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[Listening & Speaking skills]

Local Goes Global: Cinta

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Learning materials are developed and compiled by

Yunias Monika, M.Hum

Unit Description
Students will have the opportunity to practice their English skills in this unit as they
discuss the importance of nationalism and love of the country. At the end of this unit,
students will have the opportunity to express their thoughts in response to what they
have listened, practiced, and observed.
Learning objectives
After completing this unit, students will be able to:
Talk about love of the country
Listen to people’s opinion about supporting local products
Listen to a lecture and complete a note
Listen to specific information about numbers
Listen to expressions for showing causes and effects
Talk about causes and effects
Activating background knowledge
Are you familiar with these names? California Fried Chicken, Silver Queen and Hoka-Hoka
Bento? Do you know where they are from?

Do the following survey. Label each one as Indonesian product (IP) and Non-Indonesian
Product.

Which brands do you think are originally from Indonesia? Put a tick on the box.

1. J.CO Donuts Indonesia Other country

2. Polytron Indonesia Other country
3. KitKat Indonesia Other country
4. California Fried Chicken (CFC) Indonesia Other country
5. Bata shoes Indonesia Other country
6. SilverQueen chocolate Indonesia Other country
7. Baskin Robbins ice cream Indonesia Other country
8. La Fonte pasta Indonesia Other country
9. The Body Shop Indonesia Other country
10. Hoka-Hoka Bento Indonesia Other country
What is your score for the quiz? Check brand knowledge below.
Scoring
Below 60: Limited
61-80: Good
81-100: Very good

J.CO Donuts and La Fonte and SilverQueen are examples of local brands from Indonesia that
go global. In this unit you will discuss how to support local products from Indonesia.
 A. Vocabulary
Match the following words on the left with the synonyms or definitions on the right. The
words will help you complete the listening activity.
1. Global a. business organization
2. Impact b. way of viewing things
3. Overseas c. worldwide
4. To foster d. effect
5. Perspective e. in, from, or to other countries
6. Enterprise f. to encourage

B. Listening: Note-taking and symbols

When taking notes in a lecture, symbols for frequently used words, phrases, or names
are useful.
Below is the common symbols and abbreviations that you can use when taking note
while listening to a lecture.

The following is an excerpt from an interview with the Indonesia Minister of Finance
– Sri Mulyani. Read the excerpt and see how symbols are used in the student’s note.

We have to invest in human capital and that's why our spending on education and health and
social protection is very important because sharing prosperity and growing middle class
will make Indonesia to become a good middle-income country ... Indonesia has much stronger
fundamental. We have the largest reserve now, more than 130 billion. We have a current
account deficit. We just stay below 2% but the growth rate above 5% with a much better
middle class.
Student’s note:
Human Capital Investment
● Spending is on education + health + social protection
 ● prosperity and mid. class 🡪 Indonesia becomes good mid.income country
● current reserve > 130 billion
● current account deficit < 2%
● growth rate >5%

Preview the listening

You are going to listen to a lecture about showing love and
appreciation towards Indonesian products. You will hear the
term nationalism.
In one or two sentences , what is nationalism in your opinion?

Now, listen and take notes of the lecture. Use necessary symbols when taking note.
(audio 9)

Listening. (audio 9)
Read and use your note to complete the following summary. If necessary, listen again
and complete your note.

Note-Taking Skill

Topic of the Lecture : Nationalism

Main points : Impacts of global practice to 1) ... and 2)...
Examples of global practices : eat in fast food restaurants, 3) ... and 4) ...
Impact of global practices to children : 5) ...
Percentage of young people who prefer overseas shoe brands : 6) ...%
MSME stands for : 7) ...
MSME contribution to national economy : 8) ...%

9. In the lecture, the speaker says that MSME is the backbone of economy in Indonesia. Why
is that so?
______________________________________________________________________
10. Based on what you hear, What will the students probably do next in the classroom?
______________________________________________________________________
C. Listening for specific details: listening for numbers (audio 10)
Listening for numbers is a skill that requires your ability to listen for specific detail.
Listening for numbers requires you to eliminate
general ideas so you can focus on numbers,
percentage, or information that involves data.
Numbers can refer to time, price, height and width,
quantity, amount, frequency, and percentage.

Listen and choose which numbers that you hear.

1. Women in South Korea have gained 8/9 inches in height, on average, in the
past century
2. In June 2022, the number of international visitor arrivals to Indonesia was 345
/ 354 thousands
3. In March 2022, there were 26.16 / 21.62 million poor people.
4. Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world. It consists of four / five major
islands and about 13/ 30 smaller groups.
5. Indonesia has many high mountains, the highest of which are over 14.000/
4000 metres
6. In some parts of the country, heat passes 44 / 40 degree Celsius.

D. Listening for expressions to show causes and effects.

Often times, when you follow a lecture, your professors may explain causes and
effects of things. As active listeners, you need to anticipate what you will hear next so
you can organize information better as you follow the lecture. Recognizing the
expressions that signal causes and effects will help you to follow the ideas.

Common expressions that signal causes and effects:

Causes Effects

The reason (s) for this is ... As a result, ...

One explanation is because ... Because of [cause], the [effect] ....
This is caused by ... This results in ...
This came as a result of ... Consequently
How does this happen? This leads to ...
E. Listening for causes and effects (audio 11)
Listen and complete the sentences with expressions that show causes and
effects. Then, label the expression as showing a cause or an effect.
1. Children today are not familiar with local Indonesian foods. ... of eating habit
that is highly influenced by fast food restaurants.
2. More young people are familiar with Korean or Western songs. ..., they have
little knowledge of traditional Indonesian songs.
3. Local fashion manufacturers lack marketing knowledge. ..., their products are
not widely known.
4. Not many people know that Silver Queen is a chocolate brand from Indonesia.
... it uses English words in its brand.
5. Many people are proud to wear items from overseas brands. ... the pride that
the international brands give.

F. Listening for main idea (audio 12)

Listen to a podcast about the importance of supporting local products. Answer the
questions that follow.

1. Who is the guest in the podcast? What is her job?

2. The guest mentions two local brands from Indonesia. What are they?
3. What does the guest recommend us to do?

G. Using expressions to explain causes

The following are things which receive little attention and low appreciation from most
Indonesian people. Choose two things from the list and think why they receive little
appreciation and attention. Use different expressions for explaining causes from part
D.
Example:
In big cities, more and more traditional
foods lose their popularity. Many young
people are not familiar with their names
and taste. This is caused by the invasion
of international foods in pop up booths
and food courts.

a. Traditional foods
b. Traditional songs
c. Local handmade products such as bags and shoes
d. Local fashion brands
e. Indonesian movies
f. Local cultures, such as Wayang and traditional
dances
 Write your answer in the space provided

H. Speaking practice: Making a podcast

This is an individual speaking activity. You will present what you have finished in the
previous exercise (part G) in the form of a podcast. Share your ideas of why one item
that you have chosen are not popular. How do you think Indonesians can popularize
the item around the world?
In your podcast, you will:
1. Introduce the name of the podcast and a little bit about you
2. Introduce the topic of the podcast (e.g love of the country)
3. Discuss a little bit about the topic (do a short reading if necessary)
4. Share your ideas on ways to popularize the item from Indonesia
5. Use at least two expressions to show causes and effects
6. Include relevant introduction sounds to make your podcast more interesting,
if possible.
7. Your podcast should be short (within 5 minutes maximum) because you want
to keep it simple and as compact as possible.
If you need example, play the audio of a podcast from the previous activities.
Recording tools:
o Microsoft power point allows you to record voice, insert sounds and pictures.
o Alternatively, you can also use the voice recorder in your phone to record your
voice.
o Some apps, such as inshot and kinemaster, are also simple to use if you have
access to them.
Upload your file in the following folder:

You language instructor will give feedback on your performance. Use the feedback to
prepare for the midterm exam if you intend to create a podcast.

I. Reflection
How much do you consider your status as Indonesian citizen?
How do you express your pride as Indonesian citizen?

J. References and picture credits

https://www.liputan6.com/lifestyle/read/3027064/the-body-shop-luncurkan-produk-baru-
dan-kampanye-global
https://my-best.id/138154
http://alumni.ugm.ac.id/wp-content/uploads/sites/293/2020/02/Kabar-Alumni-25-
compress-1.pdf
https://www.kompas.com/parapuan/read/532841713/hebat-ini-brand-kecantikan-lokal-
yang-sudah-go-international
https://www.bps.go.id
https://www.embassyofindonesia.org/basic-facts/
https://dictionary.cambridge.org
https://unsplash.com/photos/LlY5IWtn-ss
https://unsplash.com/photos/Wpnoqo2plFA
https://cookpad.com/id/recipe/images/e23d022a02b56a9f
https://indonesiakaya.com/pustaka-indonesia/wayang-kulit-kekayaan-seni-nusantara-yang-
bernilai-adiluhung/
https://unsplash.com/photos/5i3oyOrojvk
https://www.jcodonuts.com/id/en/menu
Personal video and audio.