Lesson Plan

School : MTs Al Ikhwan

Subject : English
Topic : The Amazing Muse
Subtopic : Descriptive text and Present Continuous Tense
Skill : Reading
Semester / Class : I / VIII
Time Allocation : 2 x 40 (one meeting)

I. Standard of Competence :
5. Understanding meaning of functional written text and the simple short essay in descriptive
and recount form that related with immediate environment.
II. Basic Competence:
5.2. Responding the meaning in short and simplest written functional texts accurately,
fluently, and acceptable related around us.
III. Indicator: The students can:
Identifying the detail information in the functional texts.
Identifying the grammar that used in the functional texts.
Responding the meaning in the functional texts.
IV. Method: Direct and Communicative language teaching
V. Teaching and learning activities
No Time Teachers activities Students activities
1 5 Induction:
=>The teacher says hello to students The students answer:
Good morning students. Morning sir,
How are you? Fine, and you?
So do I, Nice to see you Nice to see you too,
Have you breakfast? Sir
Yes
2 10 Pre-reading activities:
introduction
=>The teacher tries to introduce the
material Students pay attention
Ok, today I bring you an interesting text
with the picture. The students are
=>The teacher asking for guessing what thinking
the text is
Can you guess what the text about from
the picture? No
=>The teacher gives clue The students try to guess
It tells about something to us. News text
It expresses special thing or different. Diary text
It expresses characteristic of
something. Descriptive text
It describes of something
=>The teacher gives reward
Good!
=>The teacher tries to know the students
knowledge. No.
 Do you know what descriptive text is? Students pay attention
=>Teacher explains that descriptive is
text that describes something, person,
place, event, or idea.
3 50 While reading activities:
Activity 1
=>The teacher motivates the students
Ready for reading, students? Yes, sir
Activity 2
=>The teacher practices what will they do
for that day such as:
-Teacher gives a paper of descriptive text The students receive the
with a picture for two students (pair paper.
work) in the class
-The teacher gives instruction. The students pay
I will give you ten minutes to read the attention.
text and ten minutes to answer the
question below the text.
Ready, now, lets start! The students read and
Activity 3 answer the questions.
The teacher and the students correct the The students pay
answers together. attention and correct
Activity 4 their answers.
The teacher does like what in activity 2,
but one student gets one paper of new The students do like
descriptive text with picture. what in activity 2, but
Activity 5 individually.
To correct the students answer, the
teacher asks the students to change their The students change
answer papers with their friends. their answer papers with
Activity 6 their friends.
The teacher asks a student to read the
answers base on the answers paper in his The students read their
/ her hand and asks their friends to check friends answers and
the answer and the teacher gives reward check them.
for true answers like say good.
4 10 Post-reading activity:
=>The teacher asks the students to tell The students try to
what they got that day. resume their lessons that
=>The teacher reviews the lesson by day.
explaining. The students pay
=>The teacher gives homework like write attention.
descriptive text about themselves or their
homes. The students pay
attention.
5 5 Closing:
The teacher says farewell: The students answer:
Good bye students Goodbye, Sir
See you See you too
Dont forget to do your homework Yes, I willSir
 VI. Evaluation
Aspects:
Aspect Score KKM
Reading Comprehension 10 x 10 question 70
Result Max. score = 100 KKM = 70
Procedure Evaluation:
1. Correct and Complete answer : 10
2. Correct and incomplete answer : 7,5
3. Incorrect answer : 2,5
4. No answer :0
List of score
Score Result Value
90 - 100 Complete Excellent
8888 80 -89 Complete Great
75 -79 Complete Good
70 -74 Complete Enough
0-69 Incomplete Remedial

VII. Teaching Aids

1. Handouts.
2. Picture.
VIII. References
1. Mukarto, Sujatmiko, dkk. English On Sky. Jakarta: Erlangga 2007
 The paper for activity 2
Bandengan Beach
Bandengan Beach or Tirta Samudra Beach is the famous beach in Jepara. The place is
very beautiful and romantic. People around Jepara, Kudus, Demak knows this place. This
place is located 7 kilometers north of Jepara city center. The way to get there is very easy.
Just follow the traffic sign and you will find it. From the town square, follow the road to
Bangsri then turn left when reached Kuwasen village. You can take public transportation or
by your own vehicle.
The white sandy beach which has pure water is good for swimming. The beach is save
enough for swimming because the beach is shallow and the wave is not so big. This place is
more beautiful at dusk. We can see the beautiful sunset with our family or friends. In this
location, we can sit and relax on the shelter while enjoy the natural beach breezy wind. It also
has large pandan tree field. It is suitable for youngster activities such as camping. If we want
to sail, we can rent the traditional boat owned by local people.
In this place we can find many traditional footstalls. We can order traditional foods
sold by the trader such as roasted fish, crab, boiled shell. Pindang srani is one of the delicious
food enjoyed by the visitors. Come to the bandengan beach and you will find a paradise on
the tips of Muria peninsula.
THE QUESTION
1. What is the topic of the text above?
2. What are/is the grammar that used in the text
3. What is the other name of Bandengan beach?
4. How far the beach from Jepara city center?
5. Why the beach is good for swimming?
6. Why the beach is save enough for swimming?
7. The word it in the sentence: It is suitable for youngster activities such as camping. Refers
to .?
8. What can we do if we want to sail?
9. What is the name of one of the delicious food in Bandengan beach?
10. What is the purpose of the text above?
 The paper for activity 4
Borobudur Temple
The Borobudur Temple complex is one of the greatest monuments in the world. It is
Hindu Budhist temple. . It was built in the ninth century under Sailendra dynasty of ancient
Mataram kingdom. Borobudur is located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.
The structure, composed of 55,000 square meters of lava-rock is erected on a hill in
the form of a stepped-pyramid of six rectangular storeys, three circular terraces and a central
stupa forming the summit. The whole structure is in the form of a lotus, the sacred flower of
Buddha.
For each direction there are ninety-two Dhyani Buddha statues and 1,460 relief
scenes. The lowest level has 160 reliefs depicting cause and effect; the middle level contains
various stories of the Buddha's life from the Jataka Tales; the highest level has no reliefs or
decorations whatsoever but has a balcony, square in shape with round walls: a circle without
beginning or end. The design of borobudur which symbolizes the structure of universe
influences temples at Angkor, Cambodia. Borobudur temple which is rededicated as an
Indonesian monument in 1983 is a valuable treasure for Indonesian people.
THE QUESTION
1. What is the topic of the text above?
2. What is Borobudur?
3. Where is the location of Borobudur temple?
4. What is the sacred flower of Buddha?
5. What will we find in the lowest level?
6. What will we find in the middle level?
7. What will we find in highest level?
8. Is Borobudur one of seven wonder worlds?
9. Why Borobudur temple is a valuable treasure for Indonesian people?
10. What is the purpose of the text above?