Course : Conversation (1605CON10)

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Bachelor in Economics (S.E): Manajemen

UWIN eLearning Program

Session Topic: Article Analysis

Course: Conversation
By Diki Saputra, S.S, M.Pd

Content

Part 1

Paragraph

Part 2

Alibaba

Part 3

Headline

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Part1: Paragraph

Paragraph: Definition

Watch the video &

Fill in the blank

A collection of related
______dealing
with a________.
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Paragraph: Example & Headline

Example
Black holes can be big or
small. Scientists think the smallest
black holes are as small as just one
atom. These black holes are very
tiny but have the mass of a large
mountain. Mass is the amount of
matter, or "stuff," in an object.
Another kind of black hole
is called "stellar." Its mass can be up
to 20 times more than the mass of
the sun. There may be many, many
stellar mass black holes in Earth's
galaxy. Earth's galaxy is called the
Milky Way.
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Watch the video &

Fill in the blank

The major news stories reported,

in______,________,
or______________

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Paragraph: Some useful word list used in newspaper words (*) that generally
sound more dramatic

No

Newspaper
word *

Meaning

No

Newspaper
word *

Meaning

Aid *

Help

12 Link*

Connection

Axe*

Cut, remove

13 Move*

Step forward

Bid *

Attempt

14 Ordeal*

Painful experience

Blast*

Explosion

15 Plea*

Request

Blaze*

Fire

16 Pledge*

Promise

Boost*

Encourage

17 Probe*

Investigation

Cut*

Reduction

18 Quit*

Leave out, resign

Gems*

Jewels

19 Riddle*

Mystery

Go-ahead* Approval

20 Threat*

Danger

10 Hit*

Affect badly

21 Vow*

Promise

11 Key*

Vital, essential

22 Wed*

Marry

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Paragraph: Examples in Newspaper & Topic

Example

Topic Sentence

A complete sentence that

indicates the main idea
of paragraph

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Part2: Alibaba

Article: Exercise

Watch the video & Fill in the blank

__________????????___________

The words to fill in the missing parts

a. Share
b. Revenue
c. Expectations
d. Sales volume
e. Bio (billion)
f. Stake
g. Increase
h. Compared (compare)
i. Retailer
j. Jump
k. Reached (reach)
l. Growth
m. Dropped (drop)
n. Retail

Chinese e-commerce giant

Alibaba has missed
1______expectations, reporting its
slowest quarterly growth in 3 years.
Revenue was $3.2 2___(2.05
2____), up 28% 3_________with
last year, but lower than analysts
4_________of $3.39bn.

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The company also saw

5____________ 6________by 34%.
Alibaba earlier announced that it will
invest $4.6 7____ in a 19.99%
7_____ in China's largest physical
electronics 8_______, Suning.
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Article: Exercise (Cont.)

9______ in the company 10_______ almost 7% on the news. Retail

analyst Neil Saunders at Conlumino pointed out that Alibaba's revenue
11_______ over the past financial year was 39%, & reached 59% in the
year before that: "This is not to infer criticism of Alibaba, but it does suggest
that its core Chinese business has now 12______ a level of maturity that will
dampen future growth rates.
Alibaba, founded by prolific entrepreneur Jack Ma, also reported a
13_____ in revenue from people buying on mobile phone & tablet devices.

The business also owns China's largest online shop, Taobao.com.

Alibaba Group's chief financial officer Maggie Wu said: "We made
significant progress monetizing our mobile traffic, with our mobile revenue
exceeding 50% of our total China commerce 14________revenue for the first
time."
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Listening: Summary

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Based on your understanding,

what does the audio tell about ?

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Alibaba: Definition

What is the keyword(s)

What is Alibaba ?
It is a
marketplace,
A search engine
&
a bank, all in one.

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Part3: Headline

Headline: Exercise 1

Watch the video & Fill in the blank

JAKARTA: The International

Banks Association of Indonesia
(Perbina) has 1________Citibank
Indonesia CEO Batara Sianturi as its
new chairman, 2_______ Joseph
Abraham, ANZ Indonesias president
director.
In his capacity as chairman,
Batara will facilitate & represent the
groups interests when engaging with
all 3_________, including regulators
& the public, Perbina said in a
statement on Monday.
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Batara is also expected to

ensure that the group contributes
significantly to the countrys
4_______sector so as to support
5_____________________growth.
In response to his
6_________, Batara said he was
committed to 7__________ the
groups interests & increasing its
involvement because the role of
foreign 8___________ institutions
was becoming more relevant,
especially in the nations economic
development.
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Headline: Exercise 1 (Cont.)

We will increase our

contribution in providing insights &
expertise in key areas of importance
to national economic growth,
particularly in the Indonesian financial
& banking industry, he said.
Prior to his appointment as
Citibank Indonesias CEO, Batara,
who has been with the 9________for
over 27 years, spent his 10_______
as CEO of Citi Philippines & regional
head for the Philippines & Guam.

The words to fill in the missing parts

a. Stakeholders
b. Appointed (appoint)
c. Appointments
d. Representing (represent)
e. Replacing (replace)
f. Economic
g. Banking
h. Financial
i. Bank
j. Career

He had also led Citi Hungary

as CEO & was regional head for 12
countries in Eastern Europe.
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Headline: Exercise 2

What is the keyword(s)

Exercise: Match the headlines with the appropriate mean in ordinary English
1. Move to create more
jobs
2. Go-ahead for water
curbs
3. Woman quits after job
ordeal
4. Prince vows to back
family
5. Nude scientist in
bathtub sensation
6. Quadruple royal
murder sensation
7. Cirebon blast terror

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a. It is a royal scandal about mysterious death of

4 members of the royal family.
b. A bomb explosion terrorized the people in
Cirebon.
c. Steps are being taken to provide more work
for people.
d. The Prince has promised to give support to his
family.
e. A plan to restrict people on the use of excess
water is approved.
f. After receiving an unpleasant experience in a
work place, a woman resigned from her job.
g. It is an Archimedes discovery of the laws
governing the displacement water.
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Headline: Listening

Listening: listen & write notes about the Reef Hotel

1. The Reef Hotel:
2. Location:
3. Opening date:
4. Size:
5. Transportation:
6. Sports facilities:
7. Bars/restaurants:
8. Conference facilities:
9. Cost:

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