Name: Maulana Choerun Alfatih

Class: X Science 2

READING INTRODUCTION TEXT

Text 1

Paragraph Main Idea Details

1 Hannah starts small talk to Alia - I know your name from my

friend, Caroline.

- You sound really cool

2 Hannah introduces herself and - I'm 16 years old

her family
- I have 2 brothers and two half
sisters

- My father died a few years ago

3 Hannah talks about her hobbies - I like music and sports.

- I'm into animals so much

- My favorite subjects at school

are art and geography

4 Hannah explains her joy again - I don't like reading but I love
and closes her email drawing and painting

- How about you?

Text 2

Paragraph Main Idea Details

1 Saidah was happy to receive Saidah wants to be Alia's pen

Alia's letter friend

2 Saidah talks about herself and - I'm a sixteen-year-old school

her siblings student from Johor Bahru in
Malaysia

- My eldest sister is a medical

doctor and my younger brother
is an elementary school

3 Saidah tells Alia about her My favorite subjects are social

favorite subjects sciences

4 Saidah explains her hobbies - I'm really into songs and music
also watching movies

- My favorite boyband is One

Direction

5 Saidah talks about her hobby - I'm really into books

and her dream
- Jk Rowling, Andrea Hirata, and
Ahmad Fuadi is her favorite
writers

- My dream is to be a writer of
science fiction books

6 Saidah closes her letter What about you, do you want to

visit my country?

Comprehension Questions 1
Answer the following questions briefly.

1. How does Hannah contact Alia? Is there anybody introducing Hannah to Alia?

2. Does Hannah want to be Alia’s friend?

3. Where does Hannah study?

4. Tell me about Hannah’s family!

5. What are Hannah’s hobbies?

6. Does she like animals? What animals does she have?

7. What profession would she like to have after graduating from her school?

8. Have you ever written an email to a penpal? When?

Answers
1. Trough email. Yes, that's Caroline
2. Obviously, because she responded by an email
3. Thomas Edison High School
4. Her father passed away a few years ago, she has to brothers and two half sisters.
5. Music, sports, animals, art, and geography
6. Yes she does, she has three dogs
7. She perhaps work for the National Park Service
8. I haven't written an email to a penpal
Comprehension Questions 1

Answer the following questions briefly.

1. Does Saidah want to be Alia’s friend?

2. Where is she from?

3. Where does Saidah study?

4. Tell me about Saidah’s family!

5. What are Saidah’s hobbies?

6. Does she have favorite singers? (If yes, who are they?)

7. Does she like reading books? Which authors does she like?

8. What profession would she like to have later?

9. Is she interested in visiting Indonesia? How does she know Indonesia?

10. Have you ever written a letter to get a pen pal? When?

Answers
1. Yes she does
2. Malaysia
3. Johor Bahru
4. Her eldest sister is a medical doctor and her younger brother is an elementary school student
5. Songs, music, watching movies, and books
6. Yes she does, Siti Nurhaliza and One Direction is her favorite singers
7. Yes she does. JK Rowling, Andrea Hirata, and Ahmad Fuadi is her favorite authors
8. Writer of science fiction books
9. Yes she is, she interested in visiting Indonesia especially Raja Ampat. She knows Indonesia
because Malaysia close to Indonesia and Indonesia has famous tourist destination.
10. I haven't written a letter to get a penpal