Bahasa Inggris · Chapter 7 Im Proud of Indonesia

Siti Wachidah, Asep Gunawan, Diyantari, Yuli Rulani Khatimah

24/08/2021 15:42:58

SMP 7 K-13 revisi 2017

Daftar Isi

Chapter 1 Good morning How are You Chapter 2 Its Me Chapter 3 What Time Is It Chapter 4 This is My World Chapter 5 Its a beautiful day Chapter 6 We love what we do Chapter 7 Im Proud of Indonesia Chapter 8 That’s what friends are supposed to do

Halaman

Chapter

VII

I’m Proud of Indonesia!

We will learn to

describe people,

animals, and things in

order:

•

to make them stand out

•

to show my pride of them

•

to promote them

•

to criticize them

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Dewi

BENI

Bagas

Here are what we will do. We will work in groups.

First

, we will carefully listen to and repeat the

conversation after the teacher, sentence by

sentence.

Second

, in our group we will play the

roles of the speakers in the conversation.

We will play the roles of the speakers in the

conversations about Edo’s notebook.

We will say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly. If

we have any problems, we will go to our teacher for help.

UDIN

BENI

Do you see my notebook? I put it on

my desk, but it is not there now.

What does it look like?

It’s thick. It has a blue hard cover.

No. The ribbon is white. There’s a sticker on the

cover. It’s shiny, white, round with a picture of an

orang-utan.

Does it have a pink ribbon separator? This one?

Yes, you’re right. Thank you.

It must be the one over there, on

the teacher’s desk.

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I think it is. I live in a new housing complex, so all

the houses look the same.The all have a blue roof

and no fence. They are all white and grey. There’s a

tree in front of every house. But we have two trees.

One of them is a star-fruit tree.

Is it easy to find your house?

Is it near the small bridge on Jalan

Teratai?

But when the door is opens we can’t see it

from the street, can we?

Yes. My house has a handycraft from Tana

Toraja hanging on the front door. It is a triangle

with beautiful carving.

Okay. I’m sure we will find it.

You are right. Okay. In front of my house there

is also a big stone. Some children often sit and

play there.

Dewi

BENI

Bagas

Here are what we will do. We will work in groups.

First

, we will carefully listen to and repeat the

conversation after the teacher, sentence by

sentence.

Second

, in our group we will play the

roles of the speakers in the conversation.

We will play the roles of the speakers in the

conversations about Lina’s house.

We will say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly.

UDIN

LINA

DAYU

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Observing and asking questions

Dewi

BENI

Bagas

Here are what we will do. We will work in groups.

First

, we will carefully listen to and repeat the

conversation after the teacher, sentence by

sentence.

Second

, in our group we will play the

roles of the speakers in the conversation.

We will play the roles of the speakers in the

conversations about a pair of shoes.

We will say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly.

Really? In fact, I need plastic shoes in

this rainy season.

I went to market. In the big shoe shop,

near the barber shop, I saw many

beautiful shoes. I’m sure you like them.

There are beautiful plastic shoes there.

Different colours. Some have holes, and

some have flowers in the front. Some are

plain with nothing on them.

I agree. I saw many sandals with a strap,

too. They have low heels, and they look

comfortable.

I need shoes with a strap, and open in the

front, like sandals. It’s always hot here, and

my toes need air to breathe.

Great. I’ll go there tomorrow. Thanks.

DAYU

UDIN

LINA

DAYU

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Dewi

BENI

Bagas

Here are what we will do. We will work in groups.

First

, we will carefully listen to and repeat the

conversation after the teacher, sentence by

sentence.

Second

, in our group we will play the

roles of the speakers in the conversation.

We will play the roles of the speakers in the

conversations about a T-Shirt.

We will say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly.

Wow, thanks. That’s very mindful of

you. What if you buy me a T-shirt?

I’ll leave for Bali tomorrow.

What souveneer do you

want me to buy you?

What kind of T-shirt?

Alright. Do you want a plain one?

I want a white T-shirt, with short sleeves.

I like a sporty and casual one.

Sure.

No, not a plain one. I want one with a picture,

a small one, in the front. It should be a

picture of anything about Bali.

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Dewi

BENI

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Here are what we will do. We will work in group.

First

, we will study the example carefully. We will

copy and handwrite it in our notebooks.

Second

, we

will discuss to fill in the blank spaces with the right

words from the conversations.

Third

, every one of us

will handwrite the complete descriptions on a piece

of paper.

Finally

, in each group, we will read all the

descriptions to each other, orally.

We will complete the descriptions of Edo’s notebook,

Lina’s house, the shoes in the big shoe shop, and the

T-shirt Mr. Gani wants Mr. Hidayat to buy him.

We will use a dictionary. We will spell the words and use the punctuation

marks correctly. We will also say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly.

If we have any problems, we will go to our teacher for help.

Edo’s notebook is _______________, with _______________. It has

_______________. There is _______________ on the cover. It is _______________,

with _______________.

Edo’s notebook is thick, with a blue hard cover. It has a white

ribbon separator. There is a sticker on the cover. It is shiny, white,

and round, with a picture of an orang-utan.

Lina’s house is in _______________. The roof _______________ blue. It

has no _______________. It is _______________ and _______________. There

are two trees _______________. On of them is _______________. It is

near _______________. There _______________from Tana Toraja hanging

_______________ the front door. It is _______________ with _______________.

There is a big stone _______________the his house. Some children often

_______________ and _______________ there.

The big shoe-shop near _______________ sells different models of

_______________. There are different _______________ of shoes. Some

shoes have _______________. Some shoes _______________ flowers in

the front. Some shoes _______________ plain. There are also shoes

with _______________, and open _______________, like sandals. They

_______________ low heels. They _______________ comfortable.

Mr. Gani wants a _______________ T-shirt, _______________ short sleeves.

It is a _______________ and _______________ one. He wants one with

_______________ about Bali _______________.

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Here are what we will do. We will work in groups.

First

, we will study the example carefully. We will

copy and handwrite it in our notebooks.

Second

to analyze each description, we will use the same

table. Every one of us will handwrite the analysis

in the notebook or type it with a computer.

Finally

we will discuss to fill in the table with the right words

related to each object.

We will look closely at the descriptions of the four objects.

We will analyze the states and the activities related to each

object. We will use a table to do it.

We will use a dictionary. We will spell the words and use the punctuation

marks correctly. We will say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly, too. If

we have any problems, we will go to our teacher for help.

States of or related to Lina’s house

Names of objects

States

all the houses

look

the same

they

have

the same design, with a blue roof, and no

fence

they

are

white and grey

there

a tree in front of every house

have

two trees

one of them

a star-fruit tree

near the small bridge on Jalan Teratai

my house

the one with a handycraft from Tana Toraja

hanging on the front door

there

a big stone in front of my house

Activities related to Lina’s house

Names of objects

Activities

live

in a housing complex

cannot see

it when the door is open

some children

sit and play

there

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a triangle with beautiful carving

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Dewi

BENI

Bagas

Here are what we will do. We will work in groups.

First

, we will carefully listen to and repeat the

conversation after the teacher, sentence by

sentence.

Second

, in our group we will play the

roles of the speakers in the conversation.

We will play the roles of the speakers in the

conversation about Simon to make him stand out.

We will say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly.

Hallo. I’m in the bus terminal now, but I

still can’t find Simon. What is he like?

He’s tall. He’s got a

fair skin.

Many people are tall and have a fair

skin here. I he wearing jeans?

I see three people wearing the

same uniform.

No. He’s wearing a uniform, black pants

and a blue shirt with long sleeves.

Oh ya. I see him now. He’s

walking toward me. He’s carrying

a backpack, isn’t he?

He’s a bit fat and chubby. He’s

wearing a black hat.

I think so. Okay, see you later.

UDIN

BENI

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Which one is Sofia?

Hallo. I’ve received the family

photo. Thank you very much.

Which one is Sofia?”

Sorry, I don’t have the photo

with me now. But, this may help.

She’s tall and thin.

I see three girls here, and they are

all tall and thin. Is her hair straight

and long, in a pony tail?

Two girls is wearing their hair in

plaits. They both have a fringe too.

No, that’s Rina, my niece. Sofia’s hair is

curly, usually in plaits. She has a fringe.

Got it. Wow, that chubby little girl

five years ago is now a beautiful

slim girl?

Right. Sofia’s standing, not sitting.

She’s wearing a yellow night dress,

with a picture of a sleeping baby.

Yes, she is.

Dewi

BENI

Bagas

Here are what we will do. We will work in group.

First

, we will carefully listen and repeat the

conversation after the teacher, sentence by

sentence.

Second

, in our group we will play the

roles of the speakers in the conversation.

We will play the roles of the speakers in the

conversation about Sofia to make her stand out.

We will say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly.

UDIN

LINA

DAYU

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Observing and asking questions

Dewi

BENI

Bagas

Here are what we will do. We will work in group.

First

, we will carefully listen and repeat the

conversation after the teacher, sentence by

sentence.

Second

, in our group we will play the

roles of the speakers in the conversation.

We will play the roles of the speakers in

the conversation about Mrs. Herlina to

make her stand out.

We will say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly.

Is our Science teacher, Mrs.

Herlina, here? I’ve never met her.

Yes. She’s here. But, I don’t

know where she is now. She’s in

batik and black pants.

But, all the ladies here are wearing

batik and black pants.

Which one? Both ladies are big and

wearing glasses. Is she wearing a

scarf?

You are right. Ah, there she is. She’s the

big lady with glasses. She’s sitting on the

bench in front of the Principal’s office.

Alright. Come on, let’s meet her.

No, she is not. She’s

carrying a pink purse.

LINA

DAYU

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Dewi

BENI

Bagas

Here are what we will do. We will work in groups.

First

we will read each text carefully in order to identify the

sentences in the texts. We will do it orally.

Third

, we

will rewrite and punctuate the text. This is the first draft.

Fourth

, we will read the sentences in the text to each

other to check if they are meaningful.

Then

, we will write

the final form of the texts.

Finally

, we will read the whole

text to the class.

We will put the right punctuation marks to the

descriptions of Simon, Sofia and Mrs. Herlina to

make the texts meaningful.

We will use a dictionary. We will spell the words and use the punctuation

marks correctly. We will say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly,

too. If we have any problems, we will go to our teacher for help.

simon is tall he has a fair skin he is wearing a blue shirt

with long sleeves he is a bit fat and chubby he’s wearing

a black hat he’s carrying a backpack

Simon is tall. He has a fair skin. He is wearing a blue

shirt with long sleeves.He is a bit fat and chubby. He’s

wearing a black hat. He’s carrying a backpack.

sofia is tall and thin she has curly hair in plaits she has

a fringe she’s standing not sitting she’s wearing a yellow

night dress with a picture of a sleeping baby she is not

a little chubby girl she’s a beautiful slim girl

______________________________________________________________

mrs. herlina is a big lady with glasses she is wearing

batik and black pants she is sitting on the bench in

front of the principal’s office she’s not wearing a scarf

she’s carrying a pink purse

______________________________________________________________

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Dewi

BENI

Bagas

Here are what we will do. We will work in group.

First

, we will carefully listen and repeat the

descriptions after the teacher, sentence by

sentence.

Second

, in our group we will play the

roles of the speakers in the conversation.

We say good things about our objects

because we are proud of them or love them.

We will say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly.

My father is a good man. He loves his family. He does not get

angry easily. He talks to us, his children, about many things.

He and my mum often go out together to enjoy the evening.

He is friendly to the neighbours.

My father is friendly, too. He knows almost everybody in the

neighbourhood. He always goes to the neighbourhood meetings.

He is never absent from the Cleaning Day. He is a good volleyball

player. He plays volleyball with our neighbours in the community

centre every Saturday.

I love my mum very much. She is an Elementary School

teacher. She is very patient. She is never angry. She always

smiles and never complains. My mum is my best friend. I can

talk to her about everything. Oh ya, she can sing! She has a

beautiful voice.

BENI

DAYU

LINA

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I’m proud of my English teacher. She is smart and very

friendly. Her English is very good and very clear. She speaks

English to us, and we speak English to her too. She often

reads us good stories from different parts of Indonesia. She

knows many stories from other countries too.

Aunt Dina is very healthy. She is rarely sick. She is married

and has two children. She is more than 40 years old, but

her skin is smooth and her face always looks young and

beautiful. Oh ya, she exercises almost everyday. She

works at a bank. It is almost 2 kms from her home. She

has a motorcycle, but she goes to work on foot.

I love my cat, Manis. She makes me happy. When I tickle

her, she rolls around and taps her paws on my hand. I

like the feeling. She has three colors, white, yellow, and

black. She often lies on my feet when I study or watch TV.

Sometimes she sleeps in my bed with me, on my feet. It

feels warm.

EDO

SITI

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Dewi

BENI

Bagas

Here are what we will do. We will work in groups.

First

we will study the example carefully. We will copy and

hadwrite it in our notebooks.

Second

, we will discuss

to list the states and activities of a person/thing stated

by each speaker to make a good description about

him/her/it. We will do the task in our notebooks.

Finally

, we will read our work to the class.

We will list the states and activities of a person/thing

stated by each speaker to make a good description

about him/her/it.

We will use a dictionary. We will spell the words and use the punctuation marks

correctly. We will also say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly. If we have any

problems, we will go to our teacher for help.

Udin is saying that his father is a good man, because ...

he loves his family,

he does not get angry easily,

he talks to his children about many things,

he and his mother often go out together to enjoy the evening,

he is friendly to the neighbours.

Lina is saying that his father is a good man, because ...

_________________________________________________________________________________

Dayu loves her Mom because ...

_________________________________________________________________________________

Edo is proud of his English teacher because ...

_________________________________________________________________________________

Benny thinks that her aunt, Dina, is a good example because ...

_________________________________________________________________________________

Siti loves his cat, Manis, because ...

_________________________________________________________________________________

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Dewi

BENI

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Here are what we will do.

First

, we will carefully

listen and repeat each description after the teacher,

sentence by sentence.

Second

, in our groups, we

will learn to read the description meaningfully to

each other.

We will learn to read to each other the description

of a person/thing stated by each speaker.

We will say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly.

I’m proud of my school. Our teachers are smart. We have many

good books and magazines in our school library. The classrooms

are not big, and they are clean and tidy. But, the school yard

is very small. There are not many plants, so it is very hot in the

afternoon. We only have the terrace when we are not in the

classrooms. So the terrace is very crowded during the break.

I like my classmates. We are close to each other. We tease

each other, but we do not get angry easily. We play together.

We study together. But I do not like a number of things about

them. Some are not discipline. They do not do their work

seriously. They litter. So, our classroom is often messy and

dirty. They also write bad words on the desks. During the

class, they move around and they make a lot of noise.

Pak Bacu is a janitor in our school. He’s a hard worker. He

sweeps the yard every morning and afternoon. He cleans the

toilets. I like him because he is friendly, and he knows our

names. But sometimes he’s annoying. He often teases me,

and laughs at me in front of my friends. He’s sometimes fussy

too. He tells us not to litter, again and again. He gets mad

when we don’t put our rubbish in the rubbish bin.

BENI

DAYU

LINA

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My brother is very smart. He is also a good football player.

He is generous. He is funny, too. I love him very much.

But I don’t like some things about him. His room is always

messy. He puts his things everywhere. Sometimes he is

smelly because he is sweaty but he doesn’t take a bath

straight away. He drinks too much soft drink.He does not

like fresh water. I’m often worried about his health.

I like my hometown. It is cool and green. There are many

new buildings. The streets and the markets are clean.

There are many plants on the sides of the roads. But I

don’t like some things about my town. The traffic is rather

dangerous. Some people drive too fast. Many young

people ride carelessly. They stop in wrong places and

often block the ways. You have to be very careful when

you cross the road.

There is a lake near my hometown. It’s very large and

panoramic. The forest around the lake is very green and

cool. But, I want to say some sad things about it. It is very

dirty and the foods and drinks are very expensive. People

litter everywhere because there are not many garbage bins

there. The vendors leave their waste everywhere. Some

wooden benches are broken, so we cannot sit on them.

EDO

SITI

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Collecting information

Dewi

BENI

Bagas

Here are what we will do. We will work in groups.

First

, we will study the example carefully. We will

copy and hadwrite it in our notebooks.

Second

, we

will discuss to list the states and activities of a person/

thing that each speaker likes or does not like. Each

one of us will the task in our notebooks or type it with a

computer.

Finally

, we will read our work to the class.

We will list the states and activities of a person/thing that each

speaker likes or does not like. We will use a table to do it.

We will use a dictionary. We will spell the words and use the punctuation

marks correctly. We will say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly, too. If

we have any problems, we will go to our teacher for help.

What Siti likes and does not like about her school:

THINGS SHE LIKES

THINGS SHE DOES NOT LIKE

The teachers are smart.

The school yard is very small.

It has good books and

magazines in the school

library.

There are not many plants, so

it is very hot in the afternoon.

The classrooms are not big,

but they are clean and tidy.

The students only have the

terrace when they are not in

the classrooms.

The terrace is very crowded

during the break.

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Dewi

BENI

Bagas

Here are what we will do.

First

, we will carefully

listen to and repeat each description after the

teacher, sentence by sentence.

Second

, in our

groups, we will learn to read the description

meaningfully to each other.

We will learn to read to each other the

description of Indonesia stated by each speaker.

We will say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly.

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The Location

1. It is between two continents, Asia

and Australia, and between two

oceans, the Pacific Ocean and the

Indian Oceans.

Lina

2. Indonesia is on the equator.

Udin

Dewi

BENI

Bagas

Here are what we will do. We will work in groups.

First

, we will carefully study the example and

copy it in our notebooks.

Second

, we will

discuss to find the details about each feature,

like the example, “the location”. We will use

the table to do it.

Third

, every one of us will

handwrite the work in the notebook.

Finally

, we

will read our work to the class.

We will use a dictionary. We will spell the words and use the punctuation marks

correctly. We will say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly, too. If we

have any problems, we will go to our teacher for help.

We will identify what the speakers say about

(1) the location, (2) the size, (3) the archipelago,

(4) the population, (5) the islands, (6) the waters,

(7) the mountains and volcanoes, and (8) the

climate. We will use a table to do it.

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Indonesia is a big country. It is between two continents, Asia and

Australia, and between two oceans, the Pacific ocean and the Indian

Ocean. It is the largest archipelago in the world. There are more than

seventeen thousand islands in Indonesia.

We have a lot of islands. The big ones are Papua,

Kalimantan, Sumatra, Sulawesi, and Java. Of the five

islands, Java is the smallest, but it is the most populated

one. We can find people from around Indonesia in Java.

Indonesia is on the equator. It is a tropical country. The

sun shines brightly every day, so it is mostly hot. It has two

seasons, the rainy season, and the dry season.

We are all proud of Indonesia, aren’t we?

Let’s describe it together!

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There are many seas in Indonesia, the Java Sea, the

Bali Sea, the Arafuru Sea, the Banda Sea, the Timor

Sea, and many others. We also have many straits,

like the Sunda Strait, between Java and Sumatra,

the Lombok Strait between Bali and Lombok, and

many others.

Indonesia also has many mountains. Many of them are still active and

can erupt any time. We call them volcanoes, like Sinabung and Marapi in

Sumatra, Merapi in Java, dan Lokon in South Sulawesi. When they erupt

they bring out very hot lava from inside the earth.

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Dewi

BENI

Bagas

Here are what we will do.

First

, we will carefully listen

by sentence.

Second

, in our groups, we will learn to

read the description meaningfully to each other.

We will learn to read to each other more descriptions

about Indonesia stated by each speaker.

We will say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly. If we have

any problems, we will go to our teacher for help.

The land is very fertile. Farmers grow many kinds of vegetables

and fruits. They also grow coconuts. Indonesian people eat a

lot of vegetables like spinach, carrots, long beans, egg plants,

cabbages, cucumbers, tomatos, onions, garlic, chillies,

kangkung and many others.

Indonesia is also rich with spices, like pepper, corriander,

ginger, clove, cinnamon, tumeric, galanga, lemon grass,

bay leave, and so on. We use them to cook very spicy

Indonesian foods. People also make nice healthy drinks

from them. They are useful for our health.

Many kinds of fish, big and small, live in the Indonesian

seas. Most of us eat fish with our meals. We also eat

shrimp and different kinds of shellfish. But we don’t eat big

fish, like dolphins and sharks. We protect them.We also

protect our turtles.

We also grow many kinds of fruit. We call them local fruits,

like guavas, bananas, rambutans, durians, mangoosteens,

soursops, papayas, pineapples, and salak. Some people

call it a snake fruit. They are all very nice, sweet, and juicy.

We eat them fresh. We also make delicious juice of them.

We also dry many kinds of fruit to make crackers.

DAYU

UDIN

BENI

UDIN

LINA

DAYU

Indonesia also raise different kinds of animals for their meat,

like cows, goats, pigs. We get beef from the cow, mutton from

the goat, and pork from the pig. Some ethnic groups even eat

horse meat. Our milk is usually from cows. Of course we also

have chickens. They give us meat and eggs.

to and repeat each description after the teacher, sentence

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Here are what we will do.

First

, we will

carefully study the example and copy it

in our notebooks.

Then

, every one of us

will complete the task in the notebook,

like the example.

We will use a dictionary. We will spell the words and use the punctuation

marks correctly. We will also say the sentences loudly, clearly, and

correctly. If we have any problems, we will go to our teacher for help.

We will copy each description to complete

each task and handwrite it in our notebooks.

Udin shows his pride of Indonesia’s land. This is what

he says: “The land is very fertile. Farmers grow many

kinds of vegetables and fruits. They also grow coconuts.

Indonesian people eat a lot of vegetables like spinach,

carrots, long beans, egg plants, cabbages, cucumbers,

tomatos, onions, garlic, chillies, , kangkung and many

others.”

Lina is very proud of Indonesia’s local fruits. This is what

she says: “__________”

Dayu talks about Indonesia’s spices. This is what she says:

“__________”

Siti is proud of Indonesia’s sea animals. This is what she is

saying: “__________”

Edo talks about Indonesia’s farm animals. This is what he

says: “__________”

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Here are what we will do.

First

, each one of us will

prepare a good piece of paper.

Second

, we will

handwrite to copy the text on the paper.

Third

, we

will add a picture or some decoration to make it look

interesting. We will write down our identity at the

bottom, on the right hand corner.

Then

, we will put it

on the classroom wall.

We will publish the long text entitled “I’m proud of

Indonesia,” which puts together all the descriptions

about Indonesia, on the classroom wall.

We will spell the words and use the punctuation marks correctly.

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I’m proud of Indonesia

Indonesia is a big country. It is between two continents, Asia and Australia, and between

two oceans, the Pacific ocean and the Indian Ocean. It is the largest archipelago in the

world. There are more than 17 thousand islands in Indonesia.

There are many seas in Indonesia, the Java Sea, the Bali Sea, the Arafuru Sea, the

Banda Sea, the Timor Sea, and many others. We also have many straits, like the

Sunda Strait, between Java and Sumatra, the Bali Strait between Bali and Lombok,

and many others.

We have a lot of islands. The big ones are Papua, Kalimantan, Sumatera, Sulawesi,

and Java. Of the five islands, Java is the smallest, but it is the most populated one. We

can find people from around Indonesia.

Indonesia also has many mountains. Many of them are still active and can erupt any

time. We call them volcanoes, like Sinabung and Marapi in Sumatra, Merapi in Java,

and Lokon in South Sulawesi. When they erupt they bring out very hot lava from inside

the earth.

Indonesia is on the equator. It is a tropical country. The sun shines brightly everyday,

so it is mostly hot. It has two seasons, the rainy season, and the dry season.

The land is very fertile. Farmers grow many kinds of vegetables and fruits. They also

grow coconuts.Indonesian people eat a lot of vegetables like spinach, carrots, long

beans, egg plants, cabbages, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, garlic, chillies, , kangkung

and many others.

We also grow many kinds of fruit. We call them local fruits, like guavas, bananas,

rambutans, durians, mangosteens, soursops, papayas, pineapples, and salak. Some

people call it a snake fruit. They are all very nice, sweet, and juicy. We eat them fresh.

We also make delicious juice of them. We also dry many kinds of fruit to make crackers.

Indonesia is also rich with spices, like pepper, corriander, ginger, clove, cinnamon,

tumeric, galanga, lemon grass, bay leave, and so on. We use them to cook very spicy

Indonesian foods. People also make nice healthy drinks from them. They are useful

for our health.

Many kinds of fish, big and small, live in the Indonesian seas. Most of us eat fish with

our meals. We also eat shrimp and different kinds of shellfish. But we don’t eat big fish,

like dolphins and sharks. We protect them.We also protect our turtles.

Indonesia also raise different kinds of animals for their meat, like cows, goats, pigs.

We get beef from the cow, mutton from the goat, and pork from the pig. Some ethnic

groups even eat horse meat. Our milk is usually from cows. Of course we also have

chickens. They give us meat and eggs.

Class VIII B, SMP Muda Berkarya, Bandung

January 2014

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Here are what we will do.

First

, all groups will go

around and observe our school and collect useful

information about it.

Second

, each group will make

five statements about the school and write them on a

piece of paper.

Third

, we will put all the statements

from every group on the classroom wall.

Fourth

, one

member of each group will read out their sentences

to the class. We will then discuss to put the ideas

from all the groups together in a good order.

Fifth

we will add a picture or some decoration to make it

look interesting. We will write down our identity at

the bottom, on the right hand corner.

Then

, we will

put it on the classroom wall.

Finally

, we will take turn

reading out the text to the class.

We will use a dictionary. We will spell the words and use the punctuation marks

correctly. We will say the sentences loudly, clearly, and correctly, too. If we have

any problems, we will go to our teacher for help.

We will work on a class project to write about our

school to show our pride, to promote it, and to criticise

it, too. The title is “This is our Lovely School”. Each

group will contribute at least five sentences.

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This is our Lovely School

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LINA

BENI

UDIN

EDO

DAYU