English Learning Materials

MODEL-MODEL PEMBELAJARAN 1

2010-03-25T16:16:00.000-07:00

1. Lesson Study
2. Examples Non Examples
3. Picture and Picture
4. Numbered Heads Together
5. Cooperative Script
6. Pembelajaran Berdasarkan Masalah
7. Explicit Instruction (Pengajaran Langsung)
8. Inside – Outside – Circle (Lingkaran kecil – Lingkaran besar)
9. Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC)
10. Student Facilitator and Explaining
11. Course Review Horay
12. Talking Stick
13. Bertukar Pasangan
14. Snowball Throwing
15. Artikulasi
16. Mind Mapping
17. Student Teams – Achievement Divisions (STAD)
18. Kepala Bernomor Struktur (Modifikasi dari Number Heads)
19. Scramble
20. Word Square
21. Kartu Arisan
22. Concept Sentence
23. Make – A Match (Mencari Pasangan)
24. Take and Give
25. Tebak Kata
26. Metode Diskusi
27. Metode Jigsaw
28. Metode Investigasi Kelompok (Group Investigation)
29. Metode Inquiry
30. Metode Debat
31. Metode Role Playing
32. Metode Pemecahan Masalah (Problem Solving)
33. Metode Team Games Tournament (TGT)

1. Lesson Study

Lesson Study adalah suatu metode yang dikembankan di Jepang yang dalam bahasa Jepangnya disebut Jugyokenkyuu. Istilah ‘lesson study’ sendiri diciptakan oleh Makoto Yoshida.

Lesson Study merupakan suatu proses dalam mengembangkan profesionalitas guru-guru di Jepang dengan jalan menyelidiki/ menguji praktik mengajar mereka agar menjadi lebih efektif.

Adapun langkah-langkahnya sebagai berikut:

1. Sejumlah guru bekerjasama dalam suatu kelompok. Kerjasama ini meliputi:

Perencanaan.
Praktek mengajar.
Observasi.
Refleksi/ kritikan terhadap pembelajaran.

2. Salah satu guru dalam kelompok tersebut melakukan tahap perencanaan yaitu membuat rencana pembelajaran yang matang dilengkapi dengan dasar-dasar teori yang menunjang.

3. Guru yang telah membuat rencana pembelajaran pada (2) kemudian mengajar di kelas sesungguhnya. Berarti tahap praktek mengajar terlaksana.

4. Guru-guru lain dalam kelompok tersebut mengamati proses pembelajaran sambil mencocokkan rencana pembelajaran yang telah dibuat. Berarti tahap observasi terlalui.

5. Semua guru dalam kelompok termasuk guru yang telah mengajar kemudian bersama-sama mendiskusikan pengamatan mereka terhadap pembelajaran yang telah berlangsung. Tahap ini merupakan tahap refleksi. Dalam tahap ini juga didiskusikan langkah-langkah perbaikan untuk pembelajaran berikutnya.

6. Hasil pada (5) selanjutnya diimplementasikan pada kelas/ pembelajaran berikutnya dan seterusnya kembali ke (2).

Adapun kelebihan metode ‘lesson study’ sebagai berikut:

Dapat diterapkan di setiap bidang mulai seni, bahasa, sampai matematika dan olahraga dan pada setiap tingkatan kelas.
Dapat dilaksanakan antar/ lintas sekolah.

2. Examples Non Examples

Examples Non Examples adalah metode belajar yang menggunakan contoh-contoh. Contoh-contoh dapat dari kasus / gambar yang relevan dengan KD.

Langkah-langkah:

Guru mempersiapkan gambar-gambar sesuai dengan tujuan pembelajaran.
Guru menempelkan gambar di papan atau ditayangkan lewat OHP.
Guru memberi petunjuk dan memberi kesempatan kepada siswa untuk memperhatikan / menganalisa gambar.
Melalui diskusi kelompok 2-3 orang siswa, hasil diskusi dari analisa gambar tersebut dicatat pada kertas.
Tiap kelompok diberi kesempatan membacakan hasil diskusinya.
Mulai dari komentar / hasil diskusi siswa, guru mulai menjelaskan materi sesuai tujuan yang ingin dicapai.
Kesimpulan.

Kebaikan:

Siswa lebih kritis dalam menganalisa gambar.
Siswa mengetahui aplikasi dari materi berupa contoh gambar.
Siswa diberi kesempatan untuk mengemukakan pendapatnya.

Kekurangan:

Tidak semua materi dapat disajikan dalam bentuk gambar.
Memakan waktu yang lama.

3. Picture and Picture

Picture and Picture adalah suatu metode belajar yang menggunakan gambar dan dipasangkan / diurutkan menjadi urutan logis.

Langkah-langkah:

Guru menyampaikan kompetensi yang ingin dicapai.
Menyajikan materi sebagai pengantar.
Guru menunjukkan / memperlihatkan gambar-gambar yang berkaitan dengan materi.
Guru menunjuk / memanggil siswa secara bergantian memasang / mengurutkan gambar-gambar menjadi urutan yang logis.
Guru menanyakan alas an / dasar pemikiran urutan gambar tersebut.
Dari alasan / urutan gambar tersebut guru memulai menanamkan konsep / materi sesuai dengan kompetensi yang ingin dicapai.
Kesimpulan / rangkuman.

Kebaikan:

Guru lebih mengetahui kemampuan masing-masing siswa.
Melatih berpikir logis dan sistematis.

Kekurangan:

Memakan banyak waktu.
Banyak siswa yang pasif.

4. Numbered Heads Together

Numbered Heads Together adalah suatu metode belajar dimana setiap siswa diberi nomor kemudian dibuat suatu kelompok kemudian secara acak guru memanggil nomor dari siswa.

Langkah-langkah:

Siswa dibagi dalam kelompok, setiap siswa dalam setiap kelompok mendapat nomor.
Guru memberikan tugas dan masing-masing kelompok mengerjakannya.
Kelompok mendiskusikan jawaban yang benar dan memastikan tiap anggota kelompok dapat mengerjakannya.
Guru memanggil salah satu nomor siswa dengan nomor yang dipanggil melaporkan hasil kerjasama mereka.
Tanggapan dari teman yang lain, kemudian guru menunjuk nomor yang lain.
Kesimpulan.

Kelebihan:

Setiap siswa menjadi siap semua.
Dapat melakukan diskusi dengan sungguh-sungguh.
Siswa yang pandai dapat mengajari siswa yang kurang pandai.

Kelemahan:

Kemungkinan nomor yang dipanggil, dipanggil lagi oleh guru.
Tidak semua anggota kelompok dipanggil oleh guru.

5. Cooperative Script

Skrip kooperatif adalah metode belajar dimana siswa bekerja berpasangan dan secara lisan mengikhtisarkan bagian-bagian dari materi yang dipelajari.

Langkah-langkah:

Guru membagi siswa untuk berpasangan.
Guru membagikan wacana / materi tiap siswa untuk dibaca dan membuat ringkasan.
Guru dan siswa menetapkan siapa yang pertama berperan sebagai pembicara dan siapa yang berperan sebagai pendengar.
Pembicara membacakan ringkasannya selengkap mungkin, dengan memasukkan ide-ide pokok dalam ringkasannya. Sementara pendengar menyimak / mengoreksi / menunjukkan ide-ide pokok yang kurang lengkap dan membantu mengingat / menghapal ide-ide pokok dengan menghubungkan materi sebelumnya atau dengan materi lainnya.
Bertukar peran, semula sebagai pembicara ditukar menjadi pendengar dan sebaliknya, serta lakukan seperti di atas.
Kesimpulan guru.
Penutup.

Kelebihan:

Melatih pendengaran, ketelitian / kecermatan.
Setiap siswa mendapat peran.
Melatih mengungkapkan kesalahan orang lain dengan lisan.

Kekurangan:

Hanya digunakan untuk mata pelajaran tertentu.
Hanya dilakukan dua orang (tidak melibatkan seluruh kelas sehingga koreksi hanya sebatas pada dua orang tersebut).

6. Pembelajaran Berdasarkan Masalah

Problem Based Instruction (PBI) memusatkan pada masalah kehidupannya yang bermakna bagi siswa, peran guru menyajikan masalah, mengajukan pertanyaan dan memfasilitasi penyelidikan dan dialog.

Langkah-langkah:

Guru menjelaskan tujuan pembelajaran. Menjelaskan logistik yang dibutuhkan. Memotivasi siswa terlibat dalam aktivitas pemecahan masalah yang dipilih.
Guru membantu siswa mendefinisikan dan mengorganisasikan tugas belajar yang berhubungan dengan masalah tersebut (menetapkan topik, tugas, jadwal, dll.)
Guru mendorong siswa untuk mengumpulkan informasi yang sesuai, melaksanakan eksperimen untuk mendapatkan penjelasan dan pemecahan masalah, pengumpulan data, hipotesis, pemecahan masalah.
Guru membantu siswa dalam merencanakan dan menyiapkan karya yang sesuai seperti laporan dan membantu mereka berbagi tugas dengan temannya.
Guru membantu siswa untuk melakukan refleksi atau evaluasi terhadap penyelidikan mereka dan proses-proses yang mereka gunakan.

Kelebihan:

Siswa dilibatkan pada kegiatan belajar sehingga pengetahuannya benar-benar diserapnya dengan baik.
Dilatih untuk dapat bekerjasama dengan siswa lain.
Dapat memperoleh dari berbagai sumber.

Kekurangan:

Untuk siswa yang malas tujuan dari metode tersebut tidak dapat tercapai.
Membutuhkan banyak waktu dan dana.
Tidak semua mata pelajaran dapat diterapkan dengan metode ini.

7. Explicit Instruction (Pengajaran Langsung)

Pembelajaran langsung khusus dirancang untuk mengembangkan belajar siswa tentang pengetahuan prosedural dan pengetahuan deklaratif yang dapat diajarkan dengan pola selangkah demi selangkah.

Langkah-langkah:

Menyampaikan tujuan dan mempersiapkan siswa.
Mendemonstrasikan pengetahuan dan ketrampilan.
Membimbing pelatihan.
Mengecek pemahaman dan memberikan umpan balik.
Memberikan kesempatan untuk latihan lanjutan.

Kelebihan:

Siswa benar-benar dapat menguasai pengetahuannya.
Semua siswa aktif / terlibat dalam pembelajaran.

Kekurangan:

Memerlukan waktu lama sehingga siswa yang tampil tidak begitu lama.
Untuk mata pelajaran tertentu.

8. Inside – Outside – Circle (Lingkaran kecil – Lingkaran besar)

Siswa saling membagi informasi pada saat yang bersamaan, dengan pasangan yang berbeda dengan singkat dan teratur.

Langkah-langkah:

Separuh kelas berdiri membentuk lingkaran kecil dan menghadap keluar.
Separuh kelas lainnya membentuk lingkaran di luar lingkaran pertama, menghadap keluar.
Dua siswa yang berpasangan dari lingkaran kecil dan besar berbagi informasi. Pertukaran informasi ini bisa dilakukan oleh semua pasangan dalam waktu yang bersamaan.
Kemudian siswa berada di lingkaran kecil diam di tempat, sementara siswa yang berada di lingkaran besar bergeser satu atau dua langkah searah jarum jam sehingga masing-masing siswa mendapat pasangan baru.
Sekarang giliran siswa berada di lingkaran besar yang membagi informasi. Demikian seterusnya.

Kelebihan:

Mendapatkan informasi yang berbeda pada saat bersamaan.

Kekurangan:

Membutuhkan ruang kelas yang besar.
Terlalu lama sehingga tidak konsentrasi dan disalahgunakan untuk bergurau.
Rumit untuk dilakukan.

9. Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC)

Pada metode ini siswa dibentuk kelompok untuk memberikan tanggapan terhadap wacana/ kliping.

Langkah-langkah:

Membentuk kelompok yang anggotanya 4 orang yang secara heterogen.
Guru memberikan wacana / kliping sesuai dengan topik pembelajaran.
Siswa bekerjasama saling membacakan dan menemukan ide pokok dan memberi tanggapan terhadap wacana / kliping dan ditulis pada lembar kertas.
Mempresentasikan / membacakan hasil kelompok.
Guru membuat kesimpulan bersama.
Penutup.

Kelebihan:

1. Siswa dapat memberikan tanggapannya secara bebas.

2. Dilatih untuk dapat bekerjasama dan menghargai pendapat orang lain.

Kekurangan:

Pada saat presentasi hanya siswa yang aktif yang tampil.

10. Student Facilitator and Explaining

Siswa / peserta mempresentasikan ide / pendapat pada rekan peserta lainnya.

Langkah-langkah:

Guru menyampaikan kompetensi yang ingin dicapai.
Guru mendemonstrasikan / menyajikan materi.
Memberikan kesempatan siswa / peserta untuk menjelaskan kepada peserta lainnya baik melalui bagan / peta konsep maupun yang lainnya.
Guru menyimpulkan ide / pendapat dari siswa.
Guru menerangkan semua materi yang disajikan saat itu.
Penutup.

Kelebihan:

Siswa diajak untuk dapat menerangkan kepada siswa lain, dapat mengeluarkan ide-ide yang ada di pikirannya sehingga lebih dapat memahami materi tersebut.

Kekurangan:

Adanya pendapat yang sama sehingga hanya sebagian saja yang tampil.
Banyak siswa yang kurang aktif.

2010-03-23T00:46:00.002-07:00

MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN NEWS ITEM TEXT
Reading
SMA KHZ. MUSTHAFA SUKAMANAH

Objectives:

In this section, you will learn how to :

identify factual information in news item texts.
identify the structure of news item texts.
identify the purpose of news item texts.

Direction:
Read the following news. Pay attention to its structure and language feature. Then, answer the questions.

Man Jailed for Striking RI Maid

SINGAPORE: A supervisor was jailed for two months for repeatedly striking his Indonesian maid on the head and back with a television remote control, news reports said on Thrusday.

Muhamad Shafiq Woon Abdullah admitted in a Singapore court he physically abused the women on several occasion between june and October 2002, The Straits Times said.

The magistrate’s court heard that Shafiq, 31, began striking Winarti 22, about a month after she strated working for him.

He hit her on the head with the TV set’s remote control because he was unhappy with he work. On one occasion, he punched her on the back after accusing her of daydreaming .

S.S. Dhillon, Shafiq’s lawyer, said his client lost his “better senses” when he saw his daughter’s face covered as she lay in bed.

He said his client thought the maid had put the child indanger.-DPA.

After reading the text above,find out the answers for each question carefully.
1. Why was the man jailed?
2. What made this event newsworthy?
3. Find the fact why the man should be jailed..
4. Why did the man abuse the maid?
5. Mention the source of the news.
What did he/she say?

2010-03-23T00:46:00.000-07:00

MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN NEWS ITEM

LISTENING
SMA KHZ. MUSTHAFA SUKAMANAH

Objectives :

In this section, you will learn how to:
• respond to news item texts.
• identify factual information in news item texts;
• identify the source of news item texts.

Moving Forward

First Challenge.
Listen to the news. While listening, fill in the blanks.

Hello, listeners, you’re still with me Mike Tjokro from 007 FM Archid, the one and only radio station for all. Thanks for joining with us again. The latest news for today comes from Kendari, southeast Sulawesi. It is about the Kendari SAR team that have found three more victims. Here is the news in detail.

On (1)______ a search-and-rescue team found three more (2)______ from a ship that sank in the Banda Sea. They had been missing since the (3)______ occurred on Friday last week. They were Aris Triono, the (4)______ of the Amami Cargo ship, Yakub, a (5)______, and Suharto, a passenger.

They (6)______ on Thursday floating in waters close to Menui Island, Central Sulawesi province. The province is adjacent to the southeast Sulawesi province and the Banda Sea.

Two other victims were (7)______ saved by the SAR team in the Banda Sea on (8)________ last week, only a day after the ship (9)______ due to (10)______.

The SAR team is still (11)______ for ten crew members and a (12)______ still missing from the incident, said Rocky Asikin, the head of Kendari SAR team.

Direction:
Find out the answers from the text above.
   1.   How many victims were there in the accident?
   2.   When did the incident happen?
   3.   Who discovered the victim?
   4.   Who were found by the Kendari SAR?
   5.   When did the Kendari SAR find the victims?
   6.   Why couldn’t the victims be found earlier?
   7.   Who is the leader of the Kendari SAR?
   8.   What problems have been faced by the Kendari SAR?
   9.   Find surprising news (newsworthy event(s)) from the previous text.

2010-03-23T00:45:00.000-07:00

MATERI PEMBELAJARAN PROCEDURE
LISTENING
SMA KHZ. MUSTHAFA SUKAMANAH

Objectives :
In this section, you will learn how to:
    . Respond to recount texts
    . identify meaning and information in a procedure texts;
    . identify the structure of a procedure text;
    . read a monologue in the form of procedure text.

Direction :

Part E. Try This.
Listen to Mike talking about how to make a cheese omelet. While listening, fill in the blanks. Then, answer the questions.

    Have you ever eaten a cheese omelet? Do you know how to make a Cheese Omelet? No? Would you like me to tell it for you? Okay. This is the (1)______. Listen to me.
    To make a Cheese Omelet, you should prepare ingredients such as (2)______ egg, (3)______ grams of cheese, uhm... (4)______cups of milk, three (5)______of cooking oil, uhm...what else ....? Oh, yeah, a pinch of salt and don’t forget some (6)______.
    Now, (7)______ a Cheese Omelet, you will need some kitchen utensils like a frying (8)______, a fork, a whisk, a spatula, uhm..... a cheese grater ...and a bowl and of course ....a plate. Okay? Are you following me? Right! Let me tell you how to make it.
    First, (9)______ an egg into a bowl like this. Then whisk the egg with a (10)______ until it is smooth. (11)______, add some milk and whisk well. Grate the cheese into the bowl and (12)______. Next, heat the oil in a frying pan, and pour the mixture into the frying pan. (13)______, turn the omelet with a spatula when it (14)______. See, like this. Okay, next cook both sides. After the omelet is done, place it on a (15)______, don’t forget to season it with salt and pepper and you can eat it while warm. It’s easy, isn’t it?
    Bon appetite!

Find out the following answers from the text above:
   1.    What kitchen uttensils do you need to make an omelette?
   2.    Mention some ingredients you must prepare to make an omelette.
   3.    Approximately, how many steps does it take to make a cheese omelette?
   4.    Where do you think the monolog probably take place?
   5.    In your opinion, was Mike reading a text while making the omelette or was he speaking directly while making the omelette?
   6.    Is the text above spoken or written language? Is it inteactive or not?
   7.    What do you call this kind of text?
   8.    Who are the lsteners?

2010-03-23T00:44:00.000-07:00

MATERI PEMBELAJARAN RECOUNT TEXT
Reading
SMA KHZ. MUSTHAFA SUKAMANAH

Objectives :
In this section, you will learn how to:
• identify the structure of recount texts;
• read and understand recount texts.

Direction :
Read the following biographical recount carefully. Then answer the question.

      Picasso was one of the most outstanding and important artists of the 1900’s. He is best known for his paintings. Almost every style in modern art is represented in Picasso’s works.
      Picasso was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain as the son of an art teacher. He studied painting with his father and also in Madrid.
      From about 1895 to 1901 he painted realistic works in traditional style. Then he entered what was called the blue Period. During this time he only used shades of blue in his paintings to show poverty he saw in Barcelona.
      After 1907, he entered into the style of cubbism. Among his well-known cubbist paintings are “The Three Musicians” and “The Man with a Guitar” which depict the dustruction of a Spanish town.
      Picasso died in France in 1973.

Exercise
Find out the answers based on the text above:

1.   Who was Picasso?
2.   Where and when was he born?
3.   Why did he become famous?
4.   What tense is mostly used in the text?
5.   How many events are mentioned in the text?
6.   What was the writer’s evaluation on Picasso?
7.   What is the structure of the text?
8.   Is there any resolution?
9.   Underline the action verbs used in the text.
10.   Circle the noun phrases?

2010-03-23T00:35:00.000-07:00

MATERI PEMBELAJARAN RECOUNT TEXT
Listening
SMA KHZ. MUSTHAFA SUKAMANAH

Objectives:
In this section, you will learn how to:

respond to recount texts.
identify the characters of recount text
identity the sequence of events

Part C.
Active Listening.
Listen to Mike telling his excursion in Bogor Botanic Garden. Fill in the blanks and answer the questions.

An Excursion to Bogor Botanic Garden

All right, everybody, I’ll tell you about this great place.
      On Friday (1)______ we went to Bogor (2)______ Garden. We went there by bus and we arrived at that (3)______ garden at 10 o’clock.
      Arriving at the garden, we were divided into two groups. Group A followed Mrs. Nina and Group B followed Mr. Ahmad. I was in group A. Well, (4)______ we went to the odd tropical plants and Mrs. Nina read us some of the information. Then, we looked at all the (5)______ plants. After that, we went to a little spot near the Raffles cemetery and (6)______ morning tea. Next, we did some sketching and then we (7)______ group B at the information center to have our lunch.
      Soon, it was time for us to go to the orchid section while Group B (8)______ some research on flowers. Uhm…A lady led us to the orchid section. Then, she (9)______ about many kinds of orchid.
      (10)______, we had a look at the Indonesian orchid. Wow, we saw many kinds of Indonesian orchids. They were all beautiful. Later, we took a look at the American, (11)______ and Asian orchid’s section. It was (12)______. Soon after we had finished our observations, we went back outside and met group B. (13)______, we got on the bus and returned to school. We really enjoyed the trip to Bogor Botanic Garden.

Find out:
1. What is an excursion?
2. When and how did they go to Bogor Botanic Garden?
3. What time did they arrive at Bogor Botanic Garden?
4. What group did the writer follow and who was the leader?
5. Complete the following sentences:
   a. ______________________ to the odd tropical plants.
   b. ______________________ at all lovely plants.
   c. ______________________ we had morning tea.
   d. ______________________ sketching.
   e. Then we went to _________________________
   f. Finally, ____________________ and returned to school.

Listening Section X | smt. 2

2010-02-07T07:44:00.001-08:00

Listen to the cassette and fill in the blanks.

Do you like birds? Do you have one at home? I have one. It’s a cockatoo. It’s the most (....1....) bird I have ever had. I call it BB.Well, BB is originally (...2...) to the Philippines. BB has a stiff feathered crest and (...3...) hooked beak. Her body size lies between 30 and 32 centimeters. You see, BB is a (...4...) cockatoo.
She is clever at mimicking a human’s (...5...). She can say, “Good morning. How are you today?” or sing “Twinkle, twinkle little stars”. She (...6...) very loudly when she is (...7...). Every body finds her (...8...). BB has (...9...) feathers. She has blue feathers with bright markings. The combination of blue, orange and pink makes her look cute. You know what, she can (...10...) up two ears of corn every day and she drinks a lot of water.

Find out:

1. What is BB?

2. What does it look like?

3. Is she a clever cockatoo? how do you know?

4. What does she eat?

5. Where does the bird come from?

6. How big is BB?

7. What is the speaker's purpose in this text?

8. What tenses are mostly used in the text?

9. Write down the verbs in the text.

10. What type of text is the text above?

Source: Look A Head_an English Course for Senior High School Students Year X_p.118

An Example of Explanation Text

2010-02-01T06:23:00.001-08:00

Read the text below then answer the questions that follow.

Good morning, students. Hmm, have you ever heard about ‘Cire Perdue’ or ‘Lost Wax’? Well, let me axplain. ‘Cire Perdue’ which is the French words for ‘lost wax’ is a process of wax casting used in making metal sculptures.

When a model is coated with wax, the solidified wax is encased in a two-layer mold of plaster or clay. It is then melted or otherwise removed from the mold, and the metal is poured into the space where the wax had been. Oh, I almost forgot, after cooling, the mold is broken to free the metal object.

This ancient method is used to produce sculpture, jewelry, and utilitarian products, such as dentures. Do you understand? Not yet? Okay, how about going to the library to find more information about ‘Lost Wax’? See you and goodluck.

Find out:

01. What does the text tell you?

02. What is Lost Wax?

03. What are the tools you need in the Lost Wax process?

04. How many stages are there in the Lost Wax process?

05. Which of these is the purpose of the text?

a. To describe the way things are?

b. To explain the process involved in the formation of socicultural phenomena?

06. Can you find the expressions typically used in conversation in the text? Mention them.

07. Circle all the action verbs used in the text.

08. Underline all the passive sentences used in the text.

09. Are there any conjunctions used in the text? Mention them?

10. Is the text written in the present tense? Why?

An Example of Report Text

2010-02-01T06:17:00.001-08:00

Read the Text carefully then answer the questions that follow.

Whales are sea-livings mammals. They therefore breathe air but cannot survive on land. Some species are very large indeed and the blue whale, which can exceed 30 meters in length, is the largest animal to have lived on earth. Superficially, the whale looks rather like a fish, but there are important differences in its
external structure; its tail consists of a pair of broad, flat horizontal paddles (the tail of a fish is vertical) and it has a single nostril on top of its large, broad head. The skin is smooth and shiny and beneath it lies a layer of fat (blubber). This is can be up to 30 centimeters in thickness and serves heat and body fluids.

Find out:

01. What group of animals do whales belong to?

02. How long is a whale’s body?

03. Why can’t whales survive on the land for a long time although they breath air?

04. What type of text is it?

05. What tenses are mostly used in the text?

The Legend of Minos, King of Crete

2010-01-31T21:22:00.000-08:00

Read the text carefully then answer the questions.

Once upon a time there lived a very famous king, named the King of Crete. He had a stepson which was half bull and half man. He ordered Daedalus, a craftsman from Athens, to build a labyrinth in order to house the monster. When Daedalus finished his work, he wanted to leave Crete. But the king would not let him go.

Daedalus finally escaped through the air by using wings fixed to his body with wax. He also made wings for his son, Icarus and made him fly behind himself. But the son was so glad and excited that he soon went too high.
As he flew nearer to the sun, it got warmer and warmer until at last the wax melted and his body fell down into the sea near Troy. The sea is now called the Icarian Sea.

Find out:
01. Mention the characters of the story?
02. Find out the problem faced by Daedalus?
03. How did daedalus solve his problem?
04. What tenses are mostly used in the text?
05. Write several past verbs of the text!

Why do the Sun and the Moon live in the sky?

2010-01-31T21:17:00.000-08:00

Read the text carefully then answer the questions.

Here is the story. A long time ago, when the world was new, the Sun married the Moon and they lived as happily as can be. They lived in a little cottage near the Ocean.

You know what? One day, the Sun and the Moon invited the Ocean to their house for a visit. The Ocean liked it so much. He wanted to stay in a little cottage. The Sun and the Moon liked the Ocean and hoped the cottage would be big enough for all three of them.

So the Sun and the Moon invited the Ocean to stay with them. What happened then? Then came the Ocean with all his friends; the whales, the fish, the tortoises,the crabs and all the creatures that live in the sea.

Oh my….. The water rose higher and higher in the cottage. Soon, there was no more room for the Sun and the Moon. Oh, how poor they were. They rose up into the sky where they have lived ever since. Well, that’s the story.

Find out:
01. When did the Sun and the Moon get married?
02. Where did the married couple live?
03. Who got an idea to invite the Ocean?
04. Did the Sun and the Moon get the problem when the Ocean accepted their invitation?
05. How did they solve the problem?
06. Who are the participants of the story....
07. In which paragraph can you find orientation of the story?
08. Does the story happen in the past or in the present time?
09. Are the verbs in the present or in the past?
10. Write several action verbs that you find in the text.

The Necessity of Salt as An Example of Narrative Text

2010-01-31T18:44:00.000-08:00

Read the following story and choose an anwer for each question below.

      Once upon a time there was a king who had three daughters. Because they were good and beautiful he loved them all sincerely. He did not know which one he should appoint as queen.      As his birthday approached he summoned his daughters and said to them, "My dear children, I love all three of you sincerely, and for a long time have not known which one of you I should name to be the heir to my throne. But I have now decided that the one of you shall become queen who brings to me a birthday present that is most necessary in human life. Go and make your plans accordingly and with utmost diligence."
     The old king's birthday arrived, and the two oldest daughters brought him presents that were very necessary, but at the same time extremely expensive. However, the youngest daughter brought him nothing more than a little pile of salt in a decorated container. When the king saw her present, he became very angry, and he drove his daughter out of the castle, forbidding her ever again to let herself be seen by him.
      With deep sorrow the rejected daughter went out into the unknown world, comforted only by her faith in her own good sense. After walking a good while she came to an inn. There she found a female innkeeper who thoroughly understood cooking. She entered an apprenticeship with her and soon exceeded even the innkeeper in the art of cooking.
       News spread far and wide of the excellent cook in this inn, and everyone who came this way and who still had a few kreuzers left in his pocket stopped to be served a roast or something even more elegant.
     The king heard of the cook's reputation, and he hired her as court cook. Now it came to pass that the oldest princess was getting married, and the famous cook was assigned the preparation of the wedding feast, with no expenses to be spared.
      Thus on the wedding day one elegant dish after the other was served until the table almost cracked. Everything was excellently prepared, and everyone praised the cook. Finally the king's favorite dish arrived. Quickly taking a spoon he tasted it. "This has not been salted!" he cried out angrily. "Have the cook brought before me!"
        They quickly ran for the cook, who entered the hall undaunted.
        "Why did you forget to salt my favorite dish, you careless girl?" snapped the king at her.
        The cook answered, "You drove away your youngest daughter because she thoughtthat salt was so necessary. Perhaps you can now see that your child was not so wrong."
        When the king heard these words he recognized his daughter, begged her for forgiveness, asked her to be seated at his side, and accepted her once again as his dear child. Then the wedding became doubly joyful.
       The king lived happily with his children for many years thereafter.

01. The text is about…
       A. a princess who wanted to celebrate her birthday.
       B. a king who became a famous cook.
       C. a princess who proved that salt was so necessary.
       D. a princess who finally got married with a famous cook.
       E. A princess who droved his own father out of their castle.
02. Why did the King ask his daughters to bring him a birthday   present that was the most necessary thing in human life?
       A. To show that he was the most powerful man in the kingdom.
       B. To see who loved him most.
       C. To decide who would be his cook.
       D. To decide who would marry with the prince.
       E. To decide who would be the next queen
03. Why did the King drive his youngest daughter out of his castle?
       A. Because she wanted to become a cook.
       B. Because he though that she did not respect him.
       C. Because the King did not want her got married with the Prince.
       D. Because he wanted to prepare her to become the queen.
       E. Because she did not want to give him any birthday gift.
04. Where did the King's daughter learn to cook?
       A. In the castle.
       B. In a villager's house.
       C. In a famous restaurant.
       D. In an inn.
       E. In a course.
05. Why did the King ask the famous cook to prepare the wedding fest?
       A. Because the King knew that it was his daughter.
       B. Because people believed that she was the best cook in the kingdom.
       C. Because she applied for the position of King's cook.
       D. Because the King wanted to prove that salt was not so importance.
       E. Because the King did not any other cook in the kingdom.

The Jackal Who Saved the Lion as An Example of Narrative Text

2010-01-31T18:37:00.000-08:00

Read the story carefully then choose the best answer for each question below.
Once upon a time, there lived a lion in a forest. One day, when he went to drink water in a river, one of his feet got stuck into the damp mushy mud of the river. He tried a lot to get out of the mud, but didn't achieve. He had to lie without food for days because he didn't find any help. On one fortunate day, a kind jackal came to drink water from the river. When he saw the lion, he went closer to the lion and said, "What is the matter? Why are you resting here?"
The lion narrated him the pathetic story. The Jackal instantly made a way out from thesand but the lion was unable to move his feet. As he was set in the same posture for last several days, his body became stiff. The jackal understood the condition of the lion and helped him to get out of the mud with an extra effort. The Lion was really thankful to jackal for his kind help. He was very happy to get free after so many days.

     The Lion appreciated the effort made by the jackal. He offered the jackal to live closeto him and also promised to give food to him whenever he caught food. The jackal accepted the offer and started living with the lion. Thus, they lived happily sharing the food. With the passing time, they expanded their families. The lion
had cubs and the jackal had kid jackals. Both, the lion and the jackal were passing their days happily. They didn't have any idea that their friendship was not liked by their families.
    One day after a long time, the lioness, lady of the lion's house, told her cubs that shedidn't like the amity between the jackal and her husband. The cubs passed the message to the kid jackals. The kids complained the matter to the lady jackal. The lady jackal passed the complaint to her husband.
     The jackal went to the Lion and asked," I helped you without any thought in return.
You had asked me to live with you, so I started living with you. Now, if you don't want me to live with you, you should have told me yourself. What did you involve your wife and cubs to convey this? ". The Lion was shocked to hear such words. He said, "My dear friend, what are you saying? I don't find any problem with you or your friendship". He assured the jackal that he had no such ill-feelings for the friendship between them.
      The Lion also assured that he would talk to the lioness and solve the whole matter. Thejackal was intelligent and understood the situation. He said to the lion, "Dear friend, I know you are sincere, but our families could not exactly respond the same level of friendship. So, let us stay apart and meet often as friends. We could also hunt together. It would be better, if our families stay apart". The Lion agreed to the proposal with a heavy heart.
      The two families parted from each other as friends. The Jackal and the Lion continued to share the friendship. They often met each other and hunt together. Thus, the two friends shared a healthy friendship throughout their life.

01.   What is the story about?
        A. The friendship between the Lion and the Jackal family.
        B. The rivalry between the Lion and the Jackal.
        C. The evilness of the Lioness.
        D. The friendship between a lion and the jackal.
        E. The thoughtfulness of the Lion.
02. Who are the main characters of the story?
       A. The lion's family and the Jackal's family
       B. The Lion and the Jackal
       C. The Lioness and the Lady Jackal
       D. The lion cubs and the Jackal kids
       E. The Lion and the Jackal's family
03. What does the lion do in return of the Jackal's help?
       A. He told the Jackal to always hunt with him.
       B. He told the Jackal to live with him in his house.
       C. He told the Jackal to live near the Lion and give him food.
       D. He gave him a home.
       E. He gave him a present.
04. From whom did the jackal hear that the lion's family didn't like the friendship between them?
       A. The Lion
       B. The lion cubs
       C. The kid Jackals
       D. The lady Jackal
       E. The Lioness
05. How did the story end?
      A. The Lion and the Jackal lived apart but still be friends.
      B. The Jackal's and the Lion's friendship ends.
      C. The Lion and the Jackal still live together and hunt together.
      D. The Lion and the Jackal lived apart and doesn't hunt together.
      E. The Jackal is very angry and cannot accept the Lion as his friend anymore.

Tobacco is killing

2010-01-30T20:37:00.001-08:00

US President Barack Obama used to smoke for years. He never said that smoking is good or that quitting is easy. He has made clear that quitting is a struggle.

Tobacco kills more than 500,000 Indonesians every year. But some legislators still conclude that even to debate signing the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is “not urgent”. They are risking 225 million Indonesian citizens due to primary, secondary and third-party chain-smokers.

People who choose not to smoke are still at risk of getting sick because of the smoke from people smoking nearby. It’s estimated that more than 62 percent of Indonesian citizens smoke, including children. It is easier to find cigarettes than clean public toilets or a library in this country. After 64 years after independence, our nation is still unable to stop DVD piracy. How can the government dare stop tobacco industries from expanding their production, as tobacco companies are highly productive taxpayers, up to 9 percent of our national gross income.

In 1995, cigarette production was approximately 199.5 billion cigarettes; 10 years later in 2005, 235.5 billion. The prevalence of teen and child smokers had increased by 139.4 percent (1995-2004).

Tobacco kills more people per annum than the total number of victims of HIV, fire and car accidents.

In Indonesia, a pack of cigarettes may cost US$ 1, but consider its neighboring country Singapore, $7 per pack. In Indonesia, there are no regulations governing the age and the purchase of tobacco.

Cigarettes are advertised on TV. There are cigarette advertisements on billboards. Tobacco companies sponsor everything from sports leagues to dance parties to scholarships.

Preventing smoking among the young generation is a compulsory measure. We can only build Indonesia with healthy citizens. Let us pray that President Obama will stop smoking as well.

Derived from: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/01/19/letters-tobacco-killing.html

Materi Pengayaan Bahasa Inggris SMA Tahun 2009

2010-01-29T18:17:00.001-08:00

Read the following texts carefully then choose the suitable answer for each question.

Two students were discussing the school's new rule that all the students must wear a cap and a tie. One of them showed her annoyance. She said that wearing a cap and a tie was only suitable for a flag rising ceremony. So, she was against the rule. Contrary to the girl's opinion, the other student was glad with it. He said that he didn't mind with the new rule because wearing a cap and a tie will make the students look great and like real educated persons. The first student gave the reasons that they would feel uncomfortable and hot. Moreover, the classrooms were not air conditioned. The second said it wasn't a big problem. He was sure that the students would wear them proudly. They would surely be used to it any way.

01. The two students are discussing ........

A.the facilities in school

B.their homework

C.their uniform

D.their friends

E.their family

02. The boy said that he agreed.with the new rule in his school.

Which statement shows his agreement?

A.He was not annoyed.

B.He would not obey the rule.

C.He didn't care of the rule.

D.He didn't like wearing a cap and tie.

E.He didn't mind wearing a cap and tie.

03. The boy believed that all students would ........

A.have a high spirit to study

B.solve their own problems

C.care for their environment

D.follow the new rule

E.feel uncomfortable

04. "One of them showed her annoyance, ..."

The underlined word is close in meaning to ........

A.Responsibility

B.displeasure

C.agreement

D.applause

E.response

Once upon a time, a rabbit wanted to cross a river but he could not swim. He had an idea. He saw a boss of crocodile swimming in the river. The rabbit asked the boss of crocodile, "How many crocodiles are there in the river'?" The boss of crocodile answered, "We are twenty here." "Where are

they?" the rabbit asked for the second time. "What is it for?" the boss of crocodile asked.

"All of you are good, nice, gentle and kind, so I want to make a line in order. Later I will know how kind you are," said the rabbit. Then, the boss of the crocodile called all his friends and asked them to make a line in order from one side to the other side of the river. Just then, the rabbit started to count while jumping from one crocodile to another : one ... two ... three ... four ... until twenty, and finally, he thanked all crocodiles because he had crossed the river.

05. The story mainly tells us about ........

A.twenty crocodiles

B.the boss of the crocodile

C.a rabbit and twenty crocodiles

D.a rabbit and the boss of crocodile

E.the boss of the crocodile and all his friends

06. We know from the first paragraph that the rabbit actually wanted ........

A.to cross the river

B.to swim across the river

C.to meet the boss of crocodile

D.to know where the crocodiles are

E.to know the number of crocodiles there

07. All of you are good, nice gentle, and kind ...."

(Paragraph 2) The underlined word is synonymous with ........

A.Wild

B.diligent

C.cheerful

D.easygoing

E.honourable

COMPANY ACCOUNTANT

Expanding wholesaler or stationary and office equipment requires :

A responsible accountant for

director to run smoothly the

company finance with good salary

and good working condition for

good applicant.

Apply with curriculum vitae to

Mrs. Barton

Office Equipment World & Efficiency Works

Po Box 36 Whistle Words UK

08. In which section would you likely read the ad?

A. Company for sale.

B. Office equipment.

C. Job vacancy.

D. Entertainment Guide,

E. Stationary and office.

09. What position is offered in the advertisement?

A. Salesman.

B. Wholesaler.

C. Accountant.

D. Office staff.

E. Director assistant.

10. Apply with curriculum vitae to Mrs. Barton.

What information should the applicant include in it ?

A.Experience in managing a company.

B. A statement of salary wanted.

C. A prove of knowing about stationary.

D. A statement of responsibility.

E. A statement of education and work experience.

Some of the world's finest roads make use of bodies of water. They are called canals. Canals are man made waterways. They are usually straight and narrow. But they are filled with water. They connect rivers and lakes, oceans and lakes, rivers and rivers, and oceans and oceans so that boats and ships can go from one to the other.

Most canals are used for transportation. Barges, boats, and ships carry goods over canals. Some are used to irrigate land or to carry sewage from large cities. Canals also reduce the cost of shipping goods and offer travel short cuts.

Canals even go over hills and mountains. But you know that water can't flow up a hill; so how can the water and boats in a canal go up a hill?

Something called a lock is used. It is a giant tank. The tank is big enough to hold a long boat. The boat floats into the tank, and the doors behind it are closed to lock the boat in there. Then more water is let into the tank. When the tank is full of water, the tank door in front of the boat is opened and the boat floats out. The boat floats higher and higher as the water rises. It floats either out into a higher part of the canal or into another tank or lock, which will lift it still higher.

To go down the hill on the other side, the boat enters a lock that is full of water. As the water is let out of the lock, the boat will float lower and lower. So locks make it possible for boats or ships to move from one water level to another.

11. The text is about ........

A. Road

B. Waterways

C. Water transportations

D. World’s finest canals

E. Straight and narrow roads

12. Why do people build canals........

A. To lift boats

B. To rise water.

C. To store sewage

D. To hold a giant tank.

E. To connect rivers, lakes, and oceans.

13. According to the text the canals join together the following EXCEPT ........

A. rivers and lakes

B. oceans and lakes

C. rivers and rivers

D. rivers and oceans

E. oceans and oceans

14. "They are straight and narrow like some roads." (Paragraph 2)

The antonym of the underlined word is ........

A. Flat

B. Rough

C. bumpy

D. Indirect

E. Winding

University of Australia

University of Australia has an international reputation for educational professionals and for applied research. It is Australia's largest university, with six campuses, including a specialized technology campus. The university places particular importance on the quality of its teaching and learning programs, and on its working links with industry, business and government.

15. The whole paragraph promotes that ........

A. the University of Australia offers excellent educational programs

B. the University of Australia is the largest university in the country

C. the University of Australia has a specialized technology campus

D. the university places particular importance on technology

E. he university has six campuses

16. Which information is NOT TRUE about the University of Australia?

A. It has an international educational reputation.

B. It also has a specialized technology campus.

C. It has six technology campuses.

D. It is Australia's largest university.

E. It has good relation with industry.

17. It is stated that the university has good relationship with ........

A. educational professionals

B. specialized technology

C. large universities

D. other campuses

E. industry

18. "The University of Australia has an international educational reputation for ..."
The underlined word means ........

A. knowledge

B. prestige

C. attitude

D. character

E. interest

Singapore is a city state, it is a city but it is also a state. It is a republic. Along with Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Brunei, it belongs to ASEAN, the Association of South – East Asian Nations.

Like Indonesia, Singapore is a country of "Bhineka Tunggal Ika." Chinese, Malays. Indians and Eurasians make up its citizens. Other Asians, including Indonesians, Japanese, Philippines, Koreans, Thais and Arabs also live on that tiny island. Singapore is sometimes called "Instant Asia" because you can see varieties of customs, cultures, and foods of nearly all Asia in Singapore.

19. The text mainly talks about Singapore as ........

A. a nation

B. an island

C. a republic

D. a city state

E. a member of ASEAN

20. Singapore's citizens consist of ........

A. Brunei, Indians

B. Chinese, Thais and Arab

C. Chinese, Malays, Indians, and Eurasians

D. Eurasians and Philippines

E. Asians and Arabs

21. "... Koreans, Thais and Arabs live on that tiny island." (Paragraph 2).

The underlined word may be replaced by "very ........"

A. cute

B. huge

C. small

D. broad

E. harrow

SINGAPORE: A supervisor was jailed for two months for repeatedly striking his Indonesian maid on the head and back with a television remote.

Muhammad Shafiq Woon Abdullah was brought to court in Singapore because he had physically hurt the woman on several occasions between June and October 2002. the Straits Time said.

The magistrate's court heard that Shafiq, 31, began striking Winarti, 22, about a month after she started working for him.

He hit her on the head with the TV sets remote control because he was unhappy with her work. On one occasion, he punched her on the back after accusing her of daydreaming.

S.S. Dhillon, Shafiq's lawyer, said that his client had become mad when he saw his daughter's face covered as she was lying in bed. He said his Client thought the maid had put the child in danger.

22. The text reported ........

A. the arrest of a supervisor

B. the working condition in Singapore

C. an Indonesian worker in Singapore

D. the Indonesian workers' condition in Singapore

E. a crime by a Singaporean supervisor towards his maid

23. Which one of the following statements is TRUE according to the text ?

A. A supervisor was put in jail for two years.

B. The supervisor gave many kinds of jobs to the maid.

C. The maid has been working for him for two months.

D. Winarti struck the supervisor with a remote control.

E. The supervisor hit his maid's head with the TV set's remote control.

24. " ... he physically hurt the woman ..." (Paragraph 2)

The underlined word is close in meaning to ........

A. cut

B. injured

C. offended

D. punished

E. damaged

25. Why did Shafiq punch Winarti on her back?

She was accused of ........

A. talking much time for herself

B. not working properly

C. working carelessly

D. daydreaming

E. being lazy

An elephant is the largest and strongest of all animals. It is a strange looking animal with its thick legs, huge sides and backs, large hanging ears, a small tail, little eyes, long white tusks and above all it has a long nose, the trunk.

The trunk is the elephant's peculiar feature, and it has various uses. The elephant draws up water by its trunk and can squirt it all over its body like a shower bath. It can also lift leaves and puts them, into its mouth. In fact the trunk serves the elephant as a long arm and hand. An elephant looks very clumsy and heavy and yet it can move very quickly.

The elephant is very intelligent animal. Its intelligence combined with its great strength makes it a very useful servant to man and it can be trained to serve in various ways such as carry heavy loads, hunt for tigers and even fight.

26. The third paragraph is mainly about the fact that ........

A. elephants are strong

B. elephants can lift logs

C. elephants are servants

D. elephants are very useful

E. elephants must be trained

27. Which of the following is NOT part of the elephant described in the first paragraph?

A. It looks strange

B. It is heavy

C. It is wild

D. It has a trunk.

E. It has a small tail.

28. It is stated in the text that the elephant uses the trunk to do the following, EXCEPT ........

A. to eat

B. to push

C. to drink

D. to carry things

E. to squirt water over the body

29. "The trunk is the elephant's peculiar feature ..." (Paragraph 2)

The underlined word is close in meaning to ........

A. large

B. strange

C. tough

D. smooth

E. long

There is a vacancy in today daily.

What job is offered?

A part time chef in the chinese restaurant in the Sahid Hotel.

I would apply for the job.

There is another Vacancy a waiter in Italian restaurant.

Being a waiter is boring.

30. What job would she applied for?

A. A Chinese teacher

B. A chef

C. A restaurant manager

D. A waiter

E. Hotel manager

31. What media realized the advertisement?

A. A magazine

B. RRI Radio

C. A newspaper

D. Television

E. A bulletin

"Koko, where are you?" Hamid called softly to his cat. "He may have wandered to the harbour," said Hamid's friend, Muchtar. Soon, the boys were at the harbour's gate, marked 'Gate 6', of Priok Harbour. Two policemen were guarding the gate. The boys moved quietly so that the policemen would not see them. The boys knew the policemen would chase them away if they saw them.

The boys knew Koko was somewhere neat the gate because they had heard him meowing. The sound seemed to have come from a taxi that was parked near by. Hamid and Muchtar saw two men standing beside the taxi. The men were talking in low tones. Then, one of them opened the carboot, and Hamid saw Koko crouching among some bags.

Not long after that, the men left. Hamid quickly ran to the taxi. Finding the boat unlocked, Hamid lifted the lid. What a shock! There were bags of explosive! At the moment, Hamid heard the men coming back. He swept Koko into his arms and ran back to where Muchtar was keeping watch.

"Those men are smugglers trying to bring explosive into the harbour," Hamid whispered to Muchtar.

"What shall we do?" asked Muchtar fearfully. "We must alert the policemen at the gate," Hamid said.The boys moved cautiously until they reached the gate. Hamid told the policemen what he had seen. The policemen did not really believe him, but they went with the boys to the taxi. The policemen were just in time to see the men taking the bags of explosive out of the boot.

The policemen quickly stopped the men and handcuffed them.

32. Where did the two boys see the smugglers ........

A. Somewhere near the harbour.

B. At the guarded gate.

C. At Priok harbour.

D. Near a taxi.

E. At gate 6.

33. The purpose of the text is to ........

A. tell past events

B. entertain readers

C. describe the smugglers

D. report an event to the police

E. inform readers about events of the day

34. Hamid ........ when he saw bags of explosives inside the boot.

A. ran back to Muchtar's place

B. swept Koko into his arms

C. found the boot unlocked

D. left the taxi quickly

E. was very shocked

35. "The policemen quickly stopped the men and handcuffed them."

(The last paragraph)

This part of the text is called ........

A. resolution

B. orientation

C. description

D. reorientation

E. complication

Once upon a time there was a poor widow who had an only son named Jack. They were so poor that they didn't have anything except a cow. When the cow had grown too old, his mother sent Jack to the market to sell it. On the way to the market, Jack met a butcher who had some beautiful beans in his hand. The butcher told the boy that the beans were of great value and persuaded the silly fad to sell the cow for the beans.

Jack brought them happily. When he told his mother about this, his mother became so angry that she threw the beans out of the window.

When Jack woke up in the morning, he felt the sun shining into a part of his room but all the rest was quite dark and shady.

So he jumped to the window. What did he see? The beanstalk grew up quite close past Jack's window. He opened the window and jumped to the beanstalk which ran up just like a big ladder.

He climbed ... and climbed till at last he reached the sky. While looking around, he saw a very huge castle. He was very amazed.

Then Jack walked along the path leading to the castle. There was a big tall woman on the doorstep. Jack greeted her and asked for the giantess mercy to give him breakfast, because he felt very hungry. Although the giantess grumbled at first, finally she gave Jack a hunk of bread and cheese and a jug

of milk.

Jack hadn't finished when the whole house, began to tremble with the noise of someone's coming. "Oh! It's my husband!" cried the giantess. "What on earth shall I do?"

Hastily the giantess opened a very big cupboard and hid Jack there.

36. Where did Jack sell his cow ........

A. At a castle.

B. At the market.

C. At the giant's castle.

D. At the butcher's house.

E. On the way to the market.

37. What is the story about ........

A. Jack and a butcher.

B. Jack and the giantess.

C. Jack and the bean stalk.

D. A poor widow and his son.

E. The giantess and her husband.

38. "Oh! It's my husband!" cried the giantess.

"What on earth shall I do?" (Paragraph 7)

From the sentence we know that the giantess is ........ her husband.

A. afraid of

B. angry with

C. fed up with

D. annoyed with

E. displeased with.

39. Jack's mother looked very furious when Jack told that ........

A. the beans were precious

B. the butcher bought his cow

C. he had sold his cow to a butcher

D. he traded his cow for the beans

E. he met a butcher on the way to the market

40. What do we learn from the text ........

A. Sincerity makes Jack get something precious.

B. Jack's mother was a furious mother.

C. Poverty makes people hopeless.

D. The giantess took pity on Jack.

E. Jack was an innocent boy.

Soal UN Bahasa Inggris SMA Tahun 2004

2010-01-29T07:58:00.001-08:00

1. X : I want you to meet William a new student. He is from Australia.

Y : How do you do?

Z : ........

A. How do you do

B. Hi, how are you

C. Are you all right

D. Nice to meet you too

E. See you,later

2. X : I have to go to school, but look at the sky. It is very cloudy.

I think it is going to rain.

Y : ........

A. You don't take an umbrella

B. I should take an umbrella

C. You are going to take an umbrella

D. I may, take an umbrella

E. You should take an umbrella

3. Toni left from Bandung this morning.

What did you say?

A. I said that Toni leaves for Bandung.

B. I said that Toni will leave for Bandung.

C. I said that Toni would leave for Bandung.

D. I said that Toni had left for Bandung.

E. I said that Toni was leaving for Bandung.

4. X : I need to talk to you. Could we meet at ninety nine cafe?

Y : What time?

X : After work at six p.m,

Y : ........

A. Surely no, wait for me there.

B. Okay I'll be there

C. I'm sorry, I meet you there

D. Sure, but I work over time

E. Next time, I will be there.

5. X : Here we are. Let's see the menu.

There is a tomato juice or an orange juice.

Y : What do you prefer?

X : ........

A. I prefer orange juice better.

B. I prefer orange juice than tomato juice.

C. Ilike orange juice better.

D. I like orange juice to tomato juice better:

E. I'd rather have orange juice than tomato juice.

6. X : Would you like milk or sugar in your coffee?

Y : Neither thank you.

X : Sorry what do you want?

Y : ........

A. coffee not tea

B. tea not coffee

C. nothing to drink

D. black coffee without sugar

E. neither milk or sugar in the coffee

7. X : Could you tell me when I can see the director please?

Y : ........

A. I will give you some money now.

B. You can give me your schedule tomorrow.

C. Yes, you could tell me now.

D. I will swim in the sea tomorrow.

E. Let me check the schedule first.

8. The manager always comes early to the office. I wonder where he lives. I often see him driving his car to jalan Pakubuwono Kebayoran Baru. So he leaves not far from the office then.

What is the dialogue about?

A. The manager's car

B. The manager's office

C. The manager's house

D. The manager's address

E. The manager's driver

Officer : Can you say your name again ?

Tina : Tina Sulaeman.

Officer : Address ?

Tina : Jalan Sawo thirteen, Kebayoran Baru.

Officer : Latest education ?

Tina : Law. I graduated from the law faculty.

9. What the applicant graduate?

A. Educational institution

B. Faculty of education

C. Law institution

D. Professional lawyer

E. Faculty of law

10. Where does the applicant lives?

A. Jalan Sawo thirteen, Kebayoran Baru

B. Jalan Sawo sixteen, Kemayoran

C. Jalan Seno thirteen, Kebayoran Baru

D. Jalan Jambu thirteen, Kemayoran

E. Jalan Sawo thirty, Kebayoran Baru

There is a vacancy in today daily.

What job is offered?

A part time chef in the chinese restaurant in the Sahid Hotel.

I would apply for the job.

There is another Vacancy a waiter in Italian restaurant.

Being a waiter is boring.

11. What job would she applied for?

A. A Chinese teacher

B. A chef

C. A restaurant manager

D. A waiter

E. Hotel manager

12. What media realized the advertisement?

A. A magazine

B. RRI Radio

C. A newspaper

D. Television

E. A bulletin

Hayati Hutabarat says that she has downright satisfaction in her position in the company. But what about some other thing in life. There are still important to many women like married and children. Does Hayati regret not having time for this thing?

13. What is the text about ?

A. Unmarried women

B. Career women

C. Married women

D. Women's position in a company

E. Women's lives

14. What things are still important to many women?

A. Position in the company

B. Satisfaction in career

C. Having time for children

D. Career in the company

E. Marriage and children

Farmer in Lampung and West Java are likely to face difficulties with rice harvest in the next two month. As hundred of thousands of hectare rice field have been under threat a long drought. But it has tried worrying two provincies.

15. What is the text about?

A. The next rice harvest

B. Farmers in Lampung

C. Rice fields

D. Possible failure in the next harvest

E. Farmers in West Java

16. What threatened the rice fields?

A. A long drought

B. The rainy season

C. Wet fields

D. Next harvest

E. Difficult farmers

17. Although the telephone was patented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. The first transatlantic telephone cable went into operation eighty years later.

When the transatlantic telephone cable go into operation?

A. When he was still alive

B. Soon after he invented the telephone

C. Before he patented his invention

D. In 1796

E. In 1956

A supporter of the national education bill displays a sign reading "Endorse the national education bill right now" to every motorist passing the back gate of the House of Representatives compound in Senayan, Central Jakarta. Thousands of members from Islamic groups gathered outside the compound on Tuesday demanding that the bill be endorsed.

18. The topic of the passage is about ........

A. national education

B. education bill

C. supporters of the bill

D. a supporter's idea

E. a public demand

19. "......... that the bill be endorsed"

The word endorsed is closest in meaning to ........

A. talked

B. discussed

C. approved

D. decided

E. resumed

Satellite Space-eye does not look like the satellites of the 1980's. It has large wings that gather solar power. The power is for the motor. It keeps the satellite in the same place above the earth. All the big farmers in the area have paid for the cost of Satellite Space-eye.

Constanza is one of those farmers, his home computer makes, the connection with Satellite Space-eye. He asks to see a picture of the field in the south-west corner of his farm. The picture appears on a TV screen. It is a picture of a green wheat field. Everything looks fine. He then asks the computer to show the same area, but in colours. The colours show the different temperatures in the field. He knows healthy wheat plants will all be green. The TV screen blinks and a beautiful picture appears. It has many shades of blue, red, and green.

Constanza looks closely at the large red spot near the middle of the wheat field. He knows that something is wrong in the wheat field. The red colour means the spot is warmer than its surroundings. It may be due to-lack of moisture or not enough nutrients in the soil. Insects eating the wheat can also show a red spot.

Constanza tells the computer to tell him more about the warm spot. The computer points out that the problem is a shortage of nitrogen in the soil. He asks the computer to predict the harvest if he adds the fertilizer. He then tells the computer the current market price for wheat. He also tells the price of the fertilizer. He asks for a costing. He wants to know if it will give him a profit to add the fertilizer. The computer gives him the answer, is it a science fiction? No, it is happening now.

20. The text tells about ........

A. constanza and his wheat field

B. the use of satellite Space eye in farming

C. the blue, red, and green colours on the TV screen

D. the meaning of the colours appeared on the TV screen

E. the ability of the computer to predict.

21. The main idea of paragraph two is ........

A. constanza is one of the farmers who makes use of the Satellite Space-eye.

B. Constanza's home computer is connected to Satellite Space-eye.

C. The picture appears on the TV screen comes from Satellite Space-eye.

D. Various information can be served by Satellite Space-eye.

E. The Satellite Space-eye sent Constanza what he wanted.

22. The red colour showed on the TV screen means that ........

A. the plants are healthy

B. the soil does not have enough nutrients

C. the temperature is low

D. the plants are not distrubed by any insects

E. the wheat field is in good condition

23. ''it may be due to lack of moisture." (Paragraph 3)

We can replace the underlined word with ........

A. make

B. have

C. get

D. owing to

E. let

Dear Rossa,

I am a guy, twenty-eight years old. I have a problem with a girl friend. She is twenty five years old. We have been dating each other for years, since we were high school students. Now we have jobs. I feel very sure that we love each other. Now it is time for me to get married. Unfortunately, her parents never approve of our relationship ever since the very first time. My family, anyhow, does not really mind. At first I thought my girl friend had the power to defend our love. But then he surrendered. She loves me and she loves her family too. On the one hand she said, "I'll be happy if my family is happy." It means she had to get approval from her parents.

For this, I was shocked. My heart was broken. She ended our relationship just at the time when I was ready to marry her. When I was with her, we were very happy. We had a lot in common and there were no conflict. The truth was, we separated only because of her parents. They want her to marry her cousin, her aunt's son (this is one of the traditions in the Karonese).

For the time being I am very upset. When I miss her I call her. Then we can eat together, talk together for hours. We act like dating because she loves me, too. The real problem is, she cannot refuse what her parents want. So, should I forget my girl friend, the only one that I truly love? Or else, should I just wait, and dream that one day she will be back to me?

Rio N., Padang

Dear Rio,

You call her your gil friend, but she has chosen her own way. For this reason I'd say that there is nothing your can do except forget her and go on with your normal life. Hopefully you can find another and live happily forever.

Rossa

24. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ........

A. the writer wants to get married

B. the writer has been dating for years

C. the writer has a problem with his girl friend

D. the writer feels sure that they love each other

E. the writer's parents disapprove of his relationship

25. Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the text ?

A. Rio is not ready to get married.

B. Rio's parents disagree to his marriage.

C. Rio and his girl friend often got conflicts.

D. Rio's girl friend didn't really love Rio.

E. Rio's girl friend couldn't defend her love for Rio.

26. Why do the girl's parents disapprove of their marriage? Because ........

A. they don't like Rio.

B. the girl is still studying.

C. Rio and his girl friend often got conflicts

D. they keep the Karonese tradition.

E. the girl has chosen another guy.

27. Rio cannot forget her girl friend because ........

A. she is very pretty

B. she is very faithful

C. she is his true love

D. she is his first love

E. she is his last love

Uday and Qusay are killed and the delighted British and American governments suggest that Iraq will be a safer place. Yes, the Iraqis may well feel safer. And - with the dictator's brutal sons out of the way forever more confident about continuing the resistance against the American occupiers.

Shortly before their deaths were announced, Richard Gephardt, Democrat presidential hopeful, delivered a blistering attack on Bush's foreign policy which was driven, he said, by "machismo" and "arrogant unilateralism". Bush, he continued, had treated U.S. allies "like so many flies on America's windshield". He added: "Foreign policy isn't a John Wayne movie."

The attack on the villa where Saddam's sons were hiding might be seen as driving home the point. Instead, the announcement that they had been killed by the U.S. troops in a shoot-out is welcomed by Tony Blair as "great news".

28. The text mainly discusses about ........

A. Uday and Qusay who killed U.S. troops

B. Uday and Qusay who are killed by U.S. troops

C. Richard Gephardt who attacked Bush's domestic policy

D. The attack on the villa where Saddam Husein was hiding

E. Tony Blair who is welcomed by Saddam's sons, Uday and Qusay

29. The main idea of paragraph 3 is that ........

A. U.S. troops killed Saddam in the attack on the villa.

B. Uday and Qusay had killed U.S. troops and Tony Blair.

C. Tony Blair attacked the villa where Saddam's sons were hiding.

D. Saddam was killed by Tony Blair and U.S. in Saddam's sons' villa.

E. The announcement of Saddam's son's death is welcomed by Tony Blair.

30. Which statement is correct according to the text?

A. John Wayne movie was presented to Bush arrogantly.

B. Tony Blair received the "great news" of Bush and Gephardt's death.

C. John Wayne was a movie star who attacked the villa of Saddam's sons.

D. Richard Gephardt attacked Bush's foreign policy after uday and Qusay's death.

E. The news of uday and Qusay's death made the British and American government pleased.

31. "The attack on the villa where Saddam's sons were hiding might be seen as driving home the point." (Paragraph 3)

The word attack has similar meaning to ........

A. raid

B. resist

C. shield

D. defend

E. withdraw

32. " ... had killed Uday and Qusay."

A. The Iraqis

B. Tony Blair

C. U.S. troops

D. John Wayne

E. Richard Gephardt

33. 1. The aim of a political party is to elect officials who will try to carry their interests.

2. A large political party usually has millions of members and supporters.

3. A political party is a group organized to support certain policies on questions of public interests.

4. When people in a democracy disagree about what the government should do, each voter expresses his opinion by voting for the candidate that supports his side of the argument.

5. The questions may range from issues of peace, war and taxes, to how people should earn a living.

The best order of the sentences above is ........

A. 3-2-1-4-5

B. 2-1-3-4-5

C. 2-1-4-3-5

D. 2-1-3-5-4

E. 3-2-4-5-1

34. 1. I decided to apply for the job.

2. I saw an interesting job advertised in the paper last week.

3. Then I went to the address in the advertisement.

4. I telephoned the company to see if the job was still vacant.

5. The next morning I put on my best set of clothes.

6. They told me to come to the office the next day for an interview.

7. After asking me a lot of questions the manager offered me the job.

8. I was asked to go into the managers's office.

The best arrangement of the sentences to make a good paragraph is ........

A. 1-2-4-6-5-3-7-8

B. 2-1-4-6-5-3-8-7

C. 2-3-1-4-5-6-8-7

D. 1-2-3-4-8-5-6-7

E. 1-2-4-5-8-6-7-8

35. Jack : Rita, ............

Rita : Pleased to meet you. Don.

Don : Pleased to meet you too.

A. Don is my friend

B. Don wants to meet you

C. don't you know Don is my friend

D. I'd like you to meet my friend Don

E. please introduce yourself to Don

36. Mother : Clean your room, Siska !

Siska : Yes, mom.

Vinda : What did your mother tell you, Siska?

Siska : She told me ........

A. clean my room

B. to clean my room

C. to clean your room

D. cleaned my room

E. clean your room

37. Nuki : What was your sister doing when you arrived home last night?

Rendra : She ........ in the kitchen.

A. cooks

B. is cooking

C. has cooked

D. has been cooking

E. was cooking

38. Ina : Why are you sleepy in class?

Ines : Do I look sleepy, Na? I am not sleepy, but I have a painful stomach ache.

Ina : You should go to the doctor. Come on I'll accompany you.

The underlined words express ........

A. disagreement

B. satisfaction

C. obligation

D. offering

E. advice

39. "Watch the TV tonight. My daughter is on TV channel 5 at eight. She always makes me happy."

"Sure, I will."

From the underlined words we know that the first speaker feels ........ her daughter.

A. proud of

B. angry with

C. worried about

D. disappointed at

E. doubtful about

40. A : Have you heard that uncle Joe will come next week?

B : Oh. really? When did he tell you?

A : Last week.

The underlined sentence is used to express ........

A. happiness

B. pleasure

C. surprise

D. enjoyment

E. curiousity

41. "What a beautiful voice. She is a talented singer."

"She ........ since she was a child."

A. sang

B. sings

C. is singing

D. had been singing

E. has been singing

42. Mary introduced me to her former lecturer ........ she married after she had graduated.

A. of whom

B. whose

C. of which

D. whom

E. who

43. Atik : When will your sister finish her study?

Mirna : I hope she .......... by July next year.

A. will have graduated

B. has graduated

C. will graduate

D. is going to graduate

E. intends to graduate

44. Niluh : I saw Sofyan come by bus this morning.Where is his car?

Andi : His car is out of order so he asked the mechanic to repair it.

From the dialogue we conclude that ........

A. Sofyan had repaired his car

B. Sofyan had his car repaired

C. the mechanic asked to repair the car

D. the mechanic asked Sofyan to repair the car

E. the mechanic and Sofyan repaired the car

45. Mr. Anwar : Are you pleased that your son wants to be a dentist?

Mr. Rahman : No, not really. I wish my son became a manager of my shoe-store.

The underlined expression means that .........

A. Mr. Rahman's son is a manager.

B. Mr. Rahman wants his son to be a manager.

C. Mr. Rahman's son is running,a shoe-store business.

D. Mr. Rahman's son was not a dentist.

E. Mr. Rahman's son was the manager of the shoe-store.

46. Jaya : Why are you still here?

Didn't you tell me that you would go to Jakarta today?

Setiadi: I would have been in Jakarta if the bus had not got an accident.

The underlined utterance means..........

A. Setiadi is in Jakarta

B. Setiadi went to Jakarta

C. The bus was safe

D. Jaya went to Jakarta

E. The bus got an accident

47. Student 1 : Andi is late again.

Student 2 : He is never on time.

I think he .......... earlier.

A. could have woken

B. ought to wake

C. should have woken

D. might have woken

E. would have woken

At present, aeroplanes are playing a very important role to .....(48)..... one place to another. People can go round the world just in a two day flight by the world's first supersonic airliner, Concorde, which .....(49)..... at a height of over 18.000 metres and .....(50)..... a speed of over 2.000 km per hour.

48. A. disjoin

B. part

C. connect

D. separate

E. divide

49. A. goes

B. flies

C. jumps

D. drives

E. comes

50. A. cuts

B. continues

C. moves

D. reaches

E.limits

51. Some pollutants are always ..........., because they are dangerous.

A. unavailable

B. undesirable

C. unchangeable

D. unsuitable

E. unavoidable

52. New research suggests that men and women should consider ........... cigarettes with carrots, which are rich with betacarotene.

A. finding

B. knowing

C. searching

D. recognizing

E. replacing.

53. To accelerate the economic growth, social progress and cultural development is one purpose of ASEAN.

"To accelerate" means ........

A. hold up

B. keep back

C. speed up

D. turn on

E. slowdown

54. The government has taken steps toward banning certain jobs for children in order to protect them.

The underlined word means ........

A. warning

B. crossing

C. preventing

D. forbidding

E. eliminating

55. Jack was promoted area manager at Balik Papan but he objected.

The underlined word means ........

A. disapproved

B. criticized

C. delighted

D. defended

E. delayed

56. The company's finances should be strong enough to develop productively.

The underlined word means ........

A. funds

B. loan

C. grant

D. credit

E. investment

57. Mother Theresa was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1979 for her work among the homeless.

The underlined word means ... .

A. celebrated

B. dedicated

C. granted

D. proved

E. attacked

58. The man in the picture is ........

A. a pilot

B. a steward

C. a policeman

D. a bus driver

E. a manager

59. What are the young couple doing?

A. They are having meals at a restaurant.

B. They are talking in-the classroom

C. The man is singing a song for his girl

D. They are sitting relaxly in the park

E. They are sitting next to each other

60. What are they doing?

A. The woman is talking to her friend

B. The man is whispering something to his wife

C. The woman is whispering something to her friend

D. The two woman are using glasses

E. The two woman are listening to their friend

English Remedial Test for Grade X

2010-01-28T19:18:00.001-08:00

Read each text carefully then answer the questions that follow.

Text 1 is for question number 1 to 5

An Excursion to Bogor Botanic Garden

All right, everybody, I’ll tell you about this great place. On Friday 16 March we went to Bogor Botanic Garden. We went there by bus and we arrived at that famous garden at 10 o’clock.

Arriving at the garden, we were divided into two groups. Group A followed Mrs. Nina and Group B followed Mr. Ahmad. I was in group A. Well, first we went to the odd tropical plants and Mrs. Nina read us some of the information. Then, we looked at all the lovely plants. After that, we went to a little spot near the Raffles cemetery and had morning tea. Next, we did some sketching and then we met group B at the information center to have our lunch.

Soon, it was time for us to go to the orchid section while Group B did some research on flowers. Uhm…A lady led us to the orchid section. Then, she explained about many kinds of orchid.

Next, we had a look at the Indonesian orchid. Wow, we saw many kinds of Indonesian orchids. They were all beautiful. Later, we took a look at the American, European and Asian orchid’s section. It was interesting. Soon after we had finished our observations, we went back outside and met group B. Then, we got on the bus and returned to school. We really enjoyed the trip to Bogor Botanic Garden.

1. What is an excursion?

2. When and how did they arrive at Bogor Botanic Garden?

3. What time did they arrive at Bogor Botanic Garden?

4. What group did the writer follow and who was the leader?

5. What type of text is the text above?

Text 2 is for question number 6 to 10

The Fly and the Bull

There was once a little fly who thought he was very important. He felt proud of himself. One sunny morning, he flew around looking for someone to talk to. He saw a bull grazing in a field. He decided to fly down to talk to him.

The little fly flew down and buzzed around the bull’s head. The bull did not bother him. He went on chewing grass.

The fly then buzzed right inside the bull’s ear. The bull continued chewing grass. The fly thought, “What a stupid animal!”

Now, the fly decided to land on the bull’s horns to make the bull notice him. He waited for the bull to say something but the bull kept quiet.

The fly then shouted angrily, “Oh, Bull, if you find that I am too heavy for you, let me know and I’ll fly away!”.

The bull laughed and said, “Little fly, I don’t care if you stay or leave. You are so tiny and that your weight does not make any difference to me, so please be quiet and leave me alone. ”

6. Where and when did the story happen?

7. Who were involved in the story?

8. What problem did the fly have?

9. How did he overcome his problem?

10. What do you call a story that talks about animals which can speak like human?

Text 3 is for question number 11 to 15

The Hole Game

There are two players, one marble per person, a hole in ground, a line (distance) to start from.

1. You must dub (click marbles together).

2. You must check that the marbles are in good condition and are nearly worth the same value.

3. Dig a hole in the ground and draw a line, a fair distance away from the hole.

4. The first player carefully throws his or her marbles towards the hole.

5. Then the second player tries to throw his or her marble closer to the hole than his or her opponent.

6. The player whose marble is closest to the hole tries to flick his/her marble into the hole. If successful, this player tries to flick his or her opponent’s marble in to the hole. The person flicking the last marble into the hole wins and gets to keep both marbles.

11. Who is the winner of this game?

12. Paragraph 3 mainly describes ….

13. “Dig a hole in the ground and draw a line …” (Paragraph 2)

The underlined sentence belongs to ….

14. The type of the text above is a/an ….

15. What materials are needed to play the game?

Text 4 is for question number 16 to 20

Five years ago only a businessman or very rich people had a computer. Now they are much cheaper and everyone can have one. This computer costs Rp. 6,000,000.00. So yesterday you bought a computer and you want to do something with it.

First, you must make it work and it can’t work alone. You need a monitor screen, a CPU to a monitor screen, a CPU (Central Processor Unit) and also a keyboard. This is what you do. Connect the CPU to the monitor screen, with the black and the red cable. Then connect the keyboard to the CPU and the monitor screen. Now your computer is working, and you can start to write programs or Word Processors, or play games.

16. The generic structure of paragraph 2 is ….

17. The text mainly describes ….

18. Mention the materials needed to operate a computer.

19. Write down the steps to operate a computer.

20. What do you call the type of the text above?

English Remedial Test for Grade XI

2010-01-28T19:07:00.000-08:00

Read each text carefully then answer the questions that follow.

Text 1 is for questions from 1 to 5

Whales are sea-livings mammals. They therefore breathe air but cannot survive on land. Some species are very large indeed and the blue whale, which can exceed 30 meters in length, is the largest animal to have lived on earth. Superficially, the whale looks rather like a fish, but there are important differences in its external structure; its tail consists of a pair of broad, flat horizontal paddles (the tail of a fish is vertical) and it has a single nostril on top of its large, broad head. The skin is smooth and shiny and beneath it lies a layer of fat (blubber). This is can be up to 30 centimeters in thickness and serves heat and body fluids.

1. What group of animals do whales belong to?
2. How long is a whale’s body?
3. Why can’t whales survive on land for a long time although theey breathe air?
4. What tenses are mostly used in the text?
5. What do you call this type of text?

Text 2 is for questions from 6 to 10

Anne Boleyn

During the reign of King Henry VIII of England in 1522, Anne Boleyn, the daughter of Sir Thomas Boleyn and a niece of the Duke of Norfolk, returned to England from France where she spent her childhood. She became the Lady-in waiting into the service of Catherine of Aragon, King Henry VIII’s first wife.

She soon caught the eyes of the King. The King tried to make Anne his mistress but Anne refused it. Her sister, Mary Boleyn had been the king’s mistress and gained little from it but a scandal. She demanded that the King marry her. She waited nearly seven years for Henry to obtain an annulment of his marriage with Catherine of Aragon. In 1532 Henry VIII and Catherine divorced.

It finally took an unavoidable breaking with the Pope in Rome before they wed in the mid of September in 1533. A year later Anne was pregnant, but she was unable to give the King the son he desperately needed for an heir. The King was so disappointed. Their marriage ended tragically for Anne. She was accused of witchcraft, incest and adultery. On May 19th, 1536 she was beheaded at the Tower of London. Ten days after her death, King Henry married to Lady Jane Seymour who was able to give the king a son, Prince Edward. But this didn’t last long. The young prince died young. Elisabeth, the daughter of Anne and Henry VIII became England’s greatest queen.

6. Where did the story happen?
7. Who was Catherine of Arragon?
8. What did King Henry VIII want to make Ann?
9. What tense is used in the story above?
10. What type of text is the story above?

Text 3 is for questions from 11 to 15.

Cars Should be Banned from Cities

     Cars should be banned from the city. As we all know, cars create pollution, and cause a lot of road deaths and other accidents.
     Firstly, cars, as well as we know, contribute to most of the pollution in the world. Cars emit a deadly gas that causes illness such as bronchitis, lung cancers and “triggers” of asthma. Some of these illnesses are so bad that people can die from them.
     Secondly, a city is very busy. Pedestrians wander everywhere and cars commonly hit pedestrians in a city, which causes them to die. Cars, today, are the biggest killers on roads.
     In conclusion, cars should be banned from a city for the reasons listed above.

11. In the writer’s opinion what do cars in a city cause?
12. What do cars emit?
13. Who mostly are the victims in car accidents?
14. Which paragraph tell you that cars also cause noises pollution?
15. What is the topic of the text?

Text 4 is for questions from 16 to 20

Is School Uniform Necessary?

     Within a past few week, there was an interesting topic discussed by many students in Indonesia that is the government plans to abandon the use of school uniform. I think school uniform must be implemented at school.
     Firstly, school uniform is an Identity. As in the army, we can differentiate between army, navy, air force and police squad just from the uniform they wear. School uniform is too. We can identify whether she or he is a kindergarten boy, an elementary school girl, a group of junior high school students or senior high school from their uniform.
     Secondly, school uniform gives us such a feeling of togetherness. The students who come from rich families are not too different from those who come from the poor ones. The uniform will erase the gap between the rich and the poor. So, the learning atmosphere will not be disturbed by inferiority feeling from the have not students because they cannot wear expensive outfits.
     I think the government should cancel the plan due to the social condition which is in collapse. School Uniform is still badly needed to unify the students at school.

16. What is the purpose of the text?
17. What is the function of the school uniform?
18. What does the writer suggest the government to do?
19. “… By inferiority feeling from the have not students because they cannot wear expensive outfits.” (paragraph 3)
     What does the underlined word refer to?
20. What type of text is the text above?

English Remedial Test for Grade XII

2010-01-28T18:45:00.001-08:00

Read each text carefully then answer the questions that follow.

A planet is a body in space that revolves around a star. There are nine planets in our solar system, and these nine planets travel around the sun. The names of the planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

Planets travel in orbits around the stars. All of the planets of the solar system revolve in elliptical orbits. In other words, their orbits are like large, flat circles. The time that it takes a planet to make one revolution around the sun is called a year.

The Greeks were the first people to recognize and give names to some of the planets. Tile word planet comes from a Greek word meaning wanderer If a person wanders, this means that he goes from one place to another and does not have a home. The Greeks thought that planets "wandered" in the sky. However, modern scientists can predict the movement of the planets very accurately.

1. What is the suitable title for this text ?

A. The Stars

B. The Orbits

C. The Greeks

D. The Planets

E. The Wanderers

2. The planets in our solar system travel ........

A. around the stars

B. around the circles

C. in one movement

D. from one position to another

E. in elliptical orbits

There are millions of plants and animals living in the sea. Most of the plants and animals living in the oceans are extremely small and float near the surface of the water in their thousands. They are food for huge numbers of small animals that also live near the surface. Together, they are all known as plankton. Many fish feed on this plankton, including one of the largest, the whale shark. Despite their great size, certain whales live entirely on plankton.

The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live. It grows to a length of over 100 feet. The humpback whale is a smaller kind and has long flippers. It can jump right out the water. The Californian grey whale makes long migrations every year - it spends the summer feeding in the Arctic but swims south to the warmer waters off the coast of Mexico in the winter. The females give birth in the shallow, warm water there.

Many of the fish in the sea may be eaten by other meat-eaters. Sharks, for example, area some of the fastest hunters, although not all of them eat other fish. Deep down in the oceans live many strange fish. It is so dark down there that many of these fish have "light" on them, which are used for attracting smaller fish for the larger ones to eat.

Jellyfish are peculiar-looking creatures ranging in size from a fraction of an inch to 6 feet across. They don't really swim but drift in the currents of the open oceans. Although they contain a powerful sting, they are often eaten by turtles. Turtles are reptiles that spend most of their eggs on sandy beaches.

3. ........ are food for huge numbers of small animals that also live near the surface.

A. Very small plants and animals

B. Big animals .

C. The Ocean mammals

D. The smallest animal

E. Big plants

4. Paragraph three tells us about ........

A. the life of whales

B. the size of whales

C. the movement of whales

D. three kinds of whales

E. the migration of whales

5. The main information of the passage is that ........

A. most plants are food for animals

B. the colour of the largest whales is blue

C. the female whales give birth in the shallow and warm water

D. the great size fish also eat plankton

E. millions of plants and animals live in the sea.

6. Which statement is True according to the text ?

A. The turtles eat jellyfish

B. The turtles lay their eggs in the seabed.

C. The sharks possess a powerful sting.

D. The Californian grey whales immigrate to the Arctic in winter.

E. The humpback whale is the largest animal in the sea.

7. The word "despite" in paragraph two could be replaced by ........

A. therefore

B. referring to

C. in spite of

D. except

E. instead of

The average person will say that agriculture means farming. He is partly right, for raising crops is a branch of agriculture. So do livestock raising, dairy farming, fruit growing, chicken raising and even fur farming. Agricultural includes the raising of every kind of plants and animals that is useful to man. With all its many branches, agriculture is the world's most important industry. It supplies the food we eat and many of the materials from which we make our clothing. Farms are classified according to the type of farming that is done and kinds of crops and livestock that are raised. They may be classified in several different ways, such as general, specialized, intensive, and extensive farms.

General farming is a farm where a variety of things is raised. On such a farm there may be a herd of dairy cows whose milk the farmer sells. There may also be poultry to provide extra income and supply some of the family's needs. There are many factors that influence the types of crops and livestock that a farmer raised. The most important one is climate which includes temperature, length of growing season, sunshine, and rainfall. Another is the type of soil. The third is the amount of water available for irrigation. By concentrating on the particular crops or animals that fit best with this situation, the specialized farmer hopes to use his land in the most efficient and profitable way.

When a farmer devotes a great deal of labor to a piece of land, he is practising intensive agriculture. If he works in a large area of land with relatively little labor, he is practising extensive agriculture. Intensive agriculture usually goes together with small farms. A great deal of careful work is always involved in intensive agriculture. Often this work must be done by hand. Extensive agriculture is usually practised on large farms or ranches where most of the work is done by machinery.

8. These words are related to farming, EXCEPT ........

A. livestock

B. extensive farming

C. irrigation

D. stock exchange

E. type of soil

9. The practice of intensive and extensive agriculture is the main idea of paragraph ........

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5

E. 6

10.The text tells us about ........

A. intensive agriculture

B. extensive agriculture

C. types of farming

D. the important factors in farming

E. specialized farms

11."They may be classified in several different ways ...." (Paragraph 3).

The underlined word refers to ........

A. crops

B. plants

C. farms

D. cows

E. animals

Many people now have a card which enables them to withdraw money from a cash dispenser. You feed

your card into the machine and key in your PIN (Personnel Identification Number) and the amount of money you want. If you have enough in your account, the money requested will be issued to you up to a daily limit. Your account is automatically debited for the amount you have drawn out.

Provided you have a sound credit, you can get credit card from a bank and other financial institutions. To obtain goods or services, you present your card and sign a special voucher. When it receives the voucher, the credit card company pays the trader (less a commission) and then send you a monthly statement. Depending on the type of card you have, you will either have to pay in full or be able to pay part of what is owed and pay interest on the balance left outstanding.

If you need to make fixed payments at regular intervals, e.g. for insurance premiums, you can arrange a standing order (sometimes known as a banker's order) so that the bank will do this for you.

12.If you withdraw your money from the cash dispenser, the amount of your money will ........

as you have drawn out.

A. become more

B. be credited

C. become lost

D. become less

E. be doubled

13.The main purpose of the writer is to ........

A. give the reader information about bank service

B. persuade the readers to have a credit card

C. check the customers' account

D. explain to the reader how to use PIN

E. explain to the customers how to pay their employee's salaries.

14.Which of the following is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. The credit card company pays the traders.

B. The credit card company sends you a monthly statement.

C. Banks and other financial institutions offer us credit cards to get goods and services.

D. Other financial institutions help the banks to provide credit cards.

E. A voucher is the only way to buy goods.

15."Many people now have a card which enables them ........" (Paragraph 1)

"enables" means ........

A. forces

B. supports

C. asks

D. allows

E. encourage

16.If you have enough money in your account ........

A. you can withdraw your money from a cash dispenser.

B. you have a special voucher.

C. the bank sends you a monthly statement.

D. you have paid special interest.

E. the type of card is acceptable.

Trappists are monks who are not allowed to preach or to teach. Their lives are devoted to meditation, studying and reading. In 1949, one group of Trappists fled to Hong Kong from China, leaving behind their houses and their dairy industry. They dressed themselves as labourers and carried only a few possessions.

Here, the monks had to start a new life. They found it difficult to obtain food and they had nowhere to live; but somehow they managed with the help of the community and charitable organizations. It was not until 1995 that the Hong Kong government granted them land on Lantao island.

The monks are not allowed to beg for a living, so they had to work very hard on the island. They started a dairy farm, kept about five hundred chickens and started growing their own vegetables. A large part of the work of the Trappists is concerned with their dairy. The cows are fed regularly, milked and kept healthy. The dairy, which produces about two thousand bottles of milk a day, brings the monks their main income. The monks sell about half of the milk to a large hotel in Hong Kong, while hospitals and schools buy the rest. The monks also earn some money by selling eggs. Sometimes, the Trappists sell some of their cattle. The monks themselves do not eat meat, however, as they are vegetarians.

17.The Trappists are forbidden to ........

A. obtain food

B. grow vegetables

C. work very hard

D. beg for a living

E. start a dairy farm

18.What is the text about?

A. The monks who never preach or teach.

B. The Trappists on Lantao island.

C. The Trappists' dairy product.

D. The vegetarian monks.

E. The Trappists' new life on Lantao island.

19.What is the main idea of he last paragraph?

A. Managing the dairy is the Trappists' main work.

B. The monks provide milk to a large hotel.

C. The Trappists feed the cows regularly.

D. The Trappists sell eggs for a living.

E. Most of the Trappists' work is related to their dairy.

20.The Trappists are monks who are not allowed to preach or to teach. (The first para graph).

"allowed" means ........

A. advised

B. ordered

C. permitted

D. suggested

E. instructed

21.1. His sister added Wage Rudolf to his name, so it became Wage Rudolf Supratman.

2. When he was seven years old his father sent him to Budi Utomo elementary school.

3. Two years later he joined his sister in Ujung Pandang.

4. She did this to enable her to send his brother to the Dutch elementary school.

5. Supratman was born on 9th March, 1903.

6. In 1912, his mother died.

The best arrangement of the sentences above is ........

A. 2-5-3-6-1-4

B. 2-3-5-1-6-4

C. 5-6-2-3-1-4

D. 5-2-6-3-1-4

E. 2-3-5-1-6-4

22.Tutut : Were you sleeping when I called you last night?

Indra : No, I went to the cinema.

From the dialogue we know that Tutut wanted to know if Indra ... when she called him.

A. sleeps

B. slept

C. was sleeping

D. has been sleeping

E. had been sleeping

23.Nindy : When did you get this cassette?

Lia : Yesterday. When I ... home, a boy asked me to give it to you.

A. walk

B. walked

C. walking

D. was walking

E. has been walking

24.Andi : I didn't see your sister. Where is she?

Roy : She's studying in Australia.

Andi : Oh, how long has she been there? Roy

Roy : ........................................

A. Last year

B. A year ago

C. Since last year

D. By next year

E. Yesterday

25.Mawar : This telegram is for my husband.

He's out on duty.

What do you recommend me to do?

Putri : Why don't you ring him and tell him that a telegram's arrived?

In the dialogue above, Mawar is asking for Putri's ........

A. advice

B. curiusity

C. agreement

D. permission

E. information

26.Mrs. Anwar : I heard that your son had won a scholarship to Pajajaran University.

Mrs. Budiman : Yes, that's right ............

He never ignores our advice and always studies hard.

A. I'm proud of him

B. I prided myself on his success

C. His pride would not let him down

D. I'm to proud to have been successful

E. He is a profile of a successful student

27.X : Morning, sir ...?

Y : No, thanks.

A. What can I do for you

B. Something I can do for you

C. What would you like me to do

D. Would you help me with this bag

E. Could you carry my luggage

28.Shopkeeper : ........to try the shoes on?

Mrs. Bakar : No, thank you. I can do it myself.

A. Can you help me

B. Would you like to help me

C. May I help you

D. Do you mind helping me

E. Do you object to helping me

29.X : Have you visited Bob?

He got an accident last week.

Y : Oh. poor Bob. I hope he'll be better soon.

The underlined sentence expresses ........

A. sadness

B. pleasure

C. sympathy

D. expectation

E. satisfaction

30.X : Jane didn't pass her exam.

Y: Oh. I am sorry to hear that.

From the underlined words we know that the second speaker expresses her ........

A. disappointment

B. sympathy

C . displeasure

D. apology

E. anger

31.Tati : May I borrow your new novel?

Lina : Yes, but next Monday. I ........ reading it by then.

A. would finish

B. am finishing

C. have finished

D. will be finishing

E. will have finished

32.Koko : Have you finished your report?

Reno : Not yet.

Koko : ....... ........?

Reno : Of course. I'll be very happy then.

A. What can I do for you

B. Would you like me to help you

C. Can you do something for me

D. Can you do me a favour

E. Is there something you can do for me

33.Dio : You look sad. What has happened to you?

Dipta : My father lost his crops. Insects eat them up.

Dio : What is he going to do now?

Dipta : ........ His brother has given him capital so start with.

A. He plans to have another business

B. He has nothing to do

C. He is retired from his job

D. He promises not to plant anything

E. He has no idea what to do

34.Fitri : What would you like to drink, tea or coffee?

Helmi : Actually I drink both, but I ........tea ........coffee now.

A. prefer - than

B. like - than

C. prefer - to

D. would rather - to

E. choose - better than

35.Mary : Hello

John : Hi, Mary. This is John. Do you feel like going to a movie this evening?

Mary : That sounds great, John. I haven't been to a movie for a long time.

The underlined utterance expresses...

A. intention

B. invitation

C. suggestion

D. permission

E. persuassion

36.Harry : Would you like to go camping with us next holiday?

Donny : ........ but I have to take care of my mom.

She has been hospitalized for a week.

A. It sounds interesting

B. Sorry I can't

C. I'm afraid not

D. I am sorry to hear that

E. It's really boring

37.Rudi : Why are you so late today?

Tino : Sorry, Rud. My car ........

Rudi : So you came here on foot.

Tino : Yes, I did.

A. Is repairing

B. has just repaired

C. will be repairing

D. is being repaired

E. will have been repaired

38.A : Er, excuse me.

B : Yes?

A : I wonder if you could lend me your dictionary. I'm doing my homework.

B : Oh. sure. Here it is.

The underlined expression is used to express ........

A. giving permission

B. certainty

C. pleasure

D. capability

E. possibility

39.A : Why don't you try to find a job in factory?

With the money you earn, you can buy things you need.

B : If I worked in a factory. I wouldn't have much time to study.

What does the underlined sentence mean?

A. B works hard in a factory.

B. A allows B to work in a factory.

C. B didn't work in a factory.

D. B worked in a factory.

E. B doesn't work in a factory.

40.Boss : Are you sure that you can deal with complaints from angry clients?

Salesman : I'd say I am capable of doing that.

The salesman wants to tell us that he has the ........to deal with angry people.

A. opportunity

B. ability

C. quality

D. capacity

E. reliability

Active Listening for the 3rd Grade

2010-01-26T07:56:00.000-08:00

Listen to a part of a short story reading from the radio. While listening, complete the missing words with the ones you hear.

Skeleton in the Cupboard

Narrator :

It was a busy day, as usual. The traffic circle began to get scorched in the strengthening heat of that morning as a protest was taking place. People in a long wavy line, among them religious groups and local community leaders—were staging an outcry against the issue of the “Playboy” magazine-Indonesian version. They were jamming up the well-known capital city of Jakarta. This was indeed troublesome! Sinta and I were among those who were trapped in that awful situation, behind the steering wheel.
Sinta : Is something bothering you, Ann?
Annie : Ehm…. It’s from my mom at home. About my little brother, Jody.
Sinta : What’s ( 1 )______with him?
Annie : He was caught scanning a porn magazine in his classroom. What a shame! He’s still 15. I can’t
( 2 )_____my ears!
Sinta : Where’s he now?
Annie : My mom said he would be very ( 3 )_____ if my dad found out, so he decided to sleep out tonight. He’s staying at a friend’s house. He didn’t tell my mom where it was exactly. There should be no reason for him not to live up to what he has done. Besides, my dad has never been too strict with him.
Sinta : Strict? There’s nothing wrong about being hard on a child for his own ( 4 )_____. That’s if you don’t want to let him down someday.
Annie : You know, I just ( 5 )_____myself. Am I a good sister that he can be proud of?
Sinta : Do you have any problems with your brother?
Annie : No, … no, everything is okay. I remember the last time we had a conversation. The way Jody talked and ( 6 )_____had convinced me and I found nothing wrong with him. I know, many kids the same age as he would probably try new things to amuse and please themselves, ( 7 )______, including sexually. Was this normal? First seeing, next doing. Could I say the time hadn’t come yet for you to do that, Jody? Oh, come on….
(Suddenly Sintas’s phone rings, it is an SMS)
Sinta : Want to read this SMS?
Annie : Gimme that. “Honey, where have you been? It’s been a week. Don’t you ( 8 )_____ me? Please reply.” Is it from your boyfriend, Syahril?
Sinta : No, it is from Andre.
Annie : Well, well, well…. How long have you been involved with him?
Sinta : Almost a year.
Annie : Oh, my God. Does your boyfriend, Syahril ( 9 )_____it?
Sinta : No, I guess not. I hope not.
Annie : Look, please don’t take this wrong. But, I don’t think it’s a good idea to have two boyfriends at the same time.
Sinta : I know that. But, you don’t know Syahril. He’s so (10)_____, selfish, and….

A. Find out:

Decide whether these statements are true or false.
1. Jody’s father is very strict with him. T – F
2. Jody ran away from home because he needs some fatherly advice. T – F
3. According to Sinta, strict parents are good for children. T – F
4. Sinta has two boyfriends. T – F
5. Annie adviced Sinta to have two boyfriends at a time. T – F

B. Answer the following questions.

1. What do you call the previous kind of the text?
2. What do you call it a personal narrative?
3. When does the complication start?
4. How is the ending of the story?
5. Does the writer give the readers a chance to guess the end of the story?

Teacher Urged to Boost Students Participation

2010-01-25T08:14:00.000-08:00

The Indonesian Teachers Association (PGRI) has told its members to do away with conventional teaching methods and develop new teaching paradigms allowing for more active student participation.
PGRI's representative for international affairs, Unifah Rosyidi, told The Jakarta Post on the sidelines of an international seminar in Jakarta on Monday that it was high time Indonesia's teachers answered to the new demands and challenges of developments in education.

"Education in the old days placed teachers in the center, but today, the learners, or students, are the center. Today, education is not just a matter of transfering knowledge, rather it is more about facilitating the students to get better, and to actualize themselves," she said.

Monday's seminar on developing a child-friendly school invited hundreds of teachers and lecturers from schools and universities from all over the country. Teachers from countries such as China, Egypt and Zambia also attended the event to share their experiences.
Unifah said efforts to disseminate information on students' rights and conducive learning environments had been made over the years through seminars and training workshops.
"Changing teachers' teaching paradigm is a long process. We need to continuously sensitize our teachers to how education has developed and how it brings new demands and challenges," she added.
Lund University of Sweden and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency have been training teachers from various countries in developing child-friendly schools.
Bodil Rasmusson from the university said during the seminar that such schools were the ones encouraging students' participation.
An example of students' participation, he said, was the establishment of child rights clubs where children had the opportunities to express themselves in many different ways - through poems, drawings, or festivals that involve the whole school and community.
"There are also examples of children being involved in the creation of new school rules. We have also seen many examples of improved relationships between students and teachers in the classroom," he said.
Unifah said to improve students' participation in the classroom, teachers needed to establish a teaching method that was meaningful, fun, creative and inspiring for the students.
"Also, they need to design the curriculum so that it could be flexible enough to allow creativity in the teaching process," she told the Post.
Rasmusson said developing a child-friendly school also required a provision of children's rights.
"We also have examples *of the provisions of child's rights* in opportunities provided to pregnant teenagers to return to school after delivery," he said.
Unifah highlighted that it was important to establish inclusive education in the country. "It is the right of every child to get quality education without being discriminated *against*," she said. (adh)

Derived from:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/11/10/teachers-urged-boost-students-participation.html

Listening Section for Grade XI

2010-01-11T17:48:00.001-08:00

Read and listen to the following conversation. Pay attention to the intonation used in the conversation. Then, answer the questions.
Situation : Putri was looking for an idea to make a summary of a folk tale.
She met Pingkan in the library.

Pingkan : Hey, What’s up? Why are you looking so sad? Tell me your problem.
Putri : Well, my teacher gave me an (1)_____ to make a summary of a folk tale. But I didn’t get any idea at all. I’m confused.
Pingkan : Hey, cheer up! I read a folk tale last week. It’s a (2)______from Java.
Putri : Oh, did you? What’s the title?
Pingkan : Uhm….. let me remember it for a moment.. Uhm … yeah, I remember it now. It was “Keong Mas”.

Putri : Really? Tell me the story, then.
Pingkan : Okay, the story is about Princess Galuh Candra Kirana of Daha Kingdom who was engaged to Raden Inu Kertapati, the (3)_____of Kahuripan Kingdom. Their wedding almost failed because of Galuh Ajeng’s jealousy. Galuh Ajeng was GaluhCandra Kirana’s sister.
Putri : I guess I know why she was (4)______. She loved the prince and wanted to marry him. Am I right?
Pingkan : A hundred percent correct. You know what? She, then planned to jeopardize the wedding.
Putri : How did she do it?
Pingkan : Well, she went to an evil witch. She ordered her to harm Galuh Candra Kirana with her evil withcraft spells.
Putri : Did it work?
Pingkan : Yes, it did. Galuh Candra Kirana suddenly fell ill and all her body (5)_____from boils. She smelled very bad. Her father was very ashamed of her and got rid of her from the palace.
Putri : How unfortunate for her!
Pingkan : So, she went into the forest and the spell continued to work. She (6)_____ changed into a golden snail (Keong Mas) and was stranded in the Dadapan forest. There she met an old poor woman. The woman kept the snail in her big earthen jar.
Putri : How lucky the snail was. Well, go on.
Pingkan : The next day, something happened. The woman (7)_____nothing in forest for her dinner. So she went home sadly. You know what, to her surprise, there were delicious meals on her dinning table. This happened for several days.
Putri : She must have wondered where the food came from.
Pingkan : You bet! So to cut a long story, the woman pretended to go into the forest but on the way she (8)_____ home. She found Princess Galuh Candra Kirana preparing meals for her. She felt sorry for her and (9)_____ to God to help Galuh Candra Kirana.
Putri : Didn’t Raden Kerta Ibnu do something?
Pingkan : Of course, he did. At the end of the story, he met again with Galuh Candra Kirana. They got (10)_____and lived in Kahuripan Kingdom.
Putri : Well, at least the story has a happy ending. Thanks a lot, Pingkan. It has really inspired me.
Pingkan : That’s what friends are for.

Find out:

1. Where did the legend come from?
2. Where did the story happend?
3. What was Princess Galuh Candra Kirana’s problem?
4. What did she do when she found out that her body smelled bad?
5. Where did she get stranded?
6. Who found Keong Mas?
7. Where was she kept?
8. How did the story end?
9. What type of text is the story above?
10. What tenses are mostly used in the story?

Listening section for Grade X

2010-01-11T16:52:00.000-08:00

Part B. First Challenge. Listen to the following text. Then, answer the questions.
LUCY: Hello … Yustita!
TITA: (Lucy’s voice surprised me. Why? She never comes so early like this morning. She usually comes a few minutes before the bell rings.) Hi! What is wrong? You don’t look yourself today. Why did you come so early today?
LUCY: My father gave me a lift. By the way, have you heard anything about Elsa?
TITA: What is the (1)_____ with her?

LUCY: Haven’t you heard? Everyone at school has.
TITA: What is it? Would you tell me, please?
LUCY: OK. She is falling in love with Iwan. Don’t you know? She is your classmate, isn’t she?
TITA: You are kidding! I can’t believe it is true. As far as I know, she is a calm girl. But… how about Iwan’s (2)_____?
LUCY: ”Wow …. I don’t know. Please ask yourself. Iwan and you belong to the same volleyball club, don’t you? But I think he pays no special attention to her. Since …. he loves
somebody else.
TITA: Who is she?
LUCY: Well….you’d better ask him yourself. The bell will be (3)_____ soon.
TITA: (Lucy is not my classmate. She is in the IPA (science) department while I am in the language department. The break finally ended. One by one, my friends entered the classroom. It was very noisy in the classroom. The teacher was absent and there was no special assignment.)
ELSA: Tita …. Are you going to play volleyball this afternoon?
TITA: Yes, what can I do for you?
ELSA:I want to give this letter to Iwan. Will you help me give it to him?
TITA: Yes I will. Believe me. I am as good as Mr. Postman.
ELSA: Thanks a lot for your help.
TITA: No problem.
(In the afternoon, I met Iwan in the volleyball (4)_____. He was smiling when I approached him)
Iwan ….
IWAN: Yes? What’s wrong?
TITA: Here is a letter for you.
IWAN: Who is it from?
TITA: Please read it yourself.
IWAN: Well, is it from your close friend?
TITA: Right.
(Iwan was smiling when he looked at me. I was a bit annoyed by his smile. A week had passed when Elsa came to me and asked about her letter.)
ELSA: How about the letter? I (5)_____why he hasn’t answered it yet.
TITA: I’m afraid I don’t know. I haven’t met him for a week. But I promise that I will ask about it as soon as I meet him.
ELSA: Don’t forget it, Tita.
TITA: (One evening Iwan dropped by my house to return a book which he borrowed a few days before.)
Iwan, have you answered Elsa’s letter I gave you a few days ago?
IWAN: Sorry, … I have had no time to write it. I’d rather say …. I don’t love her, but I do love someone else.
TITA: May I know who?
IWAN: Well, you will know everything soon. Sorry, …. I must be off now. Give my best (6)_____to your parents. See you tomorrow.
TITA: Yes, I will. See you.
(When I was studying that evening, I found a letter in the book which Iwan returned. I was (7)_____surprised when I read it ….
IWAN:
Dear Yustita Indriani,
Thanks a lot of your kindness. But I am very sorry to let you know that I do not love your friend.
If you really want to know the girl who I like best, her name is YUSTITA INDRIANI, the one who is reading this letter now.
Yes, Tita, I do love you. I have wanted to say it to you directly, but you never gave me a (8)_____to do so.
Well, I’m waiting for your answer, dear.

With love,
Iwan Pradita
TITA: (Oh, my God! What must I do? Do I like him? Maybe, but how about Elsa? She is my classmate and my good friend. It (9)_____to know this. Oh, no…. I will not do it. And tomorrow I will tell him. I must find time to say it.
Iwan….I don’t mean to hurt you. I can’t love you. Please don’t hate me. Let’s be friends till the end of time, but don’t love me.I can’t do that, you know. Oh God, help me (10)_____it to him. I really don’t know what I will do if I meet Elsa tomorrow.)
Find out:
1. What kind of short story is it?
2. Does the title size your attention? How does it related to the story?
3. How does the beginning of the story make your interest?
4. Where does the story take place?
5. Who are the characters? Are they true to life?
6. What is the story about?
7. Is the story interesting or exciting?
8. Is the ending of the story a surprise? Where the problems solved?
9. Who is telling the story? Is it a character in the story or an observer?
10. What type of text is it?

Derived from: Look A Head an English Course for Senior High School Students Year X / p.095

Al-Azhar: Cadar Bukan Ajaran Islam

2009-11-20T02:12:00.000-08:00

KAIRO--Pimpinan Al-Azhar, institusi pendidikan tertinggi di dunia Sunni, telah memerintahkan para siswi untuk melepas niqab (cadar) selama kunjungan mereka ke sekolah Al-Azhar dan akan membuat larangan resmi pemakaian penutup wajah (cadar) di sekolah-sekolah. Demikian dilaporkan surat kabar Al-Masri Al-Youm pada hari Senin (5/10).

"Kenapa kamu mengenakan cadar ketika duduk di kelas sementara semua temanmu wanita?" tanya Imam Besar Al-Azhar, Syekh Mohamed Sayyid Tantawi, kepada seorang siswi kelas 8.

Gadis muda itu terkejut dengan pertanyaan yang datang dari ulama pimpinan Al-Azhar tersebut. Seorang guru berusaha untuk menjelaskannya. "Dia melepaskan niqabnya di dalam kelas, tetapi ia hanya memakainya di saat Anda masuk dengan rombongan Anda."

Namun Syekh Tantawi tidak puas dan bersikeras bahwa gadis muda tersebut harus melepas cadar yang menutup wajahnya. "Niqab adalah sebuah tradisi dan tidak ada hubungannya dengan Islam."

Setelah gadis itu menuruti perintahnya untuk membuka niqab, Syekh Tantawi kemudian meminta supaya gadis tersebut tidak memakainya lagi. "Saya berkata kepadamu lagi bahwa niqab itu tidak ada hubungannya dengan Islam dan hanya sekadar kebiasaan. Saya memahami agama lebih baik daripada kamu dan orang tuamu."

Sebagian besar perempuan Muslim di Mesir mengenakan jilbab, yang merupakan aturan wajib berpakaian dalam Islam. Namun fenomena makin maraknya wanita mengenakan cadar rupanya telah menggelisahkan pemerintah dan beberapa kalangan intelektual Al-Azhar.

Kementerian pelayanan wakaf dan agama baru-baru ini telah menyebar buklet di masjid-masjid yang berisi penentangan terhadap praktik penggunaan cadar. Mayoritas ulama Islam pun meyakini bahwa seorang wanita tidak wajib untuk menutupi wajah atau tangannya. Mereka percaya bahwa hal tersebut merupakan hak setiap wanita untuk memutuskan apakah akan menutup wajah dengan cadar atau tidak.

Imam Besar Al-Azhar berjanji untuk mengeluarkan larangan terhadap cadar di semua sekolah yang terkait dengan Al-Azhar. "Saya berniat untuk mengeluarkan peraturan yang melarang niqab di sekolah-sekolah Al-Azhar. Tidak ada siswa atau guru yang akan diizinkan masuk ke sekolah dengan mengenakan niqab," kata Syekh Tantawi.

Didirikan pada tahun 359 H (971 M), Masjid Al-Azhar menarik cendekiawan dari dunia Muslim dan tumbuh menjadi sebuah universitas ternama dan terpandang di seluruh penjuru dunia. Universitas Al-Azhar telah menjadi kiblat ilmu agama Islam selama berabad-abad. Kelas pertama di Al-Azhar diberikan pada tahun 975 M dan kampus pertama dibangun 13 tahun kemudian.

Al-Azhar pertama kali menerima kehadiran murid wanita pada tahun 1961, namun ditempatkan dalam kelas terpisah hingga sekarang. Di tahun yang sama, subyek-subyek tentang teknik dan kedokteran mulai ditambahkan pada kelas-kelas syariah, Alquran, dan bahasa Arab.