Reading Comprehension

Aranged by :
Ari Setiarini
Niken Tri Handayani
Retno Shinta Ayu Martha
Siti Munawaroh
Yulia Marga Gita

Read the following article and find the meanings of the

following words based on the context. Then answer the
question.
Five Trees should be Planted for every Vehicle: Experts
Vehicle manufacturers should take some responsibility for the
serious air pollution in the city by planting five trees for every
motor vehicle they produce, environment experts said.
Zulfan A Rambe, operational director of Indonesian Hazardous
Materials and waste Research (IHWaR) foundation told a discussion
in commemoration of world Tree Day on Nov.21 trees must be
planted to balance for the city vehicles are responsible for.
We will propose to the city administration to oblige the automotive
manufactures to plant five trees for each motor vehicle they
produce. The administration should make regulations about
corporate responsibilities to deal with the pollution problem.
Environmental technology expert Eddy Soentjahyo said motor
vehicle emission has contributed up to 70 percent of air pollution in
the city, which has more than 5.5 million motor vehicles.

Experts have said open green spaces one alternative solution to

deal with air pollution, because it reduces carbon emission by
absorbing pollutants and reload source of oxygen to clean the air.
They said trees can improve drainage by preventing soil erosion
and absorbing rainwater.the automotive industry also has the
responsibility to provide green areas as the solution of pollution
problem, Eddy said.
Manufacturers should join together to buy land in the city where
trees could be planted, he said. Eddy also suggested property
developers consider making green areas on rooftops to absorb
the sun heat.
Daud silalahi from the University of Padjadjaran in Bandung keeps
losing its open green space due to residential and industrial
developments. Some 9 percent of Jakartas city area is made up
of open green space, said city administration, but the 2007
Law on Spatial Planning stipulates a city should provide at least
30 percent of its total size for open green space.
What I (am) concerned (for) the most is that we have the law
without implementation procedures, Daud said.
The Jakarta Post, Saturday, December 1, 2007

Absorb :
Commemoration :
Drainage :
Emission :
Hazardous :
Manufacturer :
Oblige :
Reduce:
Regulation :
Residential area :
Spatial:
Stipulate :
Vehicle:
Waste :

The Question

1. What is proposed by Zulfan A Rambe?

2. To whom is the proposal proposed?
3. How should the proposal be followed
up?
4. Why is the proposal proposed?
5. How can we reduce air pollution?
6. What do Eddy Soentjahyo and Daud
Silalahi suggest?

Match the words on the left with its synonym on the right. Compare your
answers with your classmates.

1. Vehicle

a. dangerous

2. Manufacturer

b. housing

3. Hazardous

c. rubbish

4. Waste

d. emisi

5. Commemoration

e. remembrance

6. Oblige

f. means of transportation

7. Regulation

g. rule

8. Emission

h. producer

9. Residential

i. force

10.Absorb

j. suck up

Do the following crossword

puzzle.
Across:
2. risky or dangerous
4. to make smaller or less.
6.to take in (a liquid, etc)
8.a machine which carries passengers or goods.
10. to force someone to do something.

Down:
1.Celebrating the memory of someone or something.
3.Substance which is emitted.
5.Rubbish, things which are no use and are thrown away.
7.Laws or rules
9.Person or company producing industrial products.

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Thank you