Senin, 22 Oktober 2012

DISCUSSION (2)


WATCHING TV
Is it important to know what your kids are watching? Of course yes. Television can expose
things you have tried to protect them from, especially violence, pornography, consumerism, etc.
A study demonstrated that spending too much time on watching TV during the day or at
bedtime often causes bedtime disruption, stress, and short of sleep duration.
Another research found that there is a significant relationship between the amount of time
spent for watching television during adolescence and early adulthood, and the possibility of being
aggressive.
Meanwhile, many studies have identified a relationship between kids who watch TV a lot
and being inactive and overweight.
Considering some facts mentioned above, protect your children with the following tips:
1. Limit television viewing to 1 – 2 hours each day.
2. Do not allow your children to have a TV set in their bedrooms.
3. Review the rating of TV shows that your children watch.
4. Watch television with your children and discuss what is happening in the show.

QUESTIONS:
1. What is the text about?
A. The program shown on TV.
B. Watching TV is disadvantageous.
C. The effects of watching television on kids.
D. Reviewing the ratings of TV shows is important.
E. The importance of knowing the program watched by our children.
2.. The following are the effects of watching TV a lot EXCEPT …
A. stress
B. being active
C. being aggressive
D. bedtime disruption
E. shorten sleep duration
3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
A. All TV programs are good for children.
B. Children know what programs to watch.
C. It is goof for a kid to watch TV all day long.
D. It is very important for children to have a TV set in their bedrooms.
E. Spending too much time for watching TV may cause kids inactive.
4. It is hard for a child to sleep because …
A. the parents review TV’s program
B. the parents limit the time to watch TV
C. the kid watches TV with his/her parents
D. the kid watches too much TV at bedtime
E. the kid discusses the program with his/her parents

DISCUSSION ( 1 )


DISCUSSING ABOUT THE SHOOL'S NEW RULE
Two students were discussing the school's new
rule that all the students must wear a cap and a tie One
of them showed her annoyance. She said that wearing a
cap and a tie was only suitable for a flag rising
ceremony. So, she was against the rule. Contrary to the
girl's opinion, the other student was glad with it. He
said that he didn't mind with the new rule because
wearing a cap and a tie will make the students look
great and like real educated persons. The first student
gave the reasons that they would feel uncomfortable
and hot. Moreover, the classrooms were not air
conditioned. The second said it wasn't a big problem.
He was sure that the students would wear them
proudly. They would surely be used to it any way.
QUESTIONS:
1 The two students are discussing ...
A. the facilities in school
B. their homework
C. their uniform
D. their friends
E. their family
2. The boy said that he agreed with the new rule in his
    school. Which statement shows his agreement?
A. He was not annoyed.
B. He would not obey the rule.
C. He didn't care of the rule.
D. He didn't like wearing a cap and tie.
E. He didn't mind wearing a cap and tie.
3. The boy believed that all students would ...
A. have a high spirit to study
B. solve their own problems
C. care for their environment
D. follow the new rule,
E. feel uncomfortable
4. "One of them showed her annoyance ..." (line 3)
    The underlined word is close in meaning to ...
A. responsibility
B. displeasure
C. agreement
D. applause
E. response


EXPLANATION ( 1 )


THE CACAO TREE
Have you ever wondered how people get
chocolate from? In this article we'll enter the amazing
world of chocolate so you can understand exactly what
you're eating.
Chocolate starts with a tree called the cacao tree.
This tree grows in equatorial regions, especially in
places such as South America, Africa, and Indonesia.
The cacao tree produces a fruit about the size of a small
pine apple. Inside the fruit are the tree's seeds, also
known as cocoa beans.
The beans are fermented for about a week, dried
in the sun and then shipped to the chocolate maker. The
chocolate maker starts by roasting the beans to bring
out the flavor. Different beans from different places
have different qualities and flavor, so they are often
sorted and blended to produce a distinctive mix. Next,
the roasted beans are winnowed. Winnowing removes
the meat nib of the cacao bean from its shell. Then, the
nibs are blended. The blended nibs are ground to make
it a liquid. The liquid is called chocolate liquor. It
tastes bitter. All seeds contain some amount of fat, and
cacao beans are not different. However, cacao beans
are half fat, which is why the ground nibs form liquid.
It's pure bitter chocolate.
1.The text is about ...
A. the cacao tree
B. the cacao beans
C. the raw chocolate
D. the making of chocolate
E. the flavor of chocolate
2.The third paragraph focuses on ...
A. the process of producing chocolate
B. how to produce the cocoa flavor
C. where chocolate comes from
D. the chocolate liquor
E. the cacao fruit
3." ..., so they are often sorted and blended to produce ..."
(Paragraph 3)
The underlined word is close in meaning to ...
A. arranged
B. combined
C. separated
D. distributed
E. organized
4.How does the chocolate maker start to make chocolate?
A. By fermenting the beans.
B. By roasting the beans,
C. By blending the beans.
D. By sorting the beans.
E. By drying the beans
Text 9.
This text is for questions 40 to 43

REPORT ( 2 )


GUNUNG TUJUH LAKE
Gunung Tujuh Lake is one of the many lakes in
Kabupaten Kerinci in Jambi province. It is an amazing
tourist place to visit. The location of Gunung Tujuh
Lake is in Kecamatan Kayu Aro. It is about 50 km
from Sungai Penuh to Pelompek village by public
transport. Then people climb and walk for another 4
km or for 2.5 hours. The lake is surrounded by steep
forest slopes and seven mountains. The highest peak of
Gunung Tujuh Lake is 1,950 m above sea level. The
length of the lake is 4,5 km and the width is 3 km. It is
a volcanic lake and the highest in Southeast Asia. The
temperature around the lake is very cold. Besides
waterfalls you can also find animals such as siamang.
elephants and birds. Gunung Tujuh Lake is really
beautiful with a spectacular scenery.
QUESTIONS:
1.What does the text mainly talk about?
A. Amazing tourist resorts in Jambi,
B. Gunung Tujuh Lake in Jambi.
C. Volcanic lakes in Jambi,
D. Steep forest slopes in Jambi.
E. Waterfalls in Jambi.
2.The main idea of the text is that ...
A. Gunung Tujuh Lake is a beautiful tourist resort
B. the location of Gunung Tujuh Lake is difficult to
reach
C. Gunung Tujuh Lake is the only lake in Sumatra
D. tourists from Southeast Asia visit this beautiful
lake
E. the animals are more attractive than the lake itself
3.Which statement is TRUE according to the text?
A. The lake is 3 km long,
B. Gunung Tujuh Lake is not a volcanic lake.
C. Gunung Tujuh Lake is 4.5 km away from Sungai
Penuh.
D. There are steep forest slopes and seven mountains
around the lake,
E. Siamangs are the only animals that can be found in
Gunung Tujuh Lake.
4.Gunung Tujuh Lake is really beautiful with a
spectacular scenery."
The underlined word means ...
A. amusing
B. remarkable
C. lovely
D. pretty
E. touching

REPORT ( 1 )


THE MARKET OF FLOATING
The market is called a floating market because the
trade takes place on boats - in Indonesia they are called
klotok and jukung. This market has existed for over
400 years. In the past, people from inland areas brought
their agricultural produce or handicrafts to sell. They
bartered with people from the coastal areas. Nowadays
people can buy things such as fruit, vegetables,
traditional cakes and even clothes from this 'pasar
terapung'. Another unique feature of these markets is
the time of trading; it begins around 5 a.m. and finishes
at 9 a.m.
QUESTIONS:

1.The paragraph mainly talks about ...
A. handicrafts
B. cakes and cuisine
C. floating markets
D. agriculture produce
E. unique features of the markets

2."They bartered with people from the coastal areas.
The underlined word means ...
A. sold something for money
B. exchanged goods for other goods
C. sold their belongings to buy something
D. bought something by using money
E. tried to buy something without money


DESCRIPTIVE (1 )


AN ELEPHANT
An elephant is the largest and strongest of all
animals. It is a strange looking animal with its thick
legs, huge sides and backs, large hanging ears, a small
tail, little eyes, long white tusks and above all it has a
long nose, the trunk.
The trunk is the elephant's peculiar feature, and it
has various uses. The elephant draws up water by its
trunk and can squirt it all over its body like a shower
bath. It can also lift leaves and puts them, into its
mouth. In fact the trunk serves the elephant as a long
arm and hand. An elephant looks very-clumsy and
heavy and yet it can move very quickly.
The elephant is a very intelligent animal. Its
intelligence combined with its great strength makes it a
very useful servant to man and it can be trained to
serve in various ways such as carry heavy loads, hunt
for tigers and even fight.

Minggu, 21 Oktober 2012

TEXT THE POLAR BEAR


THE POLAR BEAR
The polar bear is a very big white bear. We call it the polar bear because it lives inside the Arctic Circle near the North Pole. There are no polar bears at the South Pole.
The polar bears live at the North Pole. There is only snow, ice, and water. There is not any land.
These bears are three meters long, and weigh 450 kilos. They can stand up on their back legs because they have very wide feet. They can use their front legs like arms. The polar bears can swim very well. They can swim 120 kilometers out into the water. They catch fish and sea animals for food. They go into the sea when they are afraid.
People like to kill the polar bears for their beautiful white coats. The governments of Canada, the United States, and Russia say that no one can kill polar bears now. They do not want all of these beautiful animals to die.
QUESTIONS

1.  What does the passage mainly discuss?
     A. The size of polar bears.
     B. Where polar bears live
     C. The habitat of polar bears.
     D. Why people hunt polar bears.
     E. A brief description of polar bears.

2.  What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
     A. Polar bears are very big animals
     B. The polar bears are tame animals
     C. Polar bears live at the North Pole
     D. There are no polar bears at the South Pole
     E. Polar bears are hunted because of their beautiful white
     coats

3. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about 
     a polar bear?
     A. A polar bear weighs 450 kilos.
     B. A polar bear is three meters long.
     C. A polar bear catches fish for food.
     D. A polar bear goes into the sea when it is angry.
    E. A polar bear can swim 120 kilometers out into the water.

4. A polar be; goes into the sea when it is afraid. 


    The underlined word is closest ii meaning to ...
    A. shy
    B. angry
    C. scared .
    D. furious
    E. shocked



Kamis, 18 Oktober 2012

REMEDIAL 3


The Trees Under the Protection of the Gods
THE GODS, according to an ancient legend, made choice
 of certain trees to be under their special protection. 
Jupiter chose the oak, Venus the myrtle, Apollo the laurel,
 Cybele the pine, and Hercules the poplar. Minerva,
 wondering why they had preferred trees not yielding fruit,
inquired thereason for their choice. Jupiter replied,
 “It is lest we should seem to covet the honor for the fruit.” 
But said Minerva,“Let anyone say what he will the olive is
 more dear to me on account of its fruit.” Then said Jupiter,
“My daughter, you are rightly called wise; for unless what
 we do is useful, the glory of it is vain.”

REMEDIAL 2


The Horse and His Rider
A horse soldier took the utmost pains with his charger.
As long as the war lasted, he looked upon him as his
 fellow-helper in all emergencies and fed him carefully
with hay and corn. But when the war was over, he only
allowed him chaff to eat and made him carry heavy
 loads of wood, subjecting him to much slavish 
drudgery and ill-treatment.
War was again proclaimed, however, and when the trumpet
summoned him to his standard, the Soldier put on his
charger its military trappings, and mounted, being clad in
his heavy coat of mail. The Horse fell down straightway
under the weight, no longer equal to the burden, and said
to his master, “You must now go to the war on foot, for
you have transformed me from a Horse into an Ass; and
how can you expect that I can again turn in a moment
from an Ass to a Horse?”

BAHAN REMED 1


THE FOX AND THE MONKEY
A Monkey once danced in an assembly of the Beasts,
and so pleased them all by his performance that they
 elected him their King. A Fox, envying him the honor,
 discovered  a piece of meat lying in a trap, and leading
 the Monkey to the place where it was, said that she
 had found a store, but had not used it, she had kept it
 for him as treasure trove of his kingdom, and counseled
 him to lay hold of it. The Monkey approached carelessly
 and was caught in the trap; and on his accusing the Fox
 of purposely leading him into the snare, she replied,
 “O Monkey, and are you, with such a mind as yours,
 going to be King over the Beasts?”

Selasa, 16 Oktober 2012

REMEDIAL TASK 7 (CLASS 2)


The Frog and the Ox
‘Oh Father,’ said a little Frog to the big one sitting by
the side of a pool, ‘I have seen such a terrible monster! It
was as big as a mountain, with horns on its head, and a
long tail, and it had hoofs divided in two.’
‘Tush, child, tush,’ said the old Frog, ‘that was only
Farmer White’s Ox. It isn’t so big either; he may be a little
bit taller than I, but I could easily make myself quite as
broad; just you see.’ So he blew himself out, and blew
himself out, and blew himself out. ‘Was he as big as that?’
asked he.
‘Oh, much bigger than that,’ said the young Frog.
Again the old one blew himself out, and asked the
young one if the Ox was as big as that.
‘Bigger, father, bigger,’ was the reply.
So the Frog took a deep breath, and blew and blew and
blew, and swelled and swelled and swelled. And then he
said: ‘I’m sure the Ox is not as big asBut at this moment
he burst.
Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction

REMEDIAL TASK 6 (CLASS 2)


The Jay and the Peacock
A Jay venturing into a yard where Peacocks used to
walk, found there a number of feathers which had fallen
from the Peacocks when they were moulting. He tied
them all to his tail and strutted down towards the
Peacocks. When he came near them they soon discovered
the cheat, and striding up to him pecked at him and
plucked away his borrowed plumes. So the Jay could do
no better than go back to the other Jays, who had watched
his behaviour from a distance; but they were equally
annoyed with him, and told him:
‘It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.’

REMEDIAL TASK 5 (CLASS 2)


The Fox and the Stork
At one time the Fox and the Stork were on visiting
terms and seemed very good friends. So the Fox invited
the Stork to dinner, and for a joke put nothing before her
but some soup in a very shallow dish. This the Fox could
easily lap up, but the Stork could only wet the end of her
long bill in it, and left the meal as hungry as when she
began. ‘I am sorry,’ said the Fox, ‘the soup is not to your
liking.’
‘Pray do not apologise,’ said the Stork. ‘I hope you will
return this visit, and come and dine with me soon.’ So a
day was appointed when the Fox should visit the Stork;
but when they were seated at table all that was for their
dinner was contained in a very long-necked jar with a
narrow mouth, in which the Fox could not insert his
snout, so all he could manage to do was to lick the outside
of the jar.
‘I will not apologize for the dinner,’ said the Stork:
‘One bad turn deserves another.’

REMEDIAL TASK 4 (CLASS 2)


The Woodman and the Serpent
One wintry day a Woodman was tramping home from
his work when he saw something black lying on the snow.
When he came closer he saw it was a Serpent to all
appearance dead. But he took it up and put it in his bosom
to warm while he hurried home. As soon as he got
indoors he put the Serpent down on the hearth before the
fire. The children watched it and saw it slowly come to
life again. Then one of them stooped down to stroke it,
but thc Serpent raised its head and put out its fangs and
was about to sting the child to death. So the Woodman
seized his axe, and with one stroke cut the Serpent in two.
‘Ah,’ said he,
‘No gratitude from the wicked.’

REMEDIAL TASK 3 (CLASS 2)


The Hares and the Frogs
The Hares were so persecuted by the other beasts, they
did not know where to go. As soon as they saw a single
animal approach them, off they used to run. One day they
saw a troop of wild Horses stampeding about, and in quite
a panic all the Hares scuttled off to a lake hard by,
determined to drown themselves rather than live in such a
continual state of fear. But just as they got near the bank
of the lake, a troop of Frogs, frightened in their turn by
the approach of the Hares scuttled off, and jumped into
the water. ‘Truly,’ said one of the Hares, ‘things are not so
bad as they seem:
‘There is always someone worse off than yourself.’

REMEDIAL TASK 2 (CLASS 2)


The Mountains in Labour
One day the Countrymen noticed that the Mountains
were in labour; smoke came out of their summits, the
earth was quaking at their feet, trees were crashing, and
huge rocks were tumbling. They felt sure that something
horrible was going to happen. They all gathered together
in one place to see what terrible thing this could be. They
waited and they waited, but nothing came. At last there
was a still more violent earthquake, and a huge gap
appeared in the side of the Mountains. They all fell down
upon their knees and waited. At last, and at last, a teeny,
tiny mouse poked its little head and bristles out of the gap
and came running down towards them, and ever after they
used to say:
‘Much outcry, little outcome.’

REMEDIAL TASK 1 (CLASS 2)


The Hares and the Frogs
The Hares were so persecuted by the other beasts, they
did not know where to go. As soon as they saw a single
animal approach them, off they used to run. One day they
saw a troop of wild Horses stampeding about, and in quite
a panic all the Hares scuttled off to a lake hard by,
determined to drown themselves rather than live in such a
continual state of fear. But just as they got near the bank
of the lake, a troop of Frogs, frightened in their turn by
the approach of the Hares scuttled off, and jumped into
the water. ‘Truly,’ said one of the Hares, ‘things are not so
bad as they seem:
‘There is always someone worse off than yourself.

Senin, 15 Oktober 2012

TASK OF REMEDIAL 1


The Lion and the Mouse
Once when a Lion was asleep a little Mouse began running
up and down upon him; this soon wakened the Lion, who
placed his huge paw upon him, and opened his big jaws to
swallow him. ‘Pardon, O King,’ cried the little Mouse: ‘forgive
me this time, I shall never forget it: who knows but
what I may be able to do you a turn some of these days?’
The Lion was so tickled at the idea of the Mouse being able
to help him, that he lifted up his paw and let him go. Some
time after the Lion was caught in a trap, and the hunters
who desired to carry him alive to the King, tied him to a
tree while they went in search of a waggon to carry him on.
Just then the little Mouse happened to pass by, and seeing
the sad plight in which the Lion was, went up to him and
soon gnawed away the ropes that bound the King of the
Beasts. ‘Was I not right?’ said the little Mouse.
Little friends may prove great friends.

TASK OF REMEDIAL 2


The Ass and the Lapdog
A Farmer one day came to the stables to see to his beasts
of burden: among them was his favourite Ass, that was always
well fed and often carried his master. With the Farmer
came his Lapdog, who danced about and licked his hand
and frisked about as happy as could be. The Farmer felt in
his pocket, gave the Lapdog some dainty food, and sat down
while he gave his orders to his servants. The Lapdog jumped
into his master’s lap, and lay there blinking while the Farmer
stroked his ears. The Ass, seeing this, broke loose from
his halter and commenced prancing about in imitation of
the Lapdog. The Farmer could not hold his sides with laughter,
so the Ass went up to him, and putting his feet upon
the Farmer’s shoulder attempted to climb into his lap. The
Farmer’s servants rushed up with sticks and pitchforks and
soon taught the Ass that clumsy jesting is no joke.

TASK OF REMEDIAL 3


The Sick Lion
A Lion had come to the end of his days and lay sick unto
death at the mouth of his cave, gasping for breath. The animals,
his subjects, came round him and drew nearer as he
grew more and more helpless. When they saw him on the
point of death they thought to themselves: ‘Now is the time
to pay off old grudges.’ So the Boar came up and drove at
him with his tusks; then a Bull gored him with his horns;
still the Lion lay helpless before them: so the Ass, feeling
quite safe from danger, came up, and turning his tail to
the Lion kicked up his heels into his face. ‘This is a double
death,’ growled the Lion.
Only cowards insult dying majesty.

TASK OF REMEDIAL 4


The Fox and the Crow
A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its
beak and settle on a branch of a tree. ‘That’s for me, as I
am a Fox,’ said Master Reynard, and he walked up to the
foot of the tree. ‘Good-day, Mistress Crow,’ he cried. ‘How
well you are looking to-day: how glossy your feathers; how
bright your eye. I feel sure your voice must surpass that of
other birds, just as your figure does; let me hear but one
song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds.’
The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but
the moment she opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell
to the ground, only to be snapped up by Master Fox. ‘That
will do,’ said he. ‘That was all I wanted. In exchange for your
cheese I will give you a piece of advice for the future .’Do
not trust flatterers.’

TASK OF REMEDIAL5


The Dog and the Shadow
It happened that a Dog had got a piece of meat and was carrying
it home in his mouth to eat it in peace. Now on his way
home he had to cross a plank lying across a running brook.
As he crossed, he looked down and saw his own shadow reflected
in the water beneath. Thinking it was another dog
with another piece of meat, he made up his mind to have
that also. So he made a snap at the shadow in the water, but
as he opened his mouth the piece of meat fell out, dropped
into the water and was never seen more.
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the
shadow.

TASK OF REMEDIAL 6


The Wolf and the Lamb
Once upon a time a Wolf was lapping at a spring on a hillside,
when, looking up, what should he see but a Lamb just
beginning to drink a little lower down. ‘There’s my supper,’
thought he, ‘if only I can find some excuse to seize it.’ Then
he called out to the Lamb, ‘How dare you muddle the water
from which I am drinking?’
‘Nay, master, nay,’ said Lambikin; ‘if the water be muddy
up there, I cannot be the cause of it, for it runs down from
you to me.’
‘Well, then,’ said the Wolf, ‘why did you call me bad
names this time last year?’
‘That cannot be,’ said the Lamb; ‘I am only six months
old.’
‘I don’t care,’ snarled the Wolf; ‘if it was not you it was
your father;’ and with that he rushed upon the poor little
Lamb and ate her all up. But before she died she gasped out
.’Any excuse will serve a tyrant.’

TASK OF REMEDIAL 7


The Man and the Serpent
A Countryman’s son by accident trod upon a Serpent’s tail,
which turned and bit him so that he died. The father in a
rage got his axe, and pursuing the Serpent, cut off part of
its tail. So the Serpent in revenge began stinging several of
the Farmer’s cattle and caused him severe loss. Well, the
Farmer thought it best to make it up with the Serpent, and
brought food and honey to the mouth of its lair, and said to
it: ‘Let’s forget and forgive; perhaps you were right to punish
my son, and take vengeance on my cattle, but surely I was
right in trying to revenge him; now that we are both satisfied
why should not we be friends again?’
‘No, no,’ said the Serpent; ‘take away your gifts; you can
never forget the death of your son, nor I the loss of my tail.’
Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.

Sabtu, 13 Oktober 2012

SPOOF (A)


I.PURPOSE                             
   To tell an event with a humorous twist

II. TEXT ORGANIZATION     
   -  Orientation
      ( who were involved in the story, when, and where )           
   -  Events
      ( tell what happened in the chronological order )
   - Twist
      ( provide the funniest part of the story )

III. LANGUANGE FEATURES  
   -  The use of action verbs
       (e.g: sitting. talking. crying. walked. laughed. ran away)
   -  The use of connectives (e.g: first. then. Finally)
   -  The use of adverbial phrases of time and place
       ( e.g: in the garden. Two days ago )
   -   The use of simple past tense. (e.g: He saw a lot of people)
   -  The use of simple past continuous tense
       ( He was sitting by a window in his window)

One day Nasreddin went to a big dinner party. He was wearing old clothes, and when he came in, nobody looked at him and nobody gave him a seat at a table. So Nasreddin went home, put on his best clothes, and then went back to the party. The host at once got up and came to meet him. He took him to the best table, gave him a good seat, and offered him the best dishes.
Nasreddin put his coat in the food and said, “Eat, coat !”
The other guests were very surprised and said, “what are you doing ?”
Nasreddin answered, “I was inviting my coat to eat. When I was wearing my old clothes, nobody looked at me or offered me food or drink. Then I went home and came back in these clothes, and you gave me the best food and drink. So you gave me these things for my clothes,not for myself.”

Question :
1. What did Nasreddin do one day ?                                          
2. What was he wearing ?                                                     
3. What happened when he came in ?                                    
4. What did Nasreddin do then ?                                           
5. What happened when he went back to the party ?             
6. What did Nasreddin do then ?  
7  What did he say ?
8. How did the other guests feel ?
 9. What did they say ?
 10. What was Nasreddin’s answer ?