3. e 4. c 5. b
Yours sincerely,
Tiara
3 On Tuesday night the creek flooded right into our house. On Wednesday afternoon my
sister slipped in the mud and we had to wait at the hospital for house because her arm was
broken.
2 First of all, I’d like to apologize. I couldn’t do my homework this week because we had
a disaster every night. On Monday night during the hail storm, the power went off and stayed
out until after breakfast.
4 Last night it rained again and the roof of my bedroom collapsed. My homework sheet is now
buried forever!
Variasi:
Complete the following statements based on the proper letter above.
1. The purpose of the letter is to ________.
2. On Monday night, the weather was ________.
3. On Tuesday night, the writer’s house was ________.
4. The writer’s sister was taken to the hospital because ________.
5. The roof of the writer’s bedroom collapsed because of the rain on ________.
Jawaban:
1. ask for an apology
2. stormy
3. flooded
4. she slipped in the mud and her arm was broken
5. Thursday night
Permata School
Jalan Pegangsaan number 10, Jakarta
We do appreciate the time you have given to help for of our previous carnivals. We
couldn’t do it without you.
Once again we are requesting your expert assistants to help us make this year’s
carnival as successful as those in the past. We are expecting your presence in Permata
Sports Complex on March 21, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Thank you for your time. We are looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours sincerely,
Hermawan
OSIS chairperson
Read the following text and answer questions B. Complete the following text with the
18 to 20. correct words from the box.
A Product Warranty
a. computers b. destination
A warranty is the basic agreement between
c. e-mail addresses d. the Internet
a buyer and a seller; the buyer gives money in
e. recipients f. the domain name
exchange for an item that the seller guarantees will
g. abbreviation h. a text editor
work. For example, you want to buy an expensive
i. the user’s name j. messages
item such as a camera, a refrigerator or a car, you
listen carefully to the salesperson’s explanation
E-mail, (1) ________ of the term electronic
about the product. You should evaluate the feature
mail, is a method of transmitting data such as text
of a product and determines that guarantees the
files, digital photos, audio and video files from one
dealer or manufacturer offers. When you finally
computer to another, over an intranet or
purchase the item, you should put the product
(2) ________.
warranty in a safe place in case something goes
E-mail enables computer users to send
wrong.
(3) ________ and data quickly through a local area
Occasionally, a company requires the customer
network or beyond through the Internet. E-mail
to send the registration card before the warranty
users create and send messages from individual
goes into effect. Be sure to fill this out and send it in,
(4) ________ using commercial e-mail programs.
or the company may not honor your warranty.
Most of these programs have (5) ________ for
There are two types of warranty; full and
composing messages.
limited. A full warranty guarantees that the
The user sends a message to one or more
manufacturer will repair or replace an item or refund
(6) ________ by specifying destination addresses.
the purchase price if the item is defective.
The address of an e-mail message includes the
A limited warranty states that the manufacturer
source and (7) ________ of the message. E-mail
will repair defective parts of an item, but you usually
messages are addressed according to the following
have to take it or mail it back to the manufacturer,
convention: the first part of the address contains
pay labor charges and include money for return
(8) ________, followed by the symbol @,
shipping and handling costs.
(9) ________ (yahoo, google, etc.), the institution’s
Both full and limited warranties have time limits,
or organization’s name (com, edu, gov), and finally
guarantee only certain parts of the product and do
the country name (au, fr, uk).
not cover damage by neglect or misuse.
E-mail messages display headers and footers
Source: Communicator I
above and below the main message body. These
18. What is the purpose of the text? parts record the sender’s and recipient’s names and
A. To tell past events. (10) ________, the times and dates of message
B. To entertain the readers. transmission and receipt and the subject of the
C. To describe a particular thing. message.
D. To describe the way things are. Most e-mail programs allow the user to send
separate files attached to e-mail transmissions. This
19. The following statements are what you should enables the user to append large text–or graphics–
do when you buy a product, except ________. based files to e-mail messages.
A. evaluate the feature of the product Source: Microsoft Encarta Reference Library 2008
B. send the registration card to the company
Text 1
Underground Railways
Underground railways have many names, such as subways, metros or tubes. In some modern big
cities, such as New York or London, most people prefer going to work by subways to by their own cars or
buses. They do it to avoid the heavy traffic that often occurs in city centers. Moreover, this public transport
can carry hundreds of passengers quickly.
There are three kinds of underground railways. They are open-cut, cut-and-cover and tube. Open-cut
subways are built by digging rectangular ditches in streets. You can find many of them in New York,
America. Cut-and-cover subways are when an open-cut subway is covered again with a road or
pavement. Meanwhile, the tubes are deep, round tunnels created by boring through the ground, like most
of London’s lines.
Source: September 2, 2008 <http//www.wikipedia.com>
Text 2
Newspapers
I’ve once heard someone who said that “All I know is what I read in newspapers.” This is an
uncommon expression, but I’m sure it is true that newspapers are important sources of information.
Many people begin their day by reading the papers. In this way they learn what is going on in the
world. However, sometimes they don’t have time to read the news carefully and must be satisfied
with a quick look at the front page; at other times they may be in such a hurry that they only have
time to glance at the headlines.
There are newspapers to satisfy every reader. In big cities there are many types of papers, with
several different editions every day. Some years ago, in small towns there were fewer newspapers
and perhaps only one edition each day, but now the situation is different. In some areas, the papers
are printed weekly.
Most newspapers have several sections, especially on Sunday when the edition is larger than
usual. There are, in addition to the front page with the most important news, the sports section,
the society page, the comics, the amusement section, the business page and the editorial.
Another type of publication which helps people keep informed is a magazine. Some magazines
are published weekly; others are issued monthly. There are news magazines and magazines for
special interests such as photography, sport, art and music. Some are primarily for men, others for
women, and there is a selection of children magazines too.
Source: Ujian Nasional
Read the following text and answer questions To: All Scout Members
5 and 6.
We are going to go camping at Bringin area,
from June 14–16, 2009. The contribution is
Rp75,000.00. Members who would like to join
the activity should register their names to
Mrs. Katmiati. Registration will be on June 10,
2009.
Naufal A. C.
The Chief
170 LatihanPustaka
Daftar Ujian Nasional