SMAIT AL FIDAA: March 2016

Saturday 26 March 2016

RESPONSI BAHASA INGGRIS

RESPONSI BAHASA INGGRIS KELAS X

25 MARET 2016

Activity 1

Read this text then label the generic structure of the text..

......................................	Floods force thousands of people to evacuate in Gorontalo
......................................	GORONTALO (Antara): Floods triggered by days of torrential rain swamped thousands of houses in ten sub-districts of the city of Gorontalo on Tuesday, forcing thousands of people to evacuate.
......................................	An official at the flood mitigation post said that as of Tuesday morning, around 2,015 people had been evacuated to safer locations.
......................................	The official said that starting at 2 a.m. on Tuesday, flood waters had swept through ten sub-districts, namely Heledulaa Selatan, Moodu, Heledulaa Utara, Bugis, Ipilo, Tenda, Padebuolo, Biawu, Dembe II, and Tenilo. He added that the local government had distributed 100 boxes of instant noodles and three tons of rice to displaced people at refugee shelters.
......................................	Rescue workers, assisted by police, military personnel and volunteers, joined together to evacuate the flood victims from their homes to at least 10 temporary shelters across Gorontalo city.
......................................	Mimi, one of the refugees, said she was reluctant to evacuate but the water in her house kept rising. On Tuesday morning it reached 50 centimeters and forced her to flee.
......................................	As black clouds remained drifting lazily overhead on Tuesday, local Meteorology and Geophysics Agency reported that heavy rain would continue to occur throughout Gorontalo over the next two days.

http://www.thejakartapost.com

Activity 20

Answer the following questions.

1. What does the writer want to tell us?

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2. When were the people evacuated?

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3. What happen on Tuesday at 2 a.m.?

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4. Who distributed the noodles?

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5. “He added that the local government had ………”. (par. 3)

He refers to ………………………

6. Who involved in Rescue Workers?

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7. Who was reluctant to evacuate?

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8. What is the prediction of Meteorology and Geophysics Agency about Gorontalo?

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Activity 2

Read the following news and answer the questions.

Earthquake Jolts Japan Capital

TOKYO (Reuters) – A slight earthquake jolted Japanese capital last night but authorities said there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

A spokesman for the Japan Meteorogical Agency said, “An earth tremor was registered in Tokyo but there are no reports of casualties or damage.” The earth tremor struck shortly after midnight Tokyo time.

Residents of central Tokyo said the tremor was the strongest in several months in the capital.

Taken from: Look Ahead 1

1. What does the text want to tell us about?

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2. Where did it happen?

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3. Are there any victims?

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4. Who give the report?

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5. What time did the earthquake occur?

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6. Who inform us that this earthquake is the strongest one?

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7. What is the genre of the text?

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8. What is the communicative purpose of the text?

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9. Who are the sources of the news?

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10. Mention the Saying Verb used in the text!

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RESPONSI BAHASA INGGRIS

RESPONSI BAHASA INGGRIS KELAS XI

25 MARET 2016

Activity 1

Read the text and pay attention to the generic structure!

Title

Aren't you his Mother?

Language Features

Orientation

(who, when, where)

A young boy was playing with a ball in the street. He kicked it too hard, and it broke the window of a house and fell inside. A lady came to the window with the ball and shouted at the young boy, so he ran away, but he still wanted his ball back.

The participant

Adverb of Time

(in bold)

Action Verbs

(in italic)

Saying Verbs

(in italic)

Event 1

A few minutes later he returned and knocked at the door of the house. When the lady answered it, he said, "My father's going to come and fix your window very soon."

Event 2

After a few more minutes a man came to the door with the tools in his hand, so the lady let the boy take his ball away.

Event 3

When the man finished fixing the window, he said to the lady, "That will cost you exactly ten dollars.

Twist

(the funny part)

"But aren't you the father of that young boy?" the woman asked, looking surprised, "No." he answered, equally surprised. "Aren't you his mother?"

Activity 10

Answer the questions according to the text above!

1. Who were the participants in the story?