HORTATORY EXPOSITION

Task 1 (ONE) : Before reading the text, find out the synonym of the provided
words with the words in the table and find their Indonesian
equivalence.

Text words Synonym Indonesian Equivalence

(in Bahasa Indonesia)
reluctant - unwilling - ragu, enggan
waste - useless - tak berguna
contribute - bestow - memberi
drudgery - boring work - pekerjaan yang membosankan
contentment - pleasure - puas
deprive - bereave - mecabut, kehilangan
outstanding - prominent - luar biasa, menonjol
discover - find out - menemukan
insult - humiliation - menghina
equal - identical - sama, mirip

Words to match !

- boring work - humiliation

- bereave - useless
- find out - pleasure
- identical - prominent
- unwilling - bestow

Task 2 (TWO) : Read the following text attentively.

Higher Education for Women

In this modern era there are still some parents who are reluctant about sending their
daughters to college. The narrow attitude shown to women’s education is largely due to the
traditional role of women in society. A woman is expected to be a wife and a mother.
Most parents believe that if their daughter gets married and chooses to be a housewife,
then the higher education will be a waste. However, an educated woman is not only a better
wife but also contributes something to the society.
Nowadays, more and more women are successfully combining their career and
marriage. Educated women are richer both emotionally and financially. They are able to find
outlets for their monotonous drudgery of their housekeeping. They bring more satisfaction and
contentment to their lives.
Depriving girls of higher education is class discrimination. Time has changed. Modern
society needs the talents of its people regardless of gender. Today, women work alongside
men. In fact, in the last few decades, women have made outstanding contributions to their
society.
Women should be given the freedom to be educated whether or not they get married or
go to work after finishing their education, because it is only through education that a woman
will find herself useful and discover what she wants in life. A woman who works is not an
insult to her husband. Conversely, her husband should feel proud of her achievements since
marriage is actually an equal partnership.
 Therefore, parents should not think that girls should receive less education just because
they will get married one day.

Task 3 (THREE) : Answer the following questions.

1. What becomes an issue of the text above?
The reluctance of parents to send their daughter pursue a higher education
2. According to some traditional parents, whom is a college for?
For men
3. What are educated women expected to do in their lives?
To bring more satisfaction and contentment in their lives. Whether she is
married or not, working or not working.
4. “ Men and women have to work together to get a better life in the modern era.”
In what paragraph can you find the idea above?
Paragraph 4
5. ……because they will get married one day ……What does ‘they’ refer to?
The daughters of those parents who are reluctant to send their daughter to
college.

Task 4 (FOUR) : Answer the following questions.

1. Why are their daughters not sent to the college?
Their parents think that it is a waste as they are expected to get married and be a
housewives.
2. Why do some parents think that higher education is not necessary for their
daughters?
Because they expected the daughters will get married and be housewives therefore
it is not necessary to have a degree.
3. What do women think about themselves if they are given chances to get higher
education?
A woman will find herself useful and discover what she wants in life, they are also
richer both emotionally and financially. They are able to find outlets for their
monotonous drudgery of their housekeeping. They bring more satisfaction and
contentment to their lives.
4. What does the writer expect for the readers after reading the text?
To be persuaded to act or think that women should be given higher education
whether they will be married or not.

GOOD LUCK !

Name : Ketut Divya Shanti B

Class : XI SAINS 9
No: 16