STUDENT’S WORKSHEET

We know that we can find many Indonesian historical events which can teach us important values,
such as Prince Diponegoro and Bandung Lautan Api. To enhance our comprehension about this
material, we can to do the following worksheet step

1. Read and understand the following text carefully.

The Battle of Surabaya

The Battle of Surabaya was fought between pro-independence Indonesian soldiers and militia
against British and British Indian troops as a part of the Indonesian National Revolution.
The peak of the battle was in November 1945. The battle was the heaviest single battle of the
revolution and became a national symbol of Indonesian resistance. Fighting broke out on 30 October
after the British commander, Brigadier A.W.S. Mallaby was killed in a skirmish. Although the
colonial forces largely captured the city in three days, the poorly armed Republicans fought for three
weeks, and thousands died as the population fled to the countryside.
The battle and defense mounted by the Indonesians galvanized the nation in support of
independence and helped garner international attention. For the Dutch, it removed any doubt that the
Republic was-not simply a gang ofcollaboratorswithoutpopularsupport.Italsohadtheeffectofconvincing
Britain that wisdom lay on the side of neutrality in the revolution; within a few years, in fact, Britain
would support the Republican cause in the United Nations.
Considered a heroic effort by Indonesians, the battle helped galvanise Indonesian and international
support for Indonesian independence. 10 November is celebrated annually as Heroes Day.
Adapted from: https://englishadmin.com/2018/02/06-contoh-recount-text-peristiwa-sejarah-dan-arti.html
Accessed on September 15th, 2017 at 03.00 p.m.

2. Answer the following questions correctly.

a. Why is the event called as The Battle of Surabaya?
b. How did the battle begin?
c. When did the battle happen?
d. Who was Brigadier A. W. S. Mallaby?
e. What was the result after three weeks of battle?

3. Based on your answer, create another short recount text. Then, retell your story in front of class.

4. Explore the vocabularies. Find the meaning of the underlining words in your English – English
dictionary. Then, create a sentence using each word.
a. “.... the poorly armed Republicans fought for three weeks, ...”
Meaning : ……
Sentence : ……

b. “Considered a heroic effort by Indonesians, ...”

Meaning : ……….
Sentence : ………

c. “The battle and defence mounted by the Indonesians galvanised the nation in support ...”
Meaning : ………
Sentence : ............

d. “Considered a heroic effort by Indonesians, ...”

 Meaning : ………….
Sentence : …………

e. “…the battle helped galvanise Indonesian and international ...”

Meaning : ………….
Sentence : …………

By understanding the generic structure or parts of recount text, it can help us to construct our own
recount text. Firstly, do the exercise, which can improve our knowledge steps by step.

1. Read and understand the following text carefully.

Short Biography of Soekarno

Sukarno was born on June 6, 1901, in Surabaya, East Java, of a Javanese father and Balinese
mother. He graduated from Technische Hoge school (Bandung Institute of Technology), Bandung in
1926.
On July 4th 1927, Soekarno founded the PNI (Indonesian National Party) to achieve the
independence. Dutch feel threatened by the attitude of his nationalism. In December 1929, Soekarno
and other PNI leaders were arrested and imprisoned.
Soekarno was released when the Japanese took over the Dutch. Japan called Ir. Soekarno,
Mohammad Hatta, Ki Hajar Dewantara and K.H. Mas Mansur founded PUTERA (Pusat Tenaga
Rakyat) for the benefit of Japan, then the Japanese established BPUPKI on June 1 st 1945, Soekarno put
forward the idea of a basic state called Pancasila. After BPUPKI disbanded, he was appointed as
chairman of PPKI. After that Japan call Soekarno, Hatta, and Radjiman Wedyodiningrat to discuss the
issue of Indonesian independence.
Soekarno and Hatta were kidnapped by youths who had heard the news of the defeat of Japan's and
brought to Rengasdengklok for preparing the manuscript, of proclamation. Together with Hatta,
Soekarno proclaimed Indonesia’s independence on behalf of Indonesian on August 17 th ,1945 in East
Pegangsaan street no. 56, Jakarta.
Soekarno was inaugurated as the first President of Indonesia. He ruled for 22years. Soekarno
passed away at the age of 69 years and was buried in Blitar, East Java. The story of Soekarno is filmed
by Hanung Bramantyo with title Soekarno: Indonesia Merdeka,
Adapted from: https://www.belajardasarbahasainggris.com/2016/08/15/biografi-soekarno-dalam-bahasa-inggris-singkat-
dan-artinya-terbaru/ accessed on April 2nd , 2017 at 13.47 p.m.

2. After reading the text, you have to answer the questions based on the text.
a. Where and when was Soekarno born?
b. Why did Soekarno and Hatta kidnap?
c. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
3. Then identify the generic structure-and language features of the text.
4. At last, submit your work to your teacher to be evaluated.

Homework

In this time, we have to write a recount text about a biographical of Indonesian figures by following
steps.
1. Try to find a biography of Indonesian figures in the field of education from any sources (book or
internet). Doing this will broaden your information which will help you to create the text.
2. Then create a recount text about a biography of Indonesian figures with your own language.
3. Don’t forget to focus on the generic structure and the language feature of recount text.