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Irregular adjectives

Adjectives Comparative SuperlativeGood/wellBad/illMany/muchLittleFarold

BetterWorseMoreLessFarther/furtherOlder/elder

BestWorstMostLeastFarthest/FurthestOldest/eldest

Activity 9

Write the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentence below.

No Adjective

1. big Blue whale is ………….animal on earth..

2. easy Breeding ducks is …………..than geese.

3. accurate The weather forecast today is ……than it was yesterday.

4. beautiful Krisdayanti sings as …………..as Celine Dion.

5. bad My cat was ill yesterday. It’s getting …………today.

6. tall The coconut tree is the …………….among trees at my garden.

7. late According to the ………..news, the tiger at the Ragunan zoo has died.

8. Intelligent Fathur is ………….. than the other students in my class.

4. Noun Phrases

Activity 10

Let’s study “ noun phrases”Pay attention to the following sentences!

1. Mount Rushmore, in South Dakota, is a memorial to four great Americans.2. The lofty, snow-covered peak rises about 5 1/2 miles (8.9 kilometers) above sea level.

3. It is made of white marble and rests on a platform of red sandstone.

Sometimes we use more than one adjectives to describe something. We can use both opinionadjectives and fact adjectives. The opinion adjectives go before the fact adjectives. Whenwe use two or more fact adjectives, we put the fact adjectives as in the following order.

FactDeterminer Opinion

Size age shape colour origin material Purpose Noun

A

An

The

Charming

Beautiful

wonderful

Big

Small

long

Old

New

young

Round

Oval

cone

Red

Yellow

blue

German

Italian

Chinese

glass

Stone

steel

Dining

Sleeping

eating

Table

Chair

Plate

Activity 11

Describe the following pictures. Use two or more adjectives. Put the adjectives in order.

1. : __________________________________________

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2. : ___________________________________________

3. : ___________________________________________

4. : ____________________________________________

5. : ____________________________________________

B. Modeling of Text

Activity 12

Read the text

Study its structure.

Answer the questions

City of Sidney

Social Function:To describe aparticular person,place or things

LanguageFeatures:Focus on specific

participants (inbold)

Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales.

With a population of over 4 million people, it is the

most populous city in Australia. Sydney is located on

the east coast of Australia. It was established in 1788

when Arthur Phillip and the First Fleet landed in

Sydney Cove and claimed Australia for the British.

Built around Sydney Harbour, Sydney is known in

Australia as the "Harbour City", and structures on the

Harbour such as the Sydney Opera House and the

Sydney Harbour Bridge are globally recognised icons

of the city. Sydney has one of the world’s most

GenericStructure:Identification(identifyphenomenon tobe described)

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Use relating verbs(in italics)

Adjectives or nounsto give a certainquality to a noun(underlined)

recognizable skylines. Its famous harbour is

commonly referred to as the most beautiful natural

harbour in the world.

Use of simplepresent

Sydney is located in a coastal basin between the

Pacific Ocean to the east and the Blue Mountains to

the west. The city features the largest natural harbour

in the world, Port Jackson, and more than 70 harbour

and ocean beaches, including the famous Bondi

Beach. Sydney's urban area of 1687 km² (651 mi²) is

similar to that of Greater London. The metropolitan

area (Sydney Statistical Division) is 12,145 km²

(4,689 mi²); a significant portion of this area is

national park and other unsettled land. Ok, students,

that’s all about Sidney for today.

Description(describe parts,quantities,characteristic)

(Adapted from : www.wikipedia.org)

Questions.

1. What does the speaker try to describe?

2. What does the speaker describe?

3. What does the first paragraph tell the readers about?

4. What does the second paragraph tell the reader about? It was established in 1788 when

Arthur Phillip and the First Fleet landed in Sydney Cove. The word “ it “ refers to…

6. Its famous harbour is commonly referred to as the most beautiful natural harbour in the

world. The word “its” refers to … .

7. Does the speaker start with identification?

8. Does the speaker use simple present text ?

9. Mention the simple present sentences written in the text?

10. Does the speaker describe parts, qualities, and the characteristics of the city of Sidney ?

11. Does the speaker uses noun phrase to describe Sidney?

12. Mention the examples of noun phrase written in the text?

13. Mention the relating verbs used in the text?

Activity 13

Read the simpler text.

Study its text organization.

Answer the questions

Identification

Cannes is a luxurious resort city on the French Riviera insoutheastern France. Cannes is famous for its annual filmfestival, which features movies from all parts of the world.

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(adapted from : World Book 2005)

Questions

Part A.

1. What is the purpose of the text?

2. Is the text easy to follow? Why/why not?

3. Who do you think read the text?

Part B

1. What is the text about?

2. What is Cannes?

3. What makes the city famous?

4. Where is the location of the city?

5. Who is the weather in the city?

6. What are the main Cannes products ?

7. When was the city probably established?

Activity 14

Read the brochure

Answer the questions

Description

Cannes lies on the Gulf of Napoule, an arm of theMediterranean Sea. The city is noted for its mild, dry climateand its broad, treelined boulevards. The best-knownboulevard is the Promenade de la Croisette, which runsalong the shore and has elegant hotels and casinos. Otherinteresting features of Cannes include the Hotel de Ville (CityHall); the nearby Lerins Islands; and a castle called theChateau des Abbes de Lerins on Mont Chevalier, a hilloverlooking the gulf.

Tourism is Cannes's leading economic activity. Otheractivities include perfume and soap manufacturing,metalworking, and fishing.

The first settlement at what is now Cannes was afortress built on Mont Chevalier by an ancient Italian peoplecalled Ligurians. It was probably established about the 700'sB.C.

Note :The text above is called descriptive. The function of the text is to describe a particular

person, place or things. A descriptive text has two parts: the identification and the

description. The identification identifies the phenomenon to be described. The

description describes parts, qualities and the characteristics of the person, place

or things to be described.

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Picture.5.9. Tourism BrochureSource : www.trackaccrossaustralia.com.au

Questions.

1. What is the brochure about?

2. What is offered in the brochure?

3. If you travel with the tour agent, what kind of vehicle will be used?

4. Mention the place you can visit with the tour agent?

5. If you are interested with the offer, how do you contact the tour agent.

C. Joint Construction of text

Activity 15

Work in pairs. Identify the text organization of the following text.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Generic Structure_______________ The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is a man-made structure that is one of the Seven

Wonders of the Ancient World. The Hanging Gardens originates in approximately605 B.C.

________________ Babylon, the capital of Babylonia, is built between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers,where modern Baghdad, in Iraq, stands today. King Nebuchadnezzar builds theHanging Gardens for his wife, Amytis, who is the Princess of the Medes.

Note:Brochure is a pamphlet promoting something.

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_________________ The Hanging Gardens is built on arches overlooking the city walls. The lowestterrace is twenty-four metres off the ground and each succeeding terrace is threemetres higher. There are about six terraces, so that the topmost terrace is fortymetres off the ground.

_________________ The first stage of the building is a series of brick archways that are the same heightas the city walls. Underneath them lay a shaded courtyard. On top of these arches,the Babylonians build long brick terraces in rows. These terraces are lined with lead,to hold the water, then covered with thick layers of fertile soil. Many exotic plantsand trees are planted. Each flower-bed is the size of a tennis court and the area ofeach terrace is thirty meters long by five metres long by five metres wide.

Activity 16

In Group of four , describe the situation/place and the activities in the picture

Picture.5.10. At the beachSource : Microsoft Encarta 2005

Activity 17

Ii group of four, write or design a brochure about the followings:

A special town/city : Kuta, Surabaya, Yokyakarta, Paris, Milan etc.

A special thing : an animal, a painting, a house, a temple

A special place : a mountain, a lake, a beach, a water fall or an island

Don’t forget to put some interesting pictures in the brochure. Then, put on the class wall.

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D. Independent construction of text

Activity 11

Writing a descriptive text independently.

Write about the description of the city, town, sub district or village where you live. Use theguidelines provided.

Title:(Give an interesting title forexample “Solo, The Citythat never sleeps”)

___________________________

Identification(Write the name of yourcity, town or village with abrief description

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Description(Describe parts, quality,and characteristic of yourplace)a. geographical conditionb. important landmarkc. place of interestd. number of populatione. economic conditionf. lifestyle

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In this unit, you will learn how to:

1. Carry out interpersonal conversation involving :

a. Expression used in an interview

b. expressions of being surprised

3. Reporting a newsworthy events using spoken English.

4. Read news item texts

5. Listen short functional texts (Radio advertisement)

6. Write short functional texts ( Letters to the Editor)

7. Write news item texts

Language features

� Grammars used in writing headline.

� Passive sentences

� Punctuation

� gambits

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UNIT

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Step 1 (Spoken)Listening and speaking

A. Building Knowledge of field.

1. Expressions used in an interview.

Activity 1

Look at the picture.In pairs, read the dialogue aloudWhat is going on in the picture?

Picture 6.1. Radio interviewSource : www.larrybagnell.parl.gc.caimagesLarry_with...

Listeners, I’m going to interview Mr.

How are you feeling now, Mr.Burrows?

Mr Burrows, can you tell us Whatactually happened to the plane when itlanded?

Uhm… what a terrible experience it is.Well, listeners, we will come back withMr. Burrows after this commercialbreak. So stay tune in 101.08 KRPDFM radio station.

Good evening.

I’m feeling better now.Thanks God. I am

survive.

Well, actually it was just a usuallanding but I thought that the plane

was too faster…there were threebrakes but the plane was still

running fast. Then it ran up againbut …..boomm ……it fell down .

David Burrows, one of the victims of theGaruda crash at Adisucipto airport

Yokyakarta, Good evening, Mr.Burrows.

Opening the interview

Asking for information in an interview

Good morningGood afternoonGood eveningGood ….Thanks for your coming…Welcome to …..It's a big surprise that …..Have a good time

Can you tell us ….Could I ask you about …What actually happened there ….How could it happen?Where was it?What happened then?And?Then?What happened after that?How do you feel about …How do you think of …Well, let me see

Activity 2

Listen to your teacher .Repeat after him/her.Read the expression aloud

••••••••

••••••••••••

Ac?i?? 3

Activity 2

Activity 3

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In pairs, act out the following interview.

You will be the reporter and your friend will be David Duchovny the star of the famous TV serial,

“The X-files”.

Interviewer : Good morning listeners , I'm Peter Berger from “STARS” radio station.

Good morning David.

Duchovny : Morning.

Interviewer : David, ?

Duchovny : I was born and raised in New York. There were three children in my family.

Interviewer : ?

Duchovny : Not really. I won a scholarship to Princeton University and thought that I

mgh become an academic.

Interviewer : ?

Duchovny : I then went to Yale University and studied English literature. I was awarded

master's degree and was going to do more study.

Interviewer : ?

Duchovny : At Yale I became interested in drama and performed in a number of plays. I

dropped out of university and tried to get acting jobs.

Interviewer : ?

Duchovny : She was horrified at first. My first paying job was a beer commercial.

Interviewer : ”?

Duchovny : I had parts in , , and .

can you tell us about your childhood

Did you always want to be an actor

What did you do after Princeton

So how do you get into acting

What did your mother think of that

What other roles did you have before “ The X Files

Chaplin Beethoven Kalifornia Twin Peaks

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Interviewer : Alright, David. Thanks for your time. We wait for your performance in the next

movies.

Listeners, we will have the other guest after this commercial break. So stay tune!.

(Adapted from :Mark and Kathy Anderson, 1997,71)

Activity 4

Work in pairs. Choose one of these activities.

1. Act as Radio reporter. Make an interview with one of the Yogyakarta earthquake victims.

2. Act as an interviewer, Make an interview with one of the Train accident victims at Brebes.

3. Act as a gossip interviewer. Make an interview with famous actors or actress about their

careers in entertainment world.

2. Expressions of being surprised

Activity 5

Look at the picture.In pairs, read the dialogue aloudWhat is going on in the picture?

Picture 6.2. Chatting at schoolSource : www.rcc.edustudentsimages2students.jpg

Activity 6

Listen to your teacher.Repeat after him/her.Read the expression aloud

Telling a surprising news

• You won't believe it!

Yo? belie?e i?! I go a?chola?p fYaleUnie??i ?!

He?e i Read!

A7e ing?. I?g???ng a7 o?.I??? a ?ell-kno O¬!7n Uni

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•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

• Yo? m??? be joking/kidding?

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

Ac?i?? 7

Ac?i?? 8

Activity 7

Activity 8

In pairs. Make a dialogue base on the following situation.

1. Dina told you that her money was stolen. The fact is that , Doni, of of your best friend, did it. You

are surprise

You : What's the matte, Dina. You look so sad.

Dina : Well,…………………………….……………………………………………………………

You : Where did you put your wallet?

Dina : …………………………………………………………………………………………………

You : Really?…..……………………………………………………………………………………

Dina : …………………………………………………………………………………………………

(continue by yourself)

Complete the following conversation with the suitable expressions of telling surprising news and itsresponses.

1. Rudi : _____________________. I won a car from the TV quiz.Lina : No, I don't believe it.Rudi : It is a live show. I call it during the show. It must be true not a sham

2. Lina : ___________________. You got $ 1 million dollar .

Budi : You don't say. That's just an April mop

3. Lisa : I've got news for you. You will fly to Istanbul Turkey watching F1 racing there.

Hardono : ________________________

Lisa : Read this announcement. Your name is listed here.

4. Budiman : Surprise!. You are the winner of the student writing competition held by the

Ministry of Education.

Lina : _________________________

Budiman : Here is the letter from the ministry. Read it by yourself.

Surprise!

Guess what!

You don't believe it, do you?

Do you believe it?

I've got news, for you

Are you serious?

Are you kidding?

Are you joking?

You must be joking/kidding?

Don't say that's true?

You don't say?

I don't believe it.

This is really a surprise.

Good heavens.

My goodness!.

Really? It's a surprising news.

Really? That sound interesting.

Responding to a surprising news

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2. You got ten on math. You felt that you couldn’t do it. You surprise. You tell it to your friendYou : I don’t believe it

Ali : …………………………………………………………………………………………………

You : …………………………………………………………………………………………………

Ali : ………………………………………………………………………………………………

You : …………………………………………………………………………………………………

Ali : …………………………………………………………………………………………………

(continue by yourself)

3. Your friend told you that you was chosen as the “Student of the Year” at your school. You are

surprise .

Ali : …………………………………………………………………………………………………

You : …………………………………………………………………………………………………

Ali : ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

You : …………………………………………………………………………………………………

Ali : …………………………………………………………………………………………………

You : ………………………………………………………………………………………………….

(continue by yourself)

3. Vocabulary building

Activity 9

What are their professions ?

Describe aloud to your friends.

1. 2.3.

Picture 6.3. Picture 6.4. Picture 6.5.

Source: Microsof Encarta 2005 Source:www.xposed.besite Source: http:kirsty.typepad.com

They are …….and …………… He is a ………………….. He is a …………………………

Activity 10

Pronounce these words correctly.

Find out their meaning on your dictionary. Then, fill in the blank spaces with the suitable words

from the list. The first letter has been given to help you.

Words Meanings

publish : ___________________________

articles : ___________________________

classified : ___________________________

masthead : ___________________________

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advertisements : ___________________________

headlines : ___________________________

journalist : ___________________________

display : ___________________________

editorial : ___________________________

cartoons : ___________________________

circulation : ___________________________

opinion : ___________________________

comic : ___________________________

caption : ___________________________

photographs : ___________________________

issues : ___________________________

(Taken from : Texts in Action: Sadler and Hayllar: 2000: 60)

1. The h……………..in the newspaper help the reader the get the newsworthy events of the day

quickly.

2. c……………….and c……………….strips are always popular with readers.

3. After getting a news, a j……………….will write a………….and send them to the editor, who

decides whether to p…………….. them or not.

4. To make the news more interesting, lay outer will give some p…………….that gives the picture

of the events.

5. If you have an o……………………about certain things, you can write it in “ letter to the editor”.

6. To survive, a newspaper company depends on its c…………….and a…………….. There are

two kinds of advertisements- big d………………..advertisement and small c……………

advertisement.

7. The editor of a newspaper shows their opinion about current i…………. in the e……………….

8. The m…………….shows the title of the newspaper.

Activity 11

Pronounce the following words. Read the functions of newspapers.

Answer the questions based on the information

(Taken from : Sadler and Hayllar : 2000: 58)

International news editorial film reviews

National news letters to the editor book reviews

Political news information technology television reviews

Local news business and finance play reviews

Personal and public notices read all about it! Employment and careers

Advertisements sports motoring

Television and radio guides fashion features outdoors and leisure

Cookery the arts weather

Real estate guide crosswords travel

Entertainment guide cartoon and comic strips eating out

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1. What part would you look in the newspaper to find places to eat ?

2. What section of the newspaper would you look to find out the radio program of the day?

3. What part would you look in the newspaper to find the information about tourism objects?

4. If you wanted to read about the stock exchange information, where would you look in the

newspaper?

5. What section of the newspaper to find out if there will be rain today or not?

6. If you want to look for a new laptop, where would you find it?

7. What part would you look in the newspaper, if you want to buy an apartment?

8. If you seek for a job, what section would you go to?

9. You need to know about new films, where would you look in the newspaper?

10. Why do you think readers write letters to the editors?

Activity 12

Listen to your teacher reading the radio adver tisement and weather report. Then answer the

questions. (Text is enclosed )

Text 1

1. What things are being advertised?

2. Based on the ad you heard, What’s the regular price

of a box of noodles?

3. What items are sold?

Picture 6.6.Shopping mall

Source: Microsoft ® Encarta ® Reference Library 2005

Text 2

1. What thing is being advertised ?

2. Where is the apartment located?

3. How much is the cost of the apartment for a month?

4. How could you get more information about the apartment?

Picture 6.7. Modern Apartment

Source: Microsoft ® Encarta ® Reference Library 2005

Text 3

1. What must the listeners be aware of?

2. How long will the storm last?

3. What area is under the watch?

4. When will the evacuation order be given?

Picture 6.7. Hurricane

Source: Microsoft ® Encarta ® Reference Library 2005