Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Aims:
Have you ever met your idol? What did you feel when you met him/her? You must have
been very happy, right? Meeting one’s idol must be a memorable experience. Now, in this
unit, you will learn about recount texts relating experiences.
2 It was Memorable
Work in pairs. Listen carefully and repeat.
Look at the pictures carefully and answer the questions that
follow.
1. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peser ta didik bekerja What do the words in TASK 3 mean?
berpasangan. Mereka sebaiknya mencari pasangan yang
bukan teman sebangku. Jawaban:
2. Setiap pasangan mengamati tokoh-tokoh dalam gambar 1. muncul 2. memulai
dan memahami pertanyaan-pertanyaan di bawah 3. bersorak 4. pakaian
gambar. 5. sesak, penuh 6. terakhir
3. Setiap pasangan diberi waktu untuk mendiskusikan 7. menjaga 8. gedung
jawaban atas pertanyaan-pertanyaan tersebut. Apabila 9. memperkenalkan 10. baru
perlu, peserta didik dapat mencari referensi tentang 11. mempertunjukkan 12. bagian
tokoh-tokoh tersebut. 13. keberhasilan 14. anak muda usia belasan
4. Setelah waktu berdiskusi habis, Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta 15. dikenal luas, terkenal
beberapa pasangan menyampaikan jawaban mereka.
Bapak/Ibu Guru dan peserta didik lain menyimak. Apabila
memiliki jawaban yang berbeda, peserta didik yang lain
dapat tunjuk jari dan menyampaikan jawabannya.
5. Bapak/Ibu Guru dan peserta didik membahas jawaban
bersama-sama.
Read the text aloud.
Jawaban: Then, answer the questions that follow.
1. They are Cinta Laura Kiehl (picture 1), Hendrawan and
Moch. Akhsan (picture 2) and Tri Rismaharini (picture 3).
2. Cinta Laura Kiehl is a singer and an actress, Hendrawan 1. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik mengamati
and Moch. Akhsan are badminton players, gambar berikut dan bertanya apakah peserta didik
Tri Rismaharini is the mayor of Surabaya. mengenal tokoh dalam gambar tersebut. Apabila ada
3. (Contoh jawaban) I think they are successful because they peserta didik yang mengenal tokoh dalam gambar
work hard. tersebut, mereka diminta menjelaskan secara singkat.
4. (Contoh jawaban) They are disciplined and hard working. 2. Peserta didik diminta membaca nyaring teks berikut, baik
secara klasikal, kelompok, maupun individual.
3. Bapak/Ibu Guru menyimak dan mengoreksi pelafalan
peserta didik yang masih kurang tepat.
4. Bapak/Ibu Guru kemudian meminta peserta didik
memahami per tanyaan pemahaman teks dan
menjawabnya.
Sebagai kegiatan pengembangan, Bapak/Ibu Guru dapat 5. Bapak/Ibu Guru dan peserta didik membahas jawaban
meminta peserta didik mencari gambar tokoh idola mereka di bersama-sama.
surat kabar, majalah, atau internet, kemudian menjelaskan 6. Bapak/Ibu Guru memberi balikan positif dan pujian
alasan mereka mengidolakan tokoh tersebut. kepada peserta didik yang aktif menjawab.
7. Selanjutnya Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik
memahami penjelasan dalam Supporting Feature .
Apabila peserta didik mengalami kesulitan dalam
memahami, Bapak/Ibu Guru dapat memberi penjelasan.
Jawaban:
Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B,
1. The writer and his/her friends’ experience meeting Su Ju-M
correctly.
and watching its concert.
Jawaban: 2. One day before the concert, on Saturday evening.
1. i 2. f 3. n 4. c 5. h 3. He/she welcomed the band at the hotel they were booked
6. p 7. a 8. m 9. e 10. k into.
11. b 12. o 13. j 14. d 15. l 4. On Sunday night.
5. By taxi.
6. Teenagers, especially girls.
7. K-pop costumes.
8. They cheered, sang and followed the dances.
9. They said thank you in Indonesian or terima kasih.
10. It was a success.
4 It was Memorable
Suddenly, Ardy realized that he had to be at school. He
looked at his watch and it was time to leave the cat. Ardy put
the cat on the sidewalk gently and rode his bicycle quickly.
Fortunately, he wasn’t late for school.
Sebagai kegiatan pengembangan, Bapak/Ibu Guru dapat Ardy was happy that day because he could help an
meminta peserta didik mencari satu contoh teks recount di injured animal.
surat kabar, majalah, atau internet, dan kemudian Questions:
mengidentifikasi struktur teksnya. 1. What is the text about?
2. Who were involved in the story?
3. Where did the story take place?
4. When did the story take place?
5. Write the sequence of events in the story.
TASK 2
Work in pairs. Complete the chart based on the text in TASK 1, to describe
Discuss your answers in TASK 6 and 7, then draw a conclusion. the structure of the text.
Then, answer the questions that follow. Introductory One morning, Ardy went to school by bicycle
On Wednesday morning, Ardy went to school by bicycle. Paragraph and noticed an injured cat on the way.
He rode his bicycle slowly since he still had a lot of time 1. Ardy took pity on the cat and took iodine
before the bell rang. On the way, Ardy saw a cat lying on the out of his bag.
ground. Several parts of the cat’s body were in blood. It 2. He applied the iodine on the cat’s injured
body.
seemed to have been hit. A Sequence of Events 3. The cat looked at him and wagged its tail,
Ardy took pity on the cat so he stopped his bicycle and as if to say thanks to Ardy.
approached it. He took iodine out of his bag and applied it on 4. Ardy put the cat on the sidewalk gently and
rode away on his bicycle quickly so that
the cat’s injured body. The cat looked at him and wagged its he wouldn’t be late for school.
tail, as if to say thanks to him. Ardy nodded his head and
caressed its fur. Conclusion Ardy was happy since he could help an injured
animal.
6 It was Memorable
Read the following text and pay attention to the words in bold.
Work in pairs.
Ask and answer questions about your friend’s holiday
experience.
1. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik membaca nyaring Then, share the result with the class.
teks berikut. Bapak/Ibu Guru menyimak dan mengoreksi
pelafalan yang kurang tepat.
2. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik mengamati kata-
1. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik bekerja
kata yang dicetak tebal serta kata-kata yang meng-
berpasangan dan memahami kegiatan yang akan
ikutinya.
dilakukan.
3. Bapak/Ibu Guru kemudian meminta peserta didik
2. Setiap pasangan ber tanya jawab tentang
memahami penjelasan dalam Supporting Feature.
pengalaman mereka saat liburan seperti dalam
4. Apabila peserta didik masih kesulitan memahami, Bapak/
contoh.
Ibu Guru dapat memberi penjelasan.
3. Peserta didik menulis hasil tanya jawab tersebut di
5. Sebagai kegiatan pengembangan, peserta didik dapat
buku mereka.
diminta membuat kalimat menggunakan subject + was/
4. Selanjutnya, peserta didik diminta menceritakan
were + adjective.
kembali hasil tanya jawab tersebut. Bapak/Ibu Guru
menyimak dan mengoreksi pelafalan peserta didik
yang kurang tepat.
5. Selama kegiatan berlangsung (tanya jawab maupun
retelling ) Bapak/Ibu Guru memberi pujian dan
balikan positif kepada peserta didik yang aktif
Work in pairs. ber par tisipasi. Bapak/Ibu Guru senantiasa
Ask and answer questions based on the text in TASK 10, in memotivasi peserta didik yang kurang aktif agar aktif
turns. berpartisipasi.
Example:
1. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peser ta didik bekerja You : What did you do last Sunday?
berpasangan. Your friend : I did many things.
2. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta setiap pasangan memahami You : Did you have an interesting experience?
kembali teks di TASK 10. Your friend : Yes.
3. Setiap pasangan peserta didik bertanya jawab tentang You : What was that? Please tell me the story.
isi teks tersebut. Contoh jawaban:
4. Selama kegiatan berlangsung, Bapak/Ibu Guru (Interview)
mengamati kegiatan peserta didik dan mengoreksi You : What did you do last Sunday?
pelafalan yang masih kurang tepat. Your friend : I did many things.
5. Bapak/Ibu Guru senantiasa memotivasi peserta didik You : Did you have an interesting experience?
yang kurang aktif agar aktif berpartisipasi. Your friend : Yes.
You : What was that? Please tell me the story.
Contoh jawaban: Your friend : I celebrated my birthday.
You : How did Viona return home from school? You : O, gosh! Sorry, I forgot your birthday. It’s late,
Your friend : She went home on foot. but let me say, “Happy birthday.”
You : How was the atmosphere? Your friend : Thank you.
Your friend : It was very hot. You : Then, how was your birthday celebration?
You : Now, it’s your turn to ask questions. Please tell me.
Your friend : O.K. I’ll ask you questions. Why did Viona stop Your friend : Together with my family, I celebrated my
walking? birthday in an orphanage near my house.
You : She was tired and hungry. At the orphanage, we played, sang and had
Your friend : What did she do then? lunch together with the orphans.
You : She entered a food stall. You : It must be very interesting.
Your friend : Now, your turn, please. Your friend : Yeah. I was very glad that I could share
You : O.K. How was the food stall? happiness with orphans. They lack their
Your friend : It was not large, but clean and tidy. parents’ love and affection. I couldn’t imagine
You : What was the seller like? how they can live without their parents.
Your friend : She was friendly. Viona had a chit chat with her. It must be very hard for them.
You : Now, it’s your turn to ask me questions. You : What about the caretakers?
Your friend : Yes. Listen to me, please. What did the woman tell Your friend : They are very kindhearted and patient. They
Viona? have important roles on the orphan’s lives
You : She told Viona that she was like her daughter who since they replaced their parents’ functions.
had passed away.
Your friend : How old was her daughter when she passed away?
You : She was fifteen.
8 It was Memorable
3. Apabila B berhasil menebak tokoh tersebut, ia
memberikan tebakan kepada A. Namun, apabila B tidak
berhasil menebak tokoh tersebut, ia harus menebak
tokoh berikutnya yang disampaikan oleh A.
Answer the questions based on the text in TASK 16. 4. Kegiatan berlangsung hingga waktu habis. Selama
1. Where did Bayu spend his two days off? kegiatan berlangsung, Bapak/Ibu Guru berkeliling
2. What did Bayu and his uncle watch at the town square? mengamati kegiatan peserta didik sambil memberi nilai.
3. What did Bayu buy from the expo? Bapak/Ibu Guru membetulkan pelafalan peserta didik
4. Why did Bayu agree to watch a puppet show? yang masih kurang tepat dan memotivasi peserta didik
5. “. . . and intended to grow them.” (Paragraph 3) yang kurang aktif agar aktif berpartisipasi.
What does ‘them’ refer to?
Jawaban: Contoh jawaban:
1. In his uncle’s town. Student A : She is a singer.
2. A reog performance. Student B : Is she old or young?
3. Small plants. Student A : She is not young, but not too old. She is in her
4. Because it was a first experience for him. thirties or forties I think.
5. It refers to ‘small plants’. Student B : Where does she come from?
Student A : She was born in Pati, but she has lived in
Yogyakarta after her marriage. Now, she has
a house in Jakarta.
Student B : Was she a traditional singer?
Student A : Yes, she began her career as a traditional singer.
Student B : I know. She is Soimah, right?
Suppose you are Bayu. Student A : Yes, you’re right.
Relate the story in TASK 16 using your own words.
Contoh jawaban:
Hello, friends. I’d like to tell you about my experience.
Last week, I had two days off and I spent them in my uncle’s
town. You know, my uncle’s town celebrated its anniversary.
Arrange the paragraphs to form a meaningful text.
That’s why, I could enjoy many performances.
In the morning, my uncle and I cycled around the town. We Jawaban:
stopped at the town square. There, we saw the crowds. Do you The correct arrangement of the paragraphs is 5–4–1–3–6–2.
know what they were doing? They wanted to see reog,
a traditional performance. My uncle and I were interested in
watching it. We parked our bicycles and then walked towards the
crowds to join them. A moment later, the reog performance
began. We were enthusiastic to watch it.
After the performance, my uncle and I rode our bicycles to Choose A, B, C, D or E for the correct answer based on the
the town hall. Guess what we would do there! Visit an expo. Well, text in TASK 19.
many things were displayed. I bought small plants and intended 1. What did Olivia suffer from?
to grow them at home. A. Dengue fever. B. Malaria.
Then, at night, my uncle invited me to attend a puppet show C. Typhoid. D. Diarrhea.
and I agreed. You know, it was my first time. I was happy to see E. Headache.
a puppeteer perform roles with his leather puppets.
2. Who visited Olivia on her third day in hospital?
A. Her old friend. B. Her pen friend.
C. Her new neighbor. D. Her cousin.
E. Her new friend.
In pairs, let’s play a game. 3. What did Olivia and Anggi promise?
Follow the instructions. A. To stay in one town.
B. To study at the same school.
C. To have regular meetings.
1. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peser ta didik bekerja D. To keep their friendship.
berpasangan dan memahami kalimat-kalimat dalam E. To break their friendship.
Instructions. Apabila peserta didik belum memahami, 4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
Bapak/Ibu Guru dapat memberi penjelasan. A. Anggi wore a small hat.
2. Salah satu peserta didik (A) memilih seorang tokoh yang B. Olivia and Anggi lived in different towns.
terkenal. A memberi satu kalimat petunjuk dan C. Olivia and Anggi have not known each other before.
pasangannya (B) menyimak petunjuk tersebut. D. Anggi’s visit didn’t surprise Olivia.
B berusaha menebak tokoh tersebut dengan mengajukan E. Anggi felt bored at the hospital.
maksimal tiga pertanyaan.
5. “. . . that they will be best friends forever.” (Paragraph 5)
What is the antonym of ‘best’?
A. Greatest. B. Closest.
C. Dearest. D. Farthest.
E. Worst.
10 It was Memorable
Homework A. Choose A, B, C, D or E for the correct answer.
Draw a series of pictures and write a recount text based on the Jawaban:
pictures. 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. E
Hang your work on the class wall magazine. 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. E 10. D
Look at the picture carefully. What is the boy doing? In your opinion, what is he going to
write about? Do you also do what the boy does? What do you usually write? In your opinion,
why many people, especially girls, like doing this activity?
In this unit, you will try to relate your personal experiences/events in a diary. For your
information, a diary is a form of a personal recount text. So, understand the explanation and
do the exercises.
12 My Dearest Diary
Jawaban:
Irregular Verb
Base Past Meaning
Base Past Meaning 1. BUY BOUGHT membeli
2. MAKE MADE membuat
1. _________ ___________ _______________________ 3. LOSE LOST kehilangan, kalah
2. _________ ___________ _______________________ 4 FALL FELL jatuh
3. _________ ___________ _______________________ 5. WEAR WORE memakai, mengenakan
4. _________ 6. HOLD HELD memegang, mengadakan
___________ _______________________
7. SPEAK SPOKE berbicara
5. _________ ___________ _______________________ 8. READ READ membaca
6. _________ ___________ _______________________ 9. WAKE WOKE bangun
7. _________ ___________ _______________________ 10. THINK THOUGHT berpikir, memikirkan
8. _________ ___________ _______________________
9. _________ ___________ _______________________
10. _________ ___________ _______________________
14 My Dearest Diary
Read the words with proper pronunciation.
Then, match the words with their correct meanings from the box. Answer the following questions based on the text in TASK 3.
Jawaban: 1. What is the text about?
1. air terjun 2. rekan, teman 2. How did the writer and his friends spend their holiday?
3. menjelajah 4. pemandangan 3. What equipment did they prepare for the activity?
5. terpesona 6. mengusulkan 4. How did they get to their destination?
7. yang mengesankan 8. petualangan 5. What did they do after arriving at their destination?
9. angin sepoi-sepoi 10. kebetulan 6. Where did they fish?
7. Why were they happy to catch a big fish?
8. What did they do the following day?
9. How did they find a waterfall?
10. Will the writer and his friends have an adventure with
their new acquaintances? Show proof.
Jawaban:
Complete the sentences with the suitable words from TASK 2. 1. It is about the writer’s unforgettable adventure with his
1. My brother has joined a Sumatra–Java friends.
________________ by motorcycle. 2. They hiked and explored the hills out of town.
2. My first day at senior high school is 3. A tent, a camp stove, 3 sleeping bags, ropes, bottles of
a ________________ moment for me. drinking water, food, fishing rods and books.
3. Grojogan Sewu is a famous ________________ 4. By public transport.
located at the foot of Mount Lawu. 5. They looked for a good place to pitch a tent. Ali and
4. The ________________ from the top of Mount Bromo Tigor pitched the tent, while the writer made
is really amazing, especially after day break. a campfire and cooked noodles for dinner.
5. It was a lucky ________________ that I met several 6. At the stream near their camp.
Indonesian people on my trip to Thailand. 7. Because they would have enough food for lunch.
6. The OSIS chairperson ________________ to hold 8. They explored the hills.
a bazaar for our school’s celebration. 9. By following a sign telling them that there was
7. The foreign visitors were ________________ to see a waterfall nearby.
the beauty of Raja Ampat Islands. 10. Yes, they will. From the last sentence: “In fact, my
8. The rescue team ________________ the forest in friends and I have new friends and all of us have
search for mountain climbers who had been missing for decided to have another adventure together, next
three days. holiday!”
Jawaban:
1. adventure 2. memorable 3. waterfall
4. scenery 5. coincidence 6. proposed
7. astonished 8. explored
Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
Jawaban:
1. happened 2. was 3. boarded
4. was 5. fell 6. began
Rewrite the sentences in the box into the table correctly. 7. did not have 8. fell 9. hit
Each sentence represents the main idea of each paragraph of 10. were 11. was not 12. thought
the text in TASK 3. 13. was 14. tried 15. stopped
16. subsided 17. was 18. felt
Jawaban:
19. continued 20. entered
Main Topic
16 My Dearest Diary
12. There ________ various choices of cell phones on the
market so you should decide on one that meets your
needs and whether you can afford it or not.
Complete the text with the suitable words from the box.
In pairs, ask and answer questions about the following text.
See the example. Jawaban:
1. d 2. l 3. g 4. j 5. i
Contoh jawaban:
6. k 7. a 8. e 9. b 10. h
You : What is the text about?
Your friend : It’s about the writer’s experience of getting lost
when he/she was going to his/her friend’s house.
18 My Dearest Diary
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in
brackets. TASK 1
Complete the text with the suitable words from the box.
Jawaban:
1. was watching 2. blew 3. was chasing a. ran b. betrayal c. on stage
4. watched 5. was having 6. was digging d. older e. shocked f. applause
7. were standing 8. shouted 9. was trying g. kingdom h. very loud i. traditional
10. smiled j. perfect k. nervous l. lost
Dear diary,
Last week my friends and I had a performance at
school. We had to wear (1) ________ clothes; boys had to
wear blangkon and girls had to wear kebaya and kain jarik.
Dengan kegiatan pembelajaran yang sama Bapak/Ibu Guru We performed a drama about a kingdom named
dapat memberikan soal berikut. Mahamulya which was attacked by another (2) ________.
The king was angry because he heard that there was
1. Ida ________ [play] with her dolls when her mother a (3) ________ in the kingdom. I played the King of
________ [call] her. Mahamulya Kingdom.
2. The girl ________ [stumble] when she ________ I was a bit (4) ________ because the audience was
[chase] the rabbit. larger than I had expected. When I went (5) ________ with
3. Laila ________ [cry] when her mother ________ [see] several friends, there was shouting from here and there.
her. I knew they were happy seeing us wearing traditional
4. Vindy and Vita ________ [study] when they ________ clothes, which we had never worn before.
[hear] a voice shouting out loud. The dialog in the drama (6) ________ well, but I still felt
5. Mr. George ________ [give] a talk while Mrs. George nervous because I hadn’t acted the important part. I had to
________ [cook] for the guests. act angry knowing about the betrayal.
6. While the students ________ [do] exercises, the When it was due, I came forward and uttered in an
principal ________ [enter] the room. angry voice. It was (7) ________! Even Ratih, the girl who
7. Grandma ________ [read] the newspaper when her acted as my wife, looked (8) ________. I thought the
glasses ________ [fall]. audience were too. Then, a big round of (9) ________ was
8. The man ________ [jog] when he ________ [witness] heard. I felt wonderful.
a car accident. After we finished performing, I met a teacher by
9. Mr. Rahardian ________ [watch] TV while Mrs. chance. He raised his hands, as if showing respect, and
Rahardian ________ [sew]. said, “Please don’t get angry anymore, King of Mahamulya.”
10. Edwin and Dimas ________ [go] window shopping I laughed and responded him, “Surely, not, Mr. Mahameru.
when they ________ [meet] their friend. Being angry for a long time will make us look
Jawaban: (10) ________.”
1. was playing, called 2. stumbled, was chasing
3. was crying, saw 4. were studying, heard TASK 2
5. was giving, was cooking 6. were doing, entered Answer the questions based on the text in TASK 1.
7. was reading, fell 8. was jogging, witnessed
1. What is the purpose of the text?
9. was watching, was sewing 10. were going, met
2. Where did the performance take place?
3. What did the performers have to wear?
4. What was the drama about?
5. What role did the writer play?
6. According to the writer, why was there shouting when
the actors went on stage?
7. What was the hardest part for the writer?
Answer the following questions based on the text in TASK 9. 8. What was the writer’s angry voice like?
Jawaban: 9. How did the audience respond to the writer’s
1. The writer’s experience when flying in a small plane with his/ performance?
her uncle. 10. How did the writer feel?
2. The writer’s uncle.
Jawaban:
3. A pair of black, shiny earphones.
TASK 1
4. To allow him/her to listen and talk to the pilot.
1. i 2. g 3. b 4. k 5. c
5. The window as small as the door of a bird cage suddenly
6. a 7. h 8. e 9. f 10. d
opened and the cool, cold air blew all over him/her.
6. To see two dolphins swimming in the beautiful, calm sea. TASK 2
7. When they were getting close to the airport. 1. To relate the writer’s experience when performing a drama.
8. The control tower and runway. 2. At school.
9. He/she hopes that he/she can fly his/her own plane one day. 3. They had to wear traditional clothes; boys had to wear
10. It is ‘took off’. blangkon and girls had to wear kebaya and kain jarik.
4. A kingdom named Mahamulya which was attacked by
another kingdom.
5. He played the King of Mahamulya Kingdom.
Main Topic
Orientation The writer had a great moment in his/her life, flying Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk melatih peserta didik melakukan
with his/her uncle.
monolog berdasarkan teks yang tersedia.
Event 1 The writer’s uncle started the engine and the plane 1. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik membaca
was ready to fly.
Event 2 The plane was airborne. kembali dan memahami teks di TASK 13.
Event 3 The writer freezed because the small window 2. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik menceritakan
suddenly opened and the cool, cold air blew all over kembali teks tersebut dari sudut pandang pelaku lain
him/her.
Events
Event 4 The writer yelled for help due to the opened yaitu Fariz.
window. 3. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik membacakan
Event 5 The writer saw two dolphins swimming in the teks yang ditulisnya, secara bergiliran.
beautiful, calm sea when the plane was getting
close to the airport. 4. Bapak/Ibu Guru mengoreksi pelafalan peserta didik yang
Event 6 The plane landed at the airport, safe and sound. masih kurang tepat.
Reorientation The writer hopes that he/she can fly his/her own
5. Bapak/Ibu Guru memberi pujian kepada peserta didik
plane one day. yang berani maju dan memotivasi peserta didik yang
belum berani agar berani maju. Bapak/Ibu Guru memberi
penilaian.
Contoh jawaban:
Dear diary,
Arrange the following paragraphs to form a meaningful diary. Last month, my family and I went on a trip to a mountainous
Read the diary aloud. area, about 3 kilometers from our house. It is a beautiful place,
Jawaban: with many paths for hiking.
The correct arrangement of the paragraphs is 2–4–6–3–5–1. We left in the morning. We brought food and drinks, an MP4
player and several newspapers for us to sit on whenever there
was good sightseeing.
My parents chose to wait for us on a field near the parking
area. Meanwhile, my sister Farah, my younger brother Firman
and I went hiking. After walking for a half an hour, Firman told us
that he felt uncomfortable with his foot. Guess what! His left shoe
Answer the following questions based on the text in TASK 13. was torn so he decided to drop out.
1. Who did the writer go on a trip to a mountainous area Frankly, my sister and I felt a little disappointed. Apparently,
with? he noticed our disappointment. Then, he asked us to continue,
2. What is their destination like? but he would return to the parking area by himself. He convinced
3. What did they prepare for their trip? us that he would be fine. However, I couldn’t let my brother walk
4. Why did they bring newspapers? alone. Therefore, we decided to return to the parking area
5. What did the writer’s parents do when their children together.
went hiking? When we were near the parking area, Firman shouted,
6. Why did the writer and his/her siblings decide to return “Hey, there is a beautiful place there!” while pointing to his left
to the parking area? side. Farah and I looked and agreed that the view there was
7. When did the writer see a beautiful spot? beautiful.
8. How did the writer get new sandals? Arriving at the parking lot, Firman looked for a stall selling
9. What did the writer think about the new spot? sandals and he bought them. Soon afterwards, the three of us
10. What did they do there? went to the spot we saw earlier. Arriving there, we felt
astonished. Honestly, the place was beautiful, even more
Jawaban:
beautiful than our first destination. We took a lot of photographs.
1. His/her parents, his/her elder brother Fariz and his/her
The three of us were really excited!
younger sister Farah.
2. It is beautiful and has many paths for hiking.
3. They prepared food and drinks, an MP4 player and
several newspapers.
20 My Dearest Diary
Well, it took place last month. At first, I didn’t want to
participate, but my classmates supported me in joining it. In fact,
they partly insisted because I was the only one who hadn’t
participated in any contest. That was why, I couldn’t refuse.
Continue the following paragraphs to form a good diary. However, my classmates are the best. They helped me
Share your work with the class. a lot in preparing the materials for my speech. They made
suggestions to build my confidence. They also gave input about
how I should act and deliver my speech.
1. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik membaca dan When the day to perform arrived, I felt really nervous.
memahami isi paragraf yang tersedia. However, my classmates encouraged me. They said that I could
2. Bapak/Ibu Guru dan peser ta didik melakukan do it well because I had practiced hard. Finally, the announcer
brainstorming untuk membahas kemungkinan lanjutan called my name. I walked onto the stage and delivered my
paragraf tersebut. Bapak/Ibu Guru memotivasi peserta speech. At the end, I felt relieved although I had to stop to think
didik untuk menjawab menggunakan bahasa Inggris dan about what to say next.
menuliskan kemungkinan tersebut sehingga menjadi I didn’t win, but I was happy. It was my first experience,
sebuah diari yang bermakna dan koheren. speaking before the public. The experience is really precious for
3. Selanjutnya, Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik me.
mengembangkannya menjadi sebuah teks yang
bermakna dan koheren. Bapak/Ibu Guru dapat
memberikan kosakata yang diperlukan.
4. Bapak/Ibu Guru memotivasi peserta didik untuk
membacakan teks yang telah ditulisnya.
5. Bapak/Ibu Guru memberi masukan, evaluasi, atau nilai Read the song lyrics.
atas hasil kerja peserta didik. What is the message?
Jawaban:
Contoh jawaban: The message of the song is that we just had a bad day and we
Dear diary, need to have a rest to recharge our life with beautiful things and
to be stronger.
When I was on my way to school yesterday, I found a box in
a black plastic bag near the school gate. I was curious, so
I observed it carefully. However, I didn’t dare open it.
Then, a pedicab driver noticed me, approached me and said
that I had to report it to my principal and to the police. He thought
that the box could be a bomb. A. Choose A, B, C, D or E for the correct answer.
I was afraid if what the pedicab driver said was true. So,
Jawaban:
I returned to school and looked for my teachers. Soon I met one
1. B 2. C 3. C 4. E 5. D
of my teachers and I told him about what I found near the school
6. A 7. E 8. C 9. D 10. D
gate.
My teacher then went out to check the box and decided B. Write a diary about one of your unforgettable moments.
to report it to the principal. At that time, the principal was Mind the text structure.
busy hosting a guest. My teacher decided to wait for
a moment and asked me to go to where the box was. Contoh jawaban:
A few minutes later, I saw a woman running towards me Dear diary,
and said that it was her box of knitting tools. She explained
Last Sunday my brother and I went fishing far from home.
that the box fell from her motorcycle without her noticing it.
We brought several cakes with us.
She convinced me that the box was really hers so I returned
We rode our bikes for about an hour and felt tired. Then, we
it to the woman. I felt so relieved, it was not a bomb.
had a rest on a sheltered bench at the side of the road.
At that time, my principal and teacher ran to me. They
Suddenly, we saw the sky turn dark. My brother said that it
had phoned the police. I told them that it was only a box of
was going to rain. He was right. Soon, it rained very heavily. We
knitting tools and the owner had collected it. They felt
waited for the rain to stop, then felt hungry and decided to eat
relieved although they had to phone the police again to
our cakes.
explain the situation.
We were about to eat when we saw a boy running towards
It was a tense moment, but thank God, it wasn’t bad.
us. He looked cold and hungry. We felt pity for him. “Please have
a few cakes,” I said.
The boy looked happy and took a few. We then spoke.
Apparently, he is Reno. He used to be our neighbor. Three years
ago, he moved to a new house in another part of the city.
Write your personal experience in a diary. During our conversation, the rain stopped. Reno gave us his
Share your work with the class. phone number and left.
As my brother and I didn’t have any more provisions, we
Contoh jawaban: decided to go home. We felt happy although our trip was
Dear diary, canceled. We met our old friend!
I don’t know why, but suddenly I remember my first
experience of participating in a public speaking contest. Frankly,
it was a memorable moment for me.
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Who is he? Is he famous? What is he famous for? What did he do? In this unit you will
learn about people’s lives. You will also learn about the simple past tense. Please understand
the texts and use regular and irregular verbs in the past forms correctly. Make sure you are able
to relate people’s lives, by the end of this unit.
22 Inspirative People
Complete the sentences with the correct words from TASK 2. Write the irregular verbs in past forms in the text in TASK 5.
Read the sentences aloud, in turns. What do the words mean?
Jawaban: Jawaban:
1. sworn in 2. resignation 3. descendants
4. release 5. respectively 6. retirement Word Meaning
7. settled in 8. relinquishing 9. sick leave went pergi
10. reacquainted
began mulai
read membaca
became menjadi
made membuat
24 Inspirative People
Sutomo died in Mecca while on pilgrimage. Bung Tomo’s 4. left 5. studied 6. joined
body was brought back to Indonesia and was buried in 7. underwent 8. enlisted 9. came
Ngagel, Surabaya. He officially received the title of a hero 10. killed
from the government in 2008.
Here is a quote of his speech which motivated
Surabaya people to fight against colonialists, “When the
Indonesian bulls still have red blood that can raise a piece of
white cloth becoming red and white, never will we surrender
to anybody!”
Translated from: http://www.pahlawanindonesia.com/biografi-pahlawan-nasional- Read the text about Ahmad Yani once again.
sutomo-bung-tomo/ (August 28, 2014) Write his bio-data.
Jawaban:
Name : Ahmad Yani
Date of birth : June 19, 1922
Place of birth : Jenar, Purworejo, Central Java
We honor our heroes by fullfilling their wishes to make our country Date of Death : October 1, 1965
peaceful and prosperous.
Education : – Primary and secondary education
in Batavia
Statements: – Compulsory military service in the
1. Bung Tomo was born in ________________. army of the Dutch East Indies
2. He was ________________ years old when a battle colonial government
broke out in Surabaya. – Training in Magelang after joining
3. He became ________________ for the daily Soeara
PETA
Oemoem in Surabaya.
– Training as PETA platoon commander
4. He worked for Domei, managing ________________
Government’s : Revolution Hero
for the entire East Java.
5. He and senior journalist Romo Bintarti Acknowledgment
________________ in Javanese in order to avoid
Japan’s censorship.
6. He became the Chief Editor for ________________ in
Surabaya.
7. Bung Tomo motivated Surabaya’s youngsters to fight
against the British army and NICA-Dutch troops by
________________ through a radio broadcast. Answer the following questions based on the text in TASK 11, orally.
8. We commemmorate November 10 as ________________
to honor people’s struggles against colonialists. Jawaban:
9. Bung Tomo passed away in Mecca and he was burried 1. He was born in Jenar, Purworejo, Central Java.
in ________________. 2. He was born on June 19, 1922.
10. In ________________, the government granted Bung 3. Because he underwent compulsory military service in the
Tomo the title of a hero. army of the Dutch East Indies colonial government.
4. No, he didn’t. Because the arrival of the invading Japanese
Jawaban: in 1942 interrupted his studies.
TASK 1 5. After joining PETA, he underwent further training in
1. He was born on September 8, 1920. Magelang.
2. He was a teacher and song writer. 6. After he completed his training in Bogor, West Java.
3. They were Alfred Simanjuntak’s parents.
7. Tragedy struck him in the early hours of October 1, 1965.
4. He was very grateful for the grace of God and lived
8. It refers to people who kidnapped Ahmad Yani from his house.
happily with his family.
5. He has eleven grandchildren. 9. We find a museum which formerly was Ahmad Yani’s house.
10. He dedicated his life for his country by becoming a skillful
TASK 2 soldier and underwent many trainings to improve his military
1. Kampung Blauran, Surabaya skills.
2. 25 (twenty-five)
3. a freelance journalist
4. the Bahasa Indonesia section
5. proclaimed the Declaration of Independence
6. Antara News Agency
7. delivering a speech
8. Heroes’ Day TASK 1
9. Ngagel, Surabaya Match the following words with their correct meanings from
10. 2008 the box.
Read and memorize them.
26 Inspirative People
Your friend : They intercepted the Dutch troops’ patrols and 3. Bapak/Ibu Guru memberi masukan sesuai dengan hasil
beat them. At other times, they attacked the tulisan peserta didik, misalnya tentang pilihan kata dan
headquarters of the Dutch troops in Idie. tenses- nya. Bapak/Ibu Guru dapat menyampaikan
You : Very good! When was Teuku Cik Tunong arrested masukan semacam ini secara klasikal apabila dianggap
by the Dutch troops? kekurangan tersebut dilakukan oleh banyak peserta didik.
Your friend : He was arrested one day in May 1905 and was 4. Peserta didik memperbaiki tulisan mereka sesuai dengan
sentenced to death. masukan Bapak/Ibu Guru.
You : Excellent! Your turn, please. 5. Peserta didik menunjukkan hasil perbaikan kepada
Your friend : O.K. Who was Pang Nangru? Bapak/Ibu Guru. Bapak/Ibu Guru memberi persetujuan
You : He was the next husband of Cut Nyak Meutia jika tulisan mereka telah layak disampaikan di kelas.
after Teuku Cik Tunong died. 6. Peserta didik belajar manyampaikan hasil tulisan mereka
Your friend : Good! When was Cut Nyak Meutia killed and tanpa teks.
how? 7. Selanjutnya, beberapa peserta didik tunjuk jari dan
You : She was killed on October 24, 1910 by three menyampaikan teks tentang Anis Baswedan di depan
shots from the Dutch’s troops. kelas, secara bergiliran.
8. Peserta didik yang lain menyimak sambil memperhatikan
pelafalan, tekanan, dan intonasi temannya. Jika ada yang
kurang tepat, mereka diberi kesempatan untuk
menyampaikan gagasan mereka itu.
9. Bapak/Ibu Guru mengamati dan memberi nilai.
10. Pada akhir kegiatan, Bapak/Ibu Guru memberi nilai dan
Write down the verbs past in the text in TASK 13 and read balikan, misalnya tentang kelebihan dan kekurangan
them aloud. peserta didik terkait dengan kejelasan pengucapan,
Identify whether the verbs are regular or irregular. keras-lembutnya suara, mimik wajah, dan gerak tubuh.
Then, write their meanings.
Jawaban: Contoh jawaban:
Verb Regular or Irregular Meaning “Good morning, my friends. I would like to tell you about
an inspirative person who has motivated Indonesian people to be
married Regular menikah
better. He’s Mr. Anis Baswedan. I’m sure you are familiar with his
worked Regular bekerja name and appearance on TV, but do you know about him and his
led Irregular memimpin excellent achievements? Well, let me tell you about him.
Mr. Anis Baswedan, the son of Mr. Rasyid Baswedan,
intercepted Regular mencegat
former Vice Rector of UII Yogyakarta, and Mrs. Aliyah, professor
beat Irregular mengalahkan from Yogyakarta State University, was born in 1969. He has
attacked Regular menyerang shown his talent as a leader since young. He became the
chairperson of farewell party of SMPN 5 Yogyakarta in 1983 and
captured Regular menangkap
the OSIS chairperson in SMA 2 Yogyakarta in 1987. Then, he
continued Regular melanjutkan was appointed chairperson of the Indonesian OSIS. These
increased Regular meningkatkan experiences brought him to become the Chairman of the Gadjah
Mada University Senate in 1992.
made Irregular membuat
Mr. Anis Baswedan has a lot of experience. In 1987 he was
killed Regular membunuh a participant of AFS, Indonesian-American student exchange
died Regular meninggal, wafat program. He stayed in Milwakuee, Wisconsin, United States
for one year which broadened his horizons. He became
worsened Regular memburuk
an interviewer when he worked for Televisi Republik Indonesia
forced Regular memaksa (TVRI) Yogyakarta in 1989. He managed a program entitled
insisted Regular bersikeras Tanah Merdeka. He learned a lot of things from great people.
He also received many scholarships from abroad, such as
ended Regular berakhir
Japan Airlines Scholarship of JAL Foundation in 1993,
found Irregular menemukan a scholarship to continue his master’s degree in International
kept Irregular menyimpan terus Security and Economic Policy at the University of Maryland,
College Park in 1997, a doctoral scholarship program of Northern
Illinois University in 1999 and Outstanding Doctoral Student
Scholarship which was awarded to the students of Northern
Illinois University with merit and integrity in the development of
political science, in 2004. In addition, Mr. Anis also received
many awards, such as William P. Cole III Fellowship of the
School of Public Policy, University of Maryland in 1998 when he
Read and retell the following text using your own words. was taking his master’s degree and the ASEAN Student Awards
Program of USAID - AGE – NAFSA in the same year.
Mr. Anis Baswedan has many other awesome achievements.
Kegiatan ini bertujuan meningkatkan speaking skill dan He was the Director of the Indonesian Research Institute,
keberanian peserta didik dalam berbicara. an organization that focuses on research and analysis of public
1. Peserta didik membaca teks tentang Anis Baswedan. policy, in 2005. He became the youngest rector in Indonesia when
Mereka mencatat kosakata baru dan mencari artinya. he was elected as Rector of the University of Paramadina in 2007.
2. Peserta didik membuat draf teks tentang Anis Baswedan Then, he initiated Paramadina Fellowship, a program to recruit the
dan kemudian mengembangkannya menjadi teks utuh best students and a compulsory subject entitled Against
dengan kata-katanya sendiri. Setelah itu, peserta didik Corruption, an anti-corruption teaching. In 2008 he was elected as
meminta masukan Bapak/Ibu Guru. one of the Top 100 Public Intellectuals by Foreign Policy
28 Inspirative People
Aims:
Look at the picture carefully. Who is the man? He is one of the greatest heroes we have
ever had. He dedicated his whole life to preserve our independence that was proclaimed on
August 17, 1945. Do you know how he fought againts colonialism? You will read more about
General Sudirman and other admirable people in this unit.
Such texts which relate people’s life are called biographical recounts. Study the
explanation about the text type and attempt the exercises.
30 Admirable People
8. S__ __FI__IE__ __ : enough; being as much/
many as is needed
9. S__ __OR__IN__ __E : to put a lower rank or
position Complete the following bio-data of General Sudirman based on
10. INA__E__UA__Y : shortcoming; deficiency the text in TASK 3.
Jawaban: Jawaban:
1. GENERAL = jenderal Name : Sudirman
2. ENDEAVOR = berusaha keras Date of Birth : January 24, 1916
3. OCCUPATION = pendudukan Place of Birth : Rembang, Central Java
4. RELINQUISH = menyerahkan Year of Marriage : 1936
5. INVASION = penyerbuan Date of Death : January 29, 1950
6. RETREAT = mundur (pasukan) Place of Death : Magelang
7. DEFENSE = pertahanan Wife’s Name : Alfiah
8. SUFFICIENT = cukup Father’s Name : Karsid Kartawiraji
9. SUBORDINATE = bawahan Mother’s Name : Siyem
10. INADEQUACY = kekurangan, ketidakcakapan Foster Father’s Name : Raden Cokrosunaryo
Military Rank : Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian
armed forces
Military Records : – Joined PETA, an auxiliary military
force established by Japan in
1944.
– British forces landed in Indonesia
Read the following text and pay attention to its structure. in September 1945, to supervise
the Japanese surrender and
preserve order, which triggered the
1. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta beberapa peserta didik outbreak of violence between the
membaca teks biografi tentang Jenderal Sudirman British and the Indonesian
secara bergiliran, dengan lafal, tekanan, dan intonasi independence fighters.
yang tepat. – TKR (Tentara Keselamatan
2. Bapak/Ibu Guru membetulkan pelafalan peserta didik Rakyat––the People’s Security
yang kurang tepat dan meminta mereka membaca Army) was formed out of self-
kembali kata-kata yang pelafalannya masih salah, lalu formed local units, mostly
membahas arti kosakata baru. constituted by ex-PETA members,
3. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik mengamati on October 5, 1945.
struktur teks tersebut, lalu membaca penjelasannya di – On November 12, 1945, he had
bagian Supporting Feature. already been elected by the other
4. Bapak/Ibu Guru menjelaskan hal-hal yang belum Indonesian military commanders
dipahami peserta didik. as the Commander-in-Chief
(panglima besar) of all Indonesian
forces.
– By late November 1945, the British
and Dutch troops had withdrawn to
Ambarawa to form a strong
defensive ring.
– Sudirman and all commanders
Find the synonyms of the following words in the previous astoundingly routed the Allied
text. forces in Ambarawa on December
1. incursion = ____________________ 15, 1945.
2. to draw back = ____________________ – Sudirman’s appointment as the
3. chase = ____________________ Commander-in-Chief was formally
4. firm = ____________________ inaugurated by President Sukarno
5. exhausting = ____________________ on December 18, 1945.
6. protective = ____________________ – The Dutch sprang a rapid invasion,
7. honor = ____________________ with bombers bombing Maguwo,
8. unselfish = ____________________ Yogyakarta’s airport, and
9. deficiency = ____________________ paratroopers landing near and into
10. enemy = ____________________ the capital on December 19, 1948.
Jawaban: – Sudirman led a guirella war until
1. invasion 2. to retreat 3. pursuit he was seriously sick because of
4. unwavering 5. draining 6. defensive tuberculosis.
7. respect 8. selfless 9. inadequacy – The Dutch formally transferred
10. opponent sovereignty to the Republic of
Indonesia on December 27, 1949.
TASK 3
Answer the following questions based on the previous text.
1. What is the purpose of the text?
2. Who was Henry Ford?
3. When did Henry decide to invent?
TASK 1
4. How did Henry make a better watch?
What are the meanings of the following words?
5. How did Henry get an idea to create a gasoline
You will read the words in the text in TASK 2.
automobile?
1. assembly line = ____________________ 6. In your opinion, why did Henry choose to work for the
2. to do chores = ___________________ Edison company?
3. horseless wagon = ____________________ 7. What did Henry do on a Christmas night, in Detroit?
4. gasoline engine = ___________________ 8. How did Henry’s first car turn out? Provide proof.
5. light bulb = ____________________ 9. Why did he switch from producing racecars to regular
6. jobless = ___________________ cars?
7. to refine = ____________________ 10. What happened if Henry Ford didn’t develop assembly
8. prototype = ___________________ lines?
9. racecar = ____________________
10. inexpensive = ___________________ Jawaban:
TASK 1
TASK 2 1. perakitan (mobil)
Read the text aloud, with proper pronunciation. 2. melakukan pekerjaan sehari-hari (rumah)
Henry Ford 3. kereta tanpa kuda
4. mesin dengan bahan bakar
Henry Ford was born in a town near Detroit, Michigan, 5. bohlam
in 1863. He was well-known as a creator of assembly lines. 6. tidak memiliki pekerjaan, pengangguran
At an early age while Henry was doing chores at the 7. memperbaiki
family farm, he would sometimes whisper to the animals, 8. bentuk asli/dasar
“Someday somebody will invent an easier way to do this.” 9. mobil balap
The reason for this was Henry hated doing that work and 10. murah, tidak mahal
would rather invent.
When he was ten, he went to town, to buy clock TASK 3
wheels. He tried putting these clock wheels together. Soon 1. To relate Henry Ford’s biography.
he made these clocks work by themselves. Henry’s plan 2. He was the creator of assembly lines.
was to make a better watch. 3. When he was still young.
32 Admirable People
4. He went to town, to buy clock wheels, and tried putting 3. To supervise the Japanese surrender and preserve
the clock wheels together. Soon he made these clocks order.
work by themselves. 4. He gathered and organized all commanders in the
5. When he was on his way to town, he saw a horseless sector for a coordinated attack.
wagon coming down the road. 5. On December 18, 1945, three days after the
6. Because he wanted to meet Thomas Edison, the resounding victory at Ambarawa.
inventor of the light bulb and many other things, 6. He ordered the entire Indonesian military to abandon
in person and to share his idea for gasoline engines. linear defense and retreat to the non-urban areas to
7. He developed a prototype of his gasoline engine. wage a guerilla war.
8. It turned out very well. It can be proven by the fact that 7. He was carried on a sedan chair throughout the
a few investors were interested and journey as far as 1,000 kilometers for six months.
a company was established. 8. On December 27, 1949.
9. Because the companies he started were unsuccessful. 9. He had an open, accommodating style of leadership
10. Not many of us would have cars, in fact none of us and solicited advice from anybody he met, including his
would probably have a car. opponents and endeavored to listen to all perspectives
and viewpoints before making a firm decision.
10. This was partly because he recognized his own
inadequacies and partly because he saw the
importance of maintaining good relations with all
centers of power and of maintaining harmony within the
army.
Work in groups of three or four.
Discuss the answers of the following questions.
Contoh jawaban:
1. We can learn many things from him, such as his great
sense of nationalism and patriotism, where sickness did not
stop him fighting in maintaining Indonesia’s independence,
his open leadership where he listened and welcomed any Fill in the blanks with the suitable words from the box.
advice from anyone. Jawaban:
2. Today, Indonesia remembers General Sudirman in many 1. j 2. f 3. i 4. b 5. l
ways, including the naming of major streets in Indonesian 6. a 7. d 8. k 9. c 10. g
cities and the University of General Soedirman in
Purwokerto is also named after him. Numerous statues
and a museum are dedicated to commemorating his
contributions. Most symbolically, a tall statue of Sudirman
was erected at the Indonesian military headquarters in
Cilangkap in 1991, cementing him as the Father of the
TASK 1
Indonesian armed forces.
What are the meanings of the following words?
1. founder = ____________________
2. descendant = ____________________
3. aviation = ____________________
4. license = ____________________
5. courageous = ____________________
Answer the following questions based on the text in TASK 3. 6. determination = ____________________
1. Who were the majority of the members of TKR? 7. troops = ____________________
2. How did Sudirman’s regiment in Banyumas have more 8. advanced = ____________________
than sufficient weapons? 9. to insist = ____________________
3. What did British forces land in Indonesia for? 10. Air Force = ____________________
4. What did Sudirman do when the British and Dutch
TASK 2
troops had withdrawn to Ambarawa?
Choose A, B, C, D or E for the correct answer based on the
5. When was Sudirman officially inaugurated as the
text in TASK 7.
Commander-in-Chief of all Indonesian forces?
6. What did Sudirman order to deal with the Dutch’s 1. Adisucipto is one of Indonesia’s prominent heroes
invasion in which bombing Maguwo and landing because he was _________.
paratroopers near to and in the capital? A. the founding father of the Indonesian Air Force
7. How did Sudirman lead a guirella war, considering his B. the first Indonesian pilot
worse health condition? C. the head of the School of Aviation
8. When did the Dutch formally transfer sovereignty to the D. the grandson of Prince Diponegoro
Republic of Indonesia? E. a very brilliant Air Force official
9. What kind of leadership did Sudirman have? (Ujian Nasional 2011/2012)
10. Why did he use such a leadership style?
2. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
Jawaban: A. Adisucipto went to the Militaire Luchtvaart
1. Ex-PETA members who had been disbanded by the Opleidings.
Japanese. B. Adisucipto finished his studies in two years.
2. He succeeded in persuading the Japanese to turn in C. Adisucipto received an advanced pilot license.
their weapons.
34 Admirable People
16. to reassemble = ________________
17. to apply for = ________________
18. share = ________________
19. triumph = ________________ Change the adverb clauses in the following sentences into
20. to pay respect = ________________ adverb phrases.
TASK 2 Jawaban:
Complete the following statements based on the text in TASK 8. 1. After playing basketball for two hours, the children went
1. Guiglielmo Marconi was born when home.
__________________________; the era starting the 2. Upon reading your essay, I noticed a lot of mistakes.
modern world. 3. Not wanting to miss my flight, I set the alarm for 6 a.m.
2. Marconi attended school for the first time when he was 4. Before receiving your mother’s telephone call, you
__________________________. looked sad.
3. His schoolmates in Florence often teased him because 5. While waiting for the bus, I saw a flying squirrel.
__________________________. 6. On arriving home from work, my mother noticed that the
4. Marconi found his passion for elecricity when front door was open.
__________________________. 7. Since moving here, I have met many great people.
5. Marconi decided to conduct his experiments in his 8. Being a perfectionist, Dono noticed all the flaws.
garden because __________________________. 9. Don’t go to bed before brushing your teeth.
6. Heinrich Hertz was __________________________. 10. After finishing his homework, Amir started playing video
7. After reading Hertz’s article, Marconi had an idea of games.
__________________________.
8. The Italian government rejected his invention because
__________________________.
9. The name of Marconi and his invention became publicly
known after he __________________________.
10. According to the text, Marconi was well known for
TASK 1
inventing __________________________,
Change the adverb clauses in the following sentences into
__________________________ and
adverb phrases.
__________________________.
1. While I was driving past the bank, I saw Jeffrey.
Jawaban:
2. After Bayu finished his homework, he went to bed.
TASK 1
3. Because Rima knew I didn’t have any money, she paid
1. penemu 2. telegraf nirkabel
for my meal.
3. opsir/petugas angkatan laut 4. ketidaksetujuan
4. Rida was returning from work and she got stuck in traffic.
5. loteng 6. gelombang
5. Andy looked at his sister as he was hoping she would
7. fisikawan elektromagnetik
speak.
8. zat padat 9. zat cair
6. Because Mrs. Arman was worried about her son, she
10. mengirimkan 11. tekun, gigih
called the police.
12. berkecil hati 13. berlayar
7. Fiona fell asleep while she was watching TV.
14. curiga 15. petugas kepabean
8. After I have finished reading the book, I lent it to my
16. merakit kembali 17. mendaftarkan
sister.
18. saham 19. kemenangan
9. While I was camping at the camp site near the forest,
20. menghormati
I saw lots of reptiles.
TASK 2 10. Since Romi came to Padang, he has gained 10 pounds.
1. the age of modern technology was just beginning
2. twelve years old TASK 2
3. he could not speak Italian very well The following sentences contain reduced adverb clauses.
4. he went to Livorno Technical Institute where, for the first Underline the reduced clauses.
time, he heard formal lectures on physics and chemistry Then, indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).
5. his father disliked his interest of constructing new Correct the incorrect ones.
gadgets which he considered ‘scientific rubbish’ Number one has been done for you.
6. a German physicist who proved the existence of 1. If not completely satisfied, you can return the product
electromagnetic waves to the manufacturer. (C)
7. using the electromagnetic waves for sending and 2. Steve has had to learn how to cook and clean since left
receiving messages without wires home.
8. they already had a working system of overhead 3. The ointment can be applied where necessary.
telegraphs and did not think that a wireless system was 4. Tom began to look for a job after completing his
necessary master’s degree in engineering.
9. demonstrated the use of his wireless transmitter during 5. Although not selecting for the team, Rama attends all
William Preece’s lecture before the British Association, of the games as a fan.
an organization devoted to science and technology 6. When purchased at this store, the buyer gets
10. the wireless telegraph; radio; radar a guarantee on all items.
7. The medicine is not effective, unless taken as directed.
8. You should negotiate before buy a new car.
9. Once purchased, the gown cannot be returned.
10. Though located near the coast, the town does not
enjoy much of an ocean breeze.
36 Admirable People
Complete the chart below to find out the structure of the biographical recount of Guglielmo Marconi.
Write the purposes.
1. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik membaca kembali teks biografi Guglielmo Marconi.
2. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik melengkapi bagan seperti di buku untuk mengetahui struktur teks biografi Guglielmo
Marconi. Peserta didik diminta menjelaskan tujuan setiap paragraf dalam struktur teks tersebut.
3. Bapak/Ibu Guru memberi kesempatan kepada peserta didik apabila belum paham tentang tugas yang harus mereka lakukan.
4. Setelah selesai, Bapak/Ibu Guru memotivasi peserta didik untuk menyampaikan jawabannya secara bergiliran. Peserta didik
yang lain menyimak dan menyampaikan jawabannya apabila berbeda dengan jawaban temannya.
5. Bapak/Ibu Guru dan peserta didik bersama-sama membahas jawabannya.
6. Bapak/Ibu Guru memberi balikan dan nilai.
Contoh jawaban:
Purpose Details
Introductory To introduce the person to be related his – Guglielmo Marconi was born in Bologna, Italy on April 25, 1874.
Paragraph biography. – For when Marconi was born, the age of modern technology was just beginning.
Supporting To describe Marconi’s first school. – His first school was in Florence when he was twelve, but he disliked it.
Paragraph 2 – He felt shy among the other boys who often teased him because he could not speak Italian very well.
Supporting To relate Marconi’s movement to Livorno. – His mother Annie, Marconi and his brothers moved to Livorno on the Mediterranean coast of Italy.
Paragraph 3 – He wanted to be a naval officer, but failed the test.
Supporting To relate Marconi’s first interest in – At the age of thirteen, he went to Livorno Technical Institute where initially he heard formal lectures
Paragraph 4 electricity. on physics and chemistry.
– Marconi was spending most of his spare time studying and experimenting with electricity.
Supporting To explain about Marconi’s father’s – His father disliked Marconi’s interest and considered it “scientific rubbish”.
Paragraph 5 disapproval. – He thought that Marconi should have better spent his time studying other things.
Supporting To explain about Marconi’s mother’s – His mother was very supportive of his scientific interests and even gave him an old attic in which to
Paragraph 6 support for him. conduct his experiments.
– She convinced Professor Augustus Righi, from Bologna University, to help Marconi further develop
his interests in electricity.
Supporting To relate how Marconi had an idea to send – Marconi read an article about the works of the German physicist, Heinrich Hertz., which explained
Paragraph 7 and receive messages without wires. about the existence of electromagnetic waves.
– He saw opportunities of using the waves for sending and receiving messages without wires.
Supporting To show Marconi’s determination to – Marconi continued to work long hours in his attic laboratory.
Paragraph 8 continue his work. – Even without his father’s approval, by not giving him money to pay for his experiments, Marconi
kept working.
– Once he even sold his shoes to get money to buy equipment and other things so he could continue
to work on his experiments.
Supporting To tell about Marconi’s first success. – Finally, Marconi succeeded in reproducing Hertz’s experiment and was able to send electromag-
Paragraph 9 netic waves over an inch or so.
– After that, he tried to find ways to transmit the waves over longer distances.
Supporting To explain how Marconi conducted his – Marconi, helped by his brother Alphonso, sent signals in the open air. He set up a receiver in the
Paragraph 10 further experiment. garden a short distance from the house and asked his brother to stand next to it and wave a red
flag if a signal was received.
– Marconi rushed to his laboratory to tap out Morse Code on his transmitter. Almost immediately he
saw Alphonso excitedly waving the red flag and he knew his experiment had worked!
– The two brothers then tried to extend their range farther and farther, eventually transmitting
a message from one side of a hill to the other.
Supporting To relate Marconi and his parents’ efforts to – Marconi then tried to offer his invention to the Italian Government, but it was rejected.
Paragraph 11 offer his invention. – In February 1896, Marconi and his mother set off for England with two large trunks filled with
wireless equipment.
Supporting To describe Marconi’s entry into England. – Marconi’s first entry into England was not promising.
Paragraph 12 – Suspicious customs officials were so puzzled by the strange equipment Marconi brought that they
insisted him on taking them apart.
– Marconi’s first job in England was to reassemble his broken equipment.
Supporting To describe what Marconi did in England. – After repairing his equipment, Marconi applied for a patent for his invention.
Paragraph 13 – With the help of his mother’s relatives he was introduced to William Preece, the chief engineer of
the General Post Office, who was very impressed with Marconi’s achievements.
– Through Preece’s connection, Marconi was able to perform several successful demonstrations of
his wireless equipment to the Post Office officials, and then to the military and naval observers.
Supporting To relate Marconi’s success after – The general public became aware of Marconi’s work when Preece presented a lecture to the British
Paragraph 14 demonstrating his invention before the Association.
British Association. – Marconi demonstrated the use of his wireless transmitter during the lecture and, the next day, the
name “Marconi” was in the newspaper headlines.
Supporting To show Marconi’s success of sending – Marconi continued to work on his wireless system and was soon able to send wireless signals
Paragraph 15 wireless signals over water. across the Bristol Channel, a distance of 8 miles.
– This was the first time wireless signals had been sent over water.
Supporting To describe Marconi’s business. – To protect his wireless system from competitors he set up a business.
Paragraph 16 – On July 20, 1897, with the help of his cousin, he set up the Wireless Telegraph and Signal
Company Limited.
Supporting To relate Marconi’s return to Italy. – The Italian government was beginning to be impressed with Marconi’s work.
Paragraph 17 – They sent the Minister of the Italian Navy to invite him back to Italy to show his equipment.
– Guglielmo returned to Italy in triumph.
– He met the King and Queen of Italy who congratulated him on his work.
Supporting To describe Marconi’s further goal. – Marconi now wanted to send signals across the Atlantic Ocean.
Paragraph 18 – Finally on December 12, 1901, Marconi heard the faint “dot dot dot” through his headphones.
– His assistants too, could hear the faint transmission.
– For the first time, at last, wireless signals had been sent across the Atlantic.
Concluding To state closing information about Marconi – Guglielmo Marconi died of a heart attack in his home in Rome, on July 20, 1937.
Paragraph and his invention. – At the time of his death, wireless signals were buzzing around the whole world.
– To pay respect for the man who invented the wireless system, operators of wireless communications
stopped transmissions for two whole minutes.
Write the biographical recount of a famous person you admire. A. Choose A, B, C, D or E for the correct answer.
Read your work aloud. Jawaban:
Contoh jawaban: 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. E 5. C
6. B 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. E
A Memoir of W.S. Rendra
Willibrordus Surendra Broto Rendra, known as W.S. Rendra B. Write a biography of one of the world’s greatest people that
was born in Solo on 7th November 1935. He was a poet, writer, you know.
dramatist, cultural activist and theater director. He was one of the Share your work with the class.
most talented artists and often called “The Peacock” by the
Contoh jawaban:
press.
On September 20, 1519, five ships and 237 men left San
Rendra studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts,
Lucar in Spain, commanded by the Portuguese explorer,
the same school as Marlon Brando, a great movie actor. After he
Ferdinand Magellan. They were bound for the spices of India.
graduated, he returned to Indonesia in 1968 and founded
However, instead of going west, as Columbus had in 1492,
Bengkel Teater (Theater Workshop) in Yogyakarta. The group
Magellan went south, along the little-explored African coast,
quickly astonished audience with works that were artistically
before crossing the Atlantic.
experimental. Rendra rose to fame as a poet in the 1950s. He
One ship sank, another turned back, but Magellan carried
was also credited as the man who brought modern Indonesian
on until he reached the southern-most tip of South Africa. He
theater to its maturity through his experimental works with
sailed through the straits named after him and into the Pacific
Bengkel Teater. Rendra brought traditional expressions into
Ocean.
modern context.
The sacrifices and hardships were tremendous, but
In 1969, he created a series of dramas without dialogues,
Magellan landed in the Philippines. Here, attacked by natives,
where actors employed body language and simple sounds such
Magellan and many of his crew lost their lives.
as bip bop, zzzz and rambate rata-rata. The journalist poet
However, the journey continued. In 1522, eighteen men
Gunawan Mohammad dubbed these experimental performances
returned home, including the Italian Antonio Pigafetta who wrote
as a “mini-word theater”.
his “Report of the First Voyage around the World”–the journey
Rendra died at the age of 73, but he remains the most
which had proved that the world was indeed round.
influential poet in the country. Adopted from: Maureen Spurgeon, 366 Questions & Answers, England, Brown Watson,
2008.
38 Admirable People
Aims:
What are the couple doing? Do they look surprised? Are you familiar with the story “Tom
the Little Thumb”? You will read, tell and write stories in this unit. Please do the tasks to your
best and get the morals of the stories to make you a better person. You will also learn about
past verbs and direct and indirect sentences. You should be able to tell and write stories, by
the end of this unit.
1. They are Issumboshi and the lord. _________ _________ ___________ ___________
2. It took place at the palace. ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
3. He wanted a job as a retainer. ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
4. He stabbed a fly which came buzzing by when he was ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
talking with the lord.
5. Contoh jawaban: We should not underestimate others. TASK 3
Make sentences using the verbs from TASK 2, at least five
for each type of verbs.
Read your sentences aloud, in turns.
Jawaban:
TASK 1
1. A peacock and Juno, the Goddess of Protection.
2. It was an ordinary bird, with a normal bunch of feathers.
3. It wished to look grand and beautiful.
4. Because it was a good bird and she liked it.
5. It had blue and green with a jewel-like pattern tail
feathers. When the peacock raised and opened them
up, it was like a fan.
Write at least five direct sentences from the stories you have
read.
Then, change them into indirect sentences.
Read and retell the following text using your own words. Read your work aloud, in turns.
Contoh jawaban:
Direct sentences:
Kegiatan ini bertujuan meningkatkan speaking skill dan 1. Issumboshi said, “I shall ask them at once.”
keberanian peserta didik dalam berbicara. 2. Issumboshi said, “I want to meet the lord.”
1. Peserta didik membaca teks, mencatat kosakata baru 3. The lord asked, “Why do you want to meet me?”
dan mencari artinya. 4. “Sire, it has not rained for so long,” said a farmer.
2. Peserta didik membuat draf teks dengan menggunakan 5. “The fields are barren,” said a farmer.
kata-kata mereka sendiri dan kemudian meminta 6. “I see water here!” said the man in the well.
masukan Bapak/Ibu Guru. 7. “Fetch me a pail!” asked the man in the well
3. Bapak/Ibu Guru memberi masukan sesuai dengan hasil
tulisan peserta didik, misalnya tentang pilihan kata dan Indirect speech:
tenses- nya. Bapak/Ibu Guru dapat menyampaikan 1. Issumboshi said that he should ask them at once.
masukan semacam ini secara klasikal apabila dianggap 2. Issumboshi said that he wanted to meet the lord.
kekurangan tersebut dilakukan oleh banyak peserta didik. 3. The lord asked why Issumboshi wanted to meet him.
4. Peserta didik memperbaiki tulisan mereka sesuai dengan 4. A farmer said that it had not rained for so long.
masukan Bapak/Ibu Guru. 5. A farmer said that the fields were barren.
5. Peserta didik menunjukkan hasil perbaikan kepada 6. The man in the well said that he found water there.
Bapak/Ibu Guru. Bapak/Ibu Guru memberi persetujuan 7. The man in the well ordered the people to fetch him a pail.
jika tulisan mereka telah layak disampaikan di depan
kelas.
6. Peserta didik belajar manyampaikan hasil tulisan mereka
tanpa teks.
7. Selanjutnya, beberapa peserta didik tunjuk jari dan
menyampaikan teks hasil gubahan mereka di depan Homework
kelas secara bergiliran. Write about a legend you are familiar with and read your work
8. Peserta didik yang lain menyimak sambil memperhatikan aloud.
pelafalan, tekanan, dan intonasi temannya. Jika ada yang Contoh jawaban:
kurang tepat, mereka diberi kesempatan untuk Once there lived a fisherman and his wife. The woman kept
menyampaikan gagasan mereka. a lovely cat to accompany her when her husband was away.
9. Bapak/Ibu Guru mengamati dan memberi nilai. One day, the woman was cooking for her husband who was
10. Di akhir kegiatan, Bapak/Ibu Guru memberikan balikan, expected home soon. Her cat was with her, sleeping. While
misalnya menyampaikan kelebihan dan kekurangan cutting vegetables, the woman imagined that her husband would
peserta didik terkait dengan kejelasan pengucapan, bring a lot of fish home. She wanted to buy a television set so
keras-lembutnya suara, mimik wajah, dan gerak tubuh. that she didn’t need to go to her neighbor’s house to watch TV.
She also dreamt that she would buy a new bicycle so that she
Contoh jawaban: would not need to walk to the market. She would not be tired and
Good morning, my friends. I would like to tell you a story it was much more practical.
about a girl named Amelia and a spider who lived in a two-story Suddenly, “Ouch!” she cried aloud and kicked the cat which
house. slept near her leg. She blamed it as the cause to cut her finger.
One day, Amelia was walking up to the balcony to play with The cat avoided her and said, “Madam, I was sleeping and did
her dolls. She was careless. When she was walking up the stairs, nothing wrong. It was your fault. You were daydreaming while
her dress was torn by a sharp nail. She was very upset and cried cooking. You must be more careful.” The woman realized her
knowing her lovely dress torn. mistake and apologized to the cat.
A spider heard Amelia’s sobs and approached her. It asked We must be concentrate when doing something.
her what had happened and Amelia explained. The spider tried to
calm her down by saying, “Look at that web. It’s my home. I just
finished weaving it. You know, I work so hard in weaving my web.
It takes hours and hours to create my home. You know what. Your
maid destroyed it only in a second. I was very sad, but I must not
sink in a deep sorrow. So, I started weaving a new web. I do it
1. Percakapan yang diperdengarkan oleh Bapak/Ibu Percakapan dan pilihan jawaban yang
Guru: diperdengarkan oleh Bapak/Ibu Guru:
Boy : I’m looking for you. Where have you been? Man : Listen. That’s Anggun C Sasmi’s voice, isn’t
Girl : I just prepared costumes with my classmates. it? I like the way she sings. I want to meet
Boy : Will you play a role? her so much or even just see her.
Girl : Yes. We’ll join a drama contest tomorrow. Woman : She held Meet and Greet here last year.
Narrator : What did the girl just do? Didn’t you come?
Man : ________
Jawaban: B Narrator : Which is the best response?
A. I attended that event seriously.
2. Percakapan yang diperdengarkan oleh Bapak/Ibu B. That event was very satisfying.
Guru: C. If I hadn’t visited my grandpa, I could have met
Boy : Let me tell you. I attended a seminar her.
yesterday, delivered by Ridwan Kamil who D. My friends and I attended that event.
I admire a lot.
Girl : Wow! Sounds great. What did you learn? Jawaban: C
Boy : Now I know how to become a creative 6. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
entrepreneur.
Narrator : What did the boy do yesterday? Percakapan dan pilihan jawaban yang
diperdengarkan oleh Bapak/Ibu Guru:
Jawaban: A Woman : I think Darwis Tere Liye is a good novelist.
What do you think?
3. Percakapan yang diperdengarkan oleh Bapak/Ibu Man : I think so. Two of his novels had been
Guru: filmed, Bidadari-Bidadari Surga and
Boy : Excuse me. Is this seat vacant? Hafalan Shalat Delisa. Both of them inspire
Girl : Yes. Please sit down. Mmm . . . us.
I think I’ve seen you before. Did you Woman : ________
graduate from SMP 10? Narrator : What does the woman most likely reply?
Boy : I did. You’re Shinta who used to read a book A. That’s why I love his novels so much.
under a tree in the morning, aren’t you? B. I don’t know anything about him.
Girl : I am! It seems you know me well. C. O.K. Let’s go to the movie.
Narrator : What did the girl use to do when she was D. All of his novels had been filmed.
at junior high school?
Jawaban: A
Jawaban: D
7. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
4. Percakapan yang diperdengarkan oleh Bapak/Ibu
Guru: Percakapan dan pilihan jawaban yang
Man : Bawang Putih, here is the cloth. diperdengarkan oleh Bapak/Ibu Guru:
Girl : Thank you. Finally I have got the cloth Girl : I heard that your classroom received
back. May I go home now? appreciation from the principal.
Man : Wait a minute. You can choose one of these Boy : You’re right. My classroom was nominated
two pumpkins as the cleanest room.
a gift because you have helped me do the Girl : ________
chores. Narrator : What does the girl most likely reply?
Girl : Thanks a lot, Sir. I choose the smallest A. The principal’s room was cleaner than my
pumpkin. I’m afraid, classroom.
I can’t carry the big one. B. You just had a new classmate.
Narrator : What did the girl do for the man so he gave C. You and your friends must be diligent in keeping
her a gift? the room clean.
D. They must be appreciative.
Jawaban: E
Jawaban: C
46 Mid-Term Test
PART III Now the giant was amazed and said, “You are
exhaling hot and cold air from your one and only mouth.
8. Percakapan yang diperdengarkan oleh Bapak/Ibu
I can’t believe it. You may stay here as long as you
Guru:
wish.”
Boy : I had a challenging experience last holiday. Adopted from: http://www.english-for-students.com/The-Giant-and-The-
Girl : Did you? Tell me about it. Traveller.html (September 15, 2014)
Boy : My friends and I climbed Mount Rinjani. Narrator : Which picture shows the suitable characters
How about your holiday? in the story?
Girl : I went camping and had a campfire with my
classmates. Jawaban: A
Narrator : Where did the boy spend his holiday?
PART IV
Jawaban: B
Teks yang diperdengarkan oleh Bapak/Ibu Guru:
9. Percakapan yang diperdengarkan oleh Bapak/Ibu Questions 12 and 13 refer to the following monolog.
Guru: Raden Adjeng Kartini was born to a noble family on
Girl : When my sister was young, she used to April 21, 1879, in the village of Mayong, Jepara, Central
listen to the radio. Java. Kartini’s mother, Ngasirah, was the daughter of
Boy : My brother did too. Many people were a religious scholar. Her father, Sosroningrat, was a Javanese
listening to the radio while they were doing aristocrat working for the Dutch colonial government. This
their activities. The radio was so useful. Who afforded Kartini the opportunity to attend a Dutch school, at
invented it anyway? the age of 6. The school opened her eyes to Western ideals.
Girl : Guglielmo Marconi did. Unfortunately, During this time, Kartini also had sewing lessons from
people often prefer using handphones and another regent’s wife, Mrs. Marie Ovink-Soer. Ovink-Soer
computers or watching televison to get news imparted her feminist views to Kartini and was therefore
these days to listening to the radio. instrumental in planting the seed for Kartini’s later activism.
Narrator : What did Guglielmo Marconi invent? When Kartini reached adolescence, Javanese tradition
dictated that she left her Dutch school for the sheltered
Jawaban: C existence deemed appropriate to a young female noble.
In 1903, she opened the first Indonesian primary school
10. Teks yang diperdengarkan oleh Bapak/Ibu Guru: for native girls that did not discriminate based on social
Once there lived a very hardworking farmer who standing. She corresponded with Dutch colonial officials to
had three sons. They were strong and healthy, but they further the cause of Javanese women’s emancipation up
were all lazy. He was sad thinking about his sons and until her death, on September 17, 1904, in Rembang
the future of his farmland. Regency, Central Java. In 1911, her letters were published.
One day, he had a flash of an idea. He called all of Adopted from: http://www.biography.com/people/raden-adjeng-kartini-
his sons and said, “I have hidden a treasure in our 37859#synopsis (September 18, 2014)
farmland. You search for it and share the treasure Narrator:
between you.” 12. How did Kartini get the opportunity to go to a Dutch school?
The three sons were overjoyed. They went to the 13. What did Kartini do in 1903?
fields and started searching. They had dug each and
every inch of the field, but they could not find anything. 12. Jawaban: B
The farmer said to his sons, “Dear boys! Now you 13. Jawaban: B
have turned and conditioned the field, why not we sow
a crop?” Off went the sons to sow the crops. Teks yang diperdengarkan oleh Bapak/Ibu Guru:
Days passed. Soon, the crops grew lushly green. Questions 14 and 15 refer to the following monolog.
The sons were delighted. The farmer said, “Sons, this is Once upon a time there lived a farmer in a village. One
the real treasure I wanted you to share.” hot afternoon, he was digging his field. Suddenly, his spade
Adopted from: http://www.english-for-students.com/The-Farmer-and-His- hit something. “It is a big metal pot,” said the farmer. It was
Lazy-Sons.html (September 15, 2014)
big enough to boil rice for more than a hundred people. “It
Narrator : Where did the sons search for the treasure? does not seem to be of any use to me. I will dig deeper.
Maybe I will find something else,” thought the farmer.
Jawaban: D He continued to dig.
After he had dug for a long time, he felt tired. “It is
11. Teks yang diperdengarkan oleh Bapak/Ibu Guru: useless. There is nothing in this field,” he thought. Immediately
A giant was roaming around the forest. It saw he threw the spade into the pot in frustration and sat under
a hungry traveler shivering in the cold. The giant a tree to have a rest for a while.
felt sympathy and called him to his cave. When he got up to leave, he could not believe his eyes.
On the way the giant saw the traveler exhaling at There were one hundred spades in the pot. “This is a magical
his fingers. The giant asked why he was doing that, he pot. I will put this mango inside the pot and see what will
replied that he was heating his hands with his breath. happen,” the farmer thought. Then, he put a mango into the
After reaching the cave, the giant served him pot. To his astonishment, he found one hundred mangoes in
a cup of hot soup. On receiving it, the traveler again the pot. He carried the pot home and kept it in a secret place
started exhaling at the cup. The giant was surprised so that no one would
and asked why he was doing the same again and find it.
whether the heat was not sufficient for him. The traveler
replied that he was cooling the soup.
14. Jawaban: B
15. Jawaban: C
This is the end of the listening section.
48 Mid-Term Test
Aims:
Look at the picture. The people in the picture are performing a drama about Indonesian
folklore. As you know, Indonesia is rich in folklore. Can you guess what folklore is performed
by the people in the picture?
Now, in this unit you will learn several stories from Indonesia, as examples of narrative
texts.
1. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik mencari 1. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik secara individu,
pasangan dan mengamati kedua gambar berikut. kelompok, maupun klasikal membaca nyaring teks
2. Setiap pasangan diminta mendeskripsikan masing- berikut.
masing gambar. 2. Bapak/Ibu Guru menyimak dan mengoreksi pelafalan
3. Kemudian, Bapak/Ibu Guru dan peser ta didik yang masih kurang tepat.
membahas jawaban bersama-sama. 3. Selanjutnya, Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik
memahami struktur teks tersebut dan penjelasan dalam
Contoh jawaban:
Supporting Feature.
Picture 1
4. Apabila peserta didik masih mengalami kesulitan
This is Lake Toba, the largest and deepest volcanic lake in
memahami, Bapak/Ibu Guru memberi penjelasan.
Indonesia. Located in North Sumatra, it is one of the most
5. Setelah itu, Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik,
famous tourist resorts in Indonesia. The water is clear and the
secara bergantian, menjawab pertanyaan pemahaman
landscape is very beautiful. There is an island in the middle of
teks yang tersedia.
the lake named Samosir Island.
6. Peserta didik yang lain menyimak jawaban temannya
Picture 2 dan menyampaikan jawabannya sendiri apabila berbeda
The picture is about a young man who is fishing at a river and dengan jawaban temannya.
catching a big fish. The man is Toba. It depicts the Lake Toba story. 7. Bapak/Ibu Guru memberi balikan atas hasil kegiatan
ini.
Jawaban:
1. How Lake Toba was formed.
2. He was a farmer.
Match the words in column A with their correct meanings in 3. At a river.
column B. 4. He returned it into the river.
Jawaban: 5. The fish changed into a young woman and was willing to be
1. h 2. c 3. m 4. f 5. o Toba’s wife.
6. k 7. b 8. n 9. e 10. p 6. He should not tell anyone that his wife was once a fish.
11. i 12. a 13. l 14. g 15. d 7. He was spoilt and had a great appetite.
8. Because he had eaten all his father’s food.
9. That he was a fish’s son.
10. Because Toba broke his promise not to tell anyone that she
was once a fish.
TASK 1
Complete the text with the correct words from the box.
TASK 4 TASK 4
Answer the questions based on the text in TASK 2. 1. Why there wasn’t a peafowl in Sumbawa.
2. It was very beautiful.
1. What is the story about? 3. Because it didn’t have a mate.
2. What was the peahen like? 4. There was a handsome bird named Santoana that was
3. Why was the peahen lonely? perfect to be its husband.
4. What did an eagle, pigeon and parrot tell the peahen about? 5. Because it was very difficult to meet the handsome bird
5. Why was the peahen not interested in meeting the bird that lived in Sumbawa.
initially? 6. The bird was not as handsome as it thought.
6. Why was the peahen disappointed when it met 7. When it held a party.
Bongarangsang? 8. It was handsome and had a great voice.
7. When did the peahen know that Bongarangsang had 9. It returned to Java.
lied to it? 10. It changed into a jungle chicken that had beautiful
8. What was Santoana like? feathers and a great voice.
9. What finally happened to the peahen?
10. What finally happened to Santoana?
Jawaban:
TASK 1
1. merak betina 2. mengagumi
3. sempurna 4. merak jantan
5. burung beo/nuri 6. mengherankan, menakjubkan Work in pairs or groups.
7. burung hantu 8. menipu Write a scenario of a drama about a fragment of the story of
9. anak merak 10. malu “Lake Toba” or “Surabaya”, then perform it.
TASK 2
The correct arrangement of the jumbled paragraphs is 3–7–
1–6–4–8–2–5. 1. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik bekerja secara
berpasangan atau berkelompok.
TASK 3 2. Setiap pasangan/kelompok diminta memahami kembali
A long time ago the most beautiful bird was the peahen. cerita tentang asal-usul Danau Toba atau Surabaya.
All birds admired its beauty. Although it was beautiful, it felt 3. Setiap pasangan/kelompok memilih satu babak dari
lonely. It didn’t have a mate. It was waiting for a handsome cerita tersebut dan menulis skenario drama dari cerita
bird to marry it. tersebut.
One day, an eagle told the peahen that there was 4. Setiap pasangan/kelompok berlatih memeragakan
a handsome bird living in Sumbawa Island named Santoana. adegan tersebut. Selama berlatih memeragakan, Bapak/
Santoana was perfect to be the peahen’s peacock. However, Ibu Guru mengamati kegiatan peserta didik dan
the peahen didn’t hear the news. It was difficult for the mengoreksi pelafalan yang masih kurang tepat.
peahen to meet Santoana since it lived in Sumbawa. 5. Selanjutnya, Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta setiap pasangan/
A pigeon also told the peahen about Santoana, but the kelompok memeragakan drama yang mereka buat di
peahen didn’t think about it. The peahen changed its mind depan kelas.
when a parrot told it about Santoana. Then, it decided to fly 6. Bapak/Ibu Guru memberi balikan dan nilai atas
to Sumbawa to meet Santoana. penampilan peserta didik.
Look at the picture carefully. What are the people doing? They are carrying out
interviews, aren’t they? Who is the man being interviewed? Is he a famous person? What
might the interviewer be asking the interviewee about?
In this unit, you will learn how to carry out an interview; sentences you should use,
topics you may choose and statements to open and close an interview. You will also practice
asking about and stating past actions or events, with your friends. Study the examples and
explanations well. Then, you will be able to do the exercises provided.
Jawaban:
1. He was Steve Jobs.
2. He was well-known as the creator of a sophisticated In pairs, complete the following short dialogs with suitable
smartphone iPhone, music player iPod and tablet iPad. responses based on the interview in TASK 3.
3. The phone on the right is a sophisticated and advanced
product: it has a touchable wide screen, many sophisticated
features and operation systems to browse the Internet and 1. Bapak/Ibu meminta peserta didik membentuk pasangan.
connect to social media. Meanwhile, the phone on the left is Sebaiknya pasangan peser ta didik bukan teman
an old version of a cellular phone: its screen is narrow and sebangkunya.
untouchable, it has limited functions (to call and send texts) 2. Setiap pasangan peserta didik membaca kembali dan
and no operation systems, meaning it can’t be used to memahami isi naskah wawancara di TASK 3.
browse the Internet. 3. Setiap pasangan melengkapi percakapan dengan
4. The device on the left is called a walkman. We use it to informasi yang sesuai, berdasarkan isi naskah
listen to music from cassettes which contain limited songs. wawancara di TASK 3.
Meanwhile, the device on the right is a sophisticated music 4. Selama kegiatan berlangsung, Bapak/Ibu Guru
player named iPod. We can store many songs in this device berkeliling dan mengamati aktivitas peserta didik. Bapak/
and it is smaller and lighter than a walkman. Ibu Guru memotivasi peserta didik yang kurang aktif dan
membantu mereka apabila menemui kesulitan.
5. Setelah selesai, Bapak/Ibu Guru memotivasi pasangan
peserta didik membacakan jawabannya. Pasangan
peserta didik yang lain menyimak jawaban temannya
dan menyampaikan jawabannya apabila berbeda dengan
jawaban temannya.
Match the following inventors with their inventions, correctly.
6. Bapak/Ibu Guru dan peserta didik bersama-sama
No. Inventor Invention menyimpulkan jawabannya.
7. Bapak/Ibu Guru memberi balikan dan nilai.
1. Levi Strauss • X-rays
2. Alexander Fleming • telephone
3. Orville and Wilbur Wright • diesel engine
Jawaban:
4. Wilhelm C. Rontgen • light bulb 1. Steve : The new incarnation of iTunes, which provides
5. Bartolomeo Cristofori • denim trousers digital music software and an online music store.
6. Renne Laennec • modern ballpoint pen
7. Thomas Alva Edison • penicillin
2. Steve : Yes. First, the iTunes 4.9 was dedicating new
8. Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel • stethoscope resources to podcasting––audio broadcast
9. Laszlo Biro • airplane programs to download into our iPod. Second, the
10. Alexander Graham Bell • piano
company has a partnership with Disney for those
podcasts.
Jawaban:
3. Steve : Since the beginning, podcasting has been free
1. denim trousers 2. penicillin
and it’s been an emerging phenomenon that has
3. airplane 4. X-rays
been growing very rapidly. Moreover, the latest
5. piano 6. stethoscope
version of iTunes hopefully has everything we
7. light bulb 8. diesel engine
need to podcast built right in it. So, I think
9. modern ballpoint pen 10. telephone
podcasts are going to remain free.
4. Steve : Yeah. You know, somebody in their garage making
a podcast talking about what’s on their mind,
whether it’s a commentary on new movies that
have come out in the last few weeks to whatever.
So, there’s a wide range.
In pairs, practice the interview in TASK 6. Write five things that you did and five others that you did not do
Suppose you are the host and your partner is Mark Zuckerberg. last Sunday.
You are allowed to make changes, to make the interview shorter Contoh jawaban:
and simpler.
No. Things I Did Last Sunday Things I didn’t Do Last Sunday
TASK 3
Work in pairs.
Ask your friend using the questions in TASK 1.
Do it turns.
TASK 1
Write the correct questions to ask about past activities/events. Jawaban:
The underlined words are the intended answers. TASK 1 (Contoh jawaban)
See the example. 1. Where did you go after school?
2. How was the running race?
3. Who cleaned the motorcycle?
4. What did you write about for your English essay?
1. Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk memfasilitasi peserta
5. Have you informed Tigor that we will do group work this
didik mengenal ungkapan menyatakan dan
afternoon?
menanyakan tindakan/kejadian yang dilakukan/
terjadi pada waktu lampau yang merujuk waktu TASK 2
terjadinya dengan merujuk pada kesudahannya, 1. Question : What did you watch on TV last night?
dengan menuliskan pertanyaan yang sesuai dengan Answer : I watched a comedy show.
jawaban yang tersedia. 2. Question : Where did you go last holiday?
2. Bapak/Ibu Guru memberi waktu kepada peserta Answer : I went to Bali.
didik untuk mengerjakan latihan secara mandiri. 3. Question : What did you have for breakfast this
Bapak/Ibu Guru dapat membantu peserta didik yang morning?
mengalami kesulitan. Answer : I had bread and tea.
3. Bapak/Ibu Guru dan peserta didik membahas 4. Question : When did you visit Bayu at the hospital?
jawaban. Bapak/Ibu Guru memberi kesempatan Answer : I visited Bayu yesterday afternoon.
kepada peserta didik untuk menyampaikan jawaban 5. Question : Who accompanied you to Anneke’s
secara lisan, secara sukarela. Peserta didik yang birthday party?
lain memperhatikan dan menyampaikan pendapat Answer : I went there with Susan.
mereka jika ada jawaban yang berbeda. Bapak/Ibu TASK 3 (Contoh jawaban)
Guru memotivasi peserta didik untuk aktif dan You : What did you watch on TV last night?
percaya diri dalam kegiatan ini. Your friend : I watched a news program. What about you?
You : I watched a talent show.
Example: Your friend : Where did you go last holiday?
Yuda : _____________________________________? You : I spent the holiday at my grandparents’
Farah : I read an encyclopedia at the library this morning. house, and you?
Answer : What did you read at the library this morning? Your friend : I had a great time in Malang.
You : What did you have for breakfast this morning?
1. Mrs. Artika : ______________________________?
Your friend : I had a little rice and tea. What about you?
Amelia : I went to Reisha’s house to do group
You : I had a glass of milk.
work after school.
2. Yuda : ______________________________?
Erlian : The running race was very competitive.
Look at the picture. In your opinion, what story is the picture about? Do you think the
story is interesting?
Many people like reading imaginative stories for entertainment. Not only that, people
may learn moral values from the stories. Now, in this unit you will learn about imaginative
stories which are called narrative texts.
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Box 1 (adjective)
• fierce • brave • wicked
• haunted • beautiful • bright
• wonderful • long
Find eight adjectives in Box 1 and eight nouns in Box 2,
horizontally or vertically. Box 2 (noun)
Match the adjectives and nouns to form meaningful noun • war • prince • witch
phrases. • house • queen • star
• palace • hair
Noun phrase (contoh jawaban)
1. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik memahami • fierce war • brave prince • wicked witch
perintah kegiatan dan mengamati huruf-huruf dalam • haunted house • beautiful queen • bright star
Kotak 1 dan 2. • wonderful palace • long hair
2. Peserta didik mencari delapan kata sifat di Kotak 1 dan
delapan kata benda di Kotak 2, kemudian menjodohkan
kata sifat dengan kata benda yang sesuai sehingga
membentuk frasa benda.
3. Bapak/Ibu Guru dan peserta didik membahas jawaban
bersama-sama.
4. Sebagai pengembangan, Bapak/Ibu Guru dapat Make sentences using the noun phrases from TASK 1.
meminta peserta didik membuat kalimat menggunakan Contoh jawaban:
frasa-frasa tersebut. 1. There was a fierce war between Pandawa and Kurawa.
5. Bapak/Ibu Guru memberi nilai dan balikan. 2. People were very proud of the brave prince because he
managed to kill a cruel dragon.
Jawaban: 3. The wicked witch changed the prince into a frog. The
Box 1 frog would return to being a prince on finding true love.
4. Nobody was brave enough to enter the house. People
G E D A F I E R C E said that it was a haunted house.
5. The beautiful queen always admired her beauty in the
I B M I E J E E W L
mirror. She didn’t want anyone to be more beautiful than
B R A V E K L L O O her.
6. The kindhearted princess flew skywards and a bright
A I T E H I L L N N star suddenly appeared.
7. Although the king and queen lived in a wonderful palace,
S G T R U C K E D G they weren’t happy. They didn’t have a child.
8. The princess used her long hair to climb the high
A H W I C K E D E H
palace.
F T B N U M S O L K
I H A U N T E D F I
D I Y O Q E R S U N
U P D E G E F H O I
D R E H A I R A L S
O N T B H W I T C H
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Complete the following chart based on the story in TASK 4.
TASK 1
What do the following words mean?
1. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik memahami 1. angel = ________ 2. to grant = ________
kembali cerita di TASK 4. 3. to heal = ________ 4. border = ________
2. Peserta didik diminta memahami bagan berikut dan 5. wealthy = ________ 6. to force = ________
melengkapi bagan tersebut berdasarkan cerita di TASK 7. initially = ________ 8. distinct = ________
4. 9. significant = ________ 10. distance = ________
3. Setelah waktu mengerjakan habis, Bapak/Ibu Guru TASK 2
meminta peserta didik tunjuk jari menyampaikan Read the text and answer the questions that follow.
jawabannya.
A long time ago, a mountain was not as high as today. It
4. Bapak/Ibu Guru dan peserta didik yang lain menyimak.
was the same height as hills. Here is the story.
Apabila peserta didik yang lain memiliki jawaban yang
On the top of a mountain, there lived two angels who
berbeda, mereka dapat tunjuk jari dan menyebutkan
granted people’s wishes when they needed help. They
jawabannya.
healed sick people, fed the hungry and provided poor people
5. Bapak/Ibu Guru dan peserta didik membahas jawaban
with warm clothes during the cold seasons. So, all the people
bersama-sama.
in the world lived in peace and there were no borders
between the rich and the poor.
Jawaban:
However, a few wealthy and greedy people were
Part of the Purpose Summary from the Text
dissatisfied with these conditions. They thought that the
Text angels were unfair because they had never received anything
To introduce • There lived a king and queen in from the angels.
setting and a prosperous kingdom. One day, these dissatisfied people gathered in front of
characters (what • They had a beautiful daughter named
Setting happened, where Jeanette. the angels’ house and knocked on the door heavily. When the
and and when the angels appeared, the people shouted, “Please give us more
Character story took place wealth.”
and who were
involved in the The angels explained to them that God had given the
story). people enough wealth and they didn’t need more. However,
• When Jeanette played in the park, the greedy people kept forcing the angels to give them more
Conflict To start the a cruel giant disguised himself as her wealth. The angels didn’t like this, went back in and locked
conflict. father and took Jeanette home with the doors. The angry people tried to break into the angels’
him.
house.
• The giant put Jeanette in a cell, near Suddenly, the land on which the angels’ house was built,
To show an action other princes and princesses’ cells.
Plot
• Several soldiers guarded the cells
rose higher. Although a little surprised initially, the greedy
(Action) as part of a plot.
while the giant was outside. people didn’t care. Gradually the height became more
distinct. Everytime the greedy people planned to reach the
• Jeanette saw the soldiers order several
Plot To show rising princes to work hard outside. house, the land rose higher. As a result, the mountain grew
(Rising • She felt heartbroken and begged the higher and there was a significant distance between the
action.
Action) soldiers to ask for her father’s help, but greedy people and the angels. They kept on climbing the
the soldiers refused.
mountain to find the angels, but they never could reach them.
• Jeanette cried and her tears turned to That’s why mountains grew higher and higher.
gold.
• She would give the gold to the soldiers Questions:
Plot To show the if they set the princes and princesses
(Climax) climax. free. 1. What is the text about?
• The soldiers asked where the gold was 2. Where did the two angels live?
from. 3. What did they do?
• The soldiers entered Jeanette’s cell to
look for more gold there. 4. Why did a few people think that the angels were unfair?
5. Why did the angels not grant them anything?
• Jeanette escaped and locked the
Plot soldiers inside the cell.
6. Why did the people go to the angels’ house?
(Falling To describe falling • She helped the other princes and 7. How did the angels respond?
Action) action. princesses escape from their cells. 8. What happened to the land on which the angels’ house
• Jeanette arrived at her kingdom, but
her tears didn’t turn to gold any longer.
was built?
9. When did the house rise higher?
10. What can we learn from the story?
Jawaban:
TASK 1
1. bidadari/malaikat 2. mengabulkan
3. menyembuhkan 4. batas
5. kaya 6. memaksa
7. pada awalnya 8. jelas, nyata
9. penting, berarti 10. jarak Read the sentences and pay attention to the words in bold.
TASK 2
1. Why mountains are very high.
1. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik membaca nyaring
2. At the top of a mountain.
kalimat-kalimat berikut dan mengamati kata-kata yang
3. They granted people’s wishes when they needed help.
dicetak tebal.
4. They had never received anything from the angels.
2. Peserta didik diminta memahami penjelasan dalam
5. Those people were wealthy.
Supporting Feature tentang past perfect tense. Apabila
6. To force the angels to give them more wealth.
peserta didik masih kesulitan memahami, Bapak/Ibu
7. They locked themselves in their house.
Guru memberi penjelasan.
8. It rose higher.
3. Untuk memperluas pengetahuan peserta didik tentang
9. Everytime the greedy people planned to enter the house.
past perfect tense, Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta
10. We should not be greedy.
didik mencari tambahan referensi.
TASK 3 4. Bapak/Ibu Guru juga dapat meminta peserta didik
membuat kalimat-kalimat menggunakan past perfect
Part of the
Text
Summary from the Text tense.
• A long time ago mountains were not as high as today.
• There lived two angels on the top of a mountain.
Setting and • The angels always helped ones who need their help.
Character • People lived in peace. There were no borders between
the rich and the poor.
Plot (Falling • The mountain became very high and the greedy
Action) people could never reach the angels’ house.
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4. Setelah selesai menulis skenario drama, setiap
kelompok mengumpulkan skenario tersebut kepada
Bapak/Ibu Guru untuk mendapat masukan.
5. Bapak/Ibu Guru mengembalikan skenario yang telah
Work in pairs. diberi masukan kepada setiap kelompok.
Write questions and answers using past perfect tense based on 6. Kemudian Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta setiap kelompok
the text in TASK 8. memeragakan skenario drama yang telah mereka buat.
See the example. 7. Bapak/Ibu Guru mengamati penampilan setiap
kelompok dan memberi nilai.
TASK 1
Arrange the paragraphs to form a meaningful story.
1. John arrived at the inn safely. He was surprised not
to see his two acquaintances who had been traveling
Work in groups. with him. Not long afterwards, they appeared. “John, you
Choose a fragment from a story of Princess Jeanette or another have made a good choice not to pass the forest. Two
story to perform. thieves had robbed all our possessions. Luckily, they
Write a scenario of a play based on the story and perform it. didn’t take our souls,” they said.
The innkeeper didn’t allow the two men to stay at
his inn because they had no money. John sympathized
1. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik bekerja secara with them, but he had only a limited amount of money.
berkelompok dan memahami perintah kegiatan. The two people then left the inn.
2. Setiap kelompok memahami kembali cerita tentang Putri 2. The innkeeper then grabbed John’s bag only to find
Jeanette atau mencari cerita lain yang menarik. a little amount of money and two pieces of cakes. The
3. Kemudian setiap kelompok diminta membuat skenario innkeeper turned angry because he could not rob too
drama satu babak berdasarkan cerita tersebut. much from John. He then took John’s ring and watch
forcibly.
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TASK 4 para tawanan sehingga saya tidak memenjarakan
Suppose you’re John. Anda seperti mereka.”. Jadi, pemilik penginapan
Retell the story in TASK 1 from your point of view. tidak memenjarakan John karena John diam ketika
melihat para tawanan, sesuai dengan pilihan
jawaban (C).
1. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik memahami 7. E. Pilihan jawaban (E) yang artinya John masih
kembali cerita di TASK 1. mendapatkan gajinya benar untuk soal tentang
2. Peserta didik diminta menceritakan kembali cerita pernyataan yang benar. Pernyataan tersebut sesuai
tersebut dari sudut pandang John. Bapak/Ibu Guru dengan kalimat ”John was surprised because when
dan peserta didik menyimak. they cut the cakes, they found six gold coins in each!
3. Bapak/Ibu Guru mengoreksi pelafalan peserta didik . . . John couldn’t think of what would have happened
yang masih kurang tepat. if his master hadn’t hidden his wages in the cakes.”
4. Bapak/Ibu Guru memotivasi peserta didik yang yang artinya ”John terkejut karena saat mereka
kurang aktif agar aktif berpartisipasi. memotong kue, mereka menemukan enam koin
emas di setiap kue! . . . John tidak dapat memikirkan
Jawaban: apa yang akan terjadi jika majikannya tidak
TASK 1 menyembunyikan gajinya di dalam kue.”. Pilihan
The correct arrangement of the jumbled paragraphs is 7–3– jawaban yang lain salah karena tidak sesuai dengan
8–6–1–4–9–2–5. isi teks. Pilihan jawaban (A) salah karena tidak
sesuai dengan kalimat ”The innkeeper didn’t allow
TASK 2 the two men to stay at his inn because they had no
1. smart 2. young 3. to receive money.”, pilihan jawaban (B) salah karena tidak
4. good 5. to accept 6. carefully sesuai dengan kalimat ”However, the wages would
7. shorter 8. close 9. friend not be paid until he had worked for a year. When pay
10. town 11. safely 12. to remember day finally arrived, . . .”, pilihan jawaban (C) salah
13. silent 14. happy 15. to hide karena tidak sesuai dengan kalimat “When John
arrived home, he gave one of the cakes to his wife
TASK 3
and kept one for himself.”, dan pilihan jawaban (D)
1. D. Teks tersebut berbentuk narrative. Tujuan teks
salah karena tidak sesuai dengan kalimat ”The
tersebut adalah untuk menghibur pembaca, sesuai
innkeeper turned angry because he could not rob too
dengan pilihan jawaban (D). Pilihan jawaban yang
much from John. He then took John’s ring and watch
lain salah; (A) tujuan teks exposition, (B) tujuan
forcibly.”.
teks report, (C) tujuan teks procedure, dan
8. C. Dalam teks diceritakan bahwa laki-laki itu berusaha
(E) tujuan teks recount.
menuruti nasihat majikannya dan akhirnya ia pun
2. A. Berdasarkan kalimat ”At night, when they felt tired,
beruntung. Jadi, pelajaran yang dapat kita ambil
they saw a forest at the side of the street.” yang
dari cerita yaitu kita sebaiknya patuh, sesuai
artinya ”Pada malam hari, ketika mereka merasa
dengan pilihan jawaban (C).
lelah, mereka melihat sebuah hutan di pinggir
jalan.”, disimpulkan bahwa John dan teman-teman TASK 4 (Contoh jawaban)
seperjalanannya menemukan jalan pintas di dalam I worked for a merchant in another country and received
hutan. Jadi, pilihan jawaban (A) benar. twelve gold coins as my wages. However, I would receive my
3. D. Kata ’him’ merujuk pada objek kalimat sebelumnya, wages after working for a year. After a year, on my pay day
”He was shocked to see the innkeeper standing my master said that he had two options for me. He told me to
there.”. Jadi, kata ’him’ merujuk kepada pemilik choose whether I would take a wage or receive his two
penginapan (the inkeeper), sesuai dengan pilihan pieces of advice. Of course it was a hard choice, but I was
jawaban (D). sure that my master was good to me. He would not cheat me.
4. A. Pilihan jawaban (A) benar karena sesuai dengan That’s why, I opted for his two pieces of advice instead of the
kalimat yang diucapkan oleh kenalan baru John wages.
yang melewati hutan, ”John, you have made Then, my master gave me his advice. First, he forbade
a good choice not to pass the forest. Two thieves me take the shorter route when I went along a highway.
robbed all our possessions.” yang artinya ”John, Second, I should not speak much, but observe. Actually I didn’t
Anda sudah membuat keputusan yang bagus understand why I should do that, but I believed that it would be
untuk tidak melewati hutan. Dua perampok telah good for me. My master gave me a gold coin for my traveling
merampok semua benda yang kami miliki.”. Jadi, expenses. He also gave me two cakes, one cake was for my
keuntungan John tidak melewati hutan adalah ia wife and the other one was for me. However,
terhindar dari perampokan. I should not eat my cake before I followed all his advice.
5. C. Berdasarkan kalimat ”John almost shouted, but On the way home, I met two travelers. We had a chit
suddenly he remembered his master’s advice to chat and became close friends. When we arrived in a forest,
keep silent.” yang artinya ”John hampir berteriak, there was a path, a short cut to the next town we had to pass.
tetapi tiba-tiba ia teringat nasihat majikannya untuk They invited me to join them, but I refused. I remembered my
tetap diam.”, disimpulkan bahwa John diam waktu master saying that I should not take the shorter route. Then,
melihat para tawanan itu karena ia teringat nasihat we had an appointment to meet at a certain inn in the town.
majikannya untuk tetap diam. Jadi, pilihan jawaban Moments later, I arrived at the inn safely. I wonder why
(C) benar. I didn’t see the two travelers. When they arrived, they told me
6. C. Jawaban disimpulkan berdasarkan ucapan pemilik that they were unlucky. They were robbed and didn’t have
penginapan, ”Mr. John, I don’t think you are anything now. That’s why, the innkeeper didn’t permit the two
a dangerous man. You kept silent when you saw travelers to stay at the inn. I took pity on them, but I could not
the prisoners, so I did not imprison you like them.” help them. I didn’t have enough money.
yang artinya ”Pak John, saya pikir Anda bukan At night, I woke up. I was very thirsty and went to the
orang yang berbahaya. Anda diam ketika melihat kitchen for a drink. I was shocked when I saw people whose
Contoh jawaban:
1. Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik bekerja secara Once upon a time there was a poor old man, Mr. Jovoro,
berkelompok. Tiap kelompok terdiri atas lima peserta who lived alone. One day, he bought an old bicycle from his
didik. friend from another town, Mr. Gonzalo, at a cheap price.
2. Setiap kelompok berdiskusi tentang sebuah cerita yang When Mr. Jovoro was about to ride it, he felt it moving,
akan mereka buat secara berkelompok. Dalam kegiatan slowly, but then faster and faster. He was very surprised. The
kali ini, secara beranting setiap anggota kelompok bicycle moved upwards until it was on the ceiling. He shouted,
menulis kalimat-kalimat dan membaca kalimat-kalimat “Hey! There is a ghost in the bicycle!”
tersebut sehingga membentuk sebuah cerita yang padu. In just a few moments his house was full of people. They
Peserta didik menggunakan imajinasi mereka untuk were afraid, but curious to know what would happen to the
membuat sebuah cerita yang menarik. bicycle. Suddenly, in silence, a very small man, not bigger than
3. Selama kegiatan berlangsung Bapak/Ibu Guru one’s thumb, leapt from the handlebar of the bicycle and said,
mengamati peserta didik dan mengoreksi pelafalan “Oh, I am very tired. Apparently, a bicycle is not light.”
peserta didik yang masih kurang tepat. The small man asked Mr. Jovoro. “May I live with you? My
4. Bapak/Ibu Guru memotivasi peserta didik yang kurang name is Thumby.”
aktif agar aktif berpartisipasi. Mr. Jovoro granted Thumby’s request. He thought that it
5. Setelah selesai, Bapak/Ibu Guru meminta peserta didik would be advantageous to have Thumby.
menulis cerita tersebut secara keseluruhan dan From that time, Mr. Jovoro always showed Thumby to his
membacakan cerita yang dibuat tersebut. friends and asked him to make a speech, dance etc., which
6. Bapak/Ibu Guru memberi balikan dan nilai. made him a lot of money. Thumby became stressful.
One day, Mr. Jovoro planned to host a circus with Thumby
as the main performer. Mr. Jovoro forced Thumby to practice the
Contoh jawaban: performance every day with the animals. Mr. Jovoro had also
Student 1 : Once there lived Mr. Jovoro alone. He was a poor organized tickets for the circus, days before the performance.
old man. Many people were interested and bought the tickets.
Student 2 : One day, Mr. Gonzalo, his friend, offered him The day for the circus arrived. Thumby appeared riding
a bicycle. He told him that the bicycle is a miracle. a horse. However, the horse suddenly galloped fast and left the
Student 3 : Mr. Jovoro was very happy. When he was about to place. Mr. Jovoro was angry. He tried to run after Thumby, but
ride it, he felt it moving, slowly, but then faster and couldn’t catch him. When he returned, all the spectators had
faster. He was very surprised. The bicycle moved been waiting to ask for a refund of their money. Mr. Jovoro
upwards until it was on the ceiling. couldn’t do that, because he had already used the money. All the
Student 4 : He shouted that there was a ghost in the bicycle spectators decided to take him to the police. On his way home,
and many people heard Mr. Jovoro’s shout. he met Mr. Gonzalo. He was with Thumby.
Student 5 : Feeling curious, the people gathered at Mr. Jovoro’s Mr. Gonzalo said, “Jovoro, I actually wanted to help you by
house to see what happened. giving you Thumby. Although he is small, he is cute and smart at
Student 1 : Suddenly, a very small man, not bigger than one’s changing cakes to puddings, medicine to refreshing drink, etc.
thumb, appeared leapt from the handlebar of the However, you have been very cruel to him, so I have decided to
bicycle. He said, “Oh, I am very tired. Apparently, take him back. Goodbye, Jovoro.”
a bicycle is not light.” Jovoro looked at them and cried. He felt deep regret for
Student 2 : Then, the small man asked Mr. Jovoro whether he what he had done.
could live with him. His name was Thumby.
74 What a Miracle!
Homework A. Choose A, B, C, D or E for the correct answer.
Write a story and add illustrations if it is necessary. Jawaban:
Hang your work on the class wall magazine. 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. E
6. D 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. E
Source: http://coverlaydown.com/category/artists/james-taylor/com.,
downloaded October 2, 2014
Do you know who the man in the picture is? Is he a singer or an actor? What song of his
are you familiar with? Do you know his song entitled You’ve Got a Friend? Please open the
following link: http://coverlaydown. com/category/artists/james-taylor/, choose the song title
and listen to the song.
In this unit you will learn about songs, rhyming words, the meanings of words in songs
and paraphrasing song lyrics. You will also write a poem. Please read the songs and do the
tasks attentively. Understand the
messages of the songs.
TASK 1
What do the following words mean?
Listen and complete the song lyrics based on what you have
heard. Look up the words in your dictionary.
Jawaban: 1. to seem = ________________
2. hard to do = ________________
Don’t Give up
3. to keep on = ________________
(By: Bruno Mars)
4. to quit = ________________
When you want to do something that’s new 5. luck = ________________
And it seems really, really hard to do 6. belly = ________________
You feel like (1) quitting, you feel you’re through 7. to swear = ________________
Well, I have some (2) advice for you 8. to feel great = ________________
Don’t give up 9. to trip = ________________
Keep on trying 10. to skip = ________________
You’re gonna make it TASK 2
I ain’t lying
Don’t give up, don’t ever quit Find the synonyms of the following words in TASK 1.
Try and try and you can do it No. Word Synonym
Don’t give up, yeah _____________
1. advantage
2. _____________
If you want to catch a ball to be happy _____________
3. difficult to do
But you’re having (3) no luck at all 4. _____________
stomach _____________
The ball hits your head, it hits your nose 5. to leap
6. _____________
It hits your belly, your (4) chin and toes to stop _____________
7. to stumble
Well, try and try and try again 8. _____________
to look _____________
Keep on trying until the end 9. to promise
10. _____________
You put your hands out in the air to continue
You’ll catch the ball
Yes, this I swear Jawaban:
TASK 1
Don’t give up
Keep on going 1. tampaknya, kelihatannya
You’re on a boat 2. sulit dilakukan/dikerjakan
So keep on (5) rowing 3. melanjutkan, meneruskan
Don’t give up, don’t ever stop 4. berhenti
Try and try and ‘come out on top 5. keberuntungan
Don’t give up 6. perut
7. berjanji, bersumpah
You got yourself (6) rollerskates 8. merasa senang
You put them on 9. tersandung
And you (7) feel great 10. melompati
You stand up TASK 2
Then you fall, don’t think you can skate at all
You get back up, then you trip, No. Word Synonym
You skip and (8) tip and slip, and flip 1. advantage luck
You try and try and try some more 2. to be happy to feel great
Soon you’re skating across the floor 3. difficult to do hard to do
4. stomach belly
5. to leap to skip
6. to stop to quit
7. to stumble to trip
8. to look to seem
9. to promise to swear
10. to continue to keep on
I was chasing down the days of fear ________ ________ _____________ ________
1
Chasing down a dream before it disappeared ________ ________ _____________ ________
I was aching to be somewhere new ________ ________ _____________ ________
Your voice was all I heard 2 ________ ________ _____________ ________
I was shaking from a storm in me ________ ________ _____________ ________
Haunted by the spectors that we had to see ________ ________ _____________ ________
Yeah, I wanted to be the melody 3 ________ ________ _____________ ________
Above the noise, above the herd
Jawaban:
I was young
Not dumb Verse Line Word Rhyming Word Line
No. Word Meaning 1 When the singer sleeps, fireflies lit up the night with their bright rays.
1. to lay berbaring 2 People will feel sad when fireflies leave, but the singer will always
2. awake terbangun stand up right and face the future optimistically.
3. to scheme membuat rencana
3 The singer wishes that the situation will not change fast. He/she will
4. dust debu
always be alert because the situation is never as it seems.
5. to rise bangkit
6. to prove membuktikan 4 The singer will always be happy because he/she has a lot friends who
7. spirit semangat, jiwa stay with him/her.
8. throne tahta, singgasana
9. labor usaha, kerja
10. warrior prajurit, pejuang
4. Bapak/Ibu Guru dapat meminta peser ta didik The pain that we’ve felt
menyebutkan penyair-penyair tanah air yang mereka We hold deep inside
ketahui. The dues we have paid
And the tears we have cried
And the emptiness
Can we take it anymore
Have we lost all our faith in our God
And all that we are
When we look at our lives
Write a poem about a topic that you like. What are we fighting for
Share the result with the class.
Contoh jawaban: Whoa, let’s make this a better world
Sun When push comes to shove
You come and go every day What have we really learned
You bright my soul and day Whoa, let’s make this a better world
You give me hope for a better future When you’re lying awake with your life in your head
You leave with no signature Thinking ’bout friends who are already dead
We can change
Sun . . .
We walk and run without sorrow Whoa, let’s make this a better world
Enjoy the day we need not to borrow When push comes to shove
Though our lives fill with hollow What have we really learned
We hope to see you tomorrow Whoa, let’s make this a better world
Is there hope for us all
As we’re waiting to die
Lying in bed as we take our last sigh
Adopted from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/t/toto/better+world_20139739.html
(September 19, 2014)
The message is the world is wonderful and it’s filled with nice
atmosphere that makes people live happily.
1. Percakapan yang diperdengarkan oleh Bapak/Ibu Guru: Percakapan dan pilihan jawaban yang
Boy : Where have you been? I have been diperdengarkan oleh Bapak/Ibu Guru:
waiting for you. Girl : I have good news. Andrea Hirata, your idol,
Girl : I am sorry. I met my teacher in her room to is in town.
discuss the materials about interviewing Boy : I have met him. Look! I have his autograph.
a famous artist. Girl : I see. You look so happy. Where did you
Narrator : Where was the girl before she met the meet him?
boy? Boy : ________
Narrator : What is the best response?
Jawaban: C
A. At your house. B. At our school.
C. In our classroom. D. At the book fair.
2. Percakapan yang diperdengarkan oleh Bapak/Ibu Guru:
Woman : You look so happy, Son. Do you want to
Jawaban: D
tell me what it is?
Boy : I was chosen to play a prince in the drama 6. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
performance next Saturday evening.
Narrator : What will the boy perform? Percakapan dan pilihan jawaban yang
diperdengarkan oleh Bapak/Ibu Guru:
Jawaban: C Boy : Titus Bonai is a very good soccer player.
I really want to see him play.
3. Percakapan yang diperdengarkan oleh Bapak/Ibu Guru: Girl : He played with his team in this town last
Man : Did you know the late Mr. Widjajono month. You didn’t watch the game, did you?
Partowidagdo, Indonesia’s deputy Energy, Boy : ________
Mineral Minister? I was really fond of him.
Narrator : What will the boy most likely reply?
Woman : Yes, I knew him. He passed away when
hiking Mount Tambora. I admired him A. I watched it.
because he was smart, creative, and loved B. If I hadn’t gone to Pare, Kediri to study English,
nature. I would have watched him play.
Narrator : Why did the woman admire the late C. I joined the match.
Mr. Widjajono Partowidagdo? D. My friends and I played soccer with him.
Jawaban: D Jawaban: B
4. Percakapan yang diperdengarkan oleh Bapak/Ibu Guru: 7. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
Boy : Look! I have a wonderful picture.
Girl : Amazing! You bungee jumped, but you told Percakapan dan pilihan jawaban yang
me that you were afraid of heights. diperdengarkan oleh Bapak/Ibu Guru:
Boy : Initially, I was afraid, but my friends Giant : Timun Mas, you think you can runaway from
supported me and so I finally made a jump. me. I will catch you.
Narrator : What did the boy do? Girl : You won’t catch me. I will throw salt, Evil
Giant. It will change into a sea and you will
Jawaban: A sink.
Giant : ________
Narrator : What is the best response?
A. It is delicious.
B. It tastes bad.
C. I can swim and catch you.
D. It’s salty.
Jawaban: C
84 Final Test
PART III PART IV
8. Percakapan yang diperdengarkan oleh Bapak/Ibu Teks yang diperdengarkan oleh Bapak/Ibu Guru:
Guru: Questions 12 and 13 refer to the following monolog.
Boy : I came to your house last Sunday afternoon Once upon a time in a village, a girl lived in
to borrow an English book, but no one was a hut with her parents. They were poor, but loved helping
home. others. One day, the girl went to the forest to search for
Girl : I am sorry. My family and I visited my firewood. On the way, she saw a snake under a tree. It was
uncle’s new restaurant. We helped him trapped, so she set the snake free. Then, she saw a little
prepare for its grand opening. crow falling from its nest. She picked up and climbed the tree
Narrator : Where was the girl last Sunday afternoon? to return it to its nest.
Day was getting dark, but she didn’t collect any firewood
Jawaban: B yet. She was tired and sat down on a stone. Suddenly, the
snake approached the girl and asked her to follow it. The
9. Percakapan yang diperdengarkan oleh Bapak/Ibu snake showed her a lot of firewood. The girl thanked the
Guru: snake and collected them hurriedly. Since the day was dark,
Boy : Batu Badaon, do you know where my she was lost but she wasn’t afraid. She tried to find the way
mother is? home, but couldn’t see the way clearly. The crow was flying
Batu : Your mother is inside me. She over her and showed her the way home. Finally, she arrived
Badaon doesn’t want to live with you home and thanked the crow.
(woman) because you are naughty. Narrator:
Boy : Batu Badaon, would you please return my 12. What happened to the little crow?
mother to me? 13. What helped show the girl the way home?
I promise I will be a good boy.
Narrator : Which picture describes the situation in the 12. Jawaban: B
dialog? 13. Jawaban: C