4. E-book BAHASA INGGRIS SMP Kelas IX

B. Complete the information about the video.

Tom has decided to eat 1. …. in the famous Matsumoto restaurant in
Tokyo. The restaurant is 2. …. years old. Tom has heard stories about people 3. …. when
they eat fugu, but he is not worried. Chef Hayashi tells Tom and Aki that everything will
be 4. …. . He shows them his fugu chef’s 5. …. . The meal that Tom and Aki eat has 6. ….
different dishes, and includes sake topped with a cooked fugu 7. …. . During the meal,
Tom laughs and says that he can still 8. …. !

Speaking Corner

After you watch and read the passage.
Discuss these questions and act out the interview.
1. What traditional dishes do people like to eat in your country?
2. Are any of these dishes dangerous or unusual?
3. Explain how to make that dishes.
4. Do you think it is important to maintain the traditional dishes of a country?
5. Elaborate your reasons.

Role play an interview about those questions.
Student A as the interviewer and customer of a restaurant, who wants to eat the
traditional dish.
Student B as the chef that will give important information about the dishes.

Summary

Procedure Text

• Generic Structure : title, states what are we going to make
1. Goal : things needed
2. Materials : a series steps to achieve the goal
3. Steps

• Language features
a. The use of Present Simple Tense
b. The use of action verbs
c. The use of imperative
d. The use of adverbial of sequence
e. The use of precise vocabulary
f. The use of adverbials to express details

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EVALUATION

A. Vocabulary Building

Complete the steps with the right words provided in the box.

Add Boil Open Place Put Serve

How to make instant noodle
1. 2. 3.

…. a package of noodle. …. the water in a pan. …. the noodle into the pan.

4. 5. 6.

…. the seasonings. …. the noodle into a bowl. …. while it’s hot.

B. Label the structure and answer the questions.

…. Easy Fruit Salad

Things you need:
1 Cup of Strawberries fresh or frozen

…. 1 cup of grapes

1 cup of diced apples
1 cup of sliced bananas
1/2 cup of yogurt strawberry or vanilla
1/2 cup of cool whip or whip your own cream

Steps:

…. - First, place all of the prepared fruit in a medium bowl.

- Then, stir in yogurt and cool whip.
- Finally, serve immediately or refrigerate before serving.

Answer the following questions.

1. What is the purpose of the text?
2. What is the goal of the recipe?
3. What materials do we need?
4. How many steps are there?
5. Write the use of Present Simple.

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6. Write the action verbs.
7. Write the imperatives/commands.
8. Write the precise vocabulary.
9. Write the connectives.
10. Write the adverbial details.

C. Let’s construct text.

Making a Delicious Omelet

Ingredients : 2 eggs Equipment : a bowl
a pinch of salt a fork
a pinch of pepper a spatula
a bit of oil a frying pan
a plate

How to make it : 2. 3.
1.

4. 5. 6.

7.

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Reflection My Journal

I have learnt to

The activities I found most difficult were

The life value that I have learnt

No one is born a great cook, one learns by
doing.

-Anonymous-

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CHAPTER

5

I am playing with my friends.

Learning Objectives

1. Students are able to communicate activities in progress at the time of speaking,
at one point of time in the past, and at one point of time in the future.

2. Students are able to make an explanation properly.

Character Building

1. Students are able to build their community.
2. Students are able to build good relationship by sharing with others.

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Preface

| Children play in the back of an old
jeepney, the popular public transport
vehicle in the Philippines.
Photograph by Charles Stinson

1. Who are they?
2. What are they doing?
3. Where are they?
4. How do they feel?
5. Tell about a game you used to play when you were a child.

Material Concepts

Progressive tense is a category of verb tense used to describe ongoing actions. The
progressive tenses are the present progressive tense, the past progressive tense and
the future progressive tense . The progressive tenses are sometimes called the
“continuous" tenses.

See the following examples.
I tried to play with my sister but she was doing her homework.
Some people were waiting at the bus stop.
Now I am waiting for my friend.

✔ The Present Progressive
To state an action in progress now, at the moment of speaking.

S + am/is/are + V ing + ….
He is reading a magazine.

S + am/is/are not + V ing + …. Note:
He is not drawing a picture. To be ‘am’ used for singular subject of I
To be ‘is’ used for singular subject, e.g. he, she, it.
Am/is/are + S + V ing + … ? To be ‘are’ used for plural subject, e.g. you, we, they.
Is he reading a magazine?

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✔ The Past Progressive
To state an action in progress at a certain point of time in the past.
S + was/were + V ing + ….
She was reading a magazine last night.

S + was/were not + V ing + ….
She was not drawing a picture last night.

Was/were + S + V ing + … ?
Was she reading a magazine last night?

Note: To be ‘was’ used for singular subject, e.g. I, he, she, it.
To be ‘were’ used for plural subject, e.g. you, we, they.

✔ The Future Progressive
To state an action that will occur in the future and continue for an expected
length of time.
S + will be + V ing + ….
I will be singing in the concert tomorrow.

S + will be not + V ing + ….
I will not be dancing in the concert tomorrow.

Will + S + be + V ing + … ?
Will you be singing in the concert tomorrow?

Scan to study from video

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Exercise

Read the comic and answer the questions.

Source: https://www.learnwithcomics.com/2014/09/the-past-continuous-story.html

Check your comprehension.

1. What happened to Nick yesterday?
2. Why no one could accompany him yesterday?
3. What did he see in the afternoon?
4. What is he doing today?
5. What is his plan to do?

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Reading Corner

The calm after the storm

It was pouring with rain all weekend, so we spent almost the
whole time indoors trying to entertain the kids. Then,
unexpectedly, the sun came out late on Sunday afternoon. We
grabbed our beach gear, jumped into the car and headed
down to the bay. When we got there, we realized that
everyone had had the same idea! The beach was packed. But
everyone was staring out to the sea and picking stuff up off
the sand. Ellie, Louis and Oscar rushed down to the water’s
edge, full of excitement. It turned out that a ship had lost its
cargo in Saturday’s storm. Five containers of Nike trainers had
washed up on the beach! Everyone was clutching odd shoes,
looking for the other one to make a pair! What a strange end
to the weekend!

Written by James 28 Feb 23:14

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Check your comprehension.
1. What is the topic of the blog post?
2. What is beach gear refer to?
3. Why did the writer said it was a strange weekend?
4. Identify the Progressive sentences from the blog.
5. What is the use of progressive form on the passage above?

Writing Corner

Write a blog post about your weekend by using the progressive form.
See and study the sample above.

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Speaking Corner

Watch and study the sample below.

Scan to open video

Work in pairs, choose one of the situation and compose the dialogues based on the
situation that you’ve chosen. Then practice the dialogues with your partner. Make
sure to use the Progressive form.
Situations:

A. After almost three weeks with a lot of school work, I’m glad that the school holds sports
and arts competition this month. I take part in the solo singer competition. Last year I
didn’t take part in the competition because I had a very bad sore throat. This time I’m
confident to perform and take the prize.

B. My uncle is a very good badminton player. Now he is practicing hard for the Mayor’s Cup
next week. Two days ago when I went to his house, he wasn’t at home. My aunt said he
practiced badminton in the sport hall. I understand I should not disturb him now because
he is preparing for the match. Next week, I will have no time to play around because I
will watch his performance.

C. A thief broke in when everyone slept very soundly. Unfortunately, he tripped over
something and bumped his head on the big cupboard. My parents heard the noise, woke
up and caught him up. My mom then call the police to arrest the thief.

Summary

PAST PROGRESSIVE : to talk an ongoing action that occurred in the past.

e.g. I was taking a bath when you called.
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE : to talk an ongoing action that occurring right now.

e.g. I am doing my science project.
FUTURE PROGRESSIVE : to talk an ongoing action that will occur in the future.

e.g. The student will be taking their exam next month.

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EVALUATION

A. Complete the dialogue with Present Progressive.

Anne : Hello. Anne is speaking. Who is it?

Jean : Hello Anne. I’m Jean.

Anne : Oh, Jean. (you, use) Are you using somebody’s phone? This isn’t your phone numbers,

is it?

Jean : No, it isn’t. I (use) 1. my mother’s phone. My battery (run out) 2. . By

the way, (you, do) 3. ?

Anne : Oh, I (study) 4. right now. We (have) 5. Science exam tomorrow

morning. Do you forget it?

Jean : Of course not. That’s why I (call) 6. you now.

Anne : OK. Is there anything I can help?

Jean : Yes, I don’t know where to start learning. I (try) 7. to remember all things.

I have been reading the notes five times but I cannot remember all of them. These are

too difficult. I afraid I will fail the exam.

Anne : Keep calm, Jean. You cannot concentrate at the same time you (worry) 8.

about the failure. Start from the easiest material. You should not memorize them, but

try to understand them.

Jean : Yeah, I think so. I (try) 9. to understand those materials.

Anne : I have some Science videos. I have watched them and they gave me clear

explanation. Would you like to watch them?

Jean : That sounds great.

Anne : I am in front of my laptop now. I (send) 10. the link to your email directly.

Check it out.

Jean : OK, thanks Anne. You save my life!

Anne : Don’t mention it. good luck on the exam tho. Bye.

Jean : You too. Bye.

B. Complete the paragraph with Past Simple and Past Progressive.

When I (work) was working in the Maldives, I (hear) 1. …. heard
that there were whale sharks in the area. That’s why I (begin)
2. …. snorkeling – whale sharks are the biggest fish! I (buy) 3. …. a
cheap snorkel and set out with a group of friends. Almost
immediately, a whale shark (swim) 4. …. past the boat. It (move)
5. …. really quickly, but we (catch up) 6. …. with it. We all (get)
7. …. into the water and (spend) 8. …. about two minutes with
the shark. Afterwards, I (feel) 9. …. absolutely exhilarated!

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C. Fill in the blanks with Future Progressive.

e.g. This time next week Helen (travel) will be travelling to Brazil with her husband.

1. My aunt (open) ……..……….. her new restaurant in town.
2. They (swim) ……………………. in the sea before the end of the month.
3. (your friend, wait) ………………… for you at the airport?
4. My grandmother (have) ……………………. an operation very soon.
5. Jackeline (interview) …………………….. the candidates for the post.
6. I know you won’t be asleep at 12.00.You (play) …………….. computer games.
7. Next Saturday night Sonia (have) …………….. dinner with some friends.
8. The mechanic (repair) …………………….. my car in the garage.
9. Joanna (live) ……………………. in Greece happily with her family.
10. My mom (decorate) ………………………. our new flat.

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CHAPTER

6

I have gone to
Forbidden City

Learning Objectives

1. Students are able to communicate past happening which is related to the
present moment properly.

2. Students are able to give explanation properly.

Character Building

1. Students are able to build their community.
2. Students are able to show creative and confidence behavior.
3. Students are able to share the information to others

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Preface

1. Where it is?
2. Have ever visited that place?
3. Would you like to visit that place?
4. What kind of holiday do want to enjoy there?
5. Tell about your best holiday.

MATERIAL CONCEPTS
CoverAbby
: Hi Allison, I haven’t seen you for ages. Where have you been?

Allison : Hi, Abby. I have just visited my granny abroad.

Abby : Oh, I see. But wait… I think you’ve visited your grandma before, haven’t

you?

Allison : Yes, I have visited her three times this year. She was sick two weeks ago so

we went to America again.

Abby : How is your grandma now?

Allison : She is better. She is in my house now.

Abby : Really? How long has she been here?

Allison : She has been here for three days. Actually she has missed her children and

grandchildren. That’s why she was sick.

Abby : h, sickness because of missing people she loves. I guess she will be well

soon. Send my warm regard to your grandmother.

Allison : I think so. Okay, I will send it to her. Thanks, Abby.

Abby : You’re welcome.

Study these sentences:
1. I have just visited my granny abroad.
2. I have visited her three times this year.

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In the sentences above, we use present perfect tense to express things we have
done in our lives. We do not usually give the exact time. It is to talk about an action
that started in the past and continue in the present.

Source: https://englishclassviaskype.com/blog/how-to-learn-english/present-perfect/

Another use of Present Perfect are:
▪ An action or situation that started in the past and continues in the present.

e.g. I have lived in Bristol since 1984 (and I still do)
▪ An action performed during a period that has not yet finished.

e.g. She has been to the cinema twice this week (and the week

isn't over yet)
▪ A repeated action in an unspecified period between the past and now.

e.g. We have visited Portugal several times.
▪ An action that was completed in the very recent past, expressed by 'just'.

e.g. I have just finished my work.
▪ An action when the time is not important.

He has read 'War and Peace'. (the result of his reading is

important)

Time signal use for Present Perfect are:

▪ Since, e.g. We have lived here since 1980.

▪ For, e.g. Paula hasn’t met her parent for two months.

▪ Already, e.g. I have submitted the homework already.

▪ Yet, e.g. She hasn’t applied any job yet.

▪ Before, e.g. I have never seen this guy before

▪ Ever, e.g. Have your friends ever helped you move to a new apartment?

▪ Never, e.g. We’ve never studied Italian.

▪ Still , e.g. They still haven’t finished it.

▪ So far, e.g. He hasn’t done it so far.

▪ Just, e.g. Have you just taken my pen?

▪ Recently, e.g. Recently, I have felt really tired.

▪ Until now, e.g. I have not submitted the assignment until now. 58

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Here is the pattern:

S + have / has + Past participle
She has worked in the hospital for six years.

I have fixed my computer.

S + have / has + not + Past participle
She hasn’t worked in the hospital for six years.

I have not fixed my computer..

Have / has + S + Past participle
Has she worked in the hospital for six years?

Have I fixed my computer?

Exercises

A. Underline the correct answers.

1. I have / has already finished my homework.
2. My son have / has just started the university.
3. The Black family have / has gone to the seaside.
4. Children haven’t / hasn’t watered the plants yet.
5. Have / Has you ever been to the Bali?

B. Fill in the blanks with proper time signal of Present Perfect.

1. My uncle bought a new house last month, but he hasn’t renovated it …. .
2. My parents have been married …. twenty years.
3. I have …. done my home works before my dad backs home.
4. My teacher has worked …. 2008 in my school.
5. I have waited the bus …. an hour.

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Reading Corner

The Old Colonel

I think I have had a very interesting life. I'm 73 now and I
don't work anymore. I was in the army for 51 years. I retired
when I was 69. I have been to so many countries that I can't
remember all of them. I've been to Australia six or seven times
and to South Africa three times. I have also been once to
Russia but I didn't like it at all: much too cold for me!

They say that love is the greatest thing and I agree. I've been married four
times but never for more than five years. I don't think women really understand me!

I've never been on television, but I've been on the radio once. It was a
programme about life in the military about twenty years ago. I met the Prime
Minister on the same day. Actually, I've met a lot of famous people: members of the
royal family, famous politicians and also famous cinema and television personalities.
I've never met the American President though which is a pity.

Because I've travelled a lot, I've seen a lot of wonderful things and have also
eaten and drunk some strange foods and drinks. I ate cat and rat in India and drank
something called Mirto on a little island in Italy many years ago.

Source: https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/2g30-old-colonel.php

Check your comprehension.

1. What job did he do before retiring?
2. How long was he in the army?
3. How many times has he been to Australia?
4. When did he meet the prime minister?
5. What did he eat in India?

Find and identify the Present Perfect sentences on the passage.

1. How many present perfect sentences are they?
2. Mention them.
3. Check and discuss it with your friends.

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Speaking Corner

Let’s talk about experiences.
Work in pairs, one student make a present perfect question. For example, “Have you
ever watched TV?”. Then, the partner will answer the question also with present simple
sentences. You can also make the sentence even longer, e.g. “Have you ever watched TV
in your bedroom while eating pizza?”.
Continue like this making the question longer and longer to make the longest present
perfect question possible.
Here sample questions that you can ask to your partner:

Cover

Summary

We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an unspecified
time before now. The exact time is not important.

We also use Present Perfect for:
▪ emphasis on the result, e.g. She has written five letters.
▪ action that is still going on, e.g. School has not started yet.
▪ action that stopped recently, e.g. She has cooked dinner.
▪ finished action that has an influence on the present, e.g. I have lost my key
▪ action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of

speaking, e.g. I have never been to Australia.

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A) alfsyjauotelrtisrtletl laydy B) snefyotevirtelvlrer C) sfeyroeitevnirctelclerently D) ylfsaaotielnrtirtlecl laeydy

EVALUATION

A. Complete the postcard with Present Perfect form.
Dear John,

Greetings from Brazil. We’re in Rio de Janeiro. This is the Mr. John Davidson
most wonderful city I (ever/be) 1. ________to and I’m having 67 Maple Boulevard
the best time of my life here! So far, we (visit) 2. ______ Seattle WA 7896
Sugarloaf Mountain, we (walk) 3. _________ through the USA
Tijuca National Park and (swim) 4. _________ at Copacabana
Beach. It’s marvelous! I (try) 5. _________ a lot of local
dishes. They’re delicious. My favorite is sea food pasta. We
(not/visit) 6. __________ any museums yet because Kate
doesn’t like them. She finds them boring. Tomorrow we’re
going on a helicopter tour over the city. Can you believe it?!
(you /ever /be) 7. __________ on a helicopter? I’m so
excited that I can’t sleep and I am writing this postcard to
you now.
See you next week,

Tom

B. Choose the correct answer. c. ever
1. Why haven’t you called the doctor _____? d. still
a. already
b. yet c. ever
d. already
2. Have you _____ been to the Bahamas?
a. lately c. still
b. still d. yet

3. I have _____ read your e-mail. c. for
a. just d. since
b. ever
c. ever
4. We haven’t met _____ the summer festival. d. yet
a. still
b. never

5. The manager _____ hasn’t decided what to do.
a. still
b. never

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A) sjayflauotelrtisrtletl laydy B) ensyfotevirtelvlrer C) sreyfoeitevnirctelclerently D) sylfaaotielnrtirtlecl laeydy

6. Have you seen him _____? c. recently
a. already d. still
b. ever

7. They have had their house _____ two and a half years.

a. already c. since

b. for d. still

8. Dan has _____ climbed a mountain. (This is the first time.)

a. yet c. since

b. never d. for

9. I have _____ written an article about drug addiction but I have to write

one about tourism.

a. already c. since

b. still d. yet

10. Steve has _________ tried to cheat on a test. He studies hard.

a. ever c. just

b. never d. yet

C. Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect and choose the proper time
signal.

1. I (work) …. in this theatre for/since twenty years.
2. I (not be) …. to the ballet for/since the pandemic.
3. They (write) …. their own songs for/since many years.
4. The theatre company (work) …. very hard for/since six months.
5. ….. their manager …. (phone) again for/since yesterday morning?

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Reflection My Journal

I have learnt to

The activities I found most difficult were

The life value that I have learnt

Travel expands the mind and fills the gap.
- Sheda Savage -

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Chapter

7

Moved to the Sky

Learning Objectives:

1. The students are able to recognize the social functions of oral and written narrative
texts.

2. The students are able to apply correct text structure of oral and written narrative texts.
3. The students are able to recognize the language features of narrative texts.
4. The students are able to write a short narrative text.
5. The students are able to tell a short narrative text.

Character Building:

1. The students are learning the moral values of narrative texts.
2. The students are learning how to appreciate other people.

Image:
https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/sun
moon_4407949.htm#page=1&query=sun%20and%20moon&position=10

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PREFACE

1. Observe the characters below?
2. Do you know the characters? Who are they?
3. Do they exist in real life?

Images: https://dlpng.com/png/

4. Read the passage below!

Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky

Many years ago, the sun and water were great friends, and they both lived on
the earth together. The sun very often used to visit the water, but the water never
returned the visits.

At last the sun asked the water why he never visited. The water replied that
the sun's house was not big enough, and that if he came with all his people, he
would drive the sun out of his home.

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The water then said, "If you want me to visit you, you will have to build a very
large house. But I warn you that it will have to be very large, as my people are
numerous and take up a lot of room".

The sun promised to build a very large house, and soon afterwards, he
returned home to his wife, the moon, who greeted him with a broad smile.

The sun told the moon what he had promised the water, and the next day,
they began building a large house to entertain the water and all his people.

When it was completed, the sun
asked the water to come and visit him.

When the water arrived, one of his
people called out to the sun, and asked
him whether it would be safe for the
water to enter, and the sun answered,
"Yes, tell my friend to come in.“

The water began to flow in,
followed by the fish and all the other
water animals.

Very soon, the water was knee-deep in the house, so he asked the sun if it was
still safe, and the sun again said, "Yes." So more of them came in.

When the water was at the level of a man's head, the water said to the sun,
"Do you want more of my people to come?“

Not knowing any better, the sun and the moon both said, "Yes,". More and
more of the water's people came in, until the sun and the moon had to sit on top of
the roof.

The water once again asked the sun if it was still okay to keep coming in. The
sun and moon answered yes, so more and more of the water's people came in.

The water soon overflowed the top of the roof, and the sun and the moon
were forced to go up into the sky....and they have been there ever since.

a. Have you ever read a text like this before?
b. Do you think that the story really happens in real life?
c. Do you know, what kind of passage is that?
d. Do you learn something from the passage?
e. Can you mention other similar kinds of passage? What are they?

https://www.worldoftales.com/African_folktales/African_Folktale_10.html#gsc.tab=
0
Image: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/452752568797608931/

Glossary:
knee-deep (adj): as high as knee; numerous (adj): many, abundant; overflowed – overflow
(adj): spill over, flood;

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MATERIAL CONCEPTS

NARRATIVE TEXT

1. Definition
A narrative text is an imaginative story which is used to entertain audience.
Sometimes a narrative text also delivers message in which the audience learn
something, especially character an attitude.

There kinds of narrative texts, for instances:

a. Fable
Fables are a kind of imaginative story in which the characters of the story are
animals which represent the characters of human beings.

b. Folktale
Folktales are stories in the oral tradition, or tales that people tell each other out
loud, rather than stories in written form. Every human society has its own
folktales; these well-known stories, handed down between generations, are an
important way of passing along knowledge, information, and history.
(https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/)

b. Fairy Tale
Fairy tales are magical story for children. They are typically full of magic spells,
princesses, talking animals, evil queens, witches, goblins, etc.
(https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/)

d. Legend
These type of imaginative story is usually about legendary characters,
supernatural creatures and power, myths, which are dealing with natural
phenomena. The stories were created in such ways as if they were really
happened in the past. (www.merdeka.com)

2. Generic Structure
A narrative text consists of some parts as follow.

a. Orientation
It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of the story are
introduced.

b. Complications
They are parts where the problems in the story developed.

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c. Resolution
A part in which the problem in the story is solved.

b. Coda / Reorientation
This part consists of the lesson of the story.
As a note, coda or reorientation is not always stated in each narrative text. It is
optional.

3. Language Features
Narrative texts use language features as follow:

a. The Past Tense
Since all the events are supposed happened in the past, narrative texts are
written in past tense. It means that most of the verbs of the positive sentences
are written in the second verb forms.
The second verb forms in English are divided into two main parts, those are
Regular Verbs and Irregular Verbs.

1) Regular verbs in English is adding –d/–ed to the first verb form to make it
into the second or third form.
Examples of regular verbs:

VERB 1 VERB 2 VERB 3
walk walked walked
hear heard heard
listen listened listened
Etc.

2) Irregular verbs in English have some rules to form them into the second or
third form.
Examples of irregular verbs: .

VERB 1 VERB 2 VERB 3
do did done
go went gone
buy bought bought
cut cut cut
come came come
Etc.

b. Certain adverbs of time such as once upon a time, long time ago, long-long ago,
once, one day, etc.

c. Direct Speech.
Direct Speech makes the story more lively. It is also knows as “quoted speech”.
This kind of sentence is recognized by the using of quotation mark (‘’…”),
showing the direct utterances of the speakers.

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For examples:
1) He said angrily, “I will turn you into a disgusting frog!”
2) ”Come to my hut. I’ll show you the magic ball,” said the witch.
3) The dwarf ordered his friends, “Don’t look back or the evil queen will turn

you into stones!”

If we talk about direct speech, we automatically also talk about indirect speech
or reported speech. It is a kind of sentence which gives information indirectly.
These examples below are cited from the direct speech above:
1) He said that he would turn me into a disgusting frog.
2) The witch asked me to come to her hut. He would show me the magic ball.
3) The dwarf ordered his friend not to look back, or the evil queen would turn

them into stones.

Let’s discuss about the direct and indirect speech further!

1) The General Pattern Indirect Speech
See the change of the tense. She says that she is hungry.
They tell me that they are having
Direct Speech dinner.
She says. “I am hungry.” George asks James what he is
They tell me, “We are having doing.
dinner.” Present Tense – Present Tense
George asks James, “What are you
doing?”
Present Tense – Present Tense

She said, “I am hungry.” She said that she was hungry.
They told me, “We are having They told me that they were
dinner at present.” having dinner.
He asked me, “Where is the book?” He asked me where the book was.
Past Tense – Present Tense Past Tense – Past Tense

2) Command Sentences

Direct Speech Indirect Speech
My brother told me, “Close the My brother told me to close the
door!” door.
She said to me, “Bring the book She said to me to bring the book
here!” there.
The teacher asked the students, The teacher asked the students not
“Don’t be noisy!” to be noisy.
The commander told his soldiers, The commander told his soldiers
“Don’t drink the water.” not to drink the water.

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Let’s see the explanation by an example below! Title
Orientation
The Thirsty Crow
Complication
It was a hot summer’s day. A thirsty crow
flew into a village searching for some water to Resolution
drink. He flew over houses, fields, and trees, but Coda/Reorientation
he could not find any water.

After a long time, he came across a farm.
Under one of the trees on the farm was a pot of
water.

The crow saw that there was a little water in
the pot. The crow tried to reach the water, but he
was not able to do so as the neck of the water was
very narrow. He then tried push the pot down for
the water to flow out, but the pot was too heavy
for him.

The crow looked around. He saw some
pebbles. An idea struck in his mind. He picked up
the pebbles into the pot, so that the water came
up.

Soon it was high enough for him to drink. He
drank the water fast and he felt so refresh. He flew
away happily then.

The story teaches us, if we try hard enough,
we may soon find an answer to our problem. We
should never give up in facing problems.
(bedtimestories.com/the-thirsty-crow)

Images:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Aesops-Fables-The-Crow-and-the-Pitcher-Clip-Art-
3112877
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Glossary:
narrow (adj): slim, thin, tight; struck – strike (v): come into; thirsty (adj): need something to drink.

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Exercises

Arrange the paragraphs below into the correct order to make a good story .
Put the order by writing down number 1 to 6 in the right column!

In his happiness, Midas went and hugged his daughter, and before he
realized, he turned her into a lifeless, golden statue! Aghast, Midas ran back
to the garden and called for Dionysus.

When asked to wish for something, Midas says “I wish everything I touch
turns to gold”. Although Dionysus knew it was not a great idea, he granted
Midas his wish.

In ancient Greek, there was a king named Midas. He had a lot of gold and
everything he needed. He also had a beautiful daughter. Midas loved his gold
very much, but he loved his daughter more than his riches.

He begged the god to take away his power and save his daughter. Dionysus
gives Midas a solution to change everything back to how it was before the
wish. Midas learned his lesson and lived the rest of his life contended with
what he had.

One day, a satyr named Silenus got drunk and passed out in Midas’ rose
garden. Believing that satyrs always bring good luck, Midas lets Silenus rest in
his palace until he is sober, against the wishes of his wife and daughter.
Silenus is a friend of Dionysus, the god of wine and celebration. Upon learning
Midas’ kindness towards his friend, Dionysus decides to reward the keg.

Happy that his wish was granted, Midas went around touching random things
in the garden and his palace and turned them all into gold. He touched an
apple, and it turned into a shiny gold apple. His subjects were astonished but
happy to see so much gold in the palace.

https://www.momjunction.com/articles/moral-stories-for-kids_00369197/

Glossary:
contended – contend (v): maintain; granted – grant (v): permit, allow; keg (n):
barrel, drum; sober (adj): get drunk (by alcoholic beverage)

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Change the direct speech below into correct indirect speech!

1. He said, “I will go to the class.”
2. John says to me, “I need a lot of paper for this report.”
3. Mary tells Jane, “I get the first prize in the math competition.”
4. My father told me, “Put all the boxes in the garage!”
5. Sam said to his brother, “We have to stay at home this week-end.”
6. My uncle says, “I like the song very much.”
7. The teacher told us, “Do all the test honestly!”
8. My Mom asked me, “Where are you going?”
9. John asks Mary, “When do you submit the assignment?”
10. The chef told his friend, “Don’t cut all the onion in the refrigerator!”

Listening Corner

Scan the QR Code in this listening corner. The QR Code will lead you True False
to a video in YouTube link. Watch and listen to the story decide
whether the statements below are true or false!

Statements

The crocodile asked all the animals to stay away from the river.

The crocodile thought that the river belonged to him.

If other animals come to the river, they would be drowned.

Other animals could drink on the other side of the river.

Once, the crocodile got a swollen cheek.
Hearing the groan of the crocodile, all the animal came too closer to
him.
The crocodile asked the mouse to pull out his tooth.

The other animals though that the mouse was both mad and brave.

A mouse could not be a best friend for the crocodile.

All the animals were invited back to the river.

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Speaking Corner

1. Read once again the report text about Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky.
Retell the story with your own words orally to your table-mate.

2. Group-Project.
Find an interesting story. In group of 3 – 5 students, perform the story in a mini
drama (role play). Play your mini drama in front of the class.

Reading Corner

Read the story below and answer the questions!

The Heron and the Crab

Once upon a time, there was a heron that lived by a lake which was brimming with
fresh fish. The heron was very lazy and wanted to find a way to catch all the fish without
any effort.

One fine day, he got a twisted idea. He went to the lakeside and put on a gloomy
face. His friend, the crab, crawled to him and asked, “What is bothering you, my dear
friend?”

The heron said, “Alas, my friends! I
spotted men making fishing nets in the village
nearby! They will soon come to our lake and
catch all the fish.” On hearing this, all the
creatures living in the lake were frightened. The
heron then said, “Luckily, I know of a lake not
far from here, where all the fish will be safe.”
So, everyday, a fish would volunteer to be
carried in the heron’s beak, to the safe lake.

The heron would carry a fish each day in its beak and on reaching a large rock, he
would eat the fish, leaving nothing but the bones behind. For many days, the sly heron
continued to devour the fish without an effort.

However, the wise crab was suspicious of the heron’s motives and one day,
volunteered to go with the heron to the new lake. As they were flying, the crab was
shocked to see many of his friend’s bones lying around the rock.

Glossary:

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He realized there was something fishy going on, but chose to wait and watch. The
heron took the crab to the rock to eat him as well. On finding out the heron’s cruel
intention, the alert crab tightened its claws around the heron’s long neck and threatened
to choke him.

“Please, spare me!” cried the scared heron, knowing his game was up. The wise and
merciful crab let go of the heron’s neck, who promised never to be deceitful again and left
the lake forever.

1. What are the main characters of the story?
2. What was in the heron’s mind?
3. Why were all the creatures in the lake frightened?
4. What was the heron’s idea to save all the creatures in the lake?
5. Why did the crab volunteer to go with the heron?
6. How did the crab defeat the heron?
7. What happened with the heron at the end of the story?
8. What is the main idea of paragraph 4?
9. What does the word “they” in paragraph 5 refer to?
10. What value do you learn from the story?

Source and image:
https://moralenglishstory.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-heron-and-crab-short-story.html

Writing Corner

Below is a story about friendship. But the story is not complete yet. You have
an assignment to complete the story with your own idea. Write down the
complete story in your writing book.

Friends Forever

Raka and Rayi were friends. They were always together all the time. They went to the
same school, although they were not classmates. Even, they are neigbours. So, they
almost did everything together.

Two months ago, there was a new student in Rayi’s class. He moved to Jakarta from
Australia. The name of that new student is Dimas. Dimas is an Indonesian, actually. But he
had been in Australia since he was a little child. Dimas could not speak Bahasa Indonesia
well.

Gdflgossary:

claw(s) (n): talon, a hook-shape crab’s feet fishy (adj): suspicious, strange

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In his class, Rayi was the most excellent student in English. No wonder, he could
communicate with Dimas very well. Even he helped Dimas to learn Bahasa Indonesia after
school. …

…

…

…

Summary

Narrative Text

1. Generic Structure
Orientation:
An introduction to the characters of the story
Complication:
The development of the problem of the story.
Resolution
The end of the story, where the problem is solved.
Coda/Reorientation (optional):
The lesson of the story

2. Language Features
Past Tense
Direct and Indirect Speech

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EVALUATION

Read the passage and answer the questions!

Grasshopper and Toad appeared to be good friends. People always saw them
together. Yet they had never dined at each other's houses. One day, Toad said to
Grasshopper, "Dear friend, tomorrow come and dine at my house. My wife and I will
prepare a special meal. We will eat it together."

The next day Grasshopper arrived at Toad's house. Before sitting down to eat, Toad
washed his forelegs, and invited Grasshopper to do the same. Grasshopper did so, and it
made a loud noise.

"Friend Grasshopper, can't you leave your chirping behind. I cannot eat with such a
noise," said Toad.

Grasshopper tried to eat without rubbing his forelegs together, but it was impossible.
Each time he gave a chirp, Toad complained and asked him to be quiet. Grasshopper was
angry and could not eat. Finally, he said to Toad: "I invite you to my house for dinner,
tomorrow."

The next day, Toad arrived at Grasshopper's home. As soon as the meal was ready,
Grasshopper washed his forelegs, and invited Toad to do the same. Toad did so, and then
hopped toward the food.

"You had better go back and wash again," said Grasshopper. "All that hopping in the
dirt has made your forelegs dirty again."

Toad hopped back to the water jar, washed again, then hopped back to the table,
and was ready to reach out for some food from one of the platters when Grasshopper
stopped him: "Please don’t put your dirty paws into the food. Go and wash them again."

Toad was furious. "You just don't want me to eat with you!" he cried. "You know very
well that I must use my paws and forelegs in hopping about. I cannot help it if they get a
bit dirty between the water jar and the table."

Grasshopper responded, "You are the one who started it yesterday. You know I
cannot rub my forelegs together without making a noise."

From then on, they were no longer friends.

Source:
https://www.worldoftales.com/African_folktales/African_Folktale_6.html#gsc.tab=0

1. Write the main characters of the story!
2. Were they good friends?
3. What did Toad invite Grasshopper for?

Glossary:

cdhfigrping – chirp (v): sing, tweet, producing chirp sound; dirt (n): soil, earth; furious (adj):

angry

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4. What was Toad annoyed by?
5. Where did the chirp sound come from?
6. Did Grasshopper enjoy the meal? Why?
7. What did Grasshopper do as a reply of Toad’s invitation?
8. Why was Toad angry when he had dinner in Grasshopper’s home?
9. What does the word “it” in paragraph 2 refer to?
10. What do you learn from the story?

Make the direct speech below into indirect speech!

1. Sam told me, “Type the report quickly!”
2. She asks me, “Where is the library?”
3. Tom tell his friends, “We have to finish all the assignment on time.”
4. The teacher told us, “Let’s go back to the classroom!”
5. Nania asked her frined, “Can I borrow your pen?”

Make the direct speech below into indirect speech!

1. My mom told me not to sleep late.
2. He asked where he could put his back.
3. George asks us when we will have a meeting.
4. The security told us to open all our bags.
5. They tell me that the office is closed due to labour strike.

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Reflection My Journal

I have learnt to

The activities I found most difficult were

The life value that I have learnt

It is not in doing what you like, but in liking
what you do – that is the secret of happiness..

- J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan-

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Chapter

8

Inspired by the
Champions

Learning Objectives 80

1. Students are able to change Active Voice into Passive Voice
2. Students are able to use Passive Voice appropriately
3. Students are able to find facts about their favorite athletes
4. Students are able to present about their favorite athletes

Character Building

1. Students learn to search information from many resources.
2. Students learn to work creatively.

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PREFACE

1. Have you ever watched an international or national sports events?
2. Have you ever watched a football match in a stadium?

Wembley Stadium is a football stadium in London, England. It was built from 2003 to 2007
in the same spot that the first Wembley Stadium was built. It holds 90,000 seats. The new
stadium features an arch that was designed not to cast a shadow over the stadium while
games are played and to help hold part of the roof up. The FA Cup final is played at and
both FA Cup semi-finals as well. It also hosts the League Cup final and several other English
cup finals. The England national football team play their home matches here.
As well as sports, the new Wembley Stadium, like the first one, is also used for concerts.
Metallica, Muse, and George Michael have performed there. Also, the Concert for Diana
was held there on July 1, 2007, and the London Live Earth concert was held there six days
later, on July 7.
The new Wembley also hosts NFL games as part of the NFL International Series. The first
NFL game there was the New York Giants and the Miami Dolphins. The Jacksonville Jaguars
currently have a deal to play one home game in London from 2013 to 2020. Wembley
stadium now has the rule of no bags allowed in the stadium following the example from
previous NFL games. Anything bigger than an A4 sized bag will result in a 10 pounds charge
to store it.

3. Can you mention the names of stadiums in your city and in other cities?
4. What stadium do you want to visit?

Glossary:

feature (v) : to include a particular person or thing as a special feature
to make light, a shadow, etc. appear in a particular place
cast (v) : to organize an event to which others are invited
at the present time
host (v) : an agreement
to let somebody/something do something
currently (adv): happening or existing before the event

deal (n) :

allow (v) :

previous (adj) :

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MATERIAL CONCEPTS

PASSIVE VOICE

What is the use?
Passive Voice is used when the person who does the action is not important or not known.

Pattern: Subject + BE + Past Participle

The object in the active voice becomes the subject in the passive voice.

Active Voice : The players wear the new jersey.

Subject Verb Object

Passive Voice : The new jersey is worn by the players.

Subject BE Past Participle

Subject Be Past Rest of the sentence
Participle

Present Simple A new record is broken in every Olympics.
Past Simple A new record was broken in the last Olympics.
Present Perfect A new record has been broken in the current Olympics.
Past Perfect A new record had been broken in the last Olympics.
Modals A new record will be broken In the next Olympics.

EXERCISE

Rewrite the sentences in Passive Voice.

1. For breakfast, each athlete eats four eggs.
For breakfast, four eggs ____________________ by each athlete.

2. Liverpool beat Manchester City last night.
Manchester City ____________________ by Liverpool last night.

3. The boy showed an amazing skill in the final match.
An amazing skill ____________________ by the boy in the final match.

4. That rider will ride the new motorbike.
The new motorbike ____________________ by that rider.

5. We have begun the new season this month.
The new season ____________________ this month.

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Listening Corner

Listen to the recording and complete the text.

Pencak Silat is a martial art which is 1. __________ rooted from Asian Melayu culture. This
martial art is widely 2. __________ in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore or South
East Asia but can also be 3. __________ with different style and techniques variations in
several Asian 4. __________ where Melayu ethnics have been5. __________ and living for
hundreds of years, as in the southern Philippines and southern Thailand. Silat traditions
were 6. __________ traditionally mostly by oral stories, being 7. __________ from teacher
to student and so on. Therefore, the 8. __________ records about the origins of martial
arts are hard to find. Most of martial art history was 9. __________ from folklore that vary
from one 10. __________ to another. For example Cimande’s style pencak silat, people
believed that this style was 11. __________ by a woman who witnessed the fight between
the tiger and the monkey and she modeled the 12. __________ of animals fighting.

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Reading Corner

Badminton, court or lawn game played with lightweight rackets and a shuttlecock.
Historically, the shuttlecock (also known as a “bird” or “birdie”) was a small cork
hemisphere with 16 goose feathers attached and weighing about 0.17 ounce (5 grams).
These types of shuttles may still be used in modern play, but shuttles made from synthetic
materials are also allowed by the Badminton World Federation. The game is named for
Badminton, the country estate of the dukes of Beaufort in Gloucestershire, England,
where it was first played about 1873. The roots of the sport can be traced to ancient
Greece, China, and India, and it is closely related to the old children’s game battledore and
shuttlecock. Badminton is derived directly from poona, which was played by British army
officers stationed in India in the 1860s. The first unofficial all-England badminton
championships for men were held in 1899, and the first badminton tournament for
women was arranged the next year.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF; originally the International Badminton
Federation), the world governing body of the sport, was formed in 1934. Badminton is also
popular in Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, and Denmark. The BWF’s first world championships
were held in 1977. A number of regional, national, and zonal badminton tournaments are
held in several countries. The best-known of these is the All-England Championships.
Other well-known international tournaments include the Thomas Cup (donated 1939) for
men’s team competition and the Uber Cup (donated 1956) for women’s team
competition.
Badminton first appeared in the Olympic Games as a demonstration sport in 1972 and as
an exhibition sport in 1988. At the 1992 Games it became a full-medal Olympic sport, with
competition for men’s and women’s singles (one against one) and doubles (two against
two). Mixed doubles was introduced at the 1996 Games.
Competitive badminton is usually played indoors because even light winds affect the
course of the shuttlecock. (Recreational badminton, on the other hand, is a popular
outdoor summertime activity.) The rectangular court is 44 feet (13.4 metres) long and 17
feet (5.2 metres) wide for singles, 20 feet (6.1 metres) wide for doubles. A net 5 feet (1.5
metres) high stretches across the width of the court at its centre. A clear space of 4 feet
(1.3 metres) around the court is needed. Play consists entirely of volleying—hitting the
shuttlecock back and forth across the net without letting it touch the floor or ground
within the boundaries of the court.
In international play, athletes compete in best-of-three-games matches. A game is played
to 21 points, provided that the winner has at least a 2-point advantage. If a 2-point
advantage is never reached, the first player or team to score 30 points wins. Points were
only awarded to the serving side until 2006, when the BWF adopted the “rally scoring”
system, under which either side can score at any time.

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Answer the questions based on the text.

1. What was the birdie made of?
2. When was badminton first played in England?
3. What was poona?
4. When was the first badminton tournament for women?
5. Which was the first world governing body of badminton?
6. What championships were held in 1977?
7. When was badminton first demonstrated in the Olympic Games?
8. Why is badminton usually played indoors?
9. What is the shape of badminton court?
10. How to win a badminton game if a 2-point advantage is never reached?

Glossary

lawn (n) : an area of ground covered in short grass, used for playing a game on

lightweight (adj) : made of thinner material and less heavy than usual

cork (n) : a small round object that is used for closing bottles, especially wine

bottles

hemisphere (n) : one half of a sphere (sphere = a round solid object)

trace (v) : to find the origin or cause of something

ancient (adj) : very old

derive from (phrasal verb) : t​ o come or develop from something

arrange (v) : to plan or organize something in advance

governing (v) : having the right and the authority to control something such as a

country or an institution

zonal (adj) : arranged in zones

well-known (adj) : famous

stretch (v) : to make something longer, wider or looser, for example by pulling it

entirely (adv) : completely

boundary (n) : line that marks the limits or edges of something

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Writing and Speaking Corner

Read the following dialogue.

Eliz : Hi, Carlo. How is your training? I heard that you are going to participate in a
swimming competition.
Carlo : It has worked well so far. I go to the swimming pool as early as it is opened.
Who told you about it?
Eliz : I found your name in the announcement board. The names of the
participants were written there. How long do you practise everyday?
Carlo : In the morning, I practise for two hours. Then I go to school. After school, I
take a rest, but at four in the afternoon I have to practise again. The training
Eliz was arranged well, so that I still have time to study and to take a rest.
Carlo : So, you enjoy the training?
: Yes. I enjoy it. I want to be better at swimming. I am inspired by my
Eliz favourite swimmer.
Carlo : Oh, who is he?
: Michael Phelps. He’s a great swimmer. By the way, do you still practise
Eliz tennis, Eliz?
: Yes, I do. I’m now trained by my uncle. He used to be a professional tennis
Carlo player.
Eliz : Oh, that’s great. Do you want to be a professional player, too?
: Yes, I really want to be like Serena Williams. She is my favourite. During her
Carlo career in tennis, she has won many titles.
Eliz : Hope you to be like her someday.
Carlo : Thanks, Carlo, and good luck for the swimming competition.
: Thanks for your support, Eliz.

1. Can you find the facts about Michael Phelps? What are his achievements? How does
he train to be a successful swimmer?

1. Can you find the facts about Serena Williams? What are her achievements? How does
she train to be a successful tennis player?

1. Find the facts about your favourite athlete. Find about his or her achievements. Find
the way he or she trains to be a successful athlete.
Write about your favourite athlete, complete it with some pictures.
Then, present your favourite athlete in front of the class.

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Summary

Passive Voice

Passive Voice is used when the person who does the action is not important or not known.

Pattern: Subject + BE + Past Participle
The object in the active voice becomes the subject in the passive voice.

EVALUATION

Put the following sentences into Passive Voice.

1. The coach asked the players to play offensive.
2. The players do the new strategy to defeat the opponents.
3. People must consume nutritious food everyday.
4. The fans always talk about Christiano Ronaldo’s life.
5. You can buy the ticket at the official websites.
6. Our city’s football club won the final match last night.
7. The citizens will celebrate the winning of our team on the roads of the city.
8. Many people have predicted Tai Tzu Ying to be the champion.
9. As a ball, people use shuttlecock in badminton.
10. How much water do the athletes drink everyday?

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Reflection My Journal

I have learnt to

The activities I found most difficult were

The life value that I have learnt

The key is not the will to win… everybody has
that. It is the will to prepare to win that is

important.
- Bobby Knight-

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Chapter

9 It Camouflages

Learning Objectives:

1. Students are able to compare social functions, text structure, and the language
features of oral and written information report.

2. Students are able to find stated information in report texts.
3. Students are able to find implied information in report text.
4. Students are able to write a simple report text.

Character Building:

1. Students are learning how to treat their mother nature.
2. Students are learning how to think logically.

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PREFACE

1. Look at the picture below! What animal is it?
2. Do you know the special capability of the animal?
3. Do you think it can be kept as a pet?
4. Read and learn the report text below!

The Oriental Garden Lizard

The oriental garden lizard, eastern garden lizard, bloodsucker or changeable lizard (Calotes
versicolor) is an agamidae lizard found widely distributed in indo-Malaya. It has also been
introduced in many other parts of the world.

It measures over 10 cm (3.9 in) in length snout-to-vent. Total length including the tail is up
to 37 cm (14.5 in). Two small groups of spines, perfectly separated from each other, above
each tympanum. Its body is covered by scales in various sizes. The scales behind the lower
jaw are much smaller than the others.

The coloration is very variable. It’s are mostly brownish or greyish-olive or yellowish.
Generally broad brown bands across the back, interrupted by a yellowish lateral band.
During the breeding season, the male's head and shoulders turns bright orange to crimson
and his throat black. Males also turn red-headed after a successful battle with rivals.

The ground-colour is generally a light brownish olive, but the lizard can change it to bright
red, to black, and to a mixture of both. This enables it to camouflage with the
circumstance around. The capability of changing the colour is known as one of self-defense
mechanisms from the predator. (www.wikipedia.com with revision)

Glossary:
agamidae (n): a family of lizards; camouflage (v): to disguise, to make look like the
surroundings; spine(s) (n): back bones; tympanum (n): animal’s ear

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MATERIAL CONCEPTS

REPORT TEXT

1. Definition
Report text is a text that describes something in general. The communicative purpose
of a report text is to present information about something in general.

2. Generic Structure
A report text has two generic structures:

a. General Classification
It is usually in the first paragraph of the text. This part usually introduces the
topic of the report or tells what phenomenon under discussion is. It can be a
short description of the subject or it can be definitions from the subject that is
described.

b. (Sets of) Descriptions
Descriptions describe the details of the topic or subject such as physical
appearance, parts, qualities, habits or behaviours. The descriptions are written
into paragraphs, and each paragraph gives information about one feature of the
subject.

3. Generic Structure
Generally, a report text is using the simple present tense. A simple present tense
shows general actions which happen in the present. It includes habits, general truths,
routines, and fixed arrangements. The simple present tense uses the first verb form.

a. Sentence Patterns

1) Positive Sentence (affirmative sentence):

S + Verb1 (infinitive / +s/es)

For examples:
The lizard’s head and shoulders turn to bright orange to crimson.
It changes the colour to camouflage.

2) Negative Sentence

S + do/does + Verb1 (infinitive)

The lizard’s head and shoulders do not turn to bright orange to crimson.
It does not change the colour to camouflage.

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3) Interrogative Sentence

Do / Does + Subject + Verb1 (infinitive) + …?

Do the lizard’s head and shoulders turn to bright orange to crimson
Does it change the colour to camouflage?

b. Verb Forms
1) Infinitives: go/walk/think (for Subjects: I, you, we, they)
2) Infinitive + -s/-es: goes/walks/thinks (for Subjects: he/she/it)

Let’s see the explanation by the example below! Title

The Oriental Garden Lizard General Classification
(a short general
The oriental garden lizard, eastern garden lizard, description of the
bloodsucker or changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor) is an topic/subject)
agamidae lizard found widely distributed in indo-Malaya. It
has also been introduced in many other parts of the world. Descriptions
(Sets of descriptions
It measures over 10 cm (3.9 in) in length snout-to- which consist of 3
vent. Total length including the tail is up to 37 cm (14.5 in). paragraph. Each
Two small groups of spines, perfectly separated from each paragraph talks only a
other, above each tympanum. Its body is covered by scales feature (a main idea)
in various sizes. The scales behind the lower jaw are much about the subject)
smaller than the others.

The coloration is very variable. It’s are mostly
brownish or greyish-olive or yellowish. Generally broad
brown bands across the back, interrupted by a yellowish
lateral band. During the breeding season, the male's head
and shoulders turns bright orange to crimson and his
throat black. Males also turn red-headed after a successful
battle with rivals.

The ground-colour is generally a light brownish olive,
but the lizard can change it to bright red, to black, and to a
mixture of both. This enables it to camouflage with the
circumstance around. The capability of changing the colour
is known as one of self-defense mechanisms from the
predator. (www.wikipedia.com with revision)

Glossary:
feature (n): mark, characteristic, element

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Exercise

Read the paragraphs in the first column and then determine whether the paragraph is a
general classification or description by putting a tick (✔) in the right columns.

Paragraphs General Description
Classification

A mangrove is a tropical marine tree. Mangroves have
special aerial roots and salt-filtering tap roots which
enable them to thrive in brackish water. Brackish water is
salty but not as salty as sea water. Mangrove trees are
commonly planted and found in coastal areas.

There are several species of mangrove tree found all over
the world. Some prefer more salinity, while others like to
be very-close to a large fresh water source such as river.
Some prefer areas that are sheltered from waves. Some
species have their roots covered with sea water every day
during high tide. Other species grow on dry land but are
still part of the ecosystem.

According to scientists, volcanic eruptions are divided in to
four basic groups. They are commonly known as Hawaiian,
Strombolian, Vulcanian and Peleean.

Volcanic eruptions have caused some of the worst
disasters in the world. They can wipe out entire cities and
kill thousands of people.

Platypus has a flat tail and webbed feet. Its body length is
30 to 45 cm and covered with a thick, and woolly layer of
fur. Its bill is detecting prey and stirring up mud. Platypus’
eyes and head are small. It has no ears but has ability to
sense sound and light.

Many people call platypus duckbill because this animal has
a bill like duckbill. Platypus is a native Tasmania and
southern and eastern Australia.

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Glossary:
salinity (adj): salty, containing salt; thrive (v): grow vigorously, flourish; webbed – web (n):
membrane; wipe (v): to remove, to sweep away

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