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CHAPTER 1
I Think The Cendrawasih is Beautiful
Listening
Speaking
PETA KONSEP
Reading
Writing
LISTENING
SPEAKING
In this section, you will learn how to:
express giving and asking for opinion;
express satisfaction and dissatisfaction;
retell a report text.
Activity #1
Answer the following questions to explore your
knowledge
Activity #2
Practise the following dialogues. Pay attention to the
situations and the language used!
Dialogue 1
Dialogue 2
Activity #3
Answer the questions based on the dialogues in Activity 2
What to Say?
Study the following expressions of
asking for opinion, giving opinion and
expressing satisfaction and
dissatisfaction.
What to Say?
Asking for Opinion
What do you think of ?
What are your views?
What is your opinion?
Is it right what Ive done?
What about ?
How about ?
What to Say?
Giving Opinion
Im convinced that .
I reckon .
I consider that ....
According to the expert, I .
In my opinion, .
I think .
What to Say?
Expressing Satisfaction
Im satisfied with .
Im satisfied at .
Im glad with what youve done.
Its really satisfying.
Everything was satisfying.
What to Say?
Expressing Dissatisfaction
Im not satisfied with .
It isnt very nice.
Its really not good enough.
Im dissatisfied by .
Its dissatisfying.
Less Formal
Oh no.
Activity #4
With a partner make dialogues based on the following
situations. Use the expressions you have learnt.
You are embarrassed to tell your problem to your parents. On the
other hand, your friend has got a good experience with the same
problem.
Your friend achieved or gained what he/she had done well before, but
you didn't although you had done as well as he/she did.
Activity #5
Act out the dialogues you have
made in front of the class with
your partner.
Activity #6
Complete
the
following
dialogues
Dialogue 1
Dialogue 2
with
appropriate
Activity #7
Retell the following report about camel in your own
words. Use the pictures if necessary.
READING
In this section, you will learn how to:
Responding to report texts
Identifying banners
Activity #1
Complete the table below with the correct words. Number one has
been done for you.
Country
Indigenous Animal
Indonesia
Orang Utan
____________________
Panda
Australia
____________________
____________________
White Elephant
____________________
Camel
Activity #2
State whether the following statements belong to definition (def) or
description (des) by filling the boxes provided.
1. Indonesia is located in Southeast Asia.
2. A tiger is an animal.
3. Snakes are reptiles.
4. Vitamins are chemical compounds that
the human body needs.
5. We can find kangaroos easily in
Australia.
Activity #3
Read and understand the following text.
General
Classification
Description
Kangaroos eat grass and plants. They have short front legs, but
very long, and very strong back legs and a tail. These are used for
sitting up and for jumping. Kangaroos have been known to make
forward jumps of over eight metres, and leap across fences more
than three metres high. They can also run at speeds of over 45
kilometres per hour.
Activity #3
Read and understand the following document
Activity #4
Answer the questions based on the text in Activity 3. Do
it in pairs.
1. Are kangaroos and wallabies indigenous animals of Australia?
2. What does the word "these" in paragraph 2 refer to?
3. What do people call the largest kangaroos?
4. Where do you find the pouch of the female
5. kangaroo?
6. What does the word "it" in sentence ... it crawls at once...
refer to?
7. Can you find the sentence considered the definition of a
kangaroo? State it.
8. Which sentences tell you about the description of the
kangaroo's appearance?
Activity #5
Read the following document and answer the questions.
Click Here to Read the Document
Questions
1.What is meant by lightning?
2.When does lightning usually happen?
3.What does the word "this" in the last sentence of paragraph 1 refer to?
4.What does the word "it" in paragraph 2 refer to?
Activity #6
Write the sentences using the words provided. Number 1 has been done
for you.
1. A school
A school is a place where students study with their teachers.
2. A hospital
3. A snake
4. A president
5. A cow
6. A theatre
7. A cat
8. A house
9. A taxi
10. A bank
Activity #7
Study the following slogans. What is being advertised?
Come abroad with us.
Use a razor for a closer shave.
Activity #8
Match the slogans in Activity #7 with the following advertisements.
WRITING
In this section, you will learn how to:
Activity #1
Study the following banner, poster and pamphlet.
Activity #1
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Activity #2
Classify the information in Activity 1 in the right column by writing
1,2,3,4,5 and 6. Can you show the differences?
Banner
Pamphlet
..,
Poster
..,..
Activity #3
Discuss the information in Activity 1. What does each information
tell you about?
No
Information
1
2
3
4
5
6
Activity #4
Rearrange the following text.
Activity #5
Look at the following pictures. Then make sentences using the
sequences of words.
Activity #5
it sharp teeth
claws
stripes body
Learning Reflection
After learning the lesson in this chapter, you are
expected to be able to: