Agung Nugroho

04/ XI TEDK A

Example Exposition Teks

Handphone is Important

- THESIS -

Handphone is one of electronic technology in our life. Handphone have many function and very
important for our life. Almost all people in the world have handphone. And now, there is some reason
why handphone is important.

-ARGUMENTS-

First, handphone can be used for communication. All people in the world know that it is the basic
function of handphone. With handphone, we can communicate with other people although the long
distance separated us. With handphone, communication will be easy. We can talk with someone else
around the world with handphone. If we don’t want to talk with them, we can send them information
through SMS or short message. SMS is the acronym of Short Message Service. In SMS, we can’t talk-on,
we only send a message.

Second, handphone comes in various facilities, such as camera, music player, video player, dictionary,
calculator, games, etc. With camera, we can take a lot of pictures and videos. Those pictures and videos
can memories us to the romantic, sadness, and also unforgettable moments. We also take a picture and
video just for fun. With handphone, we also can listening music and watching video. With handphone
too, we can search the meaning of a word and also for calcute something. With handphone too, we can
playing game. It can help us when we feel bored. When we feel bored, we can playing game so we can’t
be bored again.

-REITERATION-

The last but not least, handphone can be used for browsing internet. With handphone, we can search
many information easly. And if we want to browsing internet, we don’t need computer to open it. With
handphone, we can open the internet and search many information that we need easily and fast.

Based on the above discussion, don’t marvels if almost all people in the world have handphone, because
handphone is an electronic technology that very important for our life.

Task 1. Menganalisis Exposition text dari unsur kebahasaan

 Contoh text: ( HandPhone is Important )

Paragraph 1 :

Menggunakan Simple present tense: Handphone is one of electronic technology in our life.

Menggunakan Conjunction : Handphone have many function and very important for our life.

Paragraph 2 & 3 :

Menggunakan causal conjunction : First , handphone can be used for communication.

Second , handphone comes in various facilities,

Menggunakan connecting words : With handphone, we also can listening music and

watching video

Paragraph 4 :

Menggunakan internal conjunction Comparisons : The last but not least,

Menggunakan causal conjunction untuk menjelaskan akibat : because handphone is an electronic

technology that very important for our life.

Task 2. Arrange the sentences to be a good paragraph of exposition.

The popularity of mobile devices has had some dangerous consequences. We know that mobile
communications are linked to a significant increase in distracted driving which results in injury and loss
of life.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that in 2010 driver distraction was the
cause of 18 percent of all fatal crashes with 3,092 people killed and crashes resulting in an injury
416,000 people wounded.

The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that text messaging creates a crash risk 23 times worse
than driving while not distracted.

Eleven percent of drivers aged 18 to 20 who were involved in an automobile accident and survived
admitted they were sending or receiving texts when they crashed.

Distracted driving endangers life and property and the current levels of injury and loss are
unacceptable.