Chapter 9

HEROES

Tujuan Pembelajaran:
Setelah mempelajari Bab 9, siswa diharapkan mampu:
1. Mengidentifikasi tujuan komunikasi, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan
dari teks recount tentang peristiwa bersejarah lisan dan tulis sesuai konteks
penggunaan.
2. Menjelaskan isi teks lisan dan tulis yang menceritakan peristiwa bersejarah
dengan benar dengan memperhatikan tujuan komunikasi, struktur teks, dan
unsur kebahasaan teks recount sesuai konteks penggunaan.
3. Memberi informasi tentang peristiwa bersejarah secara lisan dan tulis
dengan memperhatikan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan
teks recount sesuai konteks.
 WARMER

Observe the crossword puzzle below. In the puzzle, there are 10 regular and
10 irregular verbs in past tense. Work in pairs to find them as fast as possible.
Write your answer on a piece of paper. Post your answer on the white/black board
or on a wall of your classroom as soon as you finish doing it. Those who can finish
the earliest are the winners. As the winners, you can tell the class to sing an
English song that you like and tell them to dance, too

Regular verb Irregular verb

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VOCABULARY
BUILDER

Check whether these words have been matched to the correct meaning in Bahasa Indonesia.
Compare your work to your classmates’.

remembrance (noun) : kekuatan militer

surrender (verb) : menyerahkan
weaponry (noun) : persenjataaan
defiant (adjective) : menantang
drop (verb) : memperlambat
leaflet (noun) : selebaran
anger (verb) : membuat marah
be betrayed (verb) : ter/dikhianati
siege (verb) : mengepung
reinforcement (noun) : peringatan
casualties (noun) : korban
hamper (verb) : menjatuhkan
militia (noun) : kelompok pejuang
advance (verb) : bergerak maju
rally (verb) : berkumpul untuk mendukung
VOCABULARY
BUILDER

Listen to your teacher reading the following words. Repeat after him/her.

remembrance : / rəmem.brəns /
bloody : / blʌd.i /
surrender : / s ə ren.dər /
weaponry : / wep.ən.ri /
defiant : / dɪfaɪ.ənt /
drop : / drɒp /
leaflet : / li.flət /
anger : / aŋ.gə r /
militia : / mɪlɪʃ.ə /

Task 1: Reading Comprehension

As you know on every 10 November we all celebrate
Heroes
Days. Why do you think the Heroes Day took that
special date to
commemorate our heroes’ sacrifice? Discuss with
your partners
and come to a conclusion why the date has become
On special. After Indonesia celebrates Hari Pahlawan or Heroes Day in
10 November,
remembrance of the Battle of Surabaya which started on that very date in the year
1945. The bloody battle took place because Indonesians refused to surrender their
weaponry to British army. British Army at that time was part of the Allied Forces. The
defiant Bung Tomo is the well-known revolutionary leader who played a very
important role in this battle. It all started because of a misunderstanding between
British troops in Jakarta and those in Surabaya, under the command of Brigadier
A.W.WS. Mallaby. Brigadier Mallaby already had an agreement with Governor of East
Java Mr. Surya. The agreement stated that British would not ask Indonesian troops and
militia to surrender their weapons.
However, a British plane from Jakarta dropped leaflets all over Surabaya. The
leaflet told Indonesians to do otherwise on 27 October 1945. This action angered the
Indonesian troops and militia leaders because they felt betrayed.

On 30 October 1945, Brigadier Mallaby was killed as he was approaching the

British troops’ post near Jembatan Merah or Red Bridge, Surabaya. There were many
reports about the death, but it was widely believed that the Brigadier was murdered by
Indonesian militia. Looking at this situation, Lieutenant General Sir Philip Christison
brought in reinforcements to siege the city.
In the early morning of 10 November 1945, British troops began to advance into
Surabaya with cover from both naval and air bombardment. Although the Indonesians
defended the city heroically, the city was conquered within 3 days and the whole battle
lasted for 3 weeks. In total, between 6,000 and 16,000 Indonesians died while casualties
on the British side were about 600 to 2000.
Battle of Surabaya caused Indonesia to lose weaponry which hampered the
country’s independence struggle. However, the battle provoked Indonesian and
international mass to rally for
the country’s independence which made this battle especially important for Indonesian
national revolution.
Adapted from: http://www.globalindonesianvoices.com/17298/hari-pahlawan-battle-of-surabayathe-
story-behind-indonesias-heroes-day/

Task 2: Answer the following questions briefly based on the text

above.
1. What is the passage about?
2. When did the battle take place?
3. Where did it happen?
4. What caused the battle? Draw a diagram that shows chronologically
5. the events that led to the battle.
6. What do think about the Indonesian military power compared to
 7. that of the British army at that time?
8. What made the Indonesians dare to face the British army military
aggression?
9. Did the Indonesian lose or win the battle? Why do you think so?
10. How did the battle influence the national revolution at that
time?
11. Who was the prominent figure in the battle? What did he do?
12.Indonesia had gone through many battles. Why do you think the date
of the Battle of Surabaya is used as a momentum to commemorate
our hero’s contribution?
13.Describe in one word the Indonesians who defended their city at that
time.
14.Do you think that the information in the text is clear?
15.Have you read other texts that tell about similar events? What are
they?

GRAMMAR REVIEW

Task 1: Read the following incomplete sentences. Complete them with

am/is/are (present) or was/were (past).
 1. In 1945, they _____ 17, so they ______ 85 now.
2. Today the weather _____ cold, but last Monday it _______ terribly hot.
3. I _____ very thirsty. Can somebody give me a glass of water, please?
4. The defiant freedom fighters _______ very brave. They fought till death to
defend the city.
5. I _____ happy with Surabaya now. Years ago, it _____ very dirty and messy.
6. Don’t buy those weapons. They _____ dangerous and illegal.
7. Hey, I like your new hat. It fits you well, and when you wear it, it reminds me of
the 1945 freedom fighters. ____ it expensive?
8. This time seventy years ago my grandfather ________ in Surabaya joining the
militia to fight against the British army.
9. “Where ______ the veterans?” “I don’t know. They _______ in the lobby of the
hotel five minutes ago.”
10. The generals and the veterans ______ happy and optimistic about us now. They
know we _______always busy with goodactivities and never think of using
drugs. When we met them last year, they ________ pessimistic.

Task 2: Speaking Game

Task 3: Speaking Game

Play this game in groups of four students. Divide each group into halves. Each half
opposes the other half. Now do the following things:
a. Read the Battle of Surabaya again carefully.
b. Choose the words that you like. You must know the meaning
c. of the chosen words.
d. Then, take turns telling your opposing partners to make sentences based on the
words that you chose. Those who can make communicative sentences get score.
Each communicative sentence will get 100. Don’t forget to count the minutes
used to make it. You can decide the length of time for making one sentence.
e. The winners are those who can make more sentences in less time.
WRITING
Write a recount text. You can write about the heroes or about your
experience in the past, can be a real or an imaginary one and use your
own language !

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