UNIT 3

ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION TEXT

LISTENING AND SPEAKING SKILL

Activity 1. Answer The questions below orally.

1. Do you know the meaning of Recycling?
2. What do we usually recycle?
3. Why do we have to recycle the used products?
4. What are some advantages of recycling?
5. What is the type of the text that presents one side arguments of a matter?
Activity 2. Discuss the explanation of Analytical Exposition Text below.
1. Definition
Analytical exposition is a text that elaborates the writers idea about the phenomenon
surrounding. Its social function is to persuade the reader that the idea is important matter.
Analytical exposition proposes or suggests a certain topic which may only be pro or
contra, not both.
2. Structure of analytical exposition:
1. Thesis
: introducing the topic and indicating the writers position
2. Arguments
Argument 1
: explaining the arguments support the writers position
Argument 2
: explaining the other arguments supports the writers position more
3. Reiteration
: restating the writers position
3. Purpose of analytical exposition:
To convince / to persuade the listeners or readers to believe something by presenting
one side of the arguments.
4. Language features
The common grammatical patterns in exposition include:

general nouns, eg ears, zoos;

modal verbs, eg We must preserve ;

abstract nouns, eg policy, government;

modal adverbs, eg Certainly we must try

;

technical words, eg species of animals;

connectives, eg firstly, secondly ;

relating verbs, eg It is important ;

evaluative language, eg important,

action verbs, eg We must save ;

significant, valuable.

thinking verbs, eg Many people believe

;
5. Example of analytical exposition:
Title
The Importance of Library
Thesis
I personally believe that libraries are among humanitys most
important institutions for several reasons.
Arguments
Firstly most of humanitys collective knowledge is stored in
libraries. Secondly, libraries protect and preserve this knowledge.
They also classify or group the materials into logical and easily
available to everyone and even provide librarians to help us find
what we need. Finally, libraries are our link to the past and our gift to
the future.
Reiteration
From the facts above, I conclude that libraries are important
institutions for humanity.
Activity 3: Listen to your teacher. Then, complete the text based on what you have heard.
A. garbage
E. increase
I.
possible
B. reuse
F.
worst
J.
reduces
C. provide
G. helpful
K. throw
D. harmful
H. useful
L. tins
Recycling

Much of what we (1) .................. away could be used again. Recycling puts (2)................. to good
use. Recycling helps preserve precious resources because it saves on the use of raw materials and energy.
It also (3)...................the pollution caused when the waste is dumped.
Glass can be remoulded. This is better than making fresh glass from raw materials. But it is even
better to (4)......bottles and jars. Metals can be recycled by being remoulded and made into other
items. Metals such as aluminium from (5)................. and cans which are part of household waste can be
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recycled. Scraps from cars (6)..........a source of metals for recycling.
Paper is easy to recycle. Every home and office should have a paper reclining routine. Plastics are
the (7).........problem because they are not biodegradable which means they do not break down. They
are difficult to recycle and cause (8).................... pollution when burned. It is important to use as little
plastic as (9)....... . we should only use plastic that can be recycled or is biodegradable .
In conclusion, recycling is very (10) .................... to be done.
Activity 4. Answer the questions below based on the text in Activity 3.
1. What is the text about?
2. What does recycling help preserve precious resources?
3. What the materials can be recycled according to the text?
4. What materials are not biodegradable?
5. What does the word biodegradable mean?

Activity 5. Listen to the monologs. Then, choose the correct answer A, B, C, D or E for the
questions.
Text 1 for questions 1 to 3.
1. What is the monolog about?
A. Pros and cons of saving at home. C. The advantages of saving coins. E. Coins versus banknotes.
B. Why we should save at home.
D. Why saving is good for us.
2.
What is the benefit of saving coins according to the speaker?
A. It is easy.
C. It is practical.
E. We can do it anywhere and anytime.
B. It is not a burden for us.
D. It is safer than banknotes.
3.
how many arguments mentioned in the monolog?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
E. Five
Text 2 for questions 4 to 5.
4.
Which of the following statements is NOT the advantage of reading according to the text?
A. Reading can take us to other parts of the world.
D. We can get more income by reading.
B. We can get a lot of knowledge by reading.
E. Reading can give us pleasure.
C. We can get a lot of news by reading.
5.
What is the purpose of the text?
A. To tell the listeners the good time to reading.
D. To tell the listeners disadvantages of
reading.
B. To tell the listeners that reading is important.
E. To tell the listeners the information about
reading.
C. To persuade the listeners to read every day.
Activity 6. Work in pairs. Create a short dialogue to respond to the topic of the text.
Use the expressions you have learnt.
Drug users are actually ill people who need to be helped. Rehabilitation is one of the main things that
they should get. Instead of punishing and stacking them in prisons which are getting full, the government
should provide rehabilitation for them.
Most users are actually victims of persuasive peddlers and they suffer from consuming the drugs.
Therefore, by rehabilitating them, we are actually helping them out of a trap, which they might
accidentally step on. They then, can start a normal life again.
On the other hand, if we only arrest drug users and send them to jail it doesnt solve the problem
because the drug users will still be addicts unless being properly treated. Jails will be filled up with drug
users. Moreover, the users will still be users after released from prison. They then, will be arrested again.

By providing rehabilitating programmes for drug users and forcing them to participate on the
programmes is way better than only arresting them and do nothing on their illness. Moreover, the prison
will not be so full and packed up with users. Only drug dealers, traffickers, and wholesalers should be
imprisoned instead.
Activity 7. Act out the dialogue you have made in front of the class.
Activity8. Observe the environment around your house. Then tell the class about it. Do it
individually.

Text 1
Sometimes we get many coins as change, from purchases. It is good to save the coins.
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First, it will not be a burden, because they are just little amounts. Second, we can learn to be
committed, not to touch the money until we have a certain amount of savings. Finally, when
we really need money, there may be a surprising amount of money in coins. In conclusion,
saving coins is beneficial.

Text 2
I personally think that reading is a very important activity in our life. Why do I say so?
Well, firstly, by reading we can get a lot of knowledge about many things in the world such as
science, technology, sports, arts and culture. We can learn about all these things by reading
books, magazines, newspapers or surfing the Internet.
Secondly, by reading we can get a lot of news and information about what is happening in
other parts of the world.
You know, reading can give us pleasure too. When we are tired, we read the entertainment
section
of
a newspaper of magazine for relaxation.
Lastly, reading can also take us to other parts of the world. By reading a book about
Papua, we may feel were really sitting in a jungle in Papua, not at home in our rooms.
From the facts I have stated, its obvious that everyone needs to read to get knowledge,
information and also entertainment. In summary, we can say reading is truly important in our
lives.