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1 INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH
2 PRE TEST
3 STRUCTURE PRACTICE EXERCISE

INTRODUCTION

English is an International language which is used throughout the world. Every aspect of
life especially in science and technology, nowadays, applies English as the medium of
information, and English becomes one of the main requirements in order to have the basic
competencies. In terms of the phenomenon, plantation studies as one of the program of education
need English in order to communicate both in spoken and written.

According to the stakeholders need, therefore, it is necessary to conduct the materials in

order to fulfill the requirement of the stakeholders. Because of the needs of the stakes holder are
different from one to another, hence, the use of English is quite different from the General
English. In this case, the use of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) is very necessary.

In terms of the requirements of plantation students in applying English as one of their

competencies in the work field, therefore, the writer conducted the materials which integrate
both the General English (EGP) Purposes and English for Specific Purposes (EGP) in order to
fulfill the needs. This material includes both grammatical procedures and reading
comprehension, therefore, the students will acquire four language competencies, namely,
listening, speaking, reading and writing.
 PRE TEST
1. The men __________ a lot of oil palm trees last 11. He ____________ a new land last month.
week. a. buy c. bought
a. cropped c. cropping b. buys d. buying
b. crop d. crops 12. Oil palms are ___________ for their cluster
2. The farmers __________ the plants every of fruit, which can weigh 40 – 50 kg
morning. a. grew c. growing
a. watered c. water b. grown d. grow
b. waters d. watering 13. The information of planting system and density
3. The businessman exported the palm oil to rendering to optimal production of both latex
overseas, and so _______ he. and wood has not been _________ yet,
a. did c. does a. known c. knew
b. do d. will b. knows d. know
4. Palm was ___________ to Java by the Dutch in 14. Palm oil has long _______ in widespread
1848.
a. introduce c. introduces use as cooking oil.
b. introducing d. introduced a. be c. been
5. The government always__________ oil palm b. was d. being
plantation companies to develop new plantations to 15. With the invention of the automobile in the
be operated by local small landholders. late 19th century, the rubber boom ______
a. encourages c. encouraging a. begin c. begun
b. encourage d. encouraged b. begins d. began
6. Rubber is one of the most important products 16. Demand for palm oil has _________ in
to ________ out of the rainforest. recent years due to its use as a bio fuel.
a. comes c. coming a. increased c. increase
b. come d. came b. increases d. increasing
7. To increase competitiveness of rubber plant- 17. Since the days when the ’guineesis’ was
ation could be ____________ by diversification first introduced by the British, Indian
of products. laborers were ______in to work the estate.
a. achieved c. achieve a. bring c. bringing
b. achieves d. achieving b. brings d. brought
8. He won’t spray the pesticide to the plants and 18. It must be ________ that all palm seeds
neither _________ they. contain acid.
a. won’t c. will a. noted c. note
b. did d. do b. noting d. notes
9. He __________ the latex to the factory 19. Different grades of oil quality are _______
yesterday. from the pericarp and the kernel.
a. sell c. selling a. obtains c. obtained
b. sells d. sold b. obtaining d. obtain
10.We __________ the fertilizer in the barn two 20. Malaysia and Indonesia are ____________
days ago. their palm oil production capacity.
a. keeps c. keeping a. expanding c. expands
b. kept d. keep b. expanded d. expand