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Activity 1
Ampera Bridge
Ampera is the name of a bridge that is also the symbol of Palembang city in Southern Sumatera. It was
build in 1965, after three ears under-construction. Thie bridge was firstly named “Bung Karno’s Bridge”, before
the name was changed on the year, because there was a strongmovement of anti-Soekarno.
Ampere Bridge lays above the river of Musi, and connectets Ulu and Ilir at the both sides of the river. It
has twoers which is 78m high. The gap between those towers is 75 meters. The bridge itself, is 71, 90 meters
long and 22 meters wide. The bridge ever had a special feaute, because it was the only bridge in Indonesia which
had open-andclose mechanism, to anticipate if there was a big ship which sailed on the river. It was amazing
moment for the people to se it went up or down to let the ships passed the river. But, since 1970, the bridge has
no longer working, althoug in 1981, it was renovated by spending for about Rp 850 million.
Right now, Ampera bridge is still a wonderful bridge which is also one of the tourism destination in Southern
Sumatera. It is very beautiful to stand near the river at night and watch the beautiful lamps that beautify the
bridge. Especially, many place around it has been developed by the government of Palembang city to facilitate
the tourism. So, that is why we can call Ampera Bridge as the main characteristic of Palembang city, besides its
Pempek.
Questions:
1. Have you ever visited those places? Where are they located?
2. What do you think about the place described above!
3. What is the communicative purpose of the text above?
4. What can visitors enjoy during they are being there?
5. What tense that mostly used on the text?
Name of group … :
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2.
1st Meeting
A. Regular
Read the text and answer the question below !
Raja Ampat or the Four Kings is a famous Indonesia has several beautiful tourist resorts. One
ecotourism destination, which is located in the of them is Borobudur Temple, located in Central
northwest tip of Bird’s Peninsula on the island of Java. Borobudur is even listed as one of the
New Guinea, West Papua, Indonesia. It is well wonders of the world that deserves to be preserved.
known as a diving heaven for people around the
Borobudur is the largest work of art since ancient
world. It is cover 9.8 million acres of land and
times and is famous throughout the world.
sea, home to 540 types of corals,
1.000 types of coral fish and 700 types of In the 8th century more precisely in the Syailendra
molluscs. It makes Raja Ampat as the most Dynasty there had been the construction of this
diverse living library for a world’s coral reef and Borobudur Temple. The temple is the largest
underwater biota. Besides that, it has a temple in the world which in its construction
boundless blue scenery and breezy fresh air, requires two million river rocks. In addition, many
especially from its underwater corals and beach. tourists visit this place after experiencing several
Under the water of Raja Ampat Island, we can restorations, both domestic and foreign tourists.
see many wonderful natural coral reefs. They Borobudur Temple is known for its elegance, relief
are never touched by human. We can also see story located on the wall and the beauty of the
many fishes that have many colours and types. temple.
They usually hide between the coral reefs to For many foreign tourists who visit the Borobudur
take a rest or brood their eggs. Not only that, we Temple use the services of a travel agency so that it
can see some old war planes and ships that is more effective in terms of travel schedules,
sunken in World War II. Because of its beautiful accommodation and transportation. As for many
underwater scenery, many tourists come to Raja domestic tourists who use private cars or buses
Ampat Island. They come from Indonesia or when visiting Borobudur Temple. At the temple
from the other country.
location money exchange is also provided for
foreign tourists. So, they are easier to exchange
There are many things that you can see beside money. Some foreign tourists also prefer to carry
the underwater scenery. We can meet a lot of
checks and credit cards rather than having to
exchange money.
fishermen around the beach. They are very
humble and friendly people. They will offer you
“pinang” (betel nuts) or some sweet small round
candies.
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GENERIC STRUCTURE : GENERIC STRUCTURE :
• Identification : • Identification :
1) Location : 1) Location :
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• Description : • Description :
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Melasti Beach
Melasti Beach is a beautiful beach located below a high cliff, unspoiled blue
sea, make this beach to be one of the best in the region Ungasan. Because of many
tourists who visit here, the Melasti Beach began repaired road to more easily reach the
beach. High cliffs cleaved used as a road with many bends. From the top, the road
looks beautiful with limestone cliffs.
High chasm becomes a favorite of visitors. Even roads that often become the
background of the photo shoot location, because of the altitude of 100-150 meters,
Melasti Beach looks beautiful. It called Melasti Beach, because the beach is used for
Melasti (Melasti is mean ceremony before Nyepi days, people came to the beach for
clean body and soul).
Before you go down on the Melasti Beach at the north end of the beach, there
is a small hill overlooking the sea. We can see the beautiful beaches of the
above, the place is not big but lovely viewpoint from there, it makes a lot of tourists
who take pictures. Sometimes tourists from China and Taiwan made this place
for photos prewedding. Melasti Beach also has a temple situated at the seaside.
At the Melasti Beach, if it is low tide, you can find small pool with clear water, It will
give a fresh place to soak. Try soaking in a pool of natural water in the Melasti Beach.
Or you can also observe small fish obvious, trapped in the little pool. The best time to
visit this beach is in the afternoon, you can enjoy the beach is not too hot and also
beautiful sunsets you can see here.
Melasti beach consists of 3 parts of the middle, east and west. The middle part is
the most visitors because there are many small pools that can be used for swimming
and also play sand.
In the eastern part there is a cape, made naturally from limestone. This place is very
close to the waves because of the position that leads to the middle of the sea. In the
west is the best place to see the sunset. Behind the beach there is also a high cliff
Melasti Beach that is split as a road, you can climb up the hill to see the beach from
above.
Sumber: https://www.baliindotour.com/melasti_beach.php
I. Find out the Language feature the text above!
LANGUAGE FEATURES : LANGUAGE FEATURES :
ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE
II. Put the adjectives in the brackets in what seems to you the most normal position!
1. We used to have lunch on this (Wooden, black, round, table) every day.
2. They live in a (white, large) house.
3. I like that really (old big antique red) tractor in the museum.
4. My brother rode a (big beautiful black) Friesian horse in the parade.
5. I bought a pair of (new nice rain red) boots.
KUNCI JAWABAN
I. Answers : Kebijaksanaan guru
II. Answers :
1. Round black wooden table
2. large white
3. big old red antique
4. beautiful big black
5. nice new red rain
III. Answers :
1. Borobudur temple was build in the nineth century under Sailendra dynasty of
ancient Mataram kingdom.
2. Its construction is influenced by the Gupta architecture of India.
3. The three terraces are circular.
4. The temple has eight steps.
5. The design of Borobudur symbolizes the structure of universe influences
temples at Angkor, Cambodia.
Definition
Descriptive text is a text which tells what a place, a person, or
a thing is like. Social function
to describe particular place
to tell about what a
place is like Generic
structure
- Identification
It is the first paragraph of the text.
It identifies the place which is going to be described in the following parts.
- Description
The following pragraphs after identification.
These paragraphs gives description about a particular place as the topic
of the text so that the readers can picturize how it looks like.
Language features
Present Simple
Adjectives
Example
Pink Beach
Tangsi Beach which also known as Pink Beach in Jerowaru District at the
southern part of Lombok Island is one of the tourist destinations in Indonesia that
has not yet been fully optimized to its maximum potential. Administratively, Pink
Beach is located in Sekaroh Village, Jerowaru District, East Lombok Regency. This
beach is approximately 85 kilometers from Mataram, the capital of the province. The
road infrastructure to Pink Beach is not exactly the best but is still accessible with
cars or motorcycle. Many people also come here with boats.
Pink Beach is lovely. The color of the sand in this beach indeed makes it
really lovely. It has the color gradation of white, pink turquoise, and blue. If you can
photograph it from above, using drones,
you can get wonderful pictures to feed your social media account. The sand is not actually pink. The tinge comes from the red
reef that lives underwater here. Some of the reef is dead and washed ashore and being destroyed little by little by the small
waves. As it slowly crumbles, its crumbs mix with the white sand and create a lovely pink color. In addition to the color of its
sand, this beach has calm water with a lovely view of Mount Rinjani in the distance.
Text 2
Lawang Sewu
Lawang Sewu is a famous historical landmark in Semarang.
In Indonesian, the name of Lawang Sewu means a thousand
doors. This historical building is located in Jalan Pemuda, Central
Semarang, Semarang City, Central Java Province, Indonesia. To be
precise, it is ocated in the Tugu Muda roundabout which was
formerly called
Wilhelminapelin. Lawang Sewu was once an office of the Maatschappij Nederlands-Indische Spoorweg or
abbreviated as NIS. Lawang Sewu wass built or laid the first stone in 1904, opened in 1907. This historical building is one of
the most favorite destination in Semarang. It opens from 7
a.m. until 9 p.m., allowing those who want to feel and experience tha atmosphere of Lawang Sewu at night. A trip to
Semarang isn’t complete if you don’t enter this famous colonial landmark.
Lawang Sewu is an exotic designed building with mystical tales. This Dutch colonial building is quite eye-catching that
you can easily spot in the east side of the Tugu Muda Monument Semarang, right in the middle of this rich historical city. The
name of Lawang Sewu in Javanese means “thousand of doors”, but don’t take it literally. Although it doesn’t even have nearly
one thousand, but this peculiar designated building has a lot of doors and many large windows which made local people back
then mistaken them as doors. From its luxurious architectural style to historical value, Lawang Sewu has many stories to tell.
It was first established by Dutch to be used as the head office of railway company, Nederlandsch Indische Spoorweg
Maatschappij (NIS). But in 1942, this building was taken over by Japanese and turned into prison and torment place where
many people died terribly. Due to its tragic history, no wonder the name of Lawang Sewu is always associated to the spooky
haunted mansion among local people. Rumor has it that there are many ghosts sighting in this place. Regardless its notorious
spine-tingling stories that are circulated, many people like to go there to take pictures because of its resemblance to
European building style which is considered to be unique in Indonesia. Semarang government also play role in making
Lawang Sewu become one of the most popular colonial nostalgia tourism. They have done their work very well by doing
renovation without making any significant changes to its original architecture version.
Topic sentence
In composing a paragraph, especialy paragraph where we describe the object in a descriptive
text, it should be started with a topic sentence.
A topic sentence has a main idea and a controlling idea.
Main idea is the topic itself, what is being described in the pragraph. It is the object that is
being described.
Controlling idea is usually in a form of adjective that will controll the following sentences
after the topic sentence.
indeed makes it really lovely. It has the color gradation of white, pink turquoise, and
blue. If you can photograph it from above, using drones, you can get wonderful
pictures to feed your social media account. The sand is not actually pink. The tinge
comes from the red reef that lives underwater here. Some of the reef is dead and
washed ashore and being destroyed little by little by the small waves. As it slowly
crumbles, its crumbs mix with the white sand and create a lovely pink color. In addition
to the color of its sand, this beach has calm water with a lovely view of Mount Rinjani
in the distance.
B. Enrichment
Descriptive Text
Descriptive text which is being learnt in this lesson is the descriptive text for
desrcribing person.
Definition
Descriptive text is a text which tells what a place, a person, or a thing
is like. Social function
to describe particular person
to tell about what a
person is like Generic
structure
- Identification
It is the first paragraph of the text.
It identifies the person who is going to be described in the following parts.
- Description
The following pragraphs after identification.
These paragraphs gives description about a particular person as the topic of the
text so that the readers can picturize how it looks like. In addition to how the
person is like, we can mention the personalities of this particular person.
Language features
Present Simple
Adjective
My Best Friend
I have a lot of friends in my school, but Dinda has been my best friend since junior
high school. We don’t study in the same class, but we meet at school every day during
recess and after school. I first met her at junior high school orientation and we’ve been
friends ever since.
Dinda is good-looking. She’s not too tall, with fair skin and wavy black hair that she
often outs in a pony tail. At school she wears the uniform. Other than that, she likes to wear
jeans, casual t-shirts, and sneakers. Her favorite t-shirts are those in bright colors like pink,
light green, and orange.
Moreover, Dinda is lovable. She is always cheerful, very friendly, and likes to make
friends with anyone. Like many other girls, she is also talkative. She likes to share her
thoughts and feelings to her friends. I think that’s why many friends enjoy her company.
Topic sentence
In composing a paragraph, especialy paragraph where we describe the object in a
descriptive text, it should be started with a topic sentence.
A topic sentence has a main idea and a controlling idea.
Main idea is the topic itself, what is being described in the pragraph. It is
the object that is being described.
main idea Controlling idea is usually in a form of adjective that will controll the
following sentences after the topic sentence.
Dinda is good looking. She’s not too tall, with fair skin l
and wavy black hair that she often outs in a pony tail. At school
she wears the uniform. Other than that, she likes to wear jeans, supporting
casual t-shirts, and sneakers. Her favorite t-shirts are those in sentences
1. The writer’s aim in writing this text is for telling about how Padar Island is like.
2. The first paragraph of the text is identifying and intruducing Padar Island as the place that is going
to be described in it.
3. The first paragraph is about the description of Padar Island.
4. In the second paragraph, the writer tells about how stuning Padar Insland is.
Key Answer
1. The writer’s aim in writing this text is for telling about how Padar Island is like. (T)
2. The first paragraph of the text is identifying and introducing Padar Island as the place that is going to be described in
it. (T)
3. The first paragraph is about the description of Padar Island. (F)
4. The first paragraph is about the description of Padar Island. (T)
LAMPIRAN 4
STUDENT WORKSHEET
Text 1
Pink Beach
Tangsi Beach which also known as Pink Beach in Jerowaru District at the
southern part of Lombok Island is one of the tourist destinations in Indonesia that
has not yet been fully optimized to its maximum potential. Administratively, Pink
Beach is located in Sekaroh Village, Jerowaru District, East Lombok Regency. This
beach is approximately 85 kilometers from Mataram, the capital of the province.
The road infrastructure to Pink Beach is not exactly the best but is still accessible
with cars or motorcycle. Many people also come here with boats.
Pink Beach is lovely. The color of the sand in this beach indeed makes it
really lovely. It has the color gradation of white, pink turquoise, and blue. If you can
photograph it from above, using drones,
you can get wonderful pictures to feed your social media account. The sand is not actually pink. The tinge comes from the
red reef that lives underwater here. Some of the reef is dead and washed ashore and being destroyed little by little by the
small waves. As it slowly crumbles, its crumbs mix with the white sand and create a lovely pink color. In addition to the color
of its sand, this beach has calm water with a lovely view of Mount Rinjani in the distance.
Pink Beach
Tangsi Beach which also known as Pink Beach in Jerowaru District
at the southern part of Lombok Island is one of the tourist
destinations in Indonesia that has not yet been fully optimized to its
maximum potential. Administratively, Pink Beach is located in
Sekaroh Village, Jerowaru District, East Lombok Regency. This
beach is approximately 85 kilometers from Mataram, the capital of
the province. The road infrastructure to Pink Beach is not exactly the
best but is still accessible with cars or motorcycle. Many people also
come here with boats.
Pink Beach is lovely. The color of the sand in this beach
indeed makes it really lovely. It has the color gradation of white, pink
turquoise, and blue. If you can photograph it from above, using
drones,
you can get wonderful pictures to feed your social media account. The sand is not actually pink. The tinge comes from the
red reef that lives underwater here. Some of the reef is dead and washed ashore and being destroyed little by little by the
small waves. As it slowly crumbles, its crumbs mix with the white sand and create a lovely pink color. In addition to the color
of its sand, this beach has calm water with a lovely view of Mount Rinjani in the distance.
Lawang Sewu is an exotic designed building with mystical tales. This Dutch colonial building is quite eye-catching
that you can easily spot in the east side of the Tugu Muda Monument Semarang, right in the middle of this rich historical city.
The name of Lawang Sewu in Javanese means “thousand of doors”, but don’t take it literally. Although it doesn’t even have
nearly one thousand, but this peculiar designated building has a lot of doors and many large windows which made local
people back then mistaken them as doors. From its luxurious architectural style to historical value, Lawang Sewu has many
stories to tell. It was first established by Dutch to be used as the head office of railway company, Nederlandsch Indische
Spoorweg Maatschappij (NIS). But in 1942, this building was taken over by Japanese and turned into prison and torment place
where many people died terribly. Due to its tragic history, no wonder the name of Lawang Sewu is always associated to the
spooky haunted mansion among local people. Rumor has it that there are many ghosts sighting in this place. Regardless its
notorious spine-tingling stories that are circulated, many people like to go there to take pictures because of its resemblance to
European building style which is considered to be unique in Indonesia. Semarang government also play role in making
Lawang Sewu become one of the most popular colonial nostalgia tourism. They have done their work very well by doing
renovation without making any significant changes to its original architecture version.
Activity 1
Complete the table below based on Text 1 and 2 above.
Question Text 1 Text 2
1. What is the 1 paragraph
st
about?
Activity 2
Complete the table below based on Text 1 and Text 2 above.
Aspect Text 1 Text 2
What is the writer intention in
writing the text?
Mata Pelajaran :
Bahasa Inggris
Kelas/Semester :
X/Ganjil
Materi Pokok : Descriptive text (tempat wisata dan bangunan bersejarah terkenal)
Tujuan Pembelajaran : Setelah mengikuti proses pembelajaran, peserta didik diharapkan
dapat menyusun teks deskriptif lisan dan tulis, pendek dan
sederhana, terkait tempat wisata dan bangunan bersejarah terkenal.
Langkah-langkah kegiatan:
Create a descriptive text based on the picture you have by using Guided Question Writing
below!
Identification
Opinion
Size
Age
Condition
Material
Purpose