Modul 05 English For Engineering

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MODUL PERKULIAHAN
English For
Engineering I
Materials Properties
Abstract Kompetensi
In this unit, students will learn about In this unit, students will learn about
Reading Comprehension. Besides, Reading Comprehension. Besides,
some activities related to leisure are some activities related to leisure are
discussed in this chapter. discussed in this chapter.
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Teknik Teknik Industri F022100001 Andary A. Munita, ST., MT
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Reading Comprehension
HERE COME THE TOURISTS (EXCERPT)
“Give me the T-shirt,” the woman said to the tourist. The small village in the Amazon was
almost filled with beggars. It was hard to believe that the community began its ecotourism
project in 1992 in order to protect natural resources. The villagers had lost interest in the land
and became enchanted by things the tourists had. Their repeated “requests” annoyed tourists.
Some locals were more skilled and playful in their requests, others up-front and demanding.
“They have money and many things,” said the woman asking for the t-shirt. “It’s no problem
for tourists.”
It is easy for the locals to perceive tourists as incredibly wealthy. The entire tourist
experience revolves around money and purchases. The community itself is being purchased.
Tourists are super consumers who bring their foreign languages and communications, strange
and inappropriate clothing, and camera into community. In the context of a brief visit,
sometimes an overnight, few real friendships are formed between tourists and locals. Tourists
are eager for adventure, or at least the perfect photo opportunity. If the tourist becomes upset
in the midst of the excitement, the local usually pays the price. But these strange people
sometimes give away token gifts to locals, even money. This results in the beginning which
becomes increasingly widespread as locals begin to see themselves as poor or backward can
manifest itself in crimes not previously common in a community.
Indigenous peoples in the Andes demand compensation for having their photographs taken,
saying it’s intrusive. A woman in Otavasilo, Ecuador, explained to me, “We see ourselves
and our children on postcards and in books. We do not benefit from having our photos taken.
A foreigner does. We demand part of the profits.” In some indigenous communities,
photography is taboo because it is believed to cause physical and spiritual harm to the person
who is photographed. In India young children have had limbs torn out from their bodies to
make them more pathetic and hence “better” beggars. Adults who commit this violence often
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have several children who work for them. Other forms of begging sometimes found amusing
by tourists offend many locals. An indigenous leader from Panama told me, “It breaks my
heart to see the young boys swimming after the coins the tourists throw in the water. We
spent years acquiring our rights to these lands. Now with tourism, the people here do not care
about the land anymore. They just want tourist dollars.
While tourists believe they can contribute to destination communities, locals don’t always
agree. Money spent by budget travelers-especially back-packers-may go into the local
economy. They tend to stay in cheaper hotels and eat in cheaper restaurants owned by locals
and so get closer to the local culture. These young vacationers like to distinguish themselves
as “travelers” not “tourists.” They live by budget travel guides and often flock to the same
inexpensive areas of villages and cities. But in “frontiers” like Kathmandu, Goa, and
Bangkok, where a backpacking subculture has existed since it became part of the “hippie”
routes in the 1960s, such travelers have a reputation for stinginess and rude, hard bargaining.
In Indonesia I met a British bicyclist who was cycling around the world. He was proud that
he had spent virtually no money on his trip. He lived with families that took him in every
night from the road and ate what was offered to him by people he met along his way. He had
not worked in any of the places he had visited. He was extremely happy that he had just
bargained a local merchant down from the equivalent of ten cents to a penny for four pieces
or bread. I thought it was rather odd that he was taking advantage of everyone he meet and
wouldn’t even pay a fair of price to a poor baker.
 RECALLING INFORMATION
Which of the following statements from the reading do you think are facts and which ones are
opinions? why? Write F in front of the facts and O in front of the opinions. Line numbers are
given, so you can examine the contexts.
1. The community began its ecotourism project in 1992. (Line ……….….)

2. The villagers lost interest in the land. (Line ………………)
3. The entire tourist experience revolves money and purchases. ( Line…….…)
4. For real friendships are formed between tourists and locals.
(Line …………)
5. If the tourist becomes upset, the local usually pays the price.
(Line ……….…)
6. Indigenous people in the Andes demand compensation for having their photography
taken. (Line …………)
7. In some communities photography is taboo because it is believed to cause harm. (Line
…………….)
8. Tourists believe they can contribute to destination communities.
(Line ……..….)
9. Budget travelers tend to stay in cheaper hotels and eat in cheaper restaurants
(Line………..)
10. In Kathmandu, Goa, and Bangkok, a backpacking subculture has existed since the
1960’s. (Line ………………)
TALKING IT OVER
In small groups, discuss the following questions;
1. The village in Amazon brought in tourists in order to protect its natural resources.
What natural resources do you think the villagers wanted to protect? What went wrong?
___________________________________________________________________________
_______________________
2. What kinds of jobs does tourism bring to a small village? Do these jobs sometimes
benefit the local people or not? Explain!
___________________________________________________________________________
_______________________
3. Is begging a problem only in developing countries? What are some ways to deal
with?
___________________________________________________________________________
_______________________
4. Why does the woman in Otavalo, Ecuador, want compensation for having photos
taken? Why is photography taboo in some communities?
___________________________________________________________________________
_______________________
5. Do you ask permission before taking photos of strangers? Why or why not?
___________________________________________________________________________
_______________________
6. What is a “budget traveler” and why do such travelers sometimes bring money into
the local economy?
___________________________________________________________________________
_______________________
7. What types of travelers do not bring much money into the local economy? Why?
___________________________________________________________________________
_______________________
8. Does the British tourist who was cycling around the world have a good attitude? Why
or why not?
___________________________________________________________________________
_______________________
Passage 2
Methods of Education: East versus West
A. A teacher from a western country recently visited an elementary school in an Asian

country. In one class, she watched sixty young children as they learned to draw cat. The class
teacher drew a big circle on the black board, and sixty children copied it on their papers. The
teacher drew a smaller circle on top of the first and then put two triangles on top of it. The
children drew in the same way. The lesson continued until there were sixty-one identical cats
in the classroom. Each student’s cat looked exactly like the one on the board.
B. The visiting teacher watched the lesson and was surprised. The teaching methods
were very different from the way of teaching in her own country. A children’s art lesson in
her own country produced a room full of unique pictures, each one completely different from
others. Why? What causes this difference in educational methods? In a classroom in any
country, the instructor teaches more than art or history or language. He or she also teaches
culture (the ideas and beliefs of that society). Each educational system is a mirror that reflects
the culture of the society.
C. In a society such as the United States or Canada, which has many national, religious,
and cultural differences, people highly value individualism-the differences among people.
Teachers place a lot of importance on the qualities that make each student special. The
educational systems in these countries show these values, students do not memorize
information. Instead, they work individually and find answer themselves. There is often
discussion in the classroom. At an early age, students learn to from their own ideas and
opinion.
D. In most Asian societies, by contrast, the people have the same language, history, and
culture. Perhaps for this reason, the educational systems in much of the Orient reflects
society’s belief in group goals and purposes rather than individualism. Children in China,
Japan, and Korea often work together and help one another on assignments. In the classroom,
the teaching methods are often very formal. The teacher lectures, and the students listen.
There is not much discussion. Instead, students recite rules or information that they have
memorized.
E. There are advantages and disadvantages to both of these systems of education. For
example, one advantage to the system in Japan is that students there learn much more math
and science than American students learn by the end of high school. They also study more
hours each day and more days each year than North Americans do. The system in difficult,
but it prepares students for a society that values discipline and self-control. There is,
however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools,
yet many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information that they have
memorized.
F. The advantage of educational system in North America, on the other hand, is that
students learn to think for themselves. The system prepares them for society that values
creative ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school,
they haven’t memorized as many basic rules and facts as students in other countries have.
 GETTING THE MAIN IDEAS
Answer the questions according to the reading selection. Which statements apply to which
system of education? Write W (Western) or A (Asian) on the lines.
1. ……….. The teacher draws pictures that the children copy exactly.
2. ……….. Each child draws a different picture, the teacher helps individuals.
3. ……….. The society values individualism highly.
4. ……….. Students have to find information themselves, and there is a lot of
discussion.
5. ……….. Most of the people in the country have the same language, history, and
culture.
6. ……….. Students listen to the teacher and memorize information and rules.
7. ……….. The system prepares students for a society that values discipline.
 GUESING MEANING FROM CONTEXT
Find the meanings of the underlined words in the sentences. Write them on the lines.
1. A children’s art lesson produced a room full of unique pictures, each one completely
different from others.
_________________________________________________________________
2. The instructor also teaches the culture (the ideas and beliefs of society)
_________________________________________________________________
3. People highly value individualism- the differences among people.
_________________________________________________________________
4. Most Asian societies value discipline, or self-control.
_________________________________________________________________
5. The teacher drew a big circle on the backboard, and the children copied it. then she
drew a smaller circle, and the class drew it the same way.
_________________________________________________________________
6. The teaching methods were very different from the way of teaching in her country.
_________________________________________________________________
 UNDERSTANDING READING STRUCTURE
A. Paragraphs divide reading material into topics. In the selection at the beginning of the
chapter, there are letters next to the six paragraphs each of which is usually about one topic.
Match the paragraph with their topics and write the letters of the paragraph on the lines.
1. _____ How Western school systems reflect the values of individualism

2. _____ The advantages and disadvantages of the North American system
3. _____ Reasons for differences in educational system
4. _____ How Asian school systems reflect group goals
5. _____ Introduction; a classroom in an Asian country
6. _____ The advantages and disadvantages of Asian methods of education
B. A reading may express one main idea. The main idea is the most important idea of the
reading; it sums up the topics and the ideas of all the paragraphs. Circle the number of the
main idea of the beginning of the chapter.
1. In elementary schools in Asia, children copy pictures of cats from the blackboard.
2. There are advantages and disadvantages to different educational systems, which
reflect culture.
3. In a society such as the United State or Canada, teachers value individualism highly.
4. Students from Japan can memorize information better than students from the United
States.
Daftar Pustaka
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/work
http://www.ielts-mentor.com/reading-sample/academic-reading/29-ielts-academic-reading-
Whitby, Norman. 2013. Business Benchmark. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

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Fakultas Program Studi Tatap Muka Kode MK Disusun Oleh

HERE COME THE TOURISTS (EXCERPT)

1. The community began its ecotourism project in 1992. (Line ……….….)

Methods of Education: East versus West

A. A teacher from a western country recently visited an elementary school in an Asian

1. _____ How Western school systems reflect the values of individualism

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