MATERIALS FOR CLASS XII

BIOGRAPHY

 Biography is a detailed description or account of a person’s life and written by

someone else.
 It is nonfiction text.
 It entails more than basic facts like education, work, relationship, experience of
life, and death.
 Generic structure:
 Orientation : introduction (the background information of the person)
 Events (should be in chronological order)
 Reorientation (the writer’s conclusion or comment and tell about the
achievements)
 Language Features:
 Simple Past Tense/ V2
 Temporal sequence and conjuction
 Example:

RA. KARTINI

RA Kartini or Raden Adjeng Kartini is a heroine of emancipation of woman

who was born in Jepara on April 21, 1879. Kartini’s father was a Jepara Regent
named R.M.A.A Sosroningrat. She was the fifth child from a total of eleven siblings.

During her life, Kartini tried to fight for gender equality because she felt that women
were oppressed. At that time, women were not allowed to obtain higher education.
Kartini was smart woman and she could speak Dutch. From Dutch newspapers and
magazines, she was attracted by European women’s advance thinking.

From there she started her fight in establishing a school for women
supported by her husband, K.R.M Adipati Ario Singgih Djojo Adhiningrat. Kartini
died at the age of 25.
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ASKING AND OFFERING HELP

ASKING FOR HELP

 Asking for help adalah ungkapan yang digunakan untuk meminta bantuan.

 Some ways to ask someone to help you:

1. Would you mind helping me?
2. Could you help me?
3. Would you help me?
4. Will you help me?
5. Can you help me?
6. Could you help me out?
7. Could you do me a favor?
8. Could you give me a hand?
9. Could you lend me a hand?

 Examples
Mike : Hi, Connor! What’s up?
Connor : Oh, Hi Mike! I’m good buddy.
Mike : Connor, are you busy?
Connor : No, I just finish my training season this morning
And I’m feeling great. Anyway, what is the problem?
Mike : Could you help me to carry these suitcases?
It is so heavy by the way.
Connor : Ok, Sure. Let me help you out.
Mike : Thank you very much, Connor

OFFERING HELP

 Offering help adalah ungkapan yang digunakan untuk menawarkan bantuan

 Examples of offers:
1. May I give you a hand?
2. Can I help you?
3. Shall I bring you some tea?
4. Would you like another piece of cake?
5. How about I help you with this?
6. Can I clean the car for you?
7. Shall I help you with your homework?
8. I will do the washing, if you like.
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 Responding offers:

Making offers Accepting offers Declining offers

Can I help you? Yes, please. I really It’s okay. I can do it
appreciate it. myself.
Shall I bring you some Thank you. It’s very kind No, thank you.
tea? of you.
Would you like another Yes, please. That would No, thanks. I don’t want
piece of cake? be lovely. another helping.
How about I help you with Yes, please. That would Don’t worry. I’ll do it
this? be very kind of you. myself.
Can I take you home? Thank you. I appreciate That’s alright. I will
your help. manage on my own.

 Examples

Thomas : Hi, Lisa! Good morning.

Lisa : Oh, Hi Thomas! Morning too
Thomas : Lisa, umm you seem to have a hard time carrying those books.
Lisa : Yeah, these books are so heavy and so many.
Thomas : Lisa, do you need a hand to carry those heavy books?
Lisa : Yes, oh wow. I’ll be very grateful to you Thomas.
Thomas : Let me carry all of these books.
Lisa : Thank you Thomas. I appreciate your help.