Modul Bahasa Inggris

Kelas XII Semester I

Disusun Oleh;
HENDRA SUNDARA MUHAJIR, S.Pd.
 SMK YP.79 MAJALAYA
Program Keahlian : Teknik Sepeda Motor , Akuntansi dan TKJ
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KNOWING ABOUT BIOGRAPHY

What is biography?
Biography text or in Indonesian is called teks biografi is a text that states the description of
life of a person, or in Bahasa it can be said as sebuah teks yang menyatakan atau menceritakan
tentang kehidupan seseorang. Biography text describes the basic facts of a person’s life, such as
childhood, career, achievements, and so on. The biography text has a social function to provide a
good role model to the reader through the life stories of certain figures.

Generic structure of Biography text:

1. Orientation (orientasi)
In this section the text presents an introduction the character and background of the story or
event as an initial introduction to the next story.

2. Important events (kejadian yang penting)

In this section tells the begining and important events experienced by the character. The events
are told chronologically in time by time.

3. Reorientation (reorientasi)
In the last secton, the text presents a conclusion regarding the series of event that have been
described previously. Reorientation is the closing of the biographical text and its optional.

Characteristics of biography text:

1. The text tells facts based on the life experience of the character being review
2. The character’s review is presented in Narrative
3. The text tells about the important events that the character experienced so that it can be used as
an example for the reader

Language features of biography text: (unsur-unsur kebahasaan).

1. The biography text uses third personal pronouns, such as He dan She
2. using demonstrative pronouns that are used to replace things that have been said before, such
as this dan that.
3. Using time markers in the form of conjunctions such as since and when.
4. Using preposition which indicate time information such as 'in, on, behind’.
5. Using adverb of time, such as ‘sometimes, often, then’
TEXT BIOGRAPHY

Ki Hadjar Dewantara

Ki Hadjar Dewantara, was born on May 2, 1889 in Yogyakarta. He came from a Yogyakarta
aristocratic family and attended a Dutch-sponsored medical school but failed to complete the
course. Ki Hadjar Dewantara was the founder of the Taman Siswa school system, and having had a
widespread influence, he also pushed for modernization but also promoted Indonesian culture. He
feels that education is the best way to strengthen Indonesian society.
The first Taman Siswa school was established in Java in July 1922. Instruction, conducted
informally, emphasized the traditional skills and values of Javanese life, particularly in music and
dance. Ki Hadjar Dewantara later died on April 26, 1959, in Yogyakarta. After his death, Ki Hadjar
Dewantara was named one of the national heroes in the field of education.

Answer the question based on the biography!

1. Who is Ki Hadjar Dewantara?
2. Circle the orientaton of this biography!
3. Underline the important event of this biography!
4. Make a rectangle of reotientation of this biography!
5. Find at least 10 language features of this biography!
Second meeting

BJ Habibie

Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie called BJ. Habibie was born on twenty five Gregorian calendar months
1936. He was the Third President of the Republic of the Republic of Indonesia (1998–1999).
Habibie was born in Parepare, South Sulawesi Province to Alwi Abdul Jalil Habibie and R.A. Tuti
Giambattista Marino Poespowardojo. His father was a grower from Gorontalo of Bugis descent
and his mother was a Javanese peeress from Yogyakarta. His elders met while learning in Bogor.
Once he was fourteen years old, Habibie’s father died. Following his father’s death, Habibie
continued his studies in the national capital then in 1955 moved to Germany. In 1962, Habibie
 came to the Republic of Indonesia for 3 months on leave. Throughout this point, he was
reacquainted with Hasri Ainun, the girl of R. Mohamad Besari. The 2 married in 1962, returning to
Germany shortly later. Habibie and his mate settled in Aken for a brief amount before moving to
Oberforstbach. In 1963 they had their 1st son, Ilham Akbar Habibie, and later another son, Thareq
Kemal Habibie.

Answer the question based on the biography!

1. Where was bj habibie born?
2. What happened to BJ Habibie when he was fourteen years old?
3. When did BJ Habibie get married?
4. Who is the first son of BJ Habibie?
5. “In 1963 that they had their 1st son, Ilham Akbar Habibie, and later another son, Thareq Kemal
Habibie.” (paragraph 2) The word “they” supported the text on top of refers to…

Third meeting
Last task!
Write the Biography about Mrs. Principal or one of teacher in this school.
Write one HVS paper and put on the bottom of this paper
Forth meeting

Explanation Text
Explanation text is “The text often tells you about how something works or why something
happens.” This text is used to explore natural phenomena, social phenomena, culture, or about
objects aroud us. Explanatory text is presented in simple language with pictures.
Purpose of Explanation Text (Tujuan Explanation Text)
1. Provide information to the reader
2. To educate or gives educate to the reader

Types of Explanation Text (Jenis-Jenis Explanation Text)

1. Sequential Explanation Text
This text describes a process based on sequences and time.
Example: How seawater becomes salty.

2. Cause and Effect Explanation Text

This text explains the cause and effect of the phenomenon.
Example: Why people feel sleepy after a meal.

Struktur Explanation Text

Explanation text consists of four parts, namely title, general statement,
explanation, and conclusion.

1. Title
The title gives an idea of the contents.

2. General Statement
It explain a general description of things described in the text.

3. Explanation
It gives a series of processes about how and why something happens or causes and effects that
are explained through the sequence of events. This explsnstion section can consist of more than
one paragraph.

4. Conclusion
It is contains the conclusion of the entire process that has been carried out prefiously described.

Natural Disaster
A natural disaster is a terrible accident, e.g. a great flood, a big fire or an earthquake. It usually
causes great suffering and loss of a large sum of money. The casualties are injured or died. Some
people are homeless and need medical care.
Floods occur when the water of rivers, lakes, or streams overflow their banks and pour onto the
surrounding land. Floods are caused by many different things. Often heavy rainstorms that last for a
brief can cause a flood. But not all heavy storms are followed by flooding. If the surrounding land is
flat and can absorb the water, no flooding will occur. If, however, the land is hard and rocky, heavy
rain cannot be absorbed. Where the banks are low, a river may overflow and flood adjacent
lowland.
In many part of the world flood are caused by tropical storms called hurricanes or typhoons. They
bring destructive winds of high speed, torrents of rain, and flooding. When a flood occurs, the
destruction to surrounding land can be severe. Whole villages and towns are sometimes swept away
by water pouring swiftly over the land. Railroad track blocked and uprooted from their beds.
Highways are washed away.
When a building caught fire, the firemen pitched in to help battle the blaze. Before the pumps were
invented, people formed bucket brigades to fight fires. Standing side by side, they formed a human
chain from the fire to nearby well or river. They passed buckets of water from to hand to be poured
on the flames.
The damage of the fire did depend a great deal on where it happened. In the country or a small
village, only a single house might burn down. But in crowded cities, fire often destroyed whole
blocks and neighborhoods before being controlled.

Answer the question below!

1. What is the meaning of explanation text?

2. From the text, what is the type of this explanation?
3. Cyrcle the general statement!
4. Underline the eksplanation!
5. What can possibly prevent rivers and lakes from overflowing?
Fifth meeting

Teks Explanation

Recycling Paper

Recycling is a collection, processing, and reuse of materials

that would otherwise be thrown away. Materials ranging from
precious metals to broken glass, from old newspapers to plastic
spoons, can be recycled. The recycling process reclaims the
original material and uses it in new products.
In general, using recycled materials to make new products
costs less and requires less energy than using new materials.
Recycling can also reduce pollution, either by reducing the
demand for high-pollution alternatives or by minimizing the
amount of pollution produced during the manufacturing
process.
Paper products that can be recycled include cardboard containers, wrapping paper, and office paper.
The most commonly recycled paper product is newsprint. In newspaper recycling, old newspapers
are collected and searched for contaminants such as plastic bags and aluminum foil. The paper goes
to a processing plant where it is mixed with hot water and turned into pulp in a machine that works
much like a big kitchen blender. The pulp is screened and filtered to remove smaller contaminants.
The pulp then goes to a large vat where the ink separates from the paper fibers and fl oats to the
surface. The ink is skimmed off, dried and reused as ink or burned as boiler fuel. The cleaned pulp
is mixed with new wood fibers to be made into paper again.
Experts estimate the average office worker generates about 5 kg of wastepaper per month. Every
ton of paper that is recycled saves about 1.4 cu m (about 50 cu ft) of landfill space. One ton of
recycled paper saves 17 pulpwood trees (trees used to produce paper).

Answer the question below!

1. From the following text, what things can be recycled?
2. What is the benefit of recycling?
3. What is the third step of recycling paper products?
4. How much step of recycling paper?Write down how to recycling paper by your own words!

Sixth meeting
Last task.
Write the explanation text about how something works or why something happens in your school!
Write one HVS paper and put on the bottom of this paper