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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