Kisi-kisi US English

1. Greeting / Leave taking

2. Introduction
3. Offering a help
4. Expressing sympathy
5. Expressing happiness
6. Expressing gratitude
7. Expression of surprise
8. Congratulating
9. Announcement
10. Application letter & CV

11. Caption (about the photo)

RULES :
- Mengandung 5W +1H
- 2 – 3 sentences
- Present tense and active voice  describes the action taking place in the pict
- Additional desc
- Give more information abt item in the pict (move to past tense)
- A quote from someone in the pict
- Don’t state the obvious
- Don’t editorialize
- Menarik
- Don’t be sarcastic
- Don’t use it seems, it appears
- Avoid repeating same words

12. Conditional if
TEXTS
1. Descriptive text  to describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.
STRUCTURE
a. Identification
b. Description
LEANGUAGE FEATURE
a. Specific participant : has a certain object, is not common and unique (only one). for
example: Bandengan beach, my house, Borobudur temple, uncle Jim
b. The use of the adjective kata sifat (an adjective) to clarify the noun, for example: a
beautiful beach, a handsome man, the famous place in Jepara, etc.
c. The use of simple present tense: The sentence pattern used is simple present because
it tells the fact of the object described.
d. Action verb: verbs that show an activity (for example, run, sleep, walk, cut etc.)

2. Narrative text (a chronological story in the past tense)  to entertain the readers through
the amusing story
STRUCTURE
a. Orientation
b. Complication
- Rising action: Masalah mulai muncul
 - Climax: Puncak permasalahan
- Falling action: Tensi permasalahan mulai menurun, dan mulai menemukan titik
penyelesaian.
c. Resolution
- Happy ending
- Sad ending
- Cliffhanger (nggantung kaya cintaku padamu)
d. Reorientation
Moral value

3. Recount text  to retell events for the purpose of informing and entertaining.
STRUCTURE
a. Orientation
b. Series of event
c. Reorientation
LEANGUAGE FEATURE
a. Simple past tense
b. Adverb of time and sequence

4. Explanation text  to explain how or why something happens

STRUCTURE
a. General statements
b. Sequence of the events (why atau how)
c. Closing
 Action verbs : do, make, run, take
Noun phrases : 5W + 1H
Technical terms : istilah-istilah teknis
(precipitation, condensation, evaporation, etc)

Passive voice

5. Analytical exposition  to persuade the listeners or readers that the issue is an important
matter
artikel ilmiah, jurnal, majalah, dan bagian tajuk rencana atau editorial
STRUCTURE
a. Thesis
b. Arguments (pendapat-pendapat)
c. Reiteration
LEANGUAGE FEATURE
a. Simple present tense
b. Ekpresi pikiran (example : experience, feel, know, realize, sense, think)
c. Connective words yaitu kata penghubung
- Adding information (and, moreover, in addition, dan also)
 - Contrasting information (but, however, dan even though)
- Causality sebab-akibat (because, therefore, thus, consequently, despite, due to, for
that reason)

6. Procedure text  to process, operate, make, do something

STRUCTURE
a. Goals
b. Materials (gada gapapa)
c. Steps
LEANGUAGE FEATURES
a. Present tense
- Simple
- Continuos
- Perfect
- Perfect continuous
b. Imperative verbs (do and don’t)
c. Connectors to step (and the, firstly, secondly, before, next, finally)
 7. News Item
STRUCTURE
a. News worthy  summary abt the insiden
b. Background  the detail
c. Sources
LEANGUAGE FEATURE
a. Direct Indirect speech

(?) Sentence

Are you a student at this university?

 That lady asked me if I was a student
at this univ
 That lady asked me whether I was a
student at this univ

Where do I live?
 She asked me where is lived

b. Past tense (active n passive)

c. Adverb (time, place, manner)
d. Action verb
e. Past participle/V3
TENSES